Share 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 formatSubscribe03:54 PM • August 12 2026 IDTIsrael's former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has asked his students and close associates not to vote for the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, of which he is a senior official, saying the ultra-Orthodox must help bring down the right-wing bloc, according to several people who spoke with Haaretz.In the NewsHow Naftali Bennett Lost His EdgeShe Documents Settler Arson Attacks: 'This Fire Will Be Turned Against Us Too'Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Found Near Vienna Train StationWhen Tourists Were Still Coming Here: A Tour of Israel's Hotels 70 Years AgoTest in Morocco Exposes Covenant's Secret Cruise MissileRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?How a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls