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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Israel Reaches the Highest Tier in the Fight Against Human Trafficking; Rights Organizations Say: “The Reality Tells a Different Story”

The U.S. State Department determined that Israel fully meets the minimum standards for combating human trafficking | Despite the improvement, the report warns of the exploitation of migrant workers, high recruitment fees and a lack of enforcement | In 2025, 90 victims of trafficking were officially recognized, and the state invested nearly 14 million shekels in their care.

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen and Yahel Farag

Guide Know Your Rights at Work on Election Day

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen

Histadrut Chair Warns: The Construction Sector Short 40,000 Workers

At a joint conference organized by the Histadrut’s Construction and Allied Industries Workers’ Union and “Daf Hadash,” an association representing foreign labor corporations in the construction sector, participants discussed the labor shortage and ways to expand recruitment | Histadrut and corporation representatives opposed bringing in foreign construction companies for the metro project

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen

The Joint List Launches Hebrew-Language Campaign: The Appeal to Jewish Voters

By Yaniv Sharon

Analysis Why Economic Pressure on Iran Is Not Leading to the Regime’s Collapse

Researcher Ella Rosenberg explains why, despite the tightening of the American blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and the choking off of Iranian oil exports, money continues to flow to the regime | She describes the expertise in sanctions evasion that the Iranian regime and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have developed over the years, and reveals the financial empire that continues to fund the regime’s power apparatus

By Itai Gil Lev

“The Problem Isn’t the Commission of Inquiry; the Problem Is Society”

By Uriel Levy

“So They Understand What We Lost”: Parents of Maya Puder, Murdered at Nova, Fight Against Forgetting

By David Tversky

Amar and Mussa Abu Sabila Tried to Help on October 7 and Were Murdered. Three Years Later, Their Family Is Fighting Every Day

By Yaniv Sharon

A New Bird in Israel, Plants That Disappeared, and Insects Yet to Be Defined: The 16-Year-Old Surprising Top Researchers

By Uriel Levy

International Labor Organization to Work with Private Sector to Ensure Fair Living Wages Across Supply Chains

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen

10.07.2026

איתן הורן חוזר לביתו בכפר סבא, לאחר שבי של שנתיים. 16 באוקטובר 2025 (צילום: Flash90)

Eitan Horn’s Testimony: “There Is Anger in Me, but Holding on to My Humanity Is What Brought Me Home”

The captivity survivor spoke at a lecture in Tel Aviv about the two years he spent in Hamas tunnels, the hunger and emotional abuse, and the humor that helped him cope.

By Yuval Lekach

10.07.2026

טקס זיכרון ל-7 באוקטובר בנשקייה בכפר עזה (צילום: דוד טברסקי)

Memorials and Protests Across the Country at 6:29am

6:29, Three years since the Hamas attack: Memorial vigils and protests held across the country | Civilians held a “Yizkor” ceremony outside the Knesset in protest; A memorial candle was lit at the President’s residence.

By David Tversky

10.07.2026

מיצב לציון 7 באוקטובר בכניסה לקיבוץ בית ניר בלכיש (צילום: רשתות חברתיות)

Israel and the World Mark Three Years Since the October 7 Massacre

At 12:00, workplaces across the country will hold a moment of remembrance | The October Council is holding protest events calling for a state commission of inquiry: “We cannot commemorate the murdered while burying responsibility at the same time”

By Davar

10.07.2026

הלווייתו של רונן אנגל בניר עוז (צילום: לירון מולדבן / פלאש 90)

Three Years of War: 1,029 Civilians Murdered, Around 87,000 Recognized as Victims of Hostile Acts

778 civilians were murdered on October 7, 2023 (excluding security forces personnel), and 252 were murdered during the three years of war | 71 were killed in the wars with Iran | 40,407 victims have been recognized as having permanent disabilities, 34,878 of them on a psychological basis, and 2,355 recognized on the basis of both physical and psychological injuries

By Asaf Tzvi

10.06.2026

מפגינים נגד החקיקה המשפטית בעימותים עם המשטרה בנתיבי איילון בתל אביב, יולי 2023 (צילום: מרים אלסטר/פלאש90)

“A Public Deeply Averse to Politics”: Why the Protest Movement Built Power in the Streets but Remained Distant From Political Parties

Sociologist Yaniv Ron-El points to the gap between right-wing movements, which spent years building ties with political parties and institutions, and the protests of recent years, which kept their distance from opposition parties even after October 7 | In an interview with Davar, he explains that the distance is not merely strategic, but is also connected to an aversion to political deal-making and power struggles

By Itai Gil Lev

10.05.2026

מנהיג מפלגת הירוקים בבריטניה, זאק פולנסקי (צילום: AP)

UK Green Party Votes: Zionism Is “Racism,” Palestinian State Should Be Established Across Israel

56% voted in favor of the “Zionism is racism” motion, promoted by the “Greens 4 Palestine” group | The party’s Jewish leader, Zack Polanski, did not vote but supported amendments intended to soften the motion—which were rejected

By Uriel Levy