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What Matters Most On Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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Far-right lawmaker Zvi Sukkot smashes a Palestinian 'Martyrs Monument' in the West Bank village of Madama, August 25, 2026. (MK Zvi Sukkot's office)

Eisenkot: PM allowing anarchists to do whatever they please

Far-right MK smashes monument for Palestinian ‘martyrs’ during IDF-escorted West Bank tour

By Emanuel Fabian, Sam Sokol and Stav Levaton

Zvi Sukkot, aides filmed wielding sledgehammers in Madama; army accuses him of acting ‘deceptively and manipulatively; incident triggers condemnations across political spectrum; PM: ‘Unacceptable’

(L) Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem, July 8, 2024 (R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90). (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90, Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

IDF’s West Bank chief said to warn PM that settler attacks could spark major Palestinian terror outbreak

By Stav Levaton

Ben Gvir reportedly didn't tell PM before announcing discovery

PM hails finding of Irgun arms ship Altalena, denounces Ben-Gurion for attacking it in 1948

By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff

Netanyahu uses incident to illustrate dangers of civil war while denigrating his political opponents; Ben Gvir likens himself to Irgun leader Begin at separate press event

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from the Israeli coast about the locating of the 1948 vessel Altalena, August 24, 2026. (GPO screenshot)

A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security detail seen with his gun drawn near beachgoers as his team clears the area ahead of the premier's arrival to Charles Clore Beach, to film a video hailing the finding of the Altalena cargo ship, August 24, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Netanyahu guard appears to raise gun near beachgoers while clearing area to film video

Israeli settlers, holding sticks, arrive to confront left-wing activists at an Israeli outpost in the Palestinian village of Jannatah, south of Bethlehem, on August 25, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Aug. 25: Left-wing NGO says ‘Jewish terrorists’ attacked its activists in West Bank

Palestinian woman reportedly taken into custody while reporting settler violence at her home * Sa’ar boots Dutch reps from US-backed Gaza coordination center over ‘anti-Israel measures’

7:56 pm

Left-wing Israeli NGO says 'Jewish terrorists' attacked its activists in West Bank
7:45 pm

Netanyahu to Ofer Winter: Unite with existing parties, or you'll doom the right
7:15 pm

Britain backs US efforts for diplomatic solution on Iran

Analysis

Why Israel is having a moment in Latin America — and what might make it last

Jerusalem is being embraced by right-wing Latino leaders eager to follow the White House’s example, cater to evangelical voters and benefit from Israeli technology. The challenge is to ensure the new warmth is sustained

Argentina's President Javier Milei sings on stage during a recorded rehearsal for the upcoming Israel Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem, April 19, 2026. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A teacher educates children at the al-Mawasi camp in the Gaza Children's Village. (Courtesy)

Israeli aid group announces new medical clinic for 10,000 children in Gaza refugee camp

By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff

Set to open September 1 in crowded Al-Mawasi, facility will provide vaccinations, consultations, rehab for children with disabilities, education services with anti-hate messaging

A kite, apparently flown from the Gaza Strip, seen flying over Kibbutz Nahal Oz, August 22, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

‘Outrageous’: UN slams threats from Netanyahu, Katz to evacuate Gazans over ‘children’s kites’

By AFP and ToI Staff

Netanyahu says Iran ‘tried to murder one of my sons,’ doesn’t give further details

By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

PM cites purported assassination attempt to defend unusually high level of security coverage enjoyed by his family

(From left to right) Avner, Sara, Benjamin and Yair Netanyahu tour the Golan Heights, on April 23, 2019. (PMO)

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, as part of his election campaign, August 5, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Shin Bet to allow armed guards for Eisenkot, but won’t provide them itself — report

Poll: Eisenkot leads Netanyahu by 10% as public's preferred PM

Lagging in polls, Netanyahu warns small right-wing parties could hand election to ‘fascist’ left

Fuming that a rash of new parties led by disaffected nationalists will waste vital votes, PM, whose coalition seeks oversight of media, claims opposition would restrict free speech, shutter his supportive Channel 14

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes in Jerusalem in the Likud primary election on August 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on the phone during a campaign video released to social media on August 23, 2026. (Screenshots via Instagram)

Netanyahu shares phone number in suspected scheme to harvest voters’ data

By Deborah Danan

S. J. Schwaidelson

I’m that 14-year-old

I was one of the girls Shlomo Carlebach molested. Now I’m telling my story in a documentary that refuses to look away

Shaving my son’s hair

When he was little, he cried in protest while I cut his hair. This time, he asked for another round with the electric razor – and the tears were mine

Analysis

Strike on Syrian airbase signals Israel’s growing unease with Turkey’s regional ambitions

Critics question why Ankara’s longstanding presence suddenly required force, but experts say Turkish military systems could threaten IDF freedom of action and help Erdogan expand his influence

Decommissioned Syrian Air Force planes are seen at the Abu al-Duhur military airport, east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on December 7, 2024. (AP/Omar Albam)

US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list, lifting major investment obstacle

By Feras Dalatey

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sharaa says Syria ‘shakes off a dark stain’ with removal from US terror list

By AFP

US said returning diplomats to Mideast, signaling fresh Iran hostilities not imminent

Redeployments of staffers evacuated during recent conflict could begin this week, with embassies in Israel, Jordan and Oman set to return to full staffing despite stalled talks

The US embassy in Tel Aviv, July 24, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

New sanctions on 'five critical sectors' of Iran's economy

‘Economic asphyxiation’: US Treasury chief announces new sanctions campaign against Iran

Bessent warns nations that ignore the sanctions and help Tehran will ‘share in the isolation,’ but holds off on announcing secondary sanctions against China, others

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, August 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP)

20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz over six months of war, maritime agency says

By AFP

‘Hair-raising’: Oct. 7 bereaved families say Israel again downplaying Hamas threat

October Council report shows terror operatives crossing ceasefire line daily, planting explosives, stealing arms, but forces not allowed to respond and officials afraid to speak up

Bereaved families of the October 7 massacre, members of the October Council, attend a press conference in Tel Aviv, August 24, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

A smashed window at Ramat Hasharon's Darchei Noam Reform synagogue that was vandalized on August 23, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Reform synagogue vandalized in central Israel, in second such incident in 10 days

Ramat Hasharon mayor demands police investigation after assailants smash windows of Darchei Noam congregation

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Knesset Election 2026

Launching campaign, new Haredi party slams ‘detachment, stupidity’ of existing factions

The Charedi Public calls for secular education, workforce participation and the enlistment of everybody who is not learning full-time in yeshiva

Moti Leitner, chairman of The Charedi Public, and Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, head of the party's rabbinic committee, attend the kick-off of the new ultra-Orthodox faction's Knesset campaign in Beit Shemesh, August 23, 2026. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)

Policemen stand by as ultra-Orthodox men block a road during a protest against conscription into the Israel Defense Forces, in Bnei Brak on August 24, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)

Haredi protesters shut down highway near Bnei Brak over draft dodger’s arrest

By Noam Lehmann, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff

interview

No slate, no HQ: Sharren Haskel wages an uphill fight to return to the Knesset

The Israel First party is polling far below the electoral threshold, but the former deputy foreign minister at its helm insists she’s not just looking to dock with another ‘Third Bloc’ faction

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as deputy foreign minister at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

L-R: N’Kiyla 'Jasmine' Thomas and Jim Priest, candidates in the Democratic senate primary race in Oklahoma. (Aimee Tietze Adams/N’Kiyla 'Jasmine' Thomas: US.Senate 2026, Jim Priest US Senate)

Oklahoma Democratic primary pits centrist against activist with ad tossing AIPAC ‘trash’

By Sharon Udasin

N’kiyla Thomas says she has no ‘concerns’ with Jews or Israel’s existence, but she’s attacked the pro-Israel lobby even though her rival, Jim Priest, has not been funded by it

Jewish Americans gather at a rally in Washington, DC, November 14, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

'We’re complicating everybody’s narrative'

As Jews seek place in American life, Brandeis opens 250 years of wondering to public

By Agatha Khishchenko

Massachusetts university’s upcoming course explores the American Jewish story, from colonial immigrants to Hollywood and summer camps, amid tensions on US campuses and in politics

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Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katzrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Nearly 90% of Israeli parents say their kids’ education was harmed by Iran war – poll

Liel Ifergen, suspected of murdering a 7-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 4-year-old boy in the city of Beit Shemesh, arrives for a remand hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, August 18, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Man who allegedly stabbed 7-year-old to death reportedly on drugs at time of killing

By Michael Horovitz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement prior to the start of a retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 25, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. (John MacDougall/AFP)

Merz vows perpetrators of attempted drone attack on German airport ‘will pay’

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

Israeli startup led by cybersecurity veterans lays off workforce and shuts down

By Sharon Wrobel

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