09.28.2026 The Problem with Israel’s PISA Results Is Not Only Low Achievement, but Also the Gaps The findings of the PISA international academic assessment provide further evidence of disparities between students from different groups in Israeli society | Raising the national average must not be the sole goal, action is needed to ensure equal educational opportunities. By Yardana Bargantz
09.27.2026 “Haymanut Is Still Not Home”: Family Builds Protest Sukkah in Jerusalem The Jerusalem Municipality rejected the family’s request to set up a protest tent outside the Prime Minister’s Residence. Former hostages and families of returning hostages joined the campaign By Yahel Farag
09.25.2026 Israel’s Election Committee Disqualifies Arab Parties and Candidates Ahead of Knesset Election The final decision rests with the Supreme Court | For the first time in decades, the committee chairman did not abstain from the vote, instead voting in support of the disqualification | Mansour Abbas: “Netanyahu is trying to prevent a change government by disqualifying Ra’am” By Davar
09.23.2026 "Hello, My Name is Amitai, I'm Your Brother's Grandson" The story of a family reunion in Paris, where the extraordinary life story of Albert Rosberg unfolded | The boy who grew up in a room inside a Nazi's apartment, served in the Belgian Navy, traveled the world, and today, at 84 years old, lives in an apartment packed with souvenirs and memories, cradling his pet rat, Natalie. By Amitai Perez
09.23.2026 Cows at Play: How Scientists Determine a Cow’s Happiness A deep dive into the scientific effort to understand when a cow is happy, identify personality patterns and develop a kind of dictionary—a data-driven universal translator for animal behavior. Dr. Oren Forkosh, who leads the research: “The human presumption that we can interpret animals is a trap that is very easy to fall into.” By Maya Ronen
09.23.2026 “Rethinking What Force Can Achieve”: The Article Proposing a Change in Israel’s Military Strategy Dr. Itay Haiminis, a researcher at the Dado Center for Interdisciplinary Military Thinking, studies the use of force by the IDF in a global context. In an interview with Davar, he explains how the wars in the Middle East are connected to changes in the world order, why Israel has no way to defeat its enemies quickly, and how the place of force in the Zionist story is changing. By Tal Kaspin
