
News of the Dictatorship: August 17, 2026
Likud’s internal primaries opened today (Monday) to a political bloodbath of candidates scrambling for a shrinking life raft, as polls project the party dropping to 22–24 seats.
Bi-weekly English newsletter dealing with the aftermath of the deadly attack on Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The nation is showing resilience, resourcefulness & communal responsibility. The Israeli leaders do little more than fear public inquiry
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Likud’s internal primaries opened today (Monday) to a political bloodbath of candidates scrambling for a shrinking life raft, as polls project the party dropping to 22–24 seats.

IDF troops ordered several Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra to evacuate their homes today (Thursday).

Channel 14 Reporter Accidentally Publishes the Truth

The Marker today (Thursday) detailed three main instances in which judicial bodies intervened to block steps taken lately by the government and the Likud party, thus injecting some faith among the public that the system is not yet fouled up completely:

Defense Minister Israel Katz has plunged the military into an unprecedented crisis by attempting to fire IDF Central Command chief Maj.

MK Yitzhak Pindrus is facing severe backlash and calls for a criminal investigation following controversial remarks made at a public event yesterday (Wednesday) at the Maor HaTorah yeshiva.

The deadly clash in the West Bank village of Tell last Friday exposes the grim consequences of weaponizing recreational hiking for territorial gain.

Today is Tisha B’Av, the national day of mourning for the destruction of the Temple.

The government’s campaign to reshape higher education in its image took a significant step forward forward today (Monday).

Coalition MKs waited patiently until the Knesset fulfilled its term, ensuring their full salaries and comfortable benefits continued, only rushing at the very last minute to create an alibi for the “day after”, attempting to save face in the upcoming elections which does not bode well for the ruling party.