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What Matters Most On Saturday, September 12, 2026

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A Jewish man blows a shofar in the northern Israeli city of Safed, a day before the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, September 10, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Israel celebrates first Rosh Hashanah since Oct. 7 Hamas massacre without hostages in Gaza

Leaders push messages of unity on Jewish New Year, ahead of tense election and amid simmering conflicts on multiple fronts

Chabad cancels Rosh Hashanah event in Phuket due to Israeli security officials’ concerns

500 Thais demonstrated at site of holiday dinner which was to be attended by Israelis, after days of protests on the island and in Bangkok, some of which carried antisemitic undertones

A media owner and political activist, Sondhi Limthongkul speaks to a crowd of followers, demanding an end to alleged land-grabbing by foreigners, in front of Israeli Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, September 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center, gestures during a visit near the site where Israel captured a strategic hill earlier this month, in the city of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, September 12, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency Press Office via AP)

Live updates (closed)

Sept. 12: Lebanon’s Aoun vows to secure Israeli withdrawal during surprise visit to country’s south

Israeli-made documentary about AI-assisted killing in Gaza wins Venice special jury prize * Police find body of Master Sgt. Itai Parson, who went missing at Haifa beach three days ago

7:38 pm

Hegseth and associates reportedly pressured two F-15 airmen downed over Iran to appear on '60 Minutes'
6:53 pm

Israeli-made documentary about AI-assisted killing in Gaza wins Venice special jury prize
6:37 pm

Blasts heard off coast of Iran's Qeshm Island, Iranian media reports

A fan waving a Palestinian flag runs in the outfield during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, September 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Man with Palestinian flag runs on field at 9:11 in 9/11 NY ball game, is pelted with beer cans

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Crowd chants ‘USA’ as security quickly tackles him, removes him from field; ceremonial 1st pitch thrown by couple who met at summer camp for kids who lost a parent in the attacks

A New York City police officer plays Taps at the end of a memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, September 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool)

Defending Iran war, Trump says US will never forget 9/11: ‘That’s why we fight today’

By Gregory WALTON

From the blogs

Boy George goes to shul

The pop icon’s new song felt like a hug from a stranger. When he came to our synagogue, we finally got to hug him back

British pop star Boy George at a special event, holding the shofar ahead of the Jewish New Year at Temple Sholom in Vancouver, British Columbia, September 9, 2026. (Rhonda Dent Photography via Temple Sholom)

Boy George performs ‘We Will Dance Again’ in public for first time at Vancouver shul

Rescue workers and relatives search for loved ones at a building collapsed by earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

How an Israeli workplace productivity company wound up on the front lines of quake relief

By Agatha Khishchenko

The philanthropic arm of work management software maker Monday.com sends teams to disaster zones around the world, using AI tech to help organize often-chaotic emergency response efforts

This handout satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC on September 11, 2026, shows an infrastructure site after it was damaged by fire southeast of Medina, along the general route of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline. (Handout/Planet Labs/AFP)

Iraq under pressure after local Iran-backed militias accused of attacking Saudi pipeline

By AP

Iraqi authorities determine attacks launched from Maysan province on Iran border; Baghdad shuts down 2 crossings amid investigation

This handout satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC on September 11, 2026, shows an infrastructure site after it was damaged by fire southeast of Medina, along the general route of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline. (Handout/Planet Labs/AFP)

Saudi Arabia shutters major oil pipeline struck by drones from Iraq

Yemen’s Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, September 10, 2026. (AP Photo)

ExplainerHouthi offensive along Yemen’s Red Sea coast raises concerns about key shipping choke point

By David McHugh

German police officers stand guard in front of the building complex of the Kahal Adass Jisroel community, which houses a synagogue, a kindergarten and a community center, in the center of Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2023. (AP/Markus Schreiber)

Germany charges 7 suspected Hamas members over Oct. 7 anniversary attack plot

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Prosecutors say men acted on orders from senior figures in terror group; 3 were in possession of an automatic rifle, 13 pistols and 700 bullets for planned attack in Germany or Austria

Interview

Lebanese official to ToI: ‘Indiscriminate’ IDF strikes hinder Hezbollah disarmament

In rare engagement with Israeli news outlet, official from Beirut says widescale destruction in south Lebanon delegitimizing country’s efforts to collaborate with Israel against Iran-backed group

Mourners carry the coffins of those who were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike during their funeral procession in Kfar Rumman village, southern Lebanon, September 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. (Oliver Contreras / AFP)

Upcoming round of Israel-Lebanon talks delayed from next week until October – US official

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

J Street on the offensive with pledge to spend $3 million against AIPAC-backed candidates

By Joseph Strauss

Leader of US liberal Jewish group says Democrats hoping to defeat Republican rivals should no longer fear the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s war chest: ‘It’s a new era for us’

J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami addresses the liberal Zionist group’s annual conference in Washington, DC, in October 2019. (Courtesy)

Renee Garfinkel

The country beneath the noise: Building our home

Beyond the headlines and election horse race, most Israelis want the same basic things: a country that works, a decent life and a future for their children

How could a ram replace Isaac in the Akedah?

In a different reading of the biblical story, one crucial quality made it possible for an animal to be substituted for a person

Bennett calls film a 'blood libel' spread by Israelis

IDF rejects testimonies in Israeli-made documentary alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza

By AFP and ToI Staff

Army denies accusations in ‘NAZA,’ which debuted to an ovation in Venice, says selection and approval of Gaza strikes done ‘by human personnel only… not by artificial intelligence’

Journalist and director Rachel Szor and Israeli journalist and filmmaker Yuval Abraham attend the photocall of “Naza” presented in competition at the 83rd International Venice Film Festival, at Venice Lido on September 10, 2026. (Stefano Rellandini/AFP)

A man lies on the ground after he was shot in the leg by an IDF soldier on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Faqoua, near Jenin, September 12, 2026 (Screen grab/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IDF soldier shoots, injures Palestinian who posed no apparent threat amid settler clash

By Emanuel Fabian

Footage shows man standing a number of meters from troops, settlers when soldier opens fire in apparent breach of protocol; soldiers appear to fire in air even as man, hit in leg, is evacuated

In this September 11, 2001 file photo, the remains of the World Trade Center stands amid the debris following the terrorist attack on the building in New York. (AP/Alexandre Fuchs)

9/11 anniversary: Oral histories'The feeling that a new era of history had dawned'

Psalms in the morgue and scrapped Rosh Hashanah sermons: American rabbis recall 9/11

By Gabrielle Birkner

On 25th anniversary of attack, which coincides with start of Jewish New Year, rabbis describe how it changed them, and the entire US, in ways ‘no one could have imagined’ the previous Rosh Hashanah

Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance during Simchat Torah celebrations, October 10, 2020 (David Cohen/Flash90)

9/11 anniversarySimhat Torah brought Jews out to dance in New York City’s streets. Then came 9/11

This undated photo provided by the Hekmati family on March 5, 2026, shows Kamran Hekmati. (Hekmati Family via AP)

Jewish Iranian American released from notorious Evin prison but barred from leaving Iran

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Family concerned that Kamran Hekmati, jailed over trip to Israel 13 years prior to arrest, not getting necessary medical treatment: ‘The Iranian regime couldn’t care less’

Aims to help players who may otherwise have sat on the bench

New Jerusalem basketball team pays homage to group of six hostages slain by Hamas

By Jessica Steinberg

Semi-professional Hapoel HaShisha, ‘The Six,’ honors Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Alex Lubanov, Eden Yerushalmi and Almog Sarusi, who were killed in a Gaza tunnel in August 2024

Gal Gadot's 'The Runner' is featured on this week's The Reel Schmooze podcast. (courtesy)

The Reel Schmooze podcast

‘The Runner’: Starring lovely London — and a sprinting Gal Gadot

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor tune in to the new Amazon Prime adventure that proves the former Wonder Woman is still in fighting form

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

Shofar so goodGal Gadot blows shofar on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ before Rosh Hashanah

Analysis

Shira Li Bartov

Germany’s AfD seeking to parlay Saxony-Anhalt win into nationwide momentum

Far-right party faces tests in Berlin and elsewhere as it attempts to turn eastern breakthrough into broader trend, but results likely to be weaker in west

Top candidate Ulrich Siegmund shows thumbs up beside his wife Julia, left, and party leaders Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, right, at an election party of the “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, September 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on December 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving

Five nations have left in the past year as the US sanctions the ICC, arguing that it threatens American sovereignty; several African nations have accused it of selective justice

Obituary

Rachel Rabin, sister of slain PM Yitzhak Rabin and prominent kibbutz educator, dies at 101

Rabin, who lived on Kibbutz Manara along Lebanon for decades, was close to her brother before his assassination in 1995; ‘Till his last day, I felt he was protecting me, even from afar’

Rachel Rabin, the sister of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, passed away on September 11, 2026 in an undated photo. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

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