The state sells us lies about unity, leaving us to fend for ourselves

IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon are engaged in systematic looting and the destruction of villages, with no military purpose – and we reached this situation precisely because we ignored the same reality in Gaza

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The state sells us lies about unity, leaving us to fend for ourselves

IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon are engaged in systematic looting and the destruction of villages, with no military purpose – and we reached this situation precisely because we ignored the same reality in Gaza

Zehava Galon

01:56 AM • May 27 2026 IDT

This is the most right-wing government in the history of Israel, yet never has Israel been so divided. In a video released on the eve of the Shavuot holiday, the children of the Hamaganim School in Kiryat Shmona can be seen hiding under their desks during the holiday celebration. Off-screen, a woman is screaming. What did Likud lawmaker Hanoch Milwidsky say? "The north isn't being bombed." No matter, chag sameach.

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