The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/911-attacks/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:58:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png 9/11 attacks | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/911-attacks/ 32 32 UK to pay ‘substantial sum’ to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee over torture claims https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-to-pay-substantial-sum-to-palestinian-guantanamo-detainee-over-torture-claims/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:58:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3733007 Lawsuit settlement for Saudi-born-and-raised prisoner Abu Zubaydah, jailed since 2002 and now said not to have belonged to al-Qaeda, comes after he was waterboarded 83 times

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]]> JD Vance mocks Zohran Mamdani for focusing on indignities suffered by Muslims after 9/11 https://www.timesofisrael.com/jd-vance-mocks-zohran-mamdani-for-focusing-on-indignities-suffered-by-muslims-after-9-11/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:57:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3674176 'According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks,' Vance says after NYC candidate said aunt was afraid to ride subway after attacks

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]]> Israeli designer of 9/11 memorial says too soon to construct national Oct. 7 monument https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-designer-of-9-11-memorial-says-too-soon-to-construct-national-oct-7-monument/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 05:02:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3651611 Michael Arad beat out 5,200 submissions for a highly charged NYC tribute that took 8 years to complete. He has advice for future commemoration of Israel's victims of the Hamas onslaught

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]]> ‘A smear campaign against me’: Huda Beauty founder defends anti-Israel conspiracy rant https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-smear-campaign-against-me-huda-beauty-founder-defends-anti-israel-conspiracy-rant/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 01:50:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3618325 Huda Kattan faces calls to have brand removed from Sephora stores after she accused Israel of being behind World War I, World War II, 9/11 and Oct. 7

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]]> Officials duel over conflicting accounts of 50 Jewish youth forced off Spanish plane https://www.timesofisrael.com/officials-duel-over-conflicting-accounts-of-jewish-youth-forced-off-plane/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:58:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3607285 Investigators still trying to determine whether Vueling had fair reason for removing summer camp participants from flight to France, or whether they were victims of antisemitism

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]]> US court rejects plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-court-rejects-plea-deal-for-accused-9-11-mastermind-khalid-sheikh-mohammed/ Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:56:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3596373 Agreement would have taken death penalty off table for accused architect of deadliest terrorist attack on US soil; decision prolongs over two decades of legal limbo at Guantanamo

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]]> US court rejects Pentagon chief’s bid to throw out plea deal for 9/11 mastermind https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-court-rejects-pentagon-chiefs-bid-to-throw-out-plea-deal-for-9-11-mastermind/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:30:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3450348 Military appeals court rules against Lloyd Austin's attempt to revoke agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants that would spare them the death penalty

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]]> Reports: Hamas delayed Oct. 7 attack to enlist Iran, Hezbollah; plotted 9/11-style bombing https://www.timesofisrael.com/reports-hamas-delayed-oct-7-attack-to-enlist-iran-hezbollah-plotted-9-11-style-bombing/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:42:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3395952 Records of meetings indicate terror group was ready to carry out cross-border massacre by Sept. 2022, chose eventual timing for reasons that included judicial overhaul divisions

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]]> 9/11 anniversary at ground zero brings together US presidential rivals https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-11-anniversary-at-ground-zero-brings-together-us-presidential-rivals/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:19:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3374040 Trump, Harris and Biden on hand in NYC to mark 23 years since attacks in which nearly 3,000 killed; several speakers decry recently revoked plea deal with 9/11 mastermind

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]]> Pentagon chief scraps plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind and accomplices https://www.timesofisrael.com/pentagon-chief-scraps-plea-agreement-with-9-11-mastermind-and-accomplices/ Sat, 03 Aug 2024 03:44:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3346317 Move puts death penalty back on the table for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, after deal angered among some relatives of their nearly 3,000 victims

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]]> 9/11 mastermind and 2 accomplices cut plea agreement with US, avoiding death penalty https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-11-mastermind-and-2-accomplices-cut-plea-agreement-with-us-avoiding-death-penalty/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:01:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3344766 Pentagon says no details to be immediately revealed about deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has also admitted he murdered Daniel Pearl and helped 1993 World Trade Center attack

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]]> Bin Laden’s antisemitic ‘Letter to America’ goes viral on TikTok amid Israel-Hamas war https://www.timesofisrael.com/bin-ladens-antisemitic-letter-to-america-goes-viral-on-tiktok-amid-israel-hamas-war/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:20:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3155675 Adulatory responses include 'Everyone should read it,' 'Explains so much'; Guardian removes 2002 text; White House slams spread of evil lies; TikTok to prohibit videos promoting it

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]]> Imam of US mosque with ties to 9/11 attackers denies October 7 Hamas atrocities https://www.timesofisrael.com/imam-of-us-mosque-with-ties-to-9-11-attackers-denies-october-7-hamas-atrocities/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:22:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3139636 Imam Farhan Siddiqi insists there's no evidence of Hamas massacres, says this narrative is a sign that 'Allah's victory is near'

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]]> 9/11 detainee ruled mentally unfit for trial after torture at Guantanamo https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-11-detainee-ruled-mentally-unfit-for-trial-after-torture-at-guantanamo/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:49:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3102815 Military judge says Ramzi bin al-Shibh, diagnosed with mental illnesses, is unable to defend himself; trial of alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, three others to go ahead

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]]> What happened in Chile on the ‘other’ 9/11? A novel weighs a quasi-fictional scenario https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-happened-in-chile-on-the-other-9-11-a-novel-weighs-a-quasi-fictional-scenario/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:33:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3096507 In 'The Suicide Museum,' Chilean-American writer Ariel Dorfman pens an alternate history with himself and his family, along with a driven Holocaust survivor, as protagonists

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