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Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs
Protesters outside the United Nations, in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
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Luke Tress
Mamdani antisemitism plan disregards anti-Zionism, leaving Jewish groups unsatisfied
City Hall initiative pledges education and public messaging, but omits Jewish connection to Israel and only highlights white supremacist violence against Jews
A passenger is seen with a bloodied shirt aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that suffered an emergency mid-air, with the co-pilot subdued after stabbing the captain in an alleged attempt to crash the plane full of Israelis, September 30, 2026 (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Copilot subdued after stabbing pilot in alleged attempt to crash plane full of Israelis
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
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By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
A protester with a bag on their head next to an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a noose, in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
Anti-Zionist protesters put Netanyahu effigy in a noose outside UN headquarters
By Luke Tress
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
September 30, 2026, 5:09 pm
Iran indicates it received official US response to latest offer on ending war
Officials don’t say what reply contained; FM Araghchi updates Tehran cabinet on his trip to UN General Assembly; UK monitors says three ships hit in Hormuz
By Agencies
Iraqi security officers flash victory signs while riding in vehicles decorated with national flags during a convoy celebrating the complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
September 30, 2026, 4:49 pm
Iraqis celebrate final US troop withdrawal as government takes charge of security
Military parades mark departure while PM says fight against terrorism continues; Washington pledges targeted training and intelligence support will continue as concerns rise over militias and Islamic State
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad Hameed
Syrian army soldiers patroling along the Syrian-Lebanese border in the rural area of Al Qusayr on April 1, 2026. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
September 30, 2026, 2:56 pm
Syria says it dismantled Hezbollah-linked cell preparing rocket launchers
Terror group denies connection to arrested operatives, insisting it has no presence or military activity in Syria; accuses Israel of seeking to disrupt Lebanon-Syria relations
By AFP and ToI Staff
Founding editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/ Boarding1Now/iStock/Screenshot via Google Maps)
September 30, 2026, 2:33 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 30 – Israelis land safely in Saudi Arabia after suspected plane terror
Editor David Horovitz on the developing facts surrounding the redirected flydubai flight, rare condemnations following extremist settler violence, and electioneering 4 weeks from vote
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
A US Air Force C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft prepares for takeoff from Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad International Airport on September 29, 2026. (Ammar Karim/AFP)
September 30, 2026, 10:58 am
US leaves Iraq 23 years after fall of Saddam Hussein, stoking fear of vacuum emboldening ISIS, militias
Withdrawal fulfills 2024 agreement reached under Biden; Tehran hails departure as victory, Iraqi security officials warn ISIS could regroup without a Western military presence
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad Hameed
A display of people killed in Iran is seen outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 22, 2026. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP)
September 30, 2026, 10:17 am
Iran hangs two men for participating in January anti-regime demonstrations
Ali Hemmati and Majid Nik-Andish were convicted of activity that ‘resulted in the martyrdom of four security personnel’
By AFP and ToI Staff
France's National Rally leader Jordan Bardella (right) and Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli at the international conference on combating antisemitism in Jerusalem, March 27, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 30, 2026, 6:46 am
Likud minister defends French far-right leader amid allegations of past antisemitism
Amichai Chikli denounces news outlet that published purported remarks from 2013 by Jordan Bardella, whom he calls ‘one of the clearest voices in Europe against Hamas’
By AFP
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf, and MK Yitzhak Kroizer visit the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 30, 2026, 3:52 am
UAE slams Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount visit, days after hosting Netanyahu in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi decries ‘systematic extremist campaign that… threatens social peace, and risks further escalation’; Iran warns Emiratis of ‘highly dangerous consequences’ after PM’s trip
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by supporters, during an election campaign tour in the southern city of Ashdod, September 29, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
September 30, 2026, 2:53 am
Likud says Netanyahu has sued media outlets over reports of Egyptian, UAE warnings ahead of Oct. 7
Legal filing denounces reports that premier was told of potential Hamas attack as a ‘total invention meant to fatally harm the security of the country and the prime minister’
By ToI Staff
Passengers disembark from a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX from Dubai to Tel Aviv which landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026. The rudder shows damage. The flight suffered an emergency mid-air, with the co-pilot subdued after stabbing the captain in an alleged attempt to crash the plane full of Israelis, September 30, 2026 (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 30, 2026, 1:45 am
Passenger lauds ‘heroism’ of Israelis who subdued attacker on board flydubai flight, as videos show moments of fear
Photos of plane after landing show tail has broken rudder; Lapid says nothing ‘resembling’ flydubai incident mentioned in Netanyahu security briefing; Transportation Minister Regev demands flydubai flight suspension, probe of UAE aviation agreement
By ToI Staff
Bono attends the “GUGGI” premiere at SVA Theatre during the Tribeca Festival on June 13, 2026, in New York. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
September 29, 2026, 11:25 pm
U2’s Bono compares Ben Gvir to Nazi SS chief Himmler over his comments on Gaza
In Rolling Stone interview, Irish rockstar says he ‘has stood by Israel,’ but Ben Gvir’s ‘outrageous’ remarks on Palestinians have put Judaism ‘in the shade’
By ToI Staff
The UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan Stephen Doughty talks to the media after a meeting with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos at the foreign ministry house in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
September 29, 2026, 10:13 pm
UK official rejects claim London has broadened restrictions on Israel arms exports
Official denies report by Jewish Chronicle, after Middle East minister says more than 80 licenses have been suspended or refused over Gaza
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
White House official Brett McGurk and US Vice President Joe Biden (left) in an undated photo. (Brett McGurk/X)
September 29, 2026, 10:07 pm
Ex-Biden aide: US pressure on Israel harmed talks with Hamas to release hostages
In new book, Brett McGurk recalls how negotiations stalled amid public US warnings to Israel against Rafah op; but Harris aide defends approach, saying it was needed to prevent civilian harm
By Jacob Magid
Tens of thousands of red-clad protesters marched past the Peace Palace, housing the International Court of Justice, rear, demanding their government do more to halt Israel's campaign in Gaza, during a demonstration in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
September 29, 2026, 8:02 pm
The Netherlands is just a symptom of a widening global boycott against Israel
A year after the US forced a Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s international standing continues to plummet. The latest European restrictions threaten to exact a heavy economic toll
By Tal Schneider
Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella and far-right leader Marine Le Pen attend a rally in Lievin, northern France, on July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
September 29, 2026, 7:21 pm
French far-right leader says claims of antisemitism part of ‘total war’ on Le Pen campaign
National Rally party chief Bardella denounces report on his alleged 2013 remarks disparaging Jews; Le Pen vows party will ‘counterattack’ ahead of 2027 vote
By AFP and ToI Staff
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