September 11

Israeli victims of Iranian terrorism among those to be compensated after sale of NYC skyscraper

The United States first sought to seize the 650 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in 2008, after learning of the Iranian government-owned bank’s secret interest in the property.

650 Fifth Avenue, a 36-story office tower near Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, is seen on April 20, 2014.
(L-R) CEO and National Director ADL Jonathan Greenblatt and Reverend Samuel Rodriguez speak onstage during the ADL Never Is Now Summit at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on March 16, 2026 in New York City.

Silence of world leaders tantamount to support for Iran, Israeli envoy says

Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

The enemy of Islamism has already lost the war, they just don't know it yet - opinion

Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani prepares in the green room before participating in a mayoral debate, in New York, US October 16, 2025.

Mamdani says aunt 'did not feel safe in hijab' after 9/11, slams 'Islamophobic' responses


Jewish leaders stress Palestinians' support of attacks

Lashing out at Palestinians who celebrated Tuesday's carnage and skyrocketing death toll in New York, American Jewish Congress president urged the international community to "reign in terror"

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Iran's Zarif urges Trump to discuss avoiding another 9/11 with Saudis

Saudia Arabia denies supporting its citizens who hijacked planes on September 11, but modern critics wonder if the nation's growing extremism could lead to a repeat of the incident.

The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York on September 11, 2001.

Osama bin Laden's son calls for lone-wolf attacks on Jews, Americans

Hamza Osama bin Laden has continuously called for revenge for the death of his father.

A propaganda video release by Hamza Osama bin Laden calling for lone-wolf attacks

Alleged 9/11 mastermind blames US, Israel in letter to Obama

Guantanamo Bay prisoner Khalid Sheik Mohammed charged that the series of deadly 2001 al-Qaida attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people were conducted in retribution for US foreign policy.

The World Trade Center burns after being hit by a plane in New York on September 11, 2001

Saudi royal involved in aiding terrorists, says Guantanamo detainee

Allegations of Saudi involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks still persists in the US despite denials by the FBI and White House.

The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York on September 11, 2001.

The Human Spirit: Twin terror

An ocean separates Jerusalem and New York, but today we feel twinned – like the towers.

A man arrives at the World Trade Center complex on the morning of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan this week

Hot off the Arab press 467888

What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.

Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the city of Mecca this week

Snap Judgement: The limits of empathy

The 9/11 attacks did not noticeably influence discourse abroad on the Israeli/Arab conflict, or generate any additional sense of identification with victims of terrorism here, for several reasons.

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro at the 9/11 Living Memorial in Jerusalem, September 11, 2016

Man sets fire to Muslim woman in suspected New York hate crime

Local authorities are searching for the perpetrator of the incident.

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Being Jewish and American on 9/11

What were the outcomes of 9/11? America unified in a manner not seen in decades, perhaps since Pearl Harbor.

Boy among some of the 3,000 flags placed in memory of lives lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks, at park in Winnetka, Illinois, September 10, 2015.