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Protesters outside the United Nations, in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 30, 2026, 8:02 am
Mamdani antisemitism plan disregards anti-Zionism, leaving Jewish groups unsatisfied
City Hall initiative pledges education and public messaging, but omits Jewish connection to Israel and only highlights white supremacist violence against Jews
By Luke Tress
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives for a 9/11 Interfaith Peace Walk and Talk, in New York, September 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
September 29, 2026, 9:44 pm
Mamdani announces campaign against antisemitism, doesn’t mention connection to anti-Zionism
Long-awaited program vows funding for Jewish institutions, public messaging and educational initiatives, but does not define antisemitism or address its ties to Israel hatred
By Luke Tress
Author Helene Wecker. (Sheldon Wecker)
September 26, 2026, 7:54 am
Golem and Jinni bid bittersweet goodbye in final book of gripping fantasy trilogy
In long-awaited ‘The Gates of Midnight,’ author Helene Wecker moves mystical action ahead to eventful 1930 and explores legacy of Jewish immigration and assimilation in America
By Renee Ghert-Zand
(Left) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledges audience applause after his address to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew); (right) Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a union rally on Park Avenue, in New York, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
September 26, 2026, 5:22 am
‘Not helpful’: NY Jewish Dems slam Netanyahu for saying Hamas and Mamdani are ‘buddies’
City Council speaker, who has opposed NYC mayor over Israel and antisemitism, suggests ‘what the PM said can really incite violence’ and calls ‘to turn the temperature down’
By Joseph Strauss
Security footage released by the Crown Heights Shmira neighborhood watch group on September 24, 2026, shows an assailant chasing a Jewish man with a knife in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. (Screenshot/X)
September 25, 2026, 6:23 am
Knife-wielding suspect shouting ‘Heil f***ing Hitler’ chases Jewish man in NYC
Alleged assailant charged with hate crime for incident in Crown Heights; separately, attacker beats rabbi in Boro Park, is charged with assault, obstruction of breathing, harassment
By Luke Tress
Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier (L) is detained alongside another protester during an anti-Israel protest during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
September 25, 2026, 5:32 am
NYC’s Chevalier, Susan Sarandon arrested at anti-Israel protest outside UN
Several incoming Congress members protest at event led by anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace alongside Hasan Piker, Hannah Einbinder
By Luke Tress
A protester with a bag on their head next to an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a noose, in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 25, 2026, 4:31 am
Anti-Zionist protesters put Netanyahu effigy in a noose outside UN headquarters
Demonstrators compare Israeli prime minister to Satan, call Israel a ‘child killer regime,’ during rallies outside General Assembly in New York City
By Luke Tress
A protester in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 25, 2026, 3:44 am
NY Jewish groups, Israelis protest against Netanyahu as he addresses UN
Presumed incoming members of Congress arrested at anti-Zionist Jewish protest; dueling pro- and anti-Netanyahu Jews face off outside United Nations Headquarters
By Luke Tress
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2025. (Liri Agami/FLASH90)
September 24, 2026, 1:51 pm
Netanyahu lands in New York to address UN General Assembly, won’t meet Trump
PM to meet with several world leaders on sidelines during visit lasting only a few hours; speech, set to focus on Iran, West Bank terrorism, Gaza war, scheduled for Thursday evening, Israel time
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
An anti-Israel protester wearing a Hamas headband near the UN General Assembly, in New York City, September 23, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 22, 2026, 8:38 pm
NYC Jews, Israelis, anti-Zionists plan protests during Netanyahu visit to UN
Demonstrators to rally against antisemitism, Israeli domestic politics and ‘genocide,’ reflecting fraught politics surrounding premier’s General Assembly speech
By Luke Tress
Democratic US Congressional candidate Brad Lander takes the stage during an election eve rally at Silo on June 22, 2026, in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
September 22, 2026, 8:19 pm
At Yom Kippur service, NYC’s Lander, Mahmoud Khalil accuse Israel of ‘genocide’
US House candidate and anti-Zionist activist focus holiday gathering on ‘complicity’ in alleged Israeli crimes
By Luke Tress
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (R) stands by as US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference at Gracie Mansion, September 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 22, 2026, 11:01 am
After cordial meeting with Trump, Mamdani decries ‘architect of genocide’ Netanyahu
NYC mayor says ICC arrest warrant against Israeli PM should be honored, though he’s acknowledged he has no power in matter; Trump praises Mamdani, says he hopes he’ll be ‘great’
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Lazar Berman
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City delivers a speech at the synagogue, May 27, 2026. (Courtesy/Lenny Medina/RetroLenz Photography)
September 21, 2026, 7:58 pm
Leading US Reform rabbi in Yom Kippur sermon: Unhinged, obsessive loathing of Israel is corrupting US values
Ammiel Hirsch warns that if antisemitism is allowed to spread, ‘it is not only Jews who will pay the price, America will too’; says Jewish voters should only back politicians ‘who support us’
By Luke Tress
Students lead prayers outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence in Manhattan, September 18, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 18, 2026, 9:30 pm
‘We’re not running’: Jewish students lead rally outside Mamdani residence
Middle and high schoolers gather outside Gracie Mansion for prayers, songs and speeches, but claim it’s not a protest; critics say event ‘needlessly inflames tensions’
By Luke Tress
Barney Greengrass in New York City. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
September 17, 2026, 5:06 pm
‘Appetizing’ stores, a Jewish American food tradition, are making a comeback
The less famous sibling of the Jewish deli faded away as fewer customers cared about kosher laws, but a new wave has popped up, and ahead of Yom Kippur, they’re busier than ever
By Katie Workman
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