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 formatSubscribeSeptember 06, 2026Two days before the deadline for Israel's political parties to submit their election rosters, much of the public's attention remains focused on the large, mainstream parties. Rumours of last-minute mergers – for instance, between Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot – are spreading. The small, nominally centrist parties are gradually disappearing; first, Yuli Edelstein and Gilad Erdan's center-right Unity party folded last week; on Sunday, Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper announced that they will not run together under the Zionist Home merger.In the NewsIsrael's Algae Crisis: Is 'War Dust' From Gaza Fueling the Crisis?57,000 Israelis Have Left the Country Since Last Rosh HashanahIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerRemembering 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'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?What Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?