IRGC confirms Iran attacked Jordanian US military base following Kharg Island strikes

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran on Tuesday that the US would continue to strike Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for attempted attacks on US warships.

A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026.
Fire and smoke rise from what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says shows M/T Kylo in a location given as the Gulf of Oman during strikes on Iranian oil carriers, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on September 5, 2026.
A screengrab from a video on social media on September 1, 2026, shows a military aircraft ready to take off on the day US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces carried out strikes on Iranian military targets.

Iranian missiles intercepted over Jordan in largest barrage since Operation Roaring Lion

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PMO denies that UAE warned Netanyahu about October 7, Abu Dhabi refuses to comment

Abu Dhabi says it will not join Israel’s political debate after a report claimed Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu before October 7.

An illustration of the Israeli and UAE flags.
Israeli security forces seen during a raid in the West Bank village of Salem, near Nablus, on August 2, 2026.

Shin Bet, Police dismantle broad West Bank Hamas network recruiting armed cells across region

The cells intended to carry out attacks against Jews and Israeli security personnel, authorities said. Weapons allegedly intended for attacks, along with other combat equipment, were seized.

ANALYSIS
Members of the all women Martyr Ayaz Çiya battalion staff checkpoints and stop vehicles in the Halko neighbourhood on February 8, 2026 in Qamishli, Syria.

Seven years after being displaced, Kurdish families return to Serekaniye in northern Syria

Miliband invoked his 60 relatives murdered in the Holocaust, then announced sanctions on Israel

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband departs after a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, September 8, 2026

Miliband accuses settlers of ethnic cleansing as UK imposes sweeping sanctions

WATCH
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.

Ed Miliband: The 'proud British Jew' who turned his back on Britain's Jews

COMMENT
Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz leads Blue and White, which is polling below the electoral threshold.

Parties finalize Knesset slates before deadline as Gantz’s Blue and White runs alone despite polls

A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US, November 9, 2022.

Meta launches AI agent that can access other apps to send emails, make payments

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas attack days before October 7 massacre, Haaretz reports

REPORT
A woman's shadow is seen over the Mossad logo (illustrative)

Mossad's best operation ever? From walkie-talkies to beepers to the Hezbollah takedown

EXCLUSIVE

'Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are'

Amid Rising campus antisemitism, 98-year-old Holocaust survivor sends message to Jewish students worldwide

Holocaust Survivor Nate Leipciger on the 2025 March of the Living

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Huawei accused of supplying Tehran with surveillance tech

US Dive-LD captured in Strait of Hormuz, IRGC claims

Democratic Gov. Newsom criticizes Netanyahu

Zuckerberg launches 'personal superintelligence' plan

Kurdish families return to Serekaniye in northern Syria

Health Ministry to regulate iodine in salt

Major Hamas terror network busted, 30 arrested in West Bank

Biden's cancer treatment 'worked as intended'

US strikes Iranian oil tankers, official tells 'Post'

Miliband invokes 60 relatives killed by Nazis in speech

Trump and Putin speak on path to end Ukraine war

UAE signals it will not enter Israeli political dispute

Washington hosts MEAD as US-Israel ties face tests

Anthropic cancels $6 Billion acquisition of Decart AI

Elite Damascus school announces gender segregation plan

Iran's proxy network crumbles, spotlight shifts to Houthis

HER Tel Aviv festival spotlights olot entrepreneurs

First direct flight to the Philippines to open in 2027

Gaza war was 'nucleus' for Iran's attacks on the Gulf

Court approves E1 housing tender, legal challenge remains

Likud submits final candidate list as Netanyahu warns 2026 election will decide Israel's future

Bithonistim chief Amir Avivi, disabled IDF reservist Elisha Medan, government attorney David Peter, and former Labor MK Eli Goldschmidt also joined Likud ahead of the October election.

A man takes a selfie with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during Likud party primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October, in Jerusalem, Monday, August. 17, 2026.

Bennett confirms Netanyahu was warned by UAE of Sinwar threat before Oct. 7

WATCH

FM Sa'ar: Israel to close UK consulate in east Jerusalem, expel reps. from CMCC over sanctions

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026
INTERVIEW

‘If you boycott Israel, we boycott you’: Florida Rep. Fine warns UK sanctions will destroy economy

US Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) (C) departs after a candlelight vigil in honor of National Police Week at the US Capitol on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.
OPINION

Sara Netanyahu, an objective ally of antisemitic conspiracy theorists

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Spotlight

Jerry Seinfeld at the 28th Television Academy Hall of Fame held at JW Marriott at LA LIVE in Los Angeles, California, August 13, 2026.

Portuguese artists pull out of Jerry Seinfeld-headlined festival

Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.

Eisenkot-led coalition has pathway to 61 seats without Arab parties for first time, poll reveals

POLL
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during Ministerial Statement on Government Direction at the House of Commons in London

What Britain risks by treating Israeli intelligence as a bargaining chip

COMMENT
THE MEMORIAL to the 11 Israeli athletes and officials murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics, remembered annually in Tel Aviv, with Yael Arad at the podium.

On the 54th anniversary, Israel honors those murdered in 1972 Olympics

Jewish leaders in Sweden warn of persistent antisemitism in the Left Party

The Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities has renewed its warnings regarding antisemitism within Sweden's Left Party following a fresh wave of expulsions.

Sweden prepares for the 2026 general election

Will AfD’s historic win affect Holocaust remembrance in Germany?

ANALYSIS

Adidas apologizes for campaign featuring disabled IDF soldier following calls to boycott

Shalev Biton, Israeli athlete and amputee who lost his left leg in May 2021 while serving in the IDF’s Nahal Brigade during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Advocacy groups launch witness appeal after alleged assault of Jewish boy outside London station

Passengers gather outside Manchester Piccadilly train station after a major disruption to rail service in the Midlands and northwest England on August 06, 2026 in Manchester, England.

UK police step up security measures amid antisemitism concerns before Jewish holidays

Iran's 'last man standing': Will weakening the Houthis put Iran's Middle East plans to bed?

ANALYSIS

If the Iranian regime doesn’t collapse, that doesn’t mean change is stymied. In fact, a blockaded and weakened Iran may not be able to support its proxies as much.

A boy holds up a toy weapon as he joins Houthi supporters during an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026.

Iran's ex-president Rouhani urges public say on ending war, prompting calls for arrest

Netanyahu rejected Shin Bet recommendation to assassinate Sinwar before Oct. 7

The MEAD conference kicked off in Washington on September 8, 2026.

MEAD conference opens in Washington as Israel, US face key regional decisions

Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements

The US-Israel relationship must be more than an argument

OPINION

I am not running away from Israel or from the complexity of life. I am moving toward a responsibility: helping ensure that Israel remains a meaningful part of Jewish life in one American community.

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

Court approves tender for new homes to be built in E1, legal challenge remains open

WATCH

Freedom 250 in Jerusalem: America celebrates 250 years at a defining moment

US Embassy Jerusalem celebrates 250 years at the Jerusalem of Tolerance Jerusalem

Women immigrant-owned businesses featured at massive market at HER Tel Aviv festival

Market goers shop at the HER Tel Aviv International Summer Festival in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2026.
OPINION

Remembering the Charlie Kirk I knew

ByGREG DENHAM

Rafael, Aurelius to build Iron Dome components at former Volkswagen plant in Germany's Lower Saxony

While the Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor itself will not be manufactured there, military vehicles, launchers, generators, and other equipment will be

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

Germany on its way to getting Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system

FEATURE

Is 'Purity of Arms' holding the IDF back? Inside Israel’s battle over military ethics

Turkey's servicemen stand at attention on a Turkish submarine as they participate in the live-fire phase of the "Blue Homeland-2026" (Mavi Vatan) tactical military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya on April 9, 2026.

Ankara raises defense spending by 229%, aiming to develop own technologies

SpearUAV's Viper 300 ready to be deployed around the globe

Israel's SpearUAV announces 1,000 suicide drones ready to deploy around the world

Israel's settlement policy triggers trade restrictions from 12 nations, incl. Canada, France

The UK, Canada, France, and 10 other countries announced plans to impose national restrictions on goods from Israeli settlements, in a surprise coordinated move.

MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Russia ditches its Syrian bases

OPINION
ANALYSIS

India confronts a new regional security equation as Mecca pact takes shape

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca last Friday.

Trump told Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war and US-Russia ties restored, Kremlin claims

US President Trump meets with Russian President Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025

US, UK step up sanctions to squeeze Iran’s economy and reopen Strait of Hormuz

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, describing them as "an economic D-Day", in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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75 years of investing in Israel: Standing strong with Israel

Devastation at the Nova site

Arkia announces first direct flight to Manila, Philippines, opening January 2027

Israel's first direct flight to the Philippines is set to begin in 2027.

Airbus A321 aircraft, Arkia.

When AI becomes a double agent - opinion

OPINION

Delta, United Airlines return to Israel in time for High Holy Days, other carriers follow

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 airplane departs from Harry Reid International Airport en route to Atlanta on March 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada; Illustrative.

Italian tech group Autistici/Inventati shuts down after US terrorist designation

The future of UX design is not just about making technology easier to use, but making it more understandable, transparent and human-centered.

Hapag-Lloyd to improve $4.2b. bid for ZIM after opposition from gov't, workers, company says

Water sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend

The announcement follows shutdowns at Israel's desalination plants amid high seawater turbidity, with plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod still inoperative as of Friday.

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

Smoke rises following eruption of the Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, in Anak Krakatau, Lampung province, Indonesia, September 5, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video/

Seven Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau

Ethiopian flags flutter in the wind next to a power station at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built along the Blue Nile, during its inauguration, in Guba, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, September 9, 2025.

How Ethiopia’s green energy boom is rewriting the rules of regional diplomacy

OPINION

Health Ministry advances regulations requiring iodine enrichment for table salt

According to Health Ministry data, about 60% of children and 85% of pregnant women tested in Israel were found to have an iodine deficiency.

Salt

Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years

STUDY

Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ

Bangladesh dengue fever surge strains hospitals as case numbers pass 42,000

The second year: Anticipating the Jewish High Holidays after experiencing grief and loss

Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel

INTERVIEW

Artist Ma’ayan reflects on her journey from New York to Jerusalem, finding her spiritual home, discovering her artistic voice, and turning loss and renewal into art.

Ma'ayan in her studio.

Your Investments: What new olim can teach us about gratitude and entitlement

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Meet the small, growing wave of Latin American IDF lone soldiers

Ofir Levy with the Panamanian flag during his ‘masa kumta,’ the final march marking the completion of combat training in the IDF.
OPINION

Time to give olim a voice: Israel’s immigrants deserve more than symbolic representation

OFER WINTER speaks at the launch of the People of Israel party in Jerusalem.
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OPINION

From midrasha to the IDF: A journey toward serving Israel

Over 300 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.
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In the middle of the triangle

Muza Residences, a new luxury project by The Phoenix Real Estate and America Israel, is rising between Yarkon Park, the Mediterranean and Tel Aviv's museum row.

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The Grand in Netanya - a new luxury residential tower overlooking the Mediterranean.

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Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

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Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

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An illustration of the Israeli and UAE flags.

A UAE warning before October 7 and the secret talks that led to peace

One wounded in W. Bank stabbing, nine killed in alleged IDF strikes in Lebanon

Oscar hopes and Eurovision: Cultural challenges Israel faces next year

US Politics   

Potential 2028 presidential candidate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an event held by the state Democratic Party at the Clubhouse at King's Grant in Summerville, South Carolina, Sept. 3, 2026.

California Gov. Newsom, a presidential hopeful, slams Netanyahu and AIPAC in PBS interview

Biden announced his radiation treatment 'worked as intended' after cancer spread to his bones

‘If you boycott Israel, we boycott you’: Florida Rep. Fine warns UK sanctions will destroy economy

Diaspora   

Jewish–Kurdish Relations in a Changing Middle East: History, Identity and Future Cooperation, London, UK

International Jewish-Kurdish conference kicks off in London

What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life

Miami-Dade approves higher investment cap for Israeli bonds amid public backlash

Judaism   

AT HIS Safed Gallery of Mystical Art, Avraham Loewenthal converts the four traditional shofar blasts, tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and tekiah gedolah, into sound-mapped digital paintings, each canvas built from the frequency patterns of the ancient call.

Returning to the mountain: A Rosh Hashanah homecoming in Safed

From Saul's failure to David's reckoning, 'Human Kingship' examines the dangers of power

‘You are standing today’: A Jewish lesson for America, 25 years after 9/11

Christian World   

Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

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Tenne.

Tenne offers gourmet kosher food for effortless holiday hosting

Wine talk: Eat well, drink well

In the kitchen with Henny: Sweetness in every course

Archaeology   

Members of the research team during the documentation and analysis work, September 4, 2026.

At least 120 Roman-era inscriptions, worship to unknown goddess identified inside Spanish cave

Over 20 Stone Age turtle figurines used in ancient rituals found within Turkish cave

Cairo’s Egyptian Museum completes restoration, relocation of Ramesses II basalt stele

Science   

Professor Tal Dvir

New technology emerging from TAU's Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine

NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars

Is AI clairvoyant? ChatGPT can make personality tests and predict responses, Israeli study finds

Culture   

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

Two three-day cultural festivals to mark Sukkot with poetry, dance, and eco-tours

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Dudu Tassa to kick off Jerusalem Oud Festival

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to actor, director, and sex symbol Paul Newman

History   

Aharon Bar-Oz deposits Naomi Shemer’s leter of response with the National Library of Israel, August 31, 2026.

Author of postcard sent to Naomi Shemer praising 'Jerusalem of Gold' identified after 59 years

'Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are'

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year

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A Hungarian Cessna 172 crashed in a field after being stolen by a drunk pilot, August 29, 2026.

Drunk pilot arrested in Hungary after stealing plane, flying towards nuclear plant, crash-landing

Over 150 beagles rescued from testing at Wisconsin facility, marking over 2,000 released this year

Catch him if you can: Ex-flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot for nearly five years

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New Dead Sea camping complex opens for the holidays

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