Kiryat Gat

Well, it's so interesting you said on paper.

I thought that was all a very compelling narrative until I saw him on, on Tuesday night at a rally in Kiryat Gat, which is a, a, an interesting town in, i- in southern Israel.

It's, um, very much a working class town.

It's what's, what used to be known as a development town.

So Eizenkot, you know, we, we've had enough of charisma," stuff like that.

I, I wonder if actually it's turning a g- a genuinely a fundamental weakness into, into a supposed strength.

I mean, this, this is a Likud town, Kiryat Gat.

It, it voted, uh, I think 36% Likud in the last, uh, election.

Then there was a little glitch in the plan, which is that before Pesach, I got thrown out of the yeshiva.

So I had to go to a different yeshiva, and I end up in Kiryat Gat.

So before I went to Kiryat Gat, before I left the yeshiva, so...

What? I went to the office, and they have checks.

They gave me four checks.

What? People were poorer then.

Anyways, good.

And my plan is I'm going to give now the checks or some of the checks to Kiryat Gat.

Here's what Daniel wrote in this week.

He's picking up the thread from that conversation about housing pressure and noise-pushing immigrants to look at places like Kiryat Gat, and he wants to talk about the concept of the periphery in Israel.

His words.

It's one of those terms that sounds like a geographical descriptor, but actually means something very specific, and not necessarily geographically logical.

It means not the center.

Those are different claims, and Israel is the proof.

Kiryat Gat is 56 kilometers from Tel Aviv.

That's closer to Tel Aviv than a lot of New Jersey is to Manhattan, and nobody calls Newark a development town.

However, in aviation news, Scandinavian Airlines, or SAS, has cancelled its plans to resume direct flights between Copenhagen and Tel Aviv, citing that current operational and commercial factors mean conditions are not yet suitable for launching the route.

On a more positive note, an exceptional archaeological operation successfully lifted a 2,000-year-old 25-ton Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh, intact from the ground in Kiryat Gat, discovered during an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation, this Second Temple Period find is part of the first known Jewish settlement in the area and is slated for future public display.

Finally, in cultural news, Ireland has confirmed it will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, citing the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there.

This marks the second consecutive year Ireland has opted out.

A diplomatic source stated that Israel has acted, is acting, and will continue to act against those who act against it.

Previously, following the Dutch decision, Israel removed Dutch representatives from an international support centre for Gaza located in Kiryat Gat.

In the United States, FBI Director Kash Patel has identified the ability for online radicalization to translate into real-world violence as the most serious domestic threat facing the nation.

Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patel emphasized this includes threats against houses of worship, such as synagogues and elected officials.

Israel responded to the British action by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem that services Palestinians.

It will also remove British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center in Kiryat Gat and halt the British training of Palestinian Authority security forces.

Saar added that Israel will bar the entry of 12 British politicians and other nationals involved in anti-Israel activity.

France and Canada also announced a ban on the import of settlement goods, Miliband told his parliament.

In response to European diplomatic pressure, Israel ordered the immediate closure of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem.

It historically served as London's primary diplomatic presence to the Palestinian Authority and expelled European officials, including British and Dutch representatives, from the Joint Coordination Centre managing regional security efforts in Kiryat Gat.

Israel also barred elected foreign representatives from entering the country and terminated the British-led training operations for the PA security forces.

The Israeli cabinet countered economic pressure by accelerating civilian administrative control and land registration over parts of Judean Samaria, while advancing major construction projects like the E1 corridor near Jerusalem to firmly connect major Israeli communities throughout Judean Samaria to Jerusalem.