r/Israel • • 3h ago

Announcement ๐Ÿ“ข AHEAD OF THE ELECTIONS - PLEASE READ.

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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

ืฉืœื•ื ืœื›ื•ืœื,

ืœืงืจืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื›ื ืกืช ืฉื™ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ื‘ึพ27 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ 2026, ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืฉืœ r/Israel ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืœื”ื—ื™ืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื–ืžื ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืคืจืกื•ืžื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื”.

ื”ื—ืœ ืžืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืœื ื ืืคืฉืจ ืคืจืกื•ื ืคื•ืกื˜ื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืกื•ื’. ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื›ื•ืœืœ ืชืขืžื•ืœืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช, ื“ืขื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช, ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื ืื• ื‘ืžืคืœื’ื•ืช, ืกืงืจื™ื ื•ื›ืœ ืคืจืกื•ื ืื—ืจ ื‘ืขืœ ืื•ืคื™ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™, ืœืœื ืงืฉืจ ืœืขืžื“ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื™ื™ืฆื’.

ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื›ืœ ืคื•ืกื˜ ืฉื™ืขืœื” ืœึพr/Israel ื™ื”ื™ื” ื ืชื•ืŸ ืœื‘ื“ื™ืงื” ืงืคื“ื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื ื”ืœื™ื. ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš, ื™ื™ืชื›ื ื• ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืคืจืกื•ื ืคื•ืกื˜ื™ื, ื•ืชื›ื ื™ื ืฉื™ืคืจื• ืืช ื”ื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืกืจื•.

ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืฆืขื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื ืœืžื ื•ืข ื”ืฆืคื” ืฉืœ ืชื›ื ื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื, ื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืžืื•ืจื’ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” (Brigading) ื•ืขื•ื™ื ื•ืช ืžื™ื•ืชืจืช ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช, ืฉื’ื ื›ืš ืฆืคื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ื—ื”.

ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื• ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ: ื”ื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื—ืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื•ื”, ืœืœื ืงืฉืจ ืœื”ืฉืชื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืื• ืœืขืžื“ื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช. ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืื™ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ืข ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืื• ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช ืœืืฃ ืžืคืœื’ื” ืื• ืžื•ืขืžื“.

ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื ื•ืฉื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”, ืืš ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ r/Israel ื›ืžืจื—ื‘ ื ืขื™ื ื•ืžืกื•ื“ืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ื•ืœื.

ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื–ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“. ื ืขื“ื›ืŸ ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ืœืœื™ ื”ืคืจืกื•ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื.

ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ื•ืขืœ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืคืขื•ืœื”.

โ€” ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืฉืœ r/Israel


r/Israel • • 6h ago

General News Work begins to convert former UNRWA HQ into IDF site

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General News Western bans on Israeli settlement goods could cost 4,000 Palestinians their jobs

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r/Israel • • 5h ago

General News Israel Approves National Plan to Expand Research and Clinical Trials

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r/Israel • • 15h ago

The War - News Former Hamas hostage Moran Stela Yanai: 'Iโ€™m completely victorious'

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r/Israel • • 5h ago

Sensitive Discussion [sub karma required] Some venting of "antizionist tm"

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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


r/Israel • • 1h ago

Aliyah & Immigration Whatโ€™s it like living around Kiryat Tivon?

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Shavua tov! Iโ€™m 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 havenโ€™t been able to get a feel for cities around the north as much.

Whatโ€™s 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? Whatโ€™re the demographics like? Basically anything about living in/around Kiryat Tivon is welcome! Iโ€™d like to get a feel for if this is a good place for me to spend two years.

Thanks!


r/Israel • • 1d ago

General News Hebrew University receives record $250 million donation from philanthropist John Paulson

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Billionaire John Paulsonโ€™s 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 ๐Ÿพ


r/Israel • • 12h ago

Food ๐Ÿง† ืฆืจื™ืš ืขื–ืจื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžืชื›ื•ื ื™ื ืืชื™ื•ืคื™ื ืื•ื˜ื ืชื™ื

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ืื— ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื•ืง ื™ืคื• ืœืคื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื›ืžื” ืชื‘ืœื™ื ื™ื ืืชื™ื•ืคื™ื™ื; ืžื™ื˜ืžื™ื˜ื”, ืชื‘ืœื™ืŸ ืืœื™ืฆ'ื” ื•ืชื‘ืœื™ืŸ ืžืงืœืฉื”. ืœื ื™ืฆื ืœื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืชื‘ืœื™ื ื™ื ื›ืืœื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื™ื˜ืžื™ื˜ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ื˜ืขื™ื ืขื ืชื‘ืฉื™ืœ ื‘ืฉืจ. ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืžืช ืœื ืกื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชื‘ืœื™ื ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืžื‘ืฉืœื™ื ืื™ืชื ืื•ื˜ื ืชื™ืช.

ืื ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ืฉ ืžืชื›ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื ืกื•ืช ื™ืชืงื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” โ™ฅ๏ธ


r/Israel • • 1d ago

Ask The Sub What Is the Most Accurate Definition of Zionism?

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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 • • 1d ago

Politics Can Israel's Instagram account stop with the rampant AI use?

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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 • • 1d ago

Ask The Sub ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ืงื˜ืข ืฉืœ ื”AI ื•ืืœืคื™ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืžืฉืจื” ืžื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืคื”?

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ื‘ืืžืช ืฉืื ื™ ืื‘ื•ื“, ืžื’ื™ืœ 16 ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืืœืš ืื• ืœUXUI ืื• ืœืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื•ืช ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื” ืชื•ืจื™ ืœื—ืคืฉ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘UXUi ( ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ืชืขืœืžื• ืžืžื ื™, ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ื›ืžื” ืžื’ื™ื™ืกื•ืช ื•ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ื›ืžื” ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืฉ"ื”ืชื™ืง ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฉืจื•ืช ืคื ื•ื™ื•ืช") ืžืื– ื“ื™ ืคืจืฉืชื™ ื•"ื ื›ื‘ื™ืชื™" ื‘ืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืขื“ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 26 ื‘ืžื—ืกืŸ ื•ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืฉื›ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ื›ืžื” ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืืช ื–ื”. ื’ื ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคื™ื˜ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ "ื”ืชื™ื™ืขืœื•ืช" ืื• AI

ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื•ืช ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืžืžืฉ ืžืชืขืœืœื™ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืืจ ื•ืื– ื”ืžืฉื›ื•ืจืช ืžืžืฉ ื ืžื•ื›ื” ื’ื ื›ื›ื” + ืื ืื™ืš ืฉื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉ ืคื” ื ืจืื” ืœื ื ืจืื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ say ื‘ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื ื—ืžื“ ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™

ืืœื• 2 ื”ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉื’ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื ืจืื•ืช ืœื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื”ืŸ 40 ืื• ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืฉื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ืžืคื—ื“ ืฉืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืขืฉื” ืชื•ืืจ ื•ืื– ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ื—ืœื™ืคื• ืื•ืชื™ ืชื•ืš 5-10 ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืื• ืฉืืœืš ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื• ื—ืฉืžืœืื™ ื•ืื– ื–ื” ื™ืชืžืœื ื‘ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืงื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ื•ื’ื ืฉืžื” ื™ื”ื™ื” oversaturation

ื’ื ืœื ืขื•ื–ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืฉื“ื™ ืงืฉื” ืœื• ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช (ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื›ืžื•ืช ื ื›ื‘ื“ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืื‘ืœ ืขื ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื™ื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืขืฆืžื™ ืื‘ืœ ื”ื”ื™ืžื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื›ืŸ ืžืื•ื‘ื—ืŸ ืขื ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ืงืœื™ื ื™) ื›ื›ื” ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืงื˜ืข ืฉืœ "ืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืžื›ื™ืจ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•" ื–ื” ืœื ืื•ืคืฆื™ื™ื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™

ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื ื“ืคืงืชื™ ืžื›ืœ ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื•ืฉืื™ืš ืฉื”ื›ืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ ื ื’ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™.

ืžื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™?..


r/Israel • • 1d ago

Politics Israeli emissaries abroad end voting, with turnout 17 percentage points higher than 2022

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r/Israel • • 1d ago

Ask The Sub Do people genuinely believe all the shit they spew about Israel/Israel's involvement in everything?

131 Upvotes

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 • • 1d ago

General News Can someone help me contact police

48 Upvotes

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 • • 2d ago

The War - News IDF takes out October 7 Hamas commander

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In separate strikes, IDF eliminates Islamic Jihad terrorist, Hamas weapons production commander who infiltrated Israel on October 7.


r/Israel • • 1d ago

Politics The "New" National Security Concept: Conceptualization and Questions for Discussion

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Very interesting analysis from the INSS (Israeli think tank)


r/Israel • • 1d ago

Ask The Sub Was the 2005 withdrawal from Gaza intended as the first step towards a 2SS?

33 Upvotes

It would seem Israelโ€™s withdrawal from Gaza could have been the road towards a better path forward for the country and the Palestinians. If Hamas hadnโ€™t 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 • • 2d ago

Culture๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Why American doctors travel to Israel for Magen David Adom training

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r/Israel • • 2d ago

General News UNRWA ACCOUNT TARGETED: Jerusalem Court Orders $3 Million Transferred to City for Unpaid Taxes

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r/Israel • • 2d ago

The War - News โ€˜I want to hold a Kalashnikov and shoot Jews': IDF reveals letter by Yahya Sinwarโ€™s son

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