Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeThree Israelis explain why this election is a referendum on whether they will ever be able to move home againShare 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 formatSubscribeIsraelis in Berlin say they're motivated to fly back and vote Benjamin Netanyahu out of office on October 27. Credit: Anastasia ShubSeptember 07, 2026BERLIN – Sitting on Mauerpark's green grass in the disproportionately Israeli neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg, 32-year-old Inbal exudes urgency. Her voice is filled with anger and desperation as she explains why she felt she had no choice but to leave her homeland after Israel's November 2019 election. Her wide eyes constantly seem to be searching for something; a solution, a way back.Trending NowNetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?After Haaretz Exposé: Netanyahu Rivals Say He Ignored Many Threats Before Oct. 7Israeli Ministers: Recognize Argentina's Falklands Claim, Expel British Envoy'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonIn the NewsNetanyahu Tries to Run From Oct. 7, Making His Culpability a Key Election IssueIran Launches Heavy Overnight Attacks on Ships in Gulf, Missiles at JordanU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuNetanyahu's Likud Party Files Knesset Slate, Includes PM's Handpicked CandidatesFor Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Voting Has Become an Expression of FearRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Piece of Shit': U.S. Senator Urges Ben-Gvir Ban After Emaciated Prisoner VideoThink 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 DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Israel Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination Plants