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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on September 1, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Russia helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles – report

US reissues call for citizens in Mideast to exercise caution amid possible 'unforeseen escalation’ * Trump: 'When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?'

This screen grab made on July 22, 2026, from handout video footage released by the US Central Command on July 21, 2026 shows US forces launching what the military says are precision strikes targeting Iranian military capabilities for the eleventh consecutive night. (CENTCOM via AFP)

In first, US targets tankers from Iran state-owned oil firm

US strikes Iranian sites around Hormuz, IRGC says it retaliated against base in Jordan

By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Trump offers varying explanations for attacks, one of which killed 4 at a wedding according to Iranian officials; Amman says all IRGC missiles were intercepted or landed in remote areas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) attends a security briefing during an IDF operation in Jenin on July 3, 2023. At left, is IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and next to him is Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet is at center. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

PM later denies he and his wife are alleging 'betrayal'

Netanyahu claims defense officials intentionally failed to wake him in hours before Oct. 7 attack

By Stav Levaton

PM claims misguided security chiefs chose not to alert him because they knew he'd order mobilization and attacks on anybody approaching border and they feared this would trigger Hamas attack

IDF soldiers are filmed praying with settlers at an illegal outpost used to lay siege to Palestinians in the village of Qusra on. August 10, 2026. (Screen capture/X)

IDF ousts reservist who prayed with besieging settlers; still no arrests for Qusra attack

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Police chief tells officers not to cooperate with Katz plan for army to give cops responsibility for West Bank civilian law enforcement; back home after deportation by Israel, activist says settler violence backed by Israeli state

Muein al-Arabid, head of Hamas's internal security apparatus, was captured by Israel on September 1, 2026. (Social media/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israel confirms capturing Hamas internal security chief in Gaza City raid

By Emanuel Fabian

Special forces from Shin Bet descend on building in Strip, nab Muein al-Arabid in 'bold operation,' PM, military, and security agency say

Illustrative: The Ketziot Detention Camp in the Negev desert on September 13, 2022. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

Anti-torture watchdog says indictment a 'drop in the ocean'

12 guards charged with reckless homicide for fatally beating Palestinian security prisoner

By Jeremy Sharon

Thaer Abu Asab, jailed since 2005 over terror attack, died in Ketziot Prison in November 2023; senior officer accused of ordering violent assault that caused cardiac arrest

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Paula Slier

In Israel’s AI election, who decides what is true?

Forget the spectacular deepfake. AI’s most dangerous feature is the way it packages reality for voters

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

It takes a village – and the Peoples of Israel – to get me out of a dress

What do you do when you’re the only grown-up in the house?

Tova Herzl

25 years after Durban: The questions Israel must face

The 2001 UN racism conference descended into antisemitism, amplifying charges of apartheid and ethnic cleansing. Can Israel still rebut them?

Shmuel Holiday

Don’t talk about the sledgehammer. Talk about the monument

The outrage over Zvi Sukkot’s stunt obscured the question Israel should be pushing the world to ask: Why are terrorists being publicly commemorated?

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

Don’t give Hamas this victory

At a protest against an illegal outpost near my home in Efrat, I saw how October 7 has warped Israelis’ moral compass. We must get back on track

Ben Lazarus

The blessings hidden in a terrible disease

PSP has brought suffering I would never wish on anyone. But approaching the High Holy Days, I find myself looking at both sides of life’s ledger

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi

The nightmare of the 1992 election is coming back to haunt Netanyahu

Allegations of stolen ballots in Likud's primary highlight internal rot that, combined with the PM's fear of right-wing splinter factions, mirrors the collapse of the party in 1992

Menachem Rosensaft

Ratko Mladic is dead. The meaning of genocide must live on

When the general ordered the slaughter of Bosniaks at Srebernica, he aimed to destroy a people. That’s why it was genocide — and why Israel’s Gaza war was not

Emanuel Shahaf

The conflict has changed. We’re still asking yesterday’s questions

Instead of asking where the border should run, shouldn’t we ask how two peoples can govern a space they already share?

Vladimir Lapin

The doors I wish we could keep open

This holiday season, US synagogues want to welcome new people, even as we’re cautious about who we let in. We’ve gotten used to the dance, but isn’t that part of the problem?

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Dolly’s riches and my new-baby haze are improving Israel’s election season

When I can give all of my attention to Israeli politicking, I’m at risk of missing the important stuff, buried amid the barrages of ugly accusations.

Katie Cunningham

Katie Cunningham

Does it matter if kids learn about dead Jews?

Dara Horn is right that Holocaust education hasn’t reduced antisemitism. My research shows that it can

After a three-year closure due to war, Israel's northernmost community of Metula celebrates a first day of school, September 1, 2026. (courtesy)

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'We have to rebuild the community from scratch'

‘That’s victory’: In battle-scarred Metula, a reopened school offers hope on the border

By Diana Bletter

School is again in session in Israel's northernmost community, after 65% of its residents came back to live amid telltale signs of war. It was a celebration three years in the making

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (R) signs an agreement with Moshe Feiglin for a joint run in the Knesset elections on September 1, 2026. (Religious Zionism)

Smotrich, Feiglin announce joint election run, urge other right-wing parties to join

Religious Zionism leader warns achievements of current government at stake in election; responding dismissively to union, newcomer Ofer Winter says 'people of Israel want something new'

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Universal Contracting and Urban Tree Trimming, in Sterling Heights, Michigan, August 31, 2026. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance courts Jewish Republicans, but declines to clarify stance on Tucker Carlson

By Joseph Strauss

US vice president stresses importance of relationship with Israel in speech to Republican Jewish Coalition, blames rising antisemitism on immigration

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Help fill Rina’s table this Rosh Hashanah

At 83, Rina lives in a small apartment in Bat Yam. Her pension barely covers rent let alone chicken or challah for Rosh Hashanah. Give a food basket to fill her holiday table.

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Daily Briefing Sept. 1 – What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

Editor David Horovitz on the status of the Iran war, the first day of school in Israel, Sara Netanyahu's new conspiracy theory and other election season hijinks

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Paula Slier

In Israel’s AI election, who decides what is true?

Forget the spectacular deepfake. AI’s most dangerous feature is the way it packages reality for voters

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

It takes a village – and the Peoples of Israel – to get me out of a dress

What do you do when you’re the only grown-up in the house?

Tova Herzl

25 years after Durban: The questions Israel must face

The 2001 UN racism conference descended into antisemitism, amplifying charges of apartheid and ethnic cleansing. Can Israel still rebut them?

Shmuel Holiday

Don’t talk about the sledgehammer. Talk about the monument

The outrage over Zvi Sukkot’s stunt obscured the question Israel should be pushing the world to ask: Why are terrorists being publicly commemorated?

Avidan Freedman

Avidan Freedman

Don’t give Hamas this victory

At a protest against an illegal outpost near my home in Efrat, I saw how October 7 has warped Israelis’ moral compass. We must get back on track

Ben Lazarus

The blessings hidden in a terrible disease

PSP has brought suffering I would never wish on anyone. But approaching the High Holy Days, I find myself looking at both sides of life’s ledger

Shalom Yerushalmi

Shalom Yerushalmi

The nightmare of the 1992 election is coming back to haunt Netanyahu

Allegations of stolen ballots in Likud's primary highlight internal rot that, combined with the PM's fear of right-wing splinter factions, mirrors the collapse of the party in 1992

Menachem Rosensaft

Ratko Mladic is dead. The meaning of genocide must live on

When the general ordered the slaughter of Bosniaks at Srebernica, he aimed to destroy a people. That’s why it was genocide — and why Israel’s Gaza war was not

Emanuel Shahaf

The conflict has changed. We’re still asking yesterday’s questions

Instead of asking where the border should run, shouldn’t we ask how two peoples can govern a space they already share?

Vladimir Lapin

The doors I wish we could keep open

This holiday season, US synagogues want to welcome new people, even as we’re cautious about who we let in. We’ve gotten used to the dance, but isn’t that part of the problem?

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Dolly’s riches and my new-baby haze are improving Israel’s election season

When I can give all of my attention to Israeli politicking, I’m at risk of missing the important stuff, buried amid the barrages of ugly accusations.

Katie Cunningham

Katie Cunningham

Does it matter if kids learn about dead Jews?

Dara Horn is right that Holocaust education hasn’t reduced antisemitism. My research shows that it can

Illustrative: A largely empty pedestrian mall in central Jerusalem on August 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bank of Israel slashes rates to four-year low to bolster postwar economic rebound

By Sharon Wrobel

Central bank cuts borrowing costs to 3.25%, warning of only partial recovery; manufacturers accuse Governor Yaron of doing too little too late, as strong shekel batters exporters

Ra’am party chairman Mansour Abbas (center right) holds a joint press conference with former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovitz (center left), who will run on the Ra'am slate in October's election, in Nazareth, August 31, 2026. (Michael Giladi/FLASH90)

In unprecedented move, Abbas and Segalovitz announce joint run, bringing Jewish lawmaker to Arab party’s slate

By Sam Sokol and JTA

Ra'am chief: We need to create partnerships and 'see the other as a human being, not as an enemy'; Segalovitz: 'The assertion that after October 7 it is impossible to maintain a political partnership with Arab parties is false'

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Desalination plants again shut down due to murky seawater; farmers sound the alarm

Emergency drinking water tanks are placed near the Old City of Jerusalem amid nationwide water supply disruptions, September 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff

With 5 of 6 facilities again closed amid rising seawater turbidity, local authorities told to curb water use; farmers lament risk to crops, livestock

The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen from a satellite. (Photo: Google Earth)

IAEA head welcomes new government's cooperation

IAEA says findings at Syrian site hit by Israel ‘consistent with a nuclear reactor’

By AFP and ToI Staff

In confidential report, UN nuclear watchdog says ousted Assad regime 'failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities' at Deir Ezzor, which Israel struck in 2007

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, left, talks with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel during an Assembly session at the Capitol, August 31, 2026, in Sacramento, California. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

In first for US state, California lawmakers pass bill to deem ‘Jewish’ an ethnicity

By Sharon Udasin

Other bills ban false information in voting guides, prevent public agencies from holding major events on religious holidays; Newsom has until September 30 to sign bills into law

Planes from Brussels Airlines on the tarmac at Brussels Airport in Brussels May 12, 2020. (Francisco Seco/AP)

Brussels Airlines facing strike after workers say they were forced to fly to Israel

Union says airline violated deal specifying that staff, concerned over safety and 'ethical impact,' could not be made to fly Tel Aviv route

The island of Krabi in Thailand, November 27, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

Thailand shortens visa-free stay for Israelis and other tourists from 60 to 30 days

New regulations to take effect Sept. 15, covering travelers from 60 countries, including US, UK, Canada, France and Australia

Israel’s global warming emissions down in 2025 but still cost economy $11 billion, ministry finds

Aerial view of the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera, on January 29, 2026. (Yossi Zamir/FLASH90)

Environmental Protection Ministry's pollution data shows positive trends in many areas thanks to continuing demise of coal, drop in wildfires after end of rocket fire from Lebanon

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Shin Bet special forces capture Hamas commander

Shin Bet special forces capture Hamas commander

7 detained for spitting at church, vandalizing Muslim graves in Jerusalem Old City

7 detained for spitting at church, vandalizing Muslim graves in Jerusalem Old City

Kosher Beach

Netanyahu: Israel to use ‘every means’ to combat UNRWA after ordering training center dismantled

Netanyahu: Israel to use ‘every means’ to combat UNRWA after ordering training center dismantled

Far-right MK smashes monument for Palestinian ‘martyrs’

Far-right MK smashes monument for Palestinian ‘martyrs’

Yossi Klein Halevi: The sin of the hilltop youth and government

Yossi Klein Halevi: The sin of the hilltop youth and government

Israeli man injured in West Bank stabbing attack

Israeli man injured in West Bank stabbing attack

Yossi Klein Halevi: Kahanist extremism in Netanyahu’s government

Yossi Klein Halevi: Kahanist extremism in Netanyahu’s government

IDF to open criminal inquiry into Gaza’s Hind Rajab case

IDF to open criminal inquiry into Gaza’s Hind Rajab case

Voters turn out for Likud primary

Voters turn out for Likud primary

Steve Stein, owner of Steve Stein's Famous Deli in Northeast Philadelphia, the day after closing his doors, August 24, 2026. (Jon Marks/ JTA)

'There’s nobody around, it’s all fading out'

Northeast Philadelphia says goodbye to its last Jewish deli

Close of Steve Stein’s Famous Deli and Restaurant marks end of an era for the neighborhood once packed with synagogues and kosher eateries

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John Galliano speaks onstage during Vogue’s Forces of Fashion Conference at Milk Studios on October 12, 2017, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/AFP)

Met Museum cancels planned John Galliano exhibit after backlash over antisemitism

By AP and Luke Tress

Heaton Park Synagogue's Rabbi Daniel Walker speaks at a memorial service for victims of the 2025 Yom Kippur terror attack, August 31, 2026 (Courtesy Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region)

Manchester synagogue marks one year since deadly Yom Kippur terror attack

By Zev Stub and ToI Staff

A branch of the Zol UBegadol supermarket chain is seen in Jerusalem, January 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Man arrested for allegedly lacing supermarket baby food with sedatives

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (L), Joshua Kushner (2nd-L) and Disney CEO Bob Iger (2nd-R) attend a US Open match at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 2, 2025, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP)

Joshua Kushner blames ‘political dynamics’ for collapse of plan to sell World Cup stakes

By AFP

Israeli Nobel Prize winner Ada Yonath, who is also a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, at a press conference in Rehovot. (Flash90)

Nobel Prize-winning Israeli chemist Ada Yonath dies at 87

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, center right, and his wife Entissar Amer, right, welcome China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan as they arrive at Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt, for an official visit to Egypt, September 1, 2026. (Khaled Desouki/Pool photo via AP)

China’s Xi arrives in Egypt amid US sanctions threat over Iran links

By Menna Farouk and Mary Yang

Illustrative: Syrian security personnel officers guard the road on the outskirts of Sweida, southern Syria on February 26, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP)

10 Syrian security personnel reported wounded in clashes in Sweida

By AFP and ToI Staff

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll steps down after after reported tensions with Hegseth

By Ben Finley and AAMER MADHANI

Defense Ministry Director General Amir Baram (left) and his Greek counterpart, Ioannis Bouras, sign a sale of Israeli systems to Greece, August 31, 2026. (Defense Ministry)

Greece inks record $3.5 billion deal to buy comprehensive missile defense system from Israel

By Emanuel Fabian

Khaled Asiwat, a bus driver who was attacked in Beit Shemesh on August 30, 2026, speaks to the Kan public broadcaster about the assault. (Screenshot)

Arab bus driver beaten unconscious in Beit Shemesh after refusing to stop between stations

Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

Spanish PM accuses Israel, Russia of spreading disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis

By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff

Israeli protesters hold large photographs of the 'beautiful 6' six Israeli hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity, as well as a banner reading, 'We will not forget they could have returned alive,' at a demonstration outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, August 31, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

Protesters mark 2 years since recovery of 6 slain Gaza hostages, demand Oct. 7 probe

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Those we have lost

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

Amit Levy (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Amit Levy, 22: Had plans to travel the world with her twin sister

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

Chan Udom (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Chan Oudom, 24: Cambodian student pursuing internship

Killed while studying abroad in Kibbutz Holit on October 7

Oren Goldin. (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Oren Goldin, 33: Mechanic, kibbutznik, dad of 2-year-old twins

Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7 and body kidnapped to Gaza then later recovered

Cpt. Eyal Klein (IDF)

Those we have lost

Cpt. Eyal Klein, 22: Nahal commander who loved off-road biking

Killed battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel near Kibbutz Sufa on October 7

Mor Trabelsi (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Mor Trabelsi, 27: Murdered on the one-month anniversary of his wedding

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

Master Sgt. Maxim Rizkov who was killed in Tulkarem on October 19, 2023. (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Master Sgt. Maxim Rizkov, 30: Reality TV ‘Ninja’ who ‘spread light’

Killed October 19 during an IDF operation in Tulkarem

Staff Sgt. Itay Yehuda (IDF)

Those we have lost

Staff Sgt. Itay Yehuda, 20: Givati soldier wanted to be tattoo artist

Killed fighting against Hamas in northern Gaza on October 31

Narkis Hand (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Narkis Hand, 54: Dancer, traveler and devoted mother

Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7

Tehila Katabi, 31, murdered by Hamas in Kibbutz Holit on October 7, 2023. (Facebook)

Those we have lost

Tehila Katabi, 31: Nature lover who moved to Israel’s south

Murdered by Hamas in Kibbutz Holit on October 7

Avi Dadon (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Avi Dadon, 44: Devoted dad ‘with the biggest heart’

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

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

Shuli Rand, left, and rapper Jimbo J duet their hit songs ahead of Rosh Hashanah, in August 2026. (YouTube screenshot)

White hope

Rapper Jimbo J and actor Shuli Rand duet in optimistic mashup

The two Israeli stars share lyrics about pain, conflict and the future from their individual hit songs, 'White Sail' and 'White Heart'

By Jessica Steinberg

Stills from footage of a Tesla on an Israeli highway, with the driver out of sight and allegedly asleep at the wheel, and the vehicle apparently on autopilot setting, August 31, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)

Life on autopilot

Police investigate after man filmed asleep at the wheel of Tesla

Viral video shows car moving alongside traffic while its driver sleeps; police say Israeli law requires drivers to hold steering wheel, even in self-driving cars

A road sign showing the direction to Petah Tikva (iStock)

Sign of the times

Petah Tikva or Petah Tiqwa? Israel to spend NIS 250,000 settling the debate

Government working with Academy of the Hebrew Language to try end the linguistic muddle on Israel's roads once and for all

Former hostage Eliya Cohen and October 7 survivor Ziv Aboud marry on August 19, 2026 (Screenshots/Hen Mazzig via X)

Former hostage Eliya Cohen and longtime girlfriend wed in ceremony full of symbolism

Cohen and Nova survivor Ziv Abud celebrate union, together with fellow October 7 survivors and bereaved; are wed underneath canopy decorated with prayer shawl of Abud's slain nephew

By Jessica Steinberg

View of the northern town of Metula, on the border with Lebanon, June 22, 2026. (Chen Leopold/FLASH90)

War poems

Metula poetry festival moved to Jerusalem, for third year

Literary event celebrates 29 years, but northern town bombarded by Hezbollah can't host guests just yet

By Jessica Steinberg

People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Summer shpritz

Rare summer rains around Israel break all-time August records

Ma'ale Adumim records 25 millimeters of rain, one of the few times more than 20 mm has fallen in Israel in August; more rain expected Sunday

Rocker Aviv Geffen will perform after the screening of 'Aviv,' Tomer Heymann's documentary about the musician, at the National Library's Docu.Text festival, August 16-20, 2026 (Daniel Aharony)

Book your tickets

Documentary film fest to open at National Library for 11th year

Docu.Text, running August 16-20, will feature 25 films, with premieres, filmmaker talks and live performances by Aviv Geffen and other Israeli artists

By Jessica Steinberg

Alex Farfuri's video installation at the Israel Festival Verse event on August 11, 2026 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Cultural call

Israel Festival event urges audiences to listen and speak up

'Verse,' a collaboration with the Aner Shapira Foundation, takes place at the Jerusalem Campus of the Arts, showcasing a variety of voices in society

By Jessica Steinberg

A branch of the Golda ice cream company. (Screen grab/Kan news)

Churning controversy

Golda ice cream chain faces huge class action suit over ‘sugar-free’ flavors

Coffee and hazelnut offerings actually contained 13 times the amount of sugar allowed for flavors labeled sugarless, lawsuit claims