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
10.18.2026 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 The 80-Year-Old Palestinian Professor Who Still Believes in Peace Mohammed Dajani Daoudi has led the moderate Islamic movement Wasatia for the past two decades, even paying a personal price following study tours he organized to Auschwitz. In an interview with Davar, he shares how restrained behavior by IDF soldiers at a checkpoint influenced his path; why he believes Mahmoud Abbas could still sign a historic agreement; and what Palestinian education ought to adopt from Plato. By Yaniv Sharon and Or Guetta
10.15.2026 Who Should Have Prevented the FlyDubai Failure? The Unanswered Questions About the Disaster That Was Averted The unchecked crew list, the Transportation Ministry’s attempt to shift responsibility, the investigations and the unanswered questions: An investigation into the failure that could have ended with hundreds dead. By Amitai Perez
10.15.2026 Religious Zionism Party: Supports Establishing Jewish Settlements in Southern Lebanon The party led by Bezalel Smotrich responded to a question from the Telegram channel Abu Ali Express, saying it supports “annexing all the territory we have captured up to the Litani River and the Yellow Line, and establishing a series of Jewish settlements” | The position does not appear in the party’s other publications | Four other parties presented their positions on the future of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. By Or Guetta
10.14.2026 The Joint List Launches Hebrew-Language Campaign: The Appeal to Jewish Voters Seven days after Sami Abu Shehadeh was disqualified, the Joint List launched its Hebrew-language campaign | The candidates presented the disqualification as part of a broader struggle for democracy and called on the democratic Jewish public to join them By Yaniv Sharon
