Current sectionOpinionHaaretz EditorialShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz EditorialSeptember 02, 2026If we lived in a normal country, there wouldn't be any drama around Yoav Segalovitz's and Mansour Abbas' announcement that they had joined forces. But in today's Israel, such a step requires bravery. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsIsraeli electionsArab IsraelisOctober 7United Arab ListMansour AbbasCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump's Refusal to Back Israeli Settlements Helped Pave Way for British BoycottIsrael's Best Film Award for 2026 Goes to 'Tell Me Everything'If a Society's Education Is a Reflection of Its Future, Then Israel's Is BleakEasy When You Know the Rules: Britain Is Playing the Same Old Sanctions GameAgainst Netanyahu's Loyalists, Eisenkot's Slate Is Full of Potential DefectorsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéWater Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionMore Stories to Explore