10.20.2026 Lod Municipality Removes Election Signs of the Joint List Ahead of Netanyahu Visit Footage released by the Joint List shows municipal workers removing the signs, including with the help of cranes | The Joint List alleges selective enforcement and claims that signs belonging to other parties were left in place | The municipality responded: “We remove signs posted in violation of the law without any distinction between parties, including right-wing parties.” By Or Guetta
10.20.2026 Trump Endorses Netanyahu in Upcoming Election In a statement posted on Truth Social, the US president wrote: “If Israel has the wrong leader, meaning anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do the job itself, and I am not inclined to do that” | Netanyahu: “Thank you, President Trump, for your tremendous support and our joint work” By Davar
10.20.2026 Water Authority: Available Water Volume at a 100-Year Low Following Two Years of Precipitation Shortages Water Authority Director Yehezkel Lifshitz: “The last rainy season illustrates the gap between national precipitation figures and the actual state of water sources. Even when rainfall approaches the average, water sources continue to bear the effects of the previous drought year.” By Amitai Perez
10.20.2026 The Hidden Tribute to Hersh Polin-Goldberg in Netflix’s Hit Series In Episode 6 of Season 4 of The Diplomat, the housekeeper to the US ambassador in London tells the story of an American soldier in World War II named Hersh Polin, who saved her father by grabbing a grenade and throwing it aside, losing one of his limbs in the process | Rachel Polin: “It’s interesting to know that there are many people around the world trying to ensure that the story of the hostages is not erased.” By Tal Carmon
10.18.2026 The Communities That Suffered Need to Be Heard — Not Just in Therapy, but by the Nation How should tragedy be remembered? Social worker Alon Dagan helps preserve the memory of members of his kibbutz, Yad Mordechai, who fell defending it during Israel’s War of Independence. In the years since the October 7 massacre, he has helped communities near Gaza shape the remembrance of their own catastrophe and confront its trauma: “Telling the story of what happened gives meaning to a loss that can leave people paralyzed.” By David Tversky
10.18.2026 Shoshan Haran: “Having a Mission Sustained Me in Captivity. Now the Mission is to Tell the World What Happened" Before October 7, Shoshan Haran was engaged in agricultural aid in Africa; during her 50 days of captivity, she protected her family; today she is engaged in spreading her book and story around the world and assisting families who will not return to the Gaza Envelope. In an interview with Davar, she explains what conversations with her captors changed her worldview, and says painfully: "I am unable to return to Be'eri, and there are many others like me." By Maya Ronen
