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What Matters Most On Saturday, February 7, 2026

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In this handout photo obtained from Iran's foreign ministry on February 6, 2026, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) arrives for a meeting in Muscat, Oman. (IRAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)

Witkoff, Kushner said to meet in person with Iran FM Aragchi

Diplomat: At talks with US, Iran refuses to end enrichment; missile capabilities not discussed

By Agencies, ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

US said to want Tehran to show up to next meeting, expected in next few days, with tangible concession on nuclear issue; Israeli official sees deal unlikely

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he flies aboard Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to West Palm Beach, Florida, February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump: US had ‘very good’ talks with Iran, next round to be held early next week

By Agencies and ToI Staff

In this handout photo released by the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 6, 2026, US special envoy Steve Witkoff shakes hands with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi as Jared Kushner looks on during a meeting in Muscat. (Handout/Omani Foreign Ministry/AFP)

US-Iran nuclear talks conclude in Oman, with another round said planned for coming days

By Agencies and ToI Staff

CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations William Daroff in The Times of Israel's Jerusalem studio, February 5, 2026. (ToI)

Interview'We were punched in the gut... abandoned'

US Jewish orgs are reassessing ‘allies’ after Oct. 7 betrayals, key Jewish leader says

As institutions look to ‘reset’ following two years of war, resources spent on community relations may be better used for Jewish education, says Conference of Presidents CEO William Daroff

US plans Board of Peace meeting on Feb. 19 to fundraise for Gaza reconstruction

Diplomats say 26 countries invited to meeting, overlapping with Netanyahu’s Washington visit; doubts persist over Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal and Gaza postwar governance

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (3L), Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani (C-R), Argentina's President Javier Milei (R), applaud as US President Donald Trump (C) holds a signing founding charter at the 'Board of Peace' meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)

Smoke and flames rise after an IDF strike, following an evacuation order, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

IDF says it hit Hamas arms depot after issuing evacuation warning for Gaza City building

By Emanuel Fabian

Analysis

Will Herzog’s Australia visit and new legislation assuage Jews’ fears after Bondi attack?

After lackluster response to skyrocketing antisemitism following Oct. 7, Canberra now pivots. But calls for Israeli president’s arrest show anti-Zionism is deeply entrenched

Pallbearers carry out a coffin after the funeral of Boris and Sofia Gurman, who were killed while trying to thwart the Bondi Beach terror shooting, at the Sydney Chevra Kadisha on December 19, 2025. (Saeed Khan/AFP)

President Isaac Herzog attends a conference of the Ofek pre-military academies, held at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, on February 5, 2026. (Flash90)

Protests planned as Herzog’s upcoming visit to Australia prompts anti-Israel outcry

By Grace Gilson

Thousands demonstrate in support of a state commission of inquiry into the failures of the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught, at Tel Aviv's Habima Square, February 7, 2026. (Raya Barkan/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)

Live updates (closed)

Feb. 7: Bereaved parents, former hostages demand state commission of inquiry at Tel Aviv protest

Witkoff, Kushner pay visit to USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier * Gallant: ‘The PM is a liar,’ and has stitched together a false narrative to avoid blame for Oct. 7

9:21 pm

Bereaved parents, former hostages demand state commission of inquiry at Tel Aviv protest
7:57 pm

Identity of soldier who died in jail while facing security charges in 2021 cleared for publication
7:13 pm

Netanyahu expected to depart Tuesday for Trump meeting in DC, return Thursday

Magen David Adom paramedic and paramedic course instructor Amit Mann was murdered by Hamas terrorists who stormed the clinic in Kibbutz Be'eri where she was treating the wounded on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy of MDA)

Murdered medic’s family calls for audio database of Oct. 7 victims’ calls

Over two years after massacre, Amit Mann’s sister says she received three recordings she had never heard before of paramedic’s phone calls from Kibbutz Be’eri to MDA hotline

2026 Winter Olympics

Israel team marches to smattering of boos at Milan Winter Olympics opening ceremony

By Agencies and ToI Staff

‘I’m prepared, they can do whatever they want,’ says Israeli skier Barnabas Szollos; hundreds protest against ICE, which is helping secure US delegation; Vance jeered at ceremony

Mariia Seniuk, flag bearer of Israel, walks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Fireworks and the Olympic flame are during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games next to the Arco della Pace monument in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. (Daniel MUNOZ / AFP)

2026 Winter OlympicsIn Olympic first, twin flames kick off Italy’s winter games after glitzy ceremony

By Keith Weir, Elvira Pollina and Juliet Pretot

Israel's pitcher Dean Kremer, right, celebrates his team's victory with catcher Nick Rickles against Taiwan after the first round game of the World Baseball Classic at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Israel’s World Baseball Classic team to be headlined by Harrison Bader, Dean Kremer

By ToI Staff and JTA

The Super Bowl ad on antisemitism hits its target

Many Jews have dismissed the $15 million publicity campaign as an ineffective waste of money. Perhaps we’re not the ones who should be judging it

Haviva Ner-David

The next victim could be you! (It was me)

Robbed at knifepoint in my home — 3 doors from a minister guarded by state-funded security — I learned the hard way that the crime we ignore will eventually come for all of us

Israeli-American music producer Yuval Chain. (The Revels Group)

Interview'I never hide that I'm from Israel'

As Bad Bunny plays the Super Bowl, he’ll be cheered on by the Israeli-American producer on his team

Yuval Chain helped create music for Latin rapper’s Grammy-winning album, and has worked with stars including Drake and Post Malone

Trump posts, then deletes, video that includes racist depiction of Obamas as apes

By AFP and ToI Staff

White House initially rejects ‘fake outrage’ over video on US president’s Truth Social account, before blaming an unnamed staff member

US President Donald Trump and former president Barack Obama stand on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017, with first lady Melania Trump and Michelle Obama, prior to the Obama's departure to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following the presidential inauguration. (Rob Carr/Pool Photo via AP)

Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response

By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman

Former IDF chief asks state comptroller to allow review of full meeting minutes, accusing premier of publishing partial, misleading account of decisions made before Hamas attacks

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at an annual interfaith event hosted by City Hall, in New York City, February 6, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

No mentions of Israel or the Palestinians

Mamdani and Jewish allies put spotlight on immigrants at annual interfaith event

Breakfast for religious leaders focuses on activism against immigration enforcement, with mayor highlighting past Jewish civil rights activists

Analilia Mejia, center, speaks during a rally calling for US Supreme Court ethics reform, May 2, 2023, in Washington. (Joy Asico/AP Images for Center for Popular Democracy Action)

Far-left candidate leads New Jersey race after AIPAC campaigns against her pro-Israel rival

By ToI Staff and AP

The Reel Schmooze podcast

‘Melania’ and ‘Zelig’: Mockumentary at its finest

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

After a rant about Amazon-produced eastern European propaganda, Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan rewind and rewatch Woody Allen’s 1983 mockumentary ‘Zelig’

Ex-hostage Nimrod Cohen seeks return to IDF service, says he wants ‘structure, meaning’

‘Sitting at home isn’t what I want to do,’ Cohen, who was freed last October, tells Channel 12, while a regular job ‘would be a bit more complicated’

Nimrod Cohen speaks to Channel 12 news, February 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)

Illustrative: A teenager finds a Post-It note with the words 'Dirty Jew' on his backpack in the 2026 Super Bowl ad from Robert Kraft's Blue Square Alliance. (Screenshot via JTA)

Super Bowl ad against antisemitism slammed as ‘disconnected’ from Jewish teens’ reality

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Commentators say $15 million clip funded by Robert Kraft is cliched portrayal of Jewish weakness, with teenagers more frequently encountering hatred online and in context of anti-Israel activism

A mug shot of Regan Darby Prater, who is accused of burning down the Highlander Research and Education Center, in New Market, Tennessee, undated. (NBC 10 News screenshot)

Alleged US arsonist accused of giving list of Israel-linked individuals to Hezbollah

Regan Prater, charged last year for 2019 fire that destroyed historic Tennessee civil rights center, also indicted for terror over assistance to Iran-backed terror group

Members of a group walk the Way to Jerusalem's fourth stretch, from Latrun to Abu Ghosh, November 6, 2025. (Avi Friedman)

'The idea was always there, it's just now that I saw it'

Trading security for spirituality, former official co-launches pilgrimage route to Jerusalem

After an epiphany on a dreary morning, Golan Rice quits El Al job, sets out to co-found the Way to Jerusalem for pilgrims from all walks of life to form connections and share stories

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt after receiving the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2024 (Karlspreis) on May 9, 2024 in Aachen, western Germany. (INA FASSBENDER / AFP)

Leading rabbi says he rejected mass Russian conversion plan mulled in Epstein audio

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

After ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak heard backing engineering demographics, exiled Moscow chief rabbi reveals former minister asked him about matter, says it sounded ‘extremely racist’

Two people wait to enter the home of Lord Peter Mandelson in north west London, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)

UK police raid two properties linked to Mandelson as part of Epstein probe

By AP

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Noam Bettan, Israel's 2026 Eurovision contestant, poses for a photo in Neve Ilan, near Jerusalem, January 21, 2026. (Yael Abas Guisky/Flash90)

Noam Bettan to sing Eurovision entry co-written by last year’s contestant Yuval Raphael

The Widener Library at Harvard University, September 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pentagon says it’s cutting study programs for officers at ‘woke’ Harvard

By Jocelyn Gecker and Collin Binkley

A 3,500-year-old granodiorite head sculpture, believed to originate from Luxor in southern Egypt, depicting a senior official from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BCE), which Dutch officials returned to Egypt, in the Hague, Netherlands February 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Milan Berckmans)

Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt

By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Milan Berckmans

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (R) receiving France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L) at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on February 6, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency Press Office / AFP)

French FM says Lebanese army must be given ‘means’ to disarm Hezbollah

By Agencies and ToI Staff

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