Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Share 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 formatSubscribeRakefet David-Schwartz of Let's Talk, in Beit Shemesh. "You see it all the time. People repeat that there's nothing to talk about and then come back again. They want to talk." Credit: Itay CohenI joined activists from the Let's Talk organization to see if it's possible to get people change their political opinions – and if so, howItay Mashiach07:59 AM • August 29 2026 IDTA woman who looked out of place caught me with her gaze. She approached with a smile and offered me a flower, reminding me of a Jehovah's Witness: direct enough to arouse some suspicion, but too subtle for the behavior in Israeli malls. Close, but foreign.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benjamin NetanyahuIsraeli politicsIsrael Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Iran RegimeNetanyahu CampaignOfer WinterSuper El NiñoPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Leaders Are Fully Embracing the Role of the VillainVisa, Mastercard Launch Payments in Syria After U.S. Lifts Terror DesignationIRGC Navy Says It Has 'Full Control' Over Strait of HormuzIsrael Election Could Swing Shekel by Up to 3 Percent, JPMorgan EstimatesHaredim Again Block Bnei Brak Neighborhood, Cutting Off Secular ResidentsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'