Command of Arabic can be an advantage when enlisting in the IDF, increasing students' chances of being selected for the military's Intelligence Unit's language track upon enlistment.

Saudi Arabia describes the damage as a "limited fire" in the second such recent attack on its crucial energy industry. Houthi spokesman says rebels launched 10 bomb-laden drones targeting the field in their "biggest-ever" operation; threatens more attacks coming.

Yisrael Beytenu is sparing no effort to keep and grow its traditional voter base, Likud is trying to appeal to the electorate's natural right-wing tendencies, and Blue and White has yet to earmark any funds for a sector-specific campaign. Labor is still mulling the best approach by which to win the Russian vote, and Yamina, for its part, seems to be ignoring the sector altogether.

Rejecting Barak's apology for the events of October 2000 Ayman Odeh says, "We have already seen your cynical election apology to Mizrahi Jews. A real show of responsibility would be stepping down from the public stage. In order to replace the right-wing government and fight for a future [Israeli-Arab] partnership, you must be left in the past."

Israel is a sovereign state with its own legitimate interests that it must protect. Until recently, the Democratic Party understood that, but the party's recent support for these two radical representatives is a testament to some in the party, and not Israel, having lost their way.