Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Summary

Head to our homepage for full U.S. election coverage. In today's episode: the Israeli presidency is mostly ceremonial. An exception is when the president tasks a member of parliament with forming a new government. Now Isaac Herzog, with his rich political pedigree but record of personal disappointment, faces a delicate challenge. Also: today’s stories, including a look at how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is testing limits of free speech for artists; how the rise of social media influencers in the tourism economy is testing locales and opening up opportunities for lesser-known…

Description from The Christian Science Monitor.