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PM to 'antisemite' Mamdani: 'You can’t silence me'

In fiery UN speech, Netanyahu blasts Iran, Qatar, Turkey, slams Gaza genocide accusation

By Lazar Berman

PM calls genocide allegation 'lie of the century,' defends IDF's morality, underplays settler violence; many envoys walk out before he starts; he doesn't mention Saudis or Abraham Accords

The N7 Foundation hosts a roundtable for Abraham Accords countries in New York on September 24, 2026. (Courtesy)

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Representatives from Abraham Accords countries meet on sidelines of UN for first time since Jan. 2023

Netanyahu takes off for Israel after delivering UN address * Iranian president tells Fox News US 'must choose' whether to end the war * Colombia’s new government cuts ties with Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to speak during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 24, 2026. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP)

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Netanyahu’s strong defense of Israel unlikely to sway critics abroad. Will it move voters at home?

The PM worked to dismantle the foul genocide allegation, and belatedly denounced Qatar. But his omissions, and his assertions of national unity in a society whose rifts he has widened, will have stung for many Israelis

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks via pre-recorded video during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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'Palestinians won't accept displacement and won't disappear'

PA’s Abbas at UN: Israel trying to force Palestinians out with ‘genocidal war,’ ‘settler terrorism’

In virtual address, leader rejects US justifications for visa ban extension, insisting that Ramallah rejects terrorism and has 'completed' pledged reforms, targeting Israel in ICC is 'peaceful'

Dashes back from New York to be at Neria's bedside

Ambassador Leiter says he’s ‘full of hope’ for son seriously wounded in West Bank ramming attack

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter gives a statement to the media at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, after his son Neria, an IDF reservist, was hospitalized in critical condition after being seriously wounded in a car-ramming attack the previous day, September 24, 2026. At right is Leiter's son Noam. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Envoy to US says son's life 'still in danger'; says Palestinian violence seeks to 'uproot the Jews from this land,' calls Israeli attacks on Palestinians 'exceptions'

Nabil Jabarin stands in the West Bank Palestinian hamlet of Jinba in the Masafer Yatta region where he lives, September 24, 2026. (Courtesy)

'We have no other place to go'

As Israel steps up hamlet demolitions, owner of razed home insists he’s staying put

By Jeremy Sharon

After Civil Administration tears down dozens of structures in West Bank's Jinba, Nabil Jabarin says his family is sleeping outdoors, but will rebuild if 'better' government takes power

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Alon Tal

They tried to destroy Temple Israel. Six months later, it stands tall

Back in their restored sanctuary for Yom Kippur, Michigan Jews had a message for those who would have them lower their voices: ‘We are Zionists. Full stop.’

Yaakov Chaliotis

Yaakov Chaliotis

The etrog’s long journey: How one fruit crosses the world before Sukkot

From the orchard to your sukkah, a lot could go wrong, so the growers, rabbis, freight companies, and border inspectors work small miracles to ensure timely delivery

Sharon Shalom

Ethiopian Jewish wisdom: A sukkah creates community

Bete Israel’s spiritual tradition focuses not on the sukkah’s details or those of the 4 species, but on a sense of belonging and being guests in God’s world

Ilana Brown

A lamentation for Jerusalem: Remembering Emek Refaim

The city that Yehuda Amichai and I love is disappearing amid bland high-rises that crush the Eternal City’s spirit with mediocrity and greed (PHOTO ESSAY)

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi

Netanyahu’s diplomatic and military miscalculations have helped make Israel an international pariah

The prime minister’s stealth trip to New York reveals the gulf between his self-image and reality, exposing a squandered legacy that underlines the urgent need for a state inquiry

Romi Sussman

I have kept this secret for 25 years

As my oldest son prepared to marry, the time finally came to share something I’d been making for him since he was a baby

Tamar Pross

When my Israeli son asked me ‘What is Jewish?’

It took moving our family to Australia for me to understand what my 9-year-old had always taken for granted

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

The Yom Kippur lesson Israel still needs after October 7

No inquiry can guarantee that an Israeli ’conception’ won’t collapse down the road, but it can turn a catastrophe into an event we learn from, and that’s worth it

Henry Greenspan

Henry Greenspan

The Trail Book of Life

Hiking in the Adirondacks on Yom Kippur yielded its own kind of spiritual resplendence, though I couldn’t stop myself poking fun at fellow transgressors there

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Making Yom Kippur count

Fasting is easy. What’s hard is taking responsibility not for our close circles, but for those with whom we vehemently disagree

Ben Lazarus

Who am I kidding? Not G-d

I live with a terminal illness, and I have questions for G-d. But Yom Kippur is not about what He has done to me. It is about what I have done with what remains

What I learned from editing 50 High Holiday sermons

The topics ranged from ICE to Israel, but the rabbis I worked with all sought answers to the same question: How can Jews live with chronic crisis?

Netanyahu’s coalition and rival ‘change bloc’ draw level in latest ToI poll

A television channel advertisement featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his main election rival Gadi Eisenkot ahead of the Knesset election, in Ramat Gan, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Zionist anti-Netanyahu parties should agree on candidate for premier, say 67% of respondents who back them; PM bloc's edge in last week's Channel 13 poll, touted by Trump, disappears

People check their names on voters lists inside a polling station during the legislative elections in Rabat, Morocco, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Morocco’s ruling coalition tops vote; candidate who called Jewish leader ‘cancer’ elected

By AFP and ToI Staff

Same candidate has also stomped on Israeli flag; Islamist opposition gains ground in low-turnout election colored by Ceuta crisis, prep for 2030 soccer World Cup

Op-ed: Five weeks to elections

Eisenkot does not have this election sewn up. So why is he barely campaigning?

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, holds a meet-and-greet with people at a coffee shop in Jerusalem as part of his election campaign, on August 12, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)

More than half the electorate wants Netanyahu gone. Yet the foremost candidate to replace him is ceding the spotlight and the agenda

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US-Israeli browser startup valued at $6.4 billion as AI agents reshape workplace risk

Illustrative image of cybersecurity threats and data breaches. (iStock via Getty Images)

By Sharon Wrobel

Island is the maker of a web browser tailored for businesses to help secure workflows in digital and hybrid work environments where employees and AI agents interact

Top ops

Alon Tal

They tried to destroy Temple Israel. Six months later, it stands tall

Back in their restored sanctuary for Yom Kippur, Michigan Jews had a message for those who would have them lower their voices: ‘We are Zionists. Full stop.’

Yaakov Chaliotis

Yaakov Chaliotis

The etrog’s long journey: How one fruit crosses the world before Sukkot

From the orchard to your sukkah, a lot could go wrong, so the growers, rabbis, freight companies, and border inspectors work small miracles to ensure timely delivery

Sharon Shalom

Ethiopian Jewish wisdom: A sukkah creates community

Bete Israel’s spiritual tradition focuses not on the sukkah’s details or those of the 4 species, but on a sense of belonging and being guests in God’s world

Ilana Brown

A lamentation for Jerusalem: Remembering Emek Refaim

The city that Yehuda Amichai and I love is disappearing amid bland high-rises that crush the Eternal City’s spirit with mediocrity and greed (PHOTO ESSAY)

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi

Netanyahu’s diplomatic and military miscalculations have helped make Israel an international pariah

The prime minister’s stealth trip to New York reveals the gulf between his self-image and reality, exposing a squandered legacy that underlines the urgent need for a state inquiry

Romi Sussman

I have kept this secret for 25 years

As my oldest son prepared to marry, the time finally came to share something I’d been making for him since he was a baby

Tamar Pross

When my Israeli son asked me ‘What is Jewish?’

It took moving our family to Australia for me to understand what my 9-year-old had always taken for granted

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

The Yom Kippur lesson Israel still needs after October 7

No inquiry can guarantee that an Israeli ’conception’ won’t collapse down the road, but it can turn a catastrophe into an event we learn from, and that’s worth it

Henry Greenspan

Henry Greenspan

The Trail Book of Life

Hiking in the Adirondacks on Yom Kippur yielded its own kind of spiritual resplendence, though I couldn’t stop myself poking fun at fellow transgressors there

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Making Yom Kippur count

Fasting is easy. What’s hard is taking responsibility not for our close circles, but for those with whom we vehemently disagree

Ben Lazarus

Who am I kidding? Not G-d

I live with a terminal illness, and I have questions for G-d. But Yom Kippur is not about what He has done to me. It is about what I have done with what remains

What I learned from editing 50 High Holiday sermons

The topics ranged from ICE to Israel, but the rabbis I worked with all sought answers to the same question: How can Jews live with chronic crisis?

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Visitors had to enter the Temple in a state of purity

Ancient public mikveh complex, used for festival pilgrimage, uncovered at foot of Temple Mount

Three large ritual baths, built around 10 CE, offer a rare glimpse into the experience of the massive influx of Jewish pilgrims visiting the Second Temple some 2,000 years ago

IDF troops are seen outside the Paga military post on the border with the Gaza Strip, December 15, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

IDF's probes into Oct. 7

Fall of border post enabled Hamas invasion of Be’eri on Oct. 7, IDF probe finds

Military investigation finds troops unprepared for a broad surprise attack of 60-80 terrorists, as 18 soldiers killed, 22 wounded in hours of fighting for Paga outpost

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Meet privately with the Midtown team at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem, September 28–October 1, and discover exclusive presale opportunities in the heart of the capital.

Palestinian fishermen work on their fishing nets in the morning at the damaged port of Gaza City, September 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

UN agency report details Gaza’s ‘unprecedented socioeconomic collapse’ since Oct. 7

By AFP and ToI Staff

The UN Conference on Trade and Development identifies immediate priorities like transferring withheld Palestinian revenues and safeguarding the banking system for recovery

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, China, on May 6, 2026. (Telegram channel of the Iranian Foreign Minister via AP)

China sent Iran 1,300 shipments of drone, missile components this year – report

Customs data shows deliveries of GPS devices, motors and other dual-use electronics; US-sanctioned Mahan Air boosted China-Iran flights nearly sevenfold after war began

Interview

Norway says sanctioning settlements ‘the right thing to do,’ despite potential Israeli retaliation

Espen Barth Eide, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, speaks during a high-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State solution at UN Headquarters on July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Israeli reprisals to previous measures have impaired Oslo's ability to aid Palestinians; Norwegian FM says latest step shows that 'the world that helped establish Israel now wants to see this [West Bank] problem solved'

Illustration of effects of eating in company. (Courtesy Shir Atzil/AI Assisted)

Blood glucose levels are lower when you eat with a loved one — Israeli study

By Diana Bletter

Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sheba Medical Center researchers show that human bonding helps basic body functions; findings can help treat diabetes and other metabolic conditions

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s annual visit for the UN General Assembly brought out protestors

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s annual visit for the UN General Assembly brought out protestors

PM Netanyahu takes fire at "antisemite" Mayor Mamdani

PM Netanyahu takes fire at "antisemite" Mayor Mamdani

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invites “moral cowards” to leave the room after a walkout by many

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invites “moral cowards” to leave the room after a walkout by many

Who will Prime Minister Netanyahu be speaking to in his speech today?

Who will Prime Minister Netanyahu be speaking to in his speech today?

Hundreds rally against antisemitism outside UN headquarters in New York

Hundreds rally against antisemitism outside UN headquarters in New York

What Matters Now: Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib Radical pragmatism for a two-state solution

What Matters Now: Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib Radical pragmatism for a two-state solution

Watch the Jewish ritual of 'scape-chickens'

Watch the Jewish ritual of 'scape-chickens'

Lazar Focus: Benny Gantz, head of Israel's Blue and White party, was fairly optimistic about Israel'

Lazar Focus: Benny Gantz, head of Israel's Blue and White party, was fairly optimistic about Israel'

Lazar Focus: Opposition figures are calling for Benny Gantz, head of Israel's Blue and White party,

Lazar Focus: Opposition figures are calling for Benny Gantz, head of Israel's Blue and White party,

Several hundred Jewish students held a solidarity rally, with songs, speeches and prayer outside New

Several hundred Jewish students held a solidarity rally, with songs, speeches and prayer outside New

ToI podcast

A Mandatory Listen – Haviv Rettig Gur: Is the IDF justified in picking off Hamas terrorists?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Haviv Rettig Gur

In the first episode of our new podcast series, ToI's senior analyst joins Amanda Borschel-Dan to take on the morality of the operations hunting down all who perpetrated the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre

Explainer

Tom Birkett, Felix Lummer and Timothy Liam Waters

How Germany’s far right uses emojis and fashion to sidestep ban on Nazi symbolism

‘No business with Neo-Nazis’. (Image Flats! via Flickr., CC BY-SA/The Conversation)

From runic lettering to carefully arranged clothing, extreme-right supporters signal their affiliations, including co-opting established brands who oppose their ideology

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A woman holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration at Republic Square in Paris, September 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight en route to UN

Baruch Neriya, 9, who died from a brain-eating amoeba after a swim in the Sea of Galilee. (Pardes Hanna Regional Council)

Boy with rare brain-eating amoeba dies after Sea of Galilee swim

By Diana Bletter

Protesters outside The New York Times offices in New York City, May 14, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Florida state fund sues NY Times over alleged anti-Israel bias, demands records

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

At the UN, Sharaa says peace with Israel possible, but vows Golan will remain Syrian

By Lazar Berman, AFP and ToI Staff

Israeli protesters hold large photographs of Israeli hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity, as they demonstrate on August 31, 2026, outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem calling for a state commission of inquiry into failures surrounding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

High Court delays decision on October 7 state commission until after election

By Jeremy Sharon

The James Brady Press Briefing Room is seen at the White House, September 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

CNN, MS NOW, Politico allowed back at White House after judge ordered Trump to lift ban

By Jocelyn Noveck, Hallie Golden and Laurie Kellman

Recording artist Macklemore appears on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Summer Concert Series in Central Park in New York on July 22, 2022, left, and Ed Sheeran appears at the premiere of the film “F1 The Movie” in London on June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)

Macklemore hits back with ‘Free Palestine Tour’ after being dumped from Ed Sheeran tour

By AFP and ToI Staff

Hannah Gann, a Jewish public school teacher and activist in Philadelphia who pretended to be Palestinian for years, addresses a meeting of the Philadelphia Board of Education, Dec. 4, 2025.(Screenshot via JTA)

Jewish teacher in Philadelphia admits to fabricating Palestinian identity for years

By Andrew Lapin

CIA Director John Ratcliffe speaks before US President Donald Trump arrives at the United States Army War College during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

CIA said to warn Europe of Russian plans to launch drones at Italy, France or Spain

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Netherlands ends Eurovision boycott over Israel, announcing return to 2027 contest

Trucks wait on the road leading to the Gurbulak border crossing on the Turkish-Iranian border in Agri province, eastern Turkey, September 22, 2026. (Serra Yedikardes/AP)

Trucks jammed at Turkey-Iran border as US blockade pushes trade overland

By SERRA YEDIKARDES and AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY

A smashed window at Jerusalem's Kol HaNeshama, a Reform synagogue in Jerusalem that was vandalized on August 14, 2026. (Kol HaNeshama via X)

Three minors arrested after repeated vandalization of Jerusalem Reform synagogue

By Noam Lehmann, ToI Staff and JTA

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Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Maayan Kalichman (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Maayan Kalihman, 22: Art student who ‘radiated light and joy’

Murdered at the Supernova music festival, October 7

Yair Yaakov (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Yair Yaakov, 59: Mechanic who enjoyed the ‘simple things in life’

Murdered by terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, his body was taken captive to Gaza and returned by the IDF to Israel on June 11, 2025

Hai Zfati (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Hai Zfati, 25: Beitar Jerusalem superfan was always ‘spreading joy’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists while trying to flee the Supernova music festival on October 7

David Listsov (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

David Listsov, 34: Rave security guard who was ‘cheerful and kind’

Slain by Hamas terrorists while attempting to flee the Supernova music festival on October 7

Aryeh (left) and Eli Uzan (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Eli and Arye Uzan, 68 & 42: Father and son slain during fishing trip

Murdered by Hamas terrorists on Zikim Beach on October 7

Sgt. Lavi Buchnik (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Sgt. Lavi Buchnik, 20: Paratrooper ‘put everyone ahead of himself’

Killed battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7

Daniel Asher Cohen AKA DJ Nisha (Facebook)

Those We Have Lost

Daniel Cohen, 32: DJ known as ‘Nisha’ played final set at festival

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Psyduck music festival on October 7

Sgt. Noam Elimelech Rojtenbarg who was murdered at the Supernova music festival on October 7, 2023. (Facebook)

Those We Have Lost

Staff Sgt. Noam Elimelech Rojtenbarg, 24: Ex-Haredi slain at rave

Killed by Hamas at the Supernova music festival on October 7

By ToI Staff and AFP

Master Sgt. (res.) Gilad Molcho (IDF)

Those we have lost

Master Sgt. Gilad Molcho, 33: Newlywed reservist who worked in hi-tech

Killed battling a terrorist infiltration from Lebanon on October 9, 2023

Sharon Gordani (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Sharon Gordani, 25: Engineering student would play guitar for family

Murdered by Hamas terrorists while trying to flee the Supernova music festival on October 7

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

Screenshots from a video posted by user FreeSpirit666 on TikTok, on September 14, 2026, captioned “Prices at Auschwitz". (Screenshots/FreeSpirit666 via TikTok)

Sour taste

British tourist’s TikTok critique of Auschwitz Museum’s café goes viral

'This is a concentration camp where thousands died, not a 5 star restaurant experience,' says one commenter on since-deleted video

The exterior of the restored Tiferet Synagogue in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter, open for tours during Batim Mibifnim in October 2026 (Jewish Quarter Tourism)

Opportunity knocks

Jerusalem’s homes and institutions open to the public

Annual architecture festival Open House Jerusalem to take place over two October weekends, with free tours of sites around the capital

By Jessica Steinberg

Former star striker Wayne Rooney stands on the pitch before the Champions League soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Liverpool, England, November 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

'Roo the Jew'

British soccer legend Wayne Rooney reveals Jewish ancestry

Raised Catholic and once interested in becoming a priest, former England striker learns his great-grandmother fled Poland for Liverpool

Screen grab from video of British pop star Boy George announcing an upcoming concert in Tel Aviv, in a video posted to social media, September 22, 2026. (Boy George)

'It is my honor'

British pop star Boy George to perform in Israel in November

Staunchly pro-Israel artist expresses his gratitude at being invited to give concert, promises 'an evening of positivity, and love, and good vibes'

By Jessica Steinberg

Illustrative: A Shabbat table (iStock by Getty Images)

Hungry for unity

Room for one more? Campaign bridges divides by breaking bread

Grassroots initiative urges Jews to invite someone outside their usual circles this Sukkot, building on successful trial run over Tisha B'Av

Actor Lior Raz in the fifth season of 'Fauda.' (Video screenshot)

Cross-border hit

Oct. 7-focused new season of ‘Fauda’ is No. 1 on Netflix in Lebanon

Shows fifth season tops charts across the Arab world, even as it focuses on Israeli pain and trauma caused by Hamas attack and Gaza war

Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow shofars on the latter's late night talk show on September 10, 2026. (Screen capture/X)

Shofar so good

Gal Gadot blows shofar on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ before Rosh Hashanah

‘Wonder Woman’ star also talks gefilte fish, while musical guest MUNA distances itself from sharing the episode with Israeli star, posting ‘Free Palestine’

US film director Quentin Tarantino arrives for the screening of the film “Nouvelle Vague” (New Wave) at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2025. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP)

'Snorts like SpongeBob'

Tarantino laughs loudly at the movies, including his own, some Israelis say

The 'Kill Bill' director, who is married to an Israeli and lives in Tel Aviv some of the year, reportedly annoys moviegoers at local theaters by laughing at inappropriate moments

By Jessica Steinberg

Babies and medical staff with Israeli flags at the Nahariya Medical Center, ahead of Independence Day, April 13, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)

The Name Game

Mohammad, Avigail most popular baby names in Hebrew year 5786

Population and Immigration Authority list shows Ariel retaining top spot for Jewish boys; 179,398 babies born since last Rosh Hashanah

Gal Gadot shares more details about the DC Studios Wonder Woman franchise with 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast host Josh Horowitz in August 2026 (Screenshot/Josh Horowitz via YouTube)

Passing on Gadot

Gal Gadot confirms she was cut from Wonder Woman franchise

Actress says she wasn't surprised by cold shoulder from DC Studios, is grateful she 'got to wear' the superhero's boots

By Jessica Steinberg