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What Matters Most On Saturday, September 19, 2026

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Activists protest near the White House while US President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Poll: Most US Jewish voters deeply concerned Netanyahu has fueled antisemitism

Survey shows that despite criticism of premier, 86% identify as pro-Israel, though majorities back aid cuts and remain divided over AIPAC’s role in primaries; most US Jews plan to vote Democrat

Students lead prayers outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence in Manhattan, September 18, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

‘We’re not running’: Jewish students lead rally outside Mamdani residence

Novelist Phil Klay speaking at the Berkley Center in Georgetown University, Washington DC, April 18, 2023. (Screenshot from YouTube)

PEN America names author Phil Klay, critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank, as president

By Hillel Italie

Marion and David Weiss with their son Eugene. (Courtesy)

InterviewMutation is shared by one in 800 Ashkenazi Jews

Jewish geneticist finds mutation behind sudden deaths that haunted her family for decades

By Lianne Kolirin

In ‘The Dressmaker’s Mirror,’ Susan Weiss Liebman recounts how supposed freak accidents hid an inherited heart condition – and the implications for Ashkenazi Jews and genetic testing

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is seen on the Lebanon border, September 16, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

Ahead of Yom Kippur, IDF bolsters forces on all fronts; Gaza crossing to close Sun-Mon

By Emanuel Fabian

Air Force and Navy also placed on heightened readiness

Doron Ben-David, left and Lior Raz in the fifth season of 'Fauda,' with two episodes depicting the bloody Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)

From ‘Fauda’ to ‘Checkout,’ Israeli spy stories face a changed global audience after Oct. 7

Fifth season of the hit action thriller arrives with an October 7-focused storyline while Mossad satire ‘Checkout’ reaches US theaters after years of delays

Turkey says nine Israelis arrested amid crackdown on major investment fraud network

Authorities say network led by Israelis and others used multilingual call centers, fake profit reports and overseas crypto wallets to defraud victims worldwide; over 200 arrested

Illustrative: Turkish police officers in Istanbul in 2018 (OZAN KOSE/AFP)

In this September 18, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump will meet UK, Mexico, Japan leaders in NY, then Xi in DC

US official says Trump unlikely to meet with Netanyahu at UN, cites scheduling difficulties

By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman

Israeli TV report says PM expected to visit Texas, where he’ll likely meet with Elon Musk, before heading to NYC for General Assembly next week

A year after Western recognition, Palestinians see little progress toward statehood

By AFP

Mohsen Rezaei, former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who was named on August 9, 2026, as the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, attends a ceremony at Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, on June 4, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

Live updates (closed)

Sept. 19: Top Iranian official says it has given conditions to mediators for talks with US

Three people, including girl, said killed by IDF in north, central Gaza; no comment from military * Saudi coalition confirms intercepting Houthi missile over Riyadh

9:05 pm

UAE official on reported Oct. 7 warning to Netanyahu: We do not 'discuss such details at the level of national leaders'
8:02 pm

Saudi coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh at dawn
7:30 pm

Turkey's FM says working with US on 'creative ideas' to solve S-400 missile issue

Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)

Houthis say they attacked 'sensitive sites' in Saudi capital

Houthis target Riyadh for 1st time in renewed Yemen fighting, as smoke seen at capital’s airport

Despite earlier all clear, explosions heard in city, flight disruptions reported; Iran-backed rebels accuse Saudis of launching dozens of strikes at their positions in Yemen

Tents are lined up in the Al-Firdaws camp for displaced Yemenis in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, September 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Houthis eye Yemen’s oil-rich east after seizing Red Sea coast

An Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, past US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during a casualty return, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

More US troops killed in Iran war than Pentagon has acknowledged — report

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US officials tell WaPo that 4-5 more servicemembers have died than official figure of 18, which Hegseth denies; Politico reveals F-35 parts lost after being rerouted to Hong Kong, raising prospect China obtained key tech

An armed Shiite cleric rides aboard a military vehicle past a billboard depicting Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran executes man accused of giving missile-site intelligence to Mossad

By Agencies and ToI Staff

What I learned from editing 50 High Holiday sermons

The topics ranged from ICE to Israel, but the rabbis I worked with all sought answers to the same question: How can Jews live with chronic crisis?

Orly Benaroch Light

A Yom Kippur prayer found me in my mother’s kitchen

From Granada to Morocco to Montreal, El Nora Alila has traveled through centuries of Jewish exile. This year, it helped me come back home

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Illustrative: Jewish yeshiva students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva, in Jerusalem on August 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

US-based Haredi charity says it’s raised $130 million for Israeli draft evaders’ yeshivas

Keren Olam HaTorah says its goal is to raise $12 million each month to sustain 1,489 Haredi institutes and 350,000 yeshiva students and their families

Shin Bet official: We updated PM on warning, urged action

Ex-PA minister says he’ll soon reveal his pre-Oct. 7 mediation between Israel and Hamas, and message he conveyed from Sinwar

By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff

Journalist subsequently identifies Sufian Abu Zaida as go-between who delivered Hamas chief’s threat of impending ‘earthquake,’ which spurred call to Netanyahu from UAE leader

From left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP, Screen capture/Facebook, AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Analysis

How Netanyahu’s plans to reshape the courts could turn Israel toward autocracy

With prime minister seeking another term on Oct. 27, his plans to overhaul judiciary are back and more far-reaching than they were in 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends a parliament session in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023, amid a months-long wave of protests against the government's planned judicial overhaul. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, September 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump accuses CNN, Politico, MS NOW of ‘fake news,’ bans them from White House

This week's The Reel Schmooze podcast features the new documentary, 'You Had To Be There.' (courtesy)

The Reel Schmooze podcast

‘You Had To Be There’: How a musical about Jesus shaped Jewish comedy

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor delve into the delightful romp that documents the 1972 Toronto production of ‘Godspell,’ starring a constellation of fledgling Jewish greats

Macklemore performs at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater during the South by Southwest Music Festival on March 17, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

Explainer

In banning Macklemore, Kraft cites rapper’s ‘broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery’

By Shira Li Bartov

Critics of pro-Palestinian singer draw attention to his 2014 ‘Jewface’ appearance, for which ADL forgave him at the time, as he causes fresh outrage with ‘genocide’ remarks

Israeli national Ben Hassin, who was jailed for killing a taxi driver in an unnamed Arab country, where he went to fight Islamic State. (Courtesy)

‘Another chance at life’: Israeli freed from Iraqi Kurdish prison returns home

Ben Hassin, a Kurdish Jew who also holds Canadian citizenship, recalls struggling to maintain hope after initial death sentence for killing cab driver, says he was held in a jail where ‘they can seriously hurt you for being Israeli and Jewish’

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks at the Republican convention September 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach ‘Night’ and other Holocaust books

By Andrew Lapin

Thousands of pro-Israel protesters gather in Dam Square in Amsterdam, September 17, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Thousands of Christians rally for Israel in Amsterdam; dozens of counter-protesters arrested

Josh Woodward, vice president of Google Labs and Gemini, speaks about Gemini Spark at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Google says its Gemini AI broke out and hacked three companies during testing

This screen grab made from UGC footage taken and released on September 18, 2026 shows hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta being rounded up by police before they were moved to a temporary camp in the Spanish enclave’s port area, weeks after a record influx overwhelmed the tiny territory. (UGC/UGC/AFP)

Police move hundreds of migrants off Ceuta’s beaches to temporary camp

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