Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe Israeli media enjoys reporting on Europe's heat wave and the Old Continent's refusal to install A/C in every home. Behind the smirk is a disturbing truth about war, politics and technology09:24 AM • August 09 2026 IDTEuropeans are finally "coming to their senses" and standing in line to buy air conditioning units in order to survive the continent's scorching summer. That's what Israeli media has been reporting for several weeks now, barely trying to conceal its gloating over the travails of pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris and suited critics of Israel in Berlin and Brussels. The leaders of the EU, however, are still struggling to "make the switch" to A/C, and are ridiculed by Israel's television pundits for it.In the NewsOne Question Will Determine My Vote in Israel's Upcoming ElectionWhy Israel and Lebanon Are Both in No Hurry to Implement Their Fragile DealIsraeli Artillery Fire Targets Central Gaza, Palestinian Media ReportsTurkey Says Egypt May Join Defense Pact Once Technical Matters Sorted OutA 'Free Palestine' T-shirt at a Holocaust Memorial Offers No ContradictionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'