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 Editorial12:03 AM • September 11 2026 IDTThis Rosh Hashanah eve, Israel enters the Hebrew year 5787 torn between anxiety and hope. Less than a month before the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre and less than two months before the election, the country is caught between the two. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel Elections 2026Rosh HashanahBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastVoters Should Vote, Not Play Electoral Fantasy LeagueU.S. Rabbis Face a Challenge This High Holy Day Season: How to Talk About IsraelCentrist Eisenkot, Left-wing Democrats to Sign Surplus Vote Deal as Bloc SettlesIsrael's Opposition Answered the U.K.'s West Bank Sanctions With a ShrugU.S. Jewish Groups Launch Fund to Channel Federal Tax Credit to Jewish SchoolsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?IMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéWater Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of Destruction