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Stone fences, Greenwich, Connecticut (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images via JTA)

October 26, 2026, 6:22 am

CAIR Connecticut urges Greenwich schools to stop using Jewish camp over Israel ties

Reform rabbi says he is proud of camp’s links to Israel as it faces concerns by parents, among them promotional material for visit to youth military program in israel

By Toby Axelrod

Mourners carry the body of one of three Palestinians during their funeral at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2026, after they were killed in an Israeli strike on the Islamic University building. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)

October 26, 2026, 5:38 am

Three reportedly killed in IDF strike targeting Hamas terrorist at Gaza university

Military says it diverted strike due when uninvolved bystanders were identified in area; it is unclear if target is among those killed

By Emanuel Fabian

Protesters against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war in Gaza walk towards the United Nations in midtown Manhattan, New York, on September 24, 2026. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via JTA)

October 26, 2026, 4:55 am

Israel’s global image is in free fall. Why isn’t it a bigger issue in the election?

As hostility toward Israel grows over Gaza war and settler violence, many voters believe problem beyond their control and accept Netanyahu’s argument issue rooted in antisemitism

By Ruth Eglash

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron, Michigan, October 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

October 26, 2026, 4:05 am

Trump says Jews who vote for Michigan’s El-Sayed should be ‘ashamed of themselves’

US president likens Democratic Senate nominee to 9/11 hijacker, saying voting against him is comparable to actions of Michigan native Todd Beamer, who fought back on Flight 93

By ToI Staff and Reuters

A defaced poster of Aleksandar Vucic, leader of the right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), lies on the pavement outside the National Assembly, after he conceded defeat in the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, October 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

October 26, 2026, 3:16 am

Serbia’s Vucic concedes election defeat in historic win for student protest movement

Pro-Israel, populist leader has dominated politics in Balkan country since he became president in 2014, but has faced allegations of corruption and creeping authoritarianism

By Ivana Sekularac, Edward McAllister and Aleksandar Vasovic

An election campaign poster featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) alongside US President Donald Trump, reading, "We have an opportunity to win," displayed on the back of a bus in Jerusalem, the general election, October 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

October 26, 2026, 2:38 am

‘We have to finish the job’: Trump doubles down on Netanyahu support after PM’s reported request

Trump’s endorsement comes hours after Netanyahu posts AI image warning of nuclear blast in Tel Aviv, and that only he can lead war against Iran together with US president

By Jacob Magid

Gadi Eisenkot speaks at a campaign rally in Tel Aviv, October 25, 2026. (Courtesy of Yashar)

October 26, 2026, 1:32 am

Eisenkot warns at campaign rally: Netanyahu will ‘stop at nothing’ to stay in power

Winter’s rabbi stands by his People of Israel party, hopes it passes threshold; UTJ holds mass rally as party head urges voters to turnout to prevent draft dodger arrests

By Ariela Karmel, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Supporters of Brazil’s President and Workers’ Party (PT) re-election candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrate the presidential runoff election results in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 25, 2026. (NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP)

October 26, 2026, 1:31 am

Anti-Israel incumbent Lula defeats Bolsonaro. Jr in Brazil’s presidential runoff

Bolsonaro says he will not concede election, will ask court to nullify vote * Saudi-led coalition says it shot down missile fired by Houthis at Riyadh * Woman charged for suspected antisemitic stabbing in New York City

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024. (Jack Guez/Pool Photo via AP)

October 26, 2026, 12:12 am

PM said to secretly meet ex-Mossad official working for Qatar at height of Gaza war

Netanyahu reportedly refuses to submit to further police questioning in Qatargate affair; Urich said to be paid NIS 1.9 million in 2024 for Qatar influence campaign

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026; Right: IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

October 25, 2026, 11:54 pm

In ‘unprecedented confrontation,’ IDF chief said resisting Netanyahu’s order for military action tied to Iran

Channel 12 says action could lead to conflict with Tehran just before election, Zamir demanded signed documents regarding legal authorization; PM calls report ‘nonsense’

By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff

People eat at a restaurant in downtown Beirut on August 2, 2024. (JOSEPH EID/ AFP/ File)

October 25, 2026, 11:39 pm

Beirut’s pricey chicken sandwich sparks discourse over disparity in Lebanon

$13 ‘Chic Taouk’ wrap at Glow Paradise eatery proves popular with some, while enraging those struggling; inflation in Lebanon is more than four times global rate

By Nazih Osseiran, Raghed Waked and Emilie Madi

In this image made from video, Tony Hout is examined by Dr. Hussein Tawbi at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, on October 19, 2026. (AP/Lekan Oyekanmi)

October 25, 2026, 9:56 pm

New vaccine slashes chance of melanoma patients’ tumors returning, study shows

Personalized Moderna and Merck vaccine, called intismeran, was made with same Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology behind COVID-19 vaccines

By LAURAN NEERGAARD

US hedge fund manager Bill Ackman speaks in Beverly Hills, California, on May 4, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)

October 25, 2026, 8:56 pm

Billionaire Trump donor Bill Ackman says far-right ministers should not be in next gov’t

Noting Ben Gvir, Smotrich have caused Israel ‘enormous reputational damage,’ Jewish hedge fund exec says he supports Netanyahu, but PM should signal country is turning ‘new page’

By Steven Scheer and Alexander Cornwell

Oscar Levis, known early in his career as “Chick Levy,” and later as “Oscal,” was celebrated as the premier pitcher in Panama before joining the Cuban Stars and Hilldale Daisies in the Negro Leagues. (Courtesy of Zachary Kranc, via JTA)

October 25, 2026, 8:54 pm

Oscar Levis was a Negro Leagues star — and Jewish. Jewish baseball forgot him

Jamaican-born pitcher starred in Black baseball in the 1920s; family records and contemporary reports trace his Jewish roots to a Sephardic father

By Zachary Kranc

Arab Israelis cast their vote at a voting station in Tayibe, during the Knesset elections, on November 1, 2022. (Jamal Awad/ Flash90/ File)

October 25, 2026, 8:29 pm

Civil rights groups increasing efforts to ensure election integrity ahead of vote

Rights organization petitions High Court to ban polling station officials from bearing arms, due to right-wing parties’ intent to deploy 2,000 activists at Arab sites

By Jeremy Sharon