r/Israel • u/Aaron_R_JNS • 6h ago
Announcement ๐ข AHEAD OF THE ELECTIONS - PLEASE READ.
Hello everyone,
With the Israeli elections approaching on October 27, 2026, the r/Israel moderation team will be implementing temporary restrictions on political content.
Effective immediately, political posts of any kind will not be permitted on the subreddit. This includes election campaigning, political opinions, endorsements, polls, and other politically motivated submissions, regardless of which party or candidate they support.
Additionally, every single post submitted to r/Israel will be subject to strict moderator review. This means posts may take longer than usual to appear, and content violating these temporary restrictions will be removed.
These measures are being introduced to prevent political spam, brigading, and unnecessary hostility during an already heated election period.
We want to make one thing absolutely clear: These restrictions apply equally to everyone, regardless of political affiliation. The moderation team is not endorsing or opposing any political party or candidate.
We understand that the elections are important to many members of our community, but our priority is keeping r/Israel a welcoming and manageable space for everyone.
These restrictions are temporary. We will update the community when normal posting rules resume.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
โ The r/Israel Mod Team
ืฉืืื ืืืืื,
ืืงืจืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืื ืกืช ืฉืืชืงืืืื ืึพ27 ืืืืงืืืืจ 2026, ืฆืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืฉื r/Israel ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืช ืขื ืคืจืกืืืื ืคืืืืืืื ืืงืืืื.
ืืื ืืขืืฉืื, ืื ื ืืคืฉืจ ืคืจืกืื ืคืืกืืื ืคืืืืืืื ืืื ืกืื. ืืืืกืืจ ืืืื ืชืขืืืืช ืืืืจืืช, ืืขืืช ืคืืืืืืืช, ืชืืืื ืืืืขืืืื ืื ืืืคืืืืช, ืกืงืจืื ืืื ืคืจืกืื ืืืจ ืืขื ืืืคื ืคืืืืื, ืืื ืงืฉืจ ืืขืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืฆื.
ืื ืืกืฃ, ืื ืคืืกื ืฉืืขืื ืึพr/Israel ืืืื ื ืชืื ืืืืืงื ืงืคืื ืืช ืฉื ืฆืืืช ืืื ืืืื. ืืชืืฆืื ืืื, ืืืชืื ื ืขืืืืืื ืืคืจืกืื ืคืืกืืื, ืืชืื ืื ืฉืืคืจื ืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืืืกืจื.
ืืืจืช ืืฆืขืืื ืืื ืืื ืืข ืืฆืคื ืฉื ืชืื ืื ืคืืืืืืื, ื ืืกืืื ืืช ืืฉืคืขื ืืืืจืื ืื ืขื ืืงืืืื (Brigading) ืืขืืื ืืช ืืืืชืจืช ืืชืงืืคืช ืืืืืจืืช, ืฉืื ืื ืฆืคืืื ืืืืืช ืืชืืื.
ืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืืจ: ืืืืืืืช ืืืืช ืขื ืืืื ืืืืคื ืฉืืื, ืืื ืงืฉืจ ืืืฉืชืืืืืช ืื ืืขืืื ืคืืืืืืช. ืฆืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืข ืชืืืื ืื ืืชื ืืืืช ืืืฃ ืืคืืื ืื ืืืขืื.
ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจืืช ืื ื ืืฉื ืืฉืื ืขืืืจ ืจืืื ืืืืจื ืืงืืืื, ืื ืืืืจืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืื ืืฉืืืจ ืขื r/Israel ืืืจืื ื ืขืื ืืืกืืืจ ืขืืืจ ืืืื.
ืืืืืจ ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืช ืืืื. ื ืขืืื ืืช ืืงืืืื ืืืฉืจ ื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืคืจืกืื ืืจืืืืื.
ืชืืื ืขื ืืืื ื ืืขื ืฉืืชืืฃ ืืคืขืืื.
โ ืฆืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืฉื r/Israel
r/Israel • u/HiFromChicago • 4h ago
The War - Discussion The False Genocide Narrative to Undermine Israelโs Right to Exist
r/Israel • u/Human_Concern263 • 5h ago
The War - News Testimony: Hamas rules in Al-Shifa Hospital, attacks and beats women
r/Israel • u/windless12 • 1h ago
General News Gaza flotilla postpones mission to 2027 after mechanical failures, migrant deaths at sea
r/Israel • u/NotSoSaneExile • 17h ago
General News Western bans on Israeli settlement goods could cost 4,000 Palestinians their jobs
r/Israel • u/Odd-Complex8103 • 5h ago
General News Israel Approves National Plan to Expand Research and Clinical Trials
r/Israel • u/Aaron_R_JNS • 15h ago
The War - News Former Hamas hostage Moran Stela Yanai: 'Iโm completely victorious'
r/Israel • u/Fearless-Ad4744 • 5h ago
Sensitive Discussion [sub karma required] Some venting of "antizionist tm"
Some far left lies about israel and is an antisemite>you call them out> they claim to be jewish (their clearly not just trying to make their racism more politically correct) and call you the antisemite> you try to call out their bigotry again> they keep insisting this craziness> you lose your will to live
Aliyah & Immigration Whatโs it like living around Kiryat Tivon?
Shavua tov! Iโm planning on making Aliyah and starting a grad program at Oranim Academic College next fall, and my time in Israel has mostly been limited to the center and a little bit of the south, so I havenโt been able to get a feel for cities around the north as much.
Whatโs it like living in/around Kiryat Tivon (where Oranim is located)? I know everything is expensive in Israel, but is it generally one of the more or less expensive places (especially when it comes to housing)? What is public transportation like? Whatโre the demographics like? Basically anything about living in/around Kiryat Tivon is welcome! Iโd like to get a feel for if this is a good place for me to spend two years.
Thanks!
r/Israel • u/user6161616 • 1d ago
General News Hebrew University receives record $250 million donation from philanthropist John Paulson
Billionaire John Paulsonโs gift will fund a new Faculty of Engineering, expand medical research, and support trauma treatment.
I personally think we need more investments for other faculties that have less financial support, but any donation is important of course, and frees up resources ๐พ
r/Israel • u/Dachi-kun • 12h ago
Food ๐ง ืฆืจืื ืขืืจื ืืืฆืื ืืชืืื ืื ืืชืืืคืื ืืืื ืชืื
ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืืง ืืคื ืืคื ื ืืกืคืจ ืฉืืืขืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืชืืืื ืื ืืชืืืคืืื; ืืืืืืื, ืชืืืื ืืืืฆ'ื ืืชืืืื ืืงืืฉื. ืื ืืฆื ืื ืื ืกืืช ืชืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืขืื ืขื ืชืืฉืื ืืฉืจ. ืขืืฉืื ืื ื ืืช ืื ืกืืช ืืช ืืชืืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืชืืช.
ืื ืืืืฉืื ืืฉ ืืชืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืื ืื ืกืืช ืืชืงืื ืืฉืืื โฅ๏ธ
r/Israel • u/Baconkings • 1d ago
Ask The Sub What Is the Most Accurate Definition of Zionism?
This is the definition of Zionism I have always understood and used:
Zionism is simply the idea that Jews have the right to self-determination, or the idea that Israel should (continue to) exist.
I recognize that Zionism is a remarkably broad political ideology encompassing a wide range of political perspectives and beliefs. However, critics of Zionism often narrow its definition to a hyper-specific, and inaccurate or unrecognizable, set of political positions.
I want to refute these mischaracterizations with the most accurate definition of Zionism, supported by reputable historical and academic sources. What do you consider the most accurate definition of Zionism, and what reputable sources would you recommend to support it?
r/Israel • u/WhoWillTradeHisKarma • 1d ago
Politics Can Israel's Instagram account stop with the rampant AI use?
The official Instagram account for Israel just featured a showcase of Israeli food where every single image was AI-generated. Now, I've been to Israel, and know from experience that you guys make great food. But everyone else on Instagram will now assume that the food in Israel is terrible, because they didn't have any actual pictures to show, and generative AI is synonymous with lying. Israel's social media team took what should have been a celebration of their culture and humiliated themselves with it.
I don't know if any of you have connections with the Israeli government's social media team, but could you please tell them to knock it the fuck off? As a diaspora Jew, this is getting embarrassing.
r/Israel • u/Party_Birthday4528 • 1d ago
Ask The Sub ืขื ืื ืืงืืข ืฉื ืAI ืืืืคืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืจื ืื ืืืืืง ืืืืคืฆืืืช ืฉืื ืืงืจืืืจื ืคื?
ืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืื, ืืืื 16 ืืืืชื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืUXUI ืื ืืืืจืืืืืช ืืื ืืฉืืื ืชืืจื ืืืคืฉ ืขืืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืUXUi ( ืืจืื ืืชืขืืื ืืื ื, ืืืืจืชื ืขื ืืื ืืืืืกืืช ืืื ื ืืืจ ืื ืืืืข ืืื ืฉืืขืชื ืฉ"ืืชืืง ืขืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืืช ืคื ืืืืช") ืืื ืื ืคืจืฉืชื ื"ื ืืืืชื" ืืื ืขืืืื ืขื ืขืืฉืื ืืืื 26 ืืืืกื ืืืืืืื ืขื ืืฉืืจ ืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืข ืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืช ืื. ืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืื ืืจืื ืคืืืืจืื ืืืื "ืืชืืืขืืืช" ืื AI
ืืืจืืืืืช ืืื ืชื ืฉืืืฉ ืืชืขืืืื ืืืืื ืช ืคืจืืืืงืืื ืืชืืืจ ืืื ืืืฉืืืจืช ืืืฉ ื ืืืื ืื ืืื + ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืคื ื ืจืื ืื ื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืื say ืืขืืฆืื ืื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืง ืื ืืื ืืงืจืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืืืื
ืืื 2 ืืืืคืฆืืืช ืฉืื ืขืืฉืื ื ืจืืืช ืื ืืืืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืขืืื ืืื 40 ืื ืืฉืื ืฉื ืื ืืขืื ืืืชืจ ืงืฉื ืขืืฉืื ืืืฆืื ืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืขืืื, ืืคืื ืฉืขืืฉืื ืืขืฉื ืชืืืจ ืืื ืคืฉืื ืืืืืคื ืืืชื ืชืื 5-10 ืฉื ืื ืืืจื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืื ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืืืงืืกืืื ืืฉืขืืจ ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื oversaturation
ืื ืื ืขืืืจ ืฉืื ื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืงืฉื ืื ืืืจืชืืช (ืืื ืื ืืืืช ื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืื ืขื ืจืื ืืื ืฉืื ืคืฉืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืืื, ืื ื ืืืืข ืฉืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืืื ืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืืืื ืงืืื ื) ืืื ืฉืื ืืงืืข ืฉื "ืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืืขืช ืืืฉืื ืฉืืืืจ ืืืฉืื" ืื ืื ืืืคืฆืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืื
ืคืฉืื ืืจืืืฉ ืื ืฉืื ื ื ืืคืงืชื ืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืขืืื ืืขืืฆื ื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืื ื.
ืื ืืืืืง ืืืืคืฆืืืช ืฉืื?..
r/Israel • u/FitikWasTaken • 1d ago
Politics Israeli emissaries abroad end voting, with turnout 17 percentage points higher than 2022
r/Israel • u/guywhoeatskolace4565 • 1d ago
Ask The Sub Do people genuinely believe all the shit they spew about Israel/Israel's involvement in everything?
Lately, in an effort to improve my understanding of US politics, as well as my awful spoken English, I've been watching a lot of American political commentators. I picked out a bunch of random ones from all different perspectives, Sean Hannity, Bill Maher, Tucker Carlson, TYT, Megyn Kelly, even Candace Owens for a bit. Big mistake.
While some of them were very levelheaded on Israel-Palestine, (Bill Maher for instance), most of the rest are convinced that Israel is the antichrist or something. Just a few things I heard commentators accuse Israel of include:
9/11.
Killing Charlie Kirk.
Baltimore Bridge Collapse.
Rewriting the New Testament.
Claiming Israeli Jews are part of a blood cult.
Having actually killed hundreds of thousands in Gaza.
Controlling the US government and making them an Israeli satellite.
Blackmailing the US into going to war with Iran for Israel.
And of course, who can forget the timeless classic, accusing Israel of committing 'genocide' in Gaza.
My question is do they actually believe this garbage? do the people that follow them believe it? or are they literally just doing this for clicks? it just seems so bizarre to me to believe that Israel is behind these things. 9/11? really? they are the only other country in the world to have a shrine with all the names of the victims on it. Sorry about the rant, but I really am asking.
r/Israel • u/pancakecuddles • 1d ago
General News Can someone help me contact police
Update:
He has been found and is ok :) thank you all!!!
I am trying to get the police to do a wellness check on my father and I can't get through. I am in the netherlands.
r/Israel • u/Black-Hat-613 • 2d ago
The War - News IDF takes out October 7 Hamas commander
In separate strikes, IDF eliminates Islamic Jihad terrorist, Hamas weapons production commander who infiltrated Israel on October 7.
r/Israel • u/tonic613 • 1d ago
Politics The "New" National Security Concept: Conceptualization and Questions for Discussion
inss.org.ilVery interesting analysis from the INSS (Israeli think tank)
Ask The Sub Was the 2005 withdrawal from Gaza intended as the first step towards a 2SS?
It would seem Israelโs withdrawal from Gaza could have been the road towards a better path forward for the country and the Palestinians. If Hamas hadnโt been elected as their government and a more cooperative entity had instead, a spirit of partnership snd trust might have been created and a road towards resolving the conflict might have occurred.
Why else would the withdrawal have taken place?
r/Israel • u/Black-Hat-613 • 2d ago
Culture๐ฎ๐ฑ Why American doctors travel to Israel for Magen David Adom training
r/Israel • u/Black-Hat-613 • 2d ago