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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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Sept. 8: Rubio says ‘obviously’ US won’t be joining UK sanctions on West Bank settlements
By ToI Staff
35-person Likud list features just four women, in stark contrast with gender-balanced slates of key rivals * UAE doesn’t deny MBZ warned Netanyahu ahead of Oct. 7; he says reports are false
 
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info – report
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Stav Levaton
In month before massacre, Sinwar said to convey message via UAE he was ready to launch ‘earthquake’ amid moribund talks with Israel, PM didn’t inform Shin Bet of Emirati president’s warning; Netanyahu: ‘Total lie’; Eisenkot: He’s unfit for office
 
Inside story
In protests and politics, ‘Zionists’ are being blamed for NYC housing woes
Street activists and politicians connect local real estate challenges to Israeli policies, merging two of NY’s top concerns into what historian describes as a ‘new phenomenon’
 
ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 8: NY anti-Israel activists recycle ‘greedy Jewish landlords’ trope
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Luke Tress
 
From Our Sponsor
Hundreds of struggling families still need your helping hand
This Rosh Hashanah, your $80 gift provides a holiday food package to struggling families, seniors, and Holocaust survivors across central Israel.
 
Inside story
Funding plummets for US nonprofit that funnels donations to anti-Israel groups
Contributions to Wespac fall 68% as it’s battered by lawsuits and Congressional pressure due to its sponsorship of organizations like National Students for Justice in Palestine
 
Armed attacker arrested after lunging at Ohio Jewish gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton
By Sharon Udasin
 
Florida’s Miami-Dade county raises limit on Israel bonds investments
By Sharon Udasin
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Top Ops
 
Daphne Lazar Price
Macklemore turned a concert into a political ambush
The rapper can advocate for Gaza and a ’Free Palestine’ – but there is a difference between inviting an audience into a cause and springing it on them
 
Marni Davimes
The Jewish state would like to buy a vowel
Israel cannot agree on its borders, its future or what happened yesterday. But for NIS 250,000, we may finally learn how to spell Petah Tikva
 
Some 20,000 immigrated to Israel since last Rosh Hashanah as Western aliyah rises
By Zev Stub
Ministry says French immigration rose 65% and US arrivals jumped 15%, but overall numbers down as Russian immigration continues to plummet
 
Poll: Optimism rises among Israeli Jews ahead of Rosh Hashanah
By Zev Stub and ToI Staff
 
No last-minute mergers as most parties submit final Knesset slates for election
By Ariela Karmel, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Eisenkot, Bennett, Ben Gvir, Winter file independent lists, leaving landscape largely unchanged; Likud expected to submit Tuesday; Smotrich slams Winter for ‘gambling’ with political right
 
In first for Israel, ultra-Orthodox party picks a woman to run on its Knesset slate
By ToI Staff
Academic Dr. Nechumi Yaffe was appointed special adviser for Haredi affairs on National Security Council in 2020, coordinated emergency response to help families after Oct. 7
 
Kids at non-Haredi Bnei Brak school find gate welded shut; parents decry ‘unending’ harassment
By ToI Staff
 
PA submits US entry applications, testing plan to ban Abbas from UN confab — officials
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian official says Ramallah was told it could still submit papers for adjudication after Trump aide told ToI Washington plans to again bar PA president from attending General Assembly
 
Britain set to declare trade ban with West Bank settlements on Tuesday amid E1 dispute
By ToI Staff
Measures could also target companies involved in settlement construction; Smotrich calls to expel UK ambassador, Ben Gvir urges recognition of Falkland Islands as Argentinian
 
Those We Have Lost
 

Those We Have Lost

Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7

 
 
As investors dry up, national biotech hub aims to transfuse early-stage drug funding
By Sharon Wrobel
Top academic and healthcare institutions partner to build $500 million non-profit venture to turn promising biotech research into startups that can bring lifesaving cures to market
 
Far-right triumph in German regional election sends shockwaves through Europe
By Shira Li Bartov
Merz: Impossible to ‘go back to business as usual’ after 44% in Saxony-Anhalt state chose AfD; leaders in other countries wonder if result will be replicated on their home turf
 
Analysis / German vote delivers victory for far-right, but movement’s successes remain fickle
By Sam McNeil
 
Israir becomes third Israeli carrier with NYC route, just as US airlines make their return
By Sharon Wrobel
Wizz Air expands Israel operations with increased weekly flights to European destinations; Delta restarts daily New York flights; United following suit Tuesday
 
 

NY anti-Israel activists recycle ‘greedy Jewish landlords’ trope

 
 
Touting improved ballistic missile, Iran vows preemptive action against threats
By Agencies
Top Iranian official says new missile was ‘tested’ against US warship; UN nuclear watchdog head urges Tehran to cooperate as Western nations seek to refer it to Security Council
 
Houthi attack on Saudi oil facilities wounds 73, some operations halted
By Agencies
 
Houthis say 7 killed in Saudi strike on Yemen prison as Bab el-Mandeb battle intensifies
By AFP
 
Red Cross to meet Israeli officials amid push to renew visits to Palestinian security prisoners
By Nava Freiberg and Noam Lehmann
Talks this week at a detention facility aim at letting humanitarian group resume meeting inmates, which halted after Oct. 7; Ben Gvir pans High Court for ordering lifting of ban
 
Docu Nation
 
Secret Syrian nuclear reactor bombed by Israel in 2007 was almost complete, IAEA says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Assad-era site would have been ‘very efficient’ at making material for weapons, UN atomic watchdog chief says; reactor fuel manufacture plant also discovered
 
More Headlines
 
Amid desalination woes, energy minister paints rosy picture of Israel’s water resilience
By Sue Surkes
 
Thieves steal works worth $10 million from Renoir museum in France
By Agencies
 
Analysis / Warning signs abound for Trump’s Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint
By Joseph Ax
 
EU warns of chilling new terror menace as online youths seek nihilistic violent thrills
By AP
 
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