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What Matters Most On Sunday, September 13, 2026

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A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 7, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Live updates (closed)

Sept. 13: Firing back at Kushner, PM’s Likud insists Doha strike was successful, helped free hostages

Off-duty soldier suspended for firing at Palestinians who allegedly threw stones at him * Two said killed in Israeli strike on vehicle in Gaza; IDF says it targeted Hamas engineers

8:50 pm

Protests erupt in Syria over fuel price increases
7:47 pm

Firing back at Kushner, Netanyahu's Likud insists Doha strike was successful in helping free hostages
7:33 pm

Two Palestinians reportedly attacked by settlers in West Bank

'In my worst nightmares' didn't see extremists winning again

German Jewish leader, a Holocaust survivor, gets death threat linked to victory of far-right AfD

By ToI Staff and Agencies

‘The AfD has won, now we will hang Knobloch’ found scrawled on bench with Star of David; 93-year-old has said she’s ‘frightened’ by party’s success, called for potential ban

Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch delivers a speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 during a special meeting commemorating the victims of the Holocaust on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Illustrative: Police officers guard a bridge in Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Woman wearing Star of David assaulted with broken bottle in Berlin antisemitic attack

People prepare to cast their vote for Sweden’s general election in a booth at a polling station in Nacka on September 13, 2026. (Jonathan NACKSTRAND/AFP)

Sweden goes to the polls as hard-right party bids for ministerial roles in government

By AP

Chabad rabbis stand outside the new Jewish cemetery in Taiwan, August 31, 2026 (Chabad)

Taiwan's community was seeded in 1950s with US servicemen

In Taiwan, a new cemetery marks rebirth of Jewish life

Recent openings of $16 million Jewish center, ritual bath, school and kosher restaurant highlight small community’s rapid growth from 70 to 1,500 people, say community leaders

This photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency shows damage to a building after a projectile fell in Al-Tawwal, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, on the southern border with Yemen, September 12, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Iran-backed Houthis claim to hit Saudi base with missiles, drones amid renewed fighting

2 hurt by projectile on Saudi Arabia’s southern border, as clashes continue after week-long offensive that culminated in rebel group’s capture of the remainder of Yemen’s Red Sea coast

Displaced Yemenis rest at a temporary shelter in the Dar Saad district of Aden, Yemen, September 12, 2026, after fleeing Houthi attacks in the western coastal cities of al-Khokha and Mokha. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

‘Hysterical panic’ as 76,000 flee advance by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

By AP

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to US embassy staff at Deerfield Residence in Dublin, September 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump: Iran likely behind attack on Saudi pipeline, Houthis told us they don’t want to fight

The report card no one sees

In Israel, I learned to measure my children’s education not only by their grades, but also by how they navigate the country, cook a meal – and deal with war

Orly Lavi Travish

Between memory and history

My Hebrew students weren’t alive on September 11, 2001. If memory is to survive as more than a date in a textbook, I have to teach them the vocabulary to pass it on

Israelis’ film alleging AI-assisted killing of Gaza civilians wins Venice jury prize

By AFP and ToI Staff

‘NAZA,’ by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, receives recognition after record 25-minute ovation; IDF categorically rejects allegations, questions anonymous testimony

Directors Yuval Abraham (right) and Rachel Szor (left), winners of the Special Jury Prize for 'Naza,' attend a photocall on the red carpet following the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido on September 12, 2026. (Stefano RELLANDINI/AFP)

Mathilde Arcel, right, winner of the Coppa Volpi for best actress for the film ‘Woman Unknown,’ and the director May el-Toukhy, winner of the Golden Lion for best film, pose for photographers at the awards photo call during the closing ceremony of the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 12, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Danish drama set in aftermath of Nazi occupation wins top prize at Venice festival

Trump: 'Very negative forces' raising exaggerated concerns

Anthropic boss urges AI slowdown, in call echoed by rivals Altman and Musk

By AFP and Reuters

After researcher who worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI warned the companies were ‘gambling with our lives,’ Dario Amodei touts benefits of AI but says ‘fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence’

Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic, speaks on a panel at the convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio in San Francisco, November 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

'When people ask me what I do, I say I’m a kamikaze pilot'

Peoples of Israel: Joshua Faudem, the kamikaze documentarian

By Sarah Tuttle-Singer

On this week’s Peoples of Israel, we meet a documentary filmmaker whose day job is to explain Israel – while still trying to figure it out

A man looks at a banner depicting US President Donald Trump displayed in front of the Zolfaghar and Zolghadr ballistic missiles exhibited at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran's capital, on August 2, 2026. (Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu via Reuters)

Report: Chinese entities gave Iran satellite images before deadly strike on US base

US officials say imagery of Jordan air base was provided ahead of and after attack that killed 3 troops; Beijing rejects allegation and demands Washington provide evidence

A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 7, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Potential Iran-Oman Hormuz deal won’t immediately reopen strait, source tells Iranian media

Iranian official says Tehran still seeking agreement that will let it charge ships a toll, which Muscat rejects; Bahrain rules out attending Monday meeting between Gulf states and Iran

These handout photos provided by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official website Sepah News on April 5, 2026, purport to show smoke billowing from the wreckage of US aircraft allegedly used in the rescue of a downed American airman, April 5, 2026. (Sepah)

Hegseth, associates pushed F-15 airmen downed over Iran to appear on ’60 Minutes’ – report

'The Myth of Aging,' by Dr. Arnold Gilberg. (Courtesy)

Interview'Over time, we are asked to heal ourselves'

Pushing 90, this golden age rabbi has written the book on getting older — gratefully

By Rich Tenorio

Dr. Arnold Gilberg, a psychiatrist who got rabbinical ordination in his late 70s, draws on science and his own life to make the case for staying engaged, connected and curious with age

Actor Lior Raz in the fifth season of 'Fauda.' (Video screenshot)

Cross-border hit

Oct. 7-focused new season of ‘Fauda’ is No. 1 on Netflix in Lebanon

Shows fifth season tops charts across the Arab world, even as it focuses on Israeli pain and trauma caused by Hamas attack and Gaza war

Political correspondent Tal Schneider joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Sept. 13: How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF’s women warriors

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Tal Schneider

Islamic State also expands as US intel-gathering hampered

25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda said regrouping in Taliban-run Afghanistan

Aided by ‘permissive environment,’ terror group and affiliates have established at least 8 bases since Taliban’s return to power, Washington Post reports

Taliban government supporters cheer during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)

Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, September 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo marks 25 years since 9/11 with renewed call for peace

By AP

Host Pink speaks during the 79th Tony Awards on June 7, 2026, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Pink says standing up for Jews has been ‘lonelier’ than she expected

Pop star says backlash followed her criticism of Macklemore’s MetLife set, but stresses she does not oppose calls to ‘Free Palestine’ or want him silenced, saying her concern was Jewish attendees feeling targeted

Left to Right: Yahya Bassimi (20) and brothers Qassem Odeh (20) and Zain Odeh (16), who were found dead inside a burnt vehicle outside the Arab town of Baqa al-Gharbiya in a suspected murder on September 13, 2026 (Social media)

Three bodies found in back seat of burned car near Baqa al-Gharbiya in suspected murder

Investigators reportedly believe the victims, one of whom was 16 years old, were killed before the vehicle was torched; no arrests so far

Sergii Gurbych sits at his computer in the Center for East European Jewish History at Vilnius University. (Shira Li Bartov/ JTA)

A new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors

By Shira Li Bartov

VILNISH, an AI model trained on Yiddish and Hebrew archives, converts handwritten documents into searchable text, giving descendants and scholars access to long-buried family histories

Israel's Tamar Steinberg, and behind her Israel's Sharon Kantor, in the final moments of the iQFOiL Windsurfing World Championships in England, September 12, 2026. (Video screenshot)

Israel’s Steinberg, Kantor win gold and silver at Windsurfing World Championships

Two women take the podium, as Tamar Steinberg scores her third gold medal this year, says she plans to go all the way to LA 2028

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Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly, left, hosts US President Donald Trump ahead of a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, September 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ will happen ‘eventually’

By AFP

Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Hungary’s government to scrap Orban-era restriction on gay adoption

Syrian government forces stand guard at the al-Aqtan prison after taking control of it from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, in Raqqa, northeastern Syria, January 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Prison riot fire in Kurdish-majority town kills at least seven in Syria

By AFP

Health workers prepare to transfer the body of Abineno Justine, a 38-year-old woman who died of the Ebola virus, to a coffin ahead of her burial in Bunia, Congo, September 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Ebola infections top 7,000 in Congo as virus spreads to new province

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