Israel news feed for Monday, October 19, 2026

• Netanyahu slept while Hamas abducted my husband. He must not win the election
• Playing hard to get: Why Avigdor Lieberman has nowhere left to go in Israeli politics
• NYPD probes possible hate crime after Manhattan bank vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti
• Larry David kvetches about Democratic Socialists of America, takes aim at their antisemitism
• The Israeli opposition is still fighting itself instead of Netanyahu
• The military's blank check will cost Israelis dearly for decades
• Italian firm is fifth foreign company to withdraw from controversial cable car project to Jerusalem's Western Wall
• Don't dismiss Gantz's exit from the Israeli election: Even a handful of votes can change history
• Eisenkot bloc leads Netanyahu in two new polls, but falls short of a majority without Arab parties
• Daily Cartoon, October 20, 2026
• Mixed Jewish-Arab city removes Arab party signs from public property, while Likud signs remain
• Report: Netanyahu adviser admitted in interrogation he worked for Qatar after October 7
• Israel sees a 59 percent jump in IT unemployment, bucking the overall trend
• Holocaust-looted Torah fragment sells at Norwegian auction, sparking controversy
• Court blocks state funding for organization seeking to Judaize East Jerusalem's Silwan
• How to find coupon codes that are actually worth using
• How do I send a fax and can I do it from my phone?
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• Austria recorded 671 antisemitic incidents in first half of 2026, majority tied to anti-Israel acts
• Netanyahu thanks Trump for election endorsement, vows to 'finish the job'
• IDF sources say no specific threat ahead of election, but fear attempts to exploit tensions
• European Jewish leaders warn Knesset election could trigger new EU sanctions, surge in antisemitism
• Iran's military ambitions are colliding with a deepening education crisis
• Democrats may be losing New York's Jewish voters, but it's not just about Israel
• IDF chief suspends soldiers' leave ahead of Knesset election, reinforces presence in West Bank
• Germany summons Iranian envoy over plot to kill leaders of local Jewish organizations
• Netanyahu's rivals criticize Trump's endorsement: 'He wants a Bibi puppet'
• Benny Gantz quits Israeli election race as polls show party wins no seats
• Why Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu is so dangerous
• Houthi rebels strike government military base in southern Yemen, killing 53
• Ossoff's Georgia cakewalk portends a possible 'blue tsunami' in the midterms
• Iranian Ambassador to Germany summoned over attempted attack on Jewish community leader
• Concern over hazardous materials leak at Intel plant in Kiryat Gat, a week after fatal explosion
• Haifa to host Mu/Zi chamber music festival led by Braunstein and Plesser
• Shufersal expands coffee range with new brands and Nespresso-compatible capsules
• 'Terrorist in Istanbul!' Pro-Palestinian mob attacks Israeli-Turkish citizen Kloyda Medina in mall
• Ancient revenge porn: When sex became a weapon
• 'Hamas turned Gaza into a citadel of tunnels and attacks that allowed Netanyahu to act as he did'
• 'Genocide doesn't happen because everyone says it was a genocide'
• Lost Arctic sandpiper spotted in the Negev
• October 7? War? The cost of living is the secret key issue of Israel's election
• Israel's Elbit Systems to open laser defense production hub in Sweden by 2027
• Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv cleared after threat prompts diversion
• Israel's affluent students rank with Romania's, the disadvantaged students are on par with Cambodia's
• Ten arrested in connection with settler attacks on European diplomats and press photographer
• IDF says it has emergency hotline, but reports of settler violence go unanswered
• Election poll: New far-right party sinks under threshold, Smotrich gains
• Israeli defense officials: Political pressure preventing IDF from tackling Jewish terrorism
• With a fateful election on the horizon, France lost control to rage and violence
• Israel's liberals love 'good Arabs' who know their place
• As October 7 failures left unchecked, Netanyahu unveils new 'security concept' for Israel
• Confidant of Israel's President Herzog who threatened him over Netanyahu pardon dies at 76
• Israel is now valuing revenge over life and justice
• Watchdog tracks over 1,300 posts blaming Jews, Israel for France riots