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The Volkswagen automobile factory is seen on March 27, 2026 in Osnabrueck, Germany. Photo by Hesham Elsherif/Getty Images.
In The News

VW plans German plant sale for Rafael air-defense project

Lower Saxony and Israeli firm Aurelius aim to develop Volkswagen’s Osnabrück site into a defense hub after vehicle production ends in 2027.
Read More...JNS

Anti-Israel graffiti was spray-painted in red on the main sign of Bethesda Elementary School in Maryland, August 2024. Credit: Courtesy of the Anti-Defamation League.
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‘Very unlikely’ anti-Jewish hate crimes will return to pre-Oct. 7 levels anytime soon, expert says

Ayal Feinberg of Gratz College told JNS that “antisemitism is becoming more normalized in this country.”
Read More...JNS

Magen David Adom emergency vehicles arrive at the scene of a stabbing attack near the village of al-Auja in the Jordan Valley, Aug. 23, 2026. Credit: Magen David Adom.
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Israeli seriously wounded in terror stabbing at Samaria farm

The victim sustained multiple wounds to his hand and upper body “until the knife broke,” the Rescuers Without Borders volunteer emergency service said.
Read More...JNS

A model of a centrifuge is displayed during the 46th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025 (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
In The News

Danger remains real despite Israeli wins against Iranian nukes, sources tell ‘Post’

Iran’s surviving centrifuges, inaccessible enriched uranium, and weapons-group recovery efforts could sustain a future nuclear threat despite the heavy damage inflicted by Israeli and US strikes.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post 

Source: Institute for the Study of War and AEI's Critical Threats Project; AP reportingGraphic: Will Jarrett Associated Press
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people

CAIRO (AP) — The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen launched a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and igniting fires at oil facilities and utilities in the kingdom, authorities said.

Read More...AP

A view of the Ali Taher ridge from Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
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IDF says it entered, cleared Hezbollah’s Ali Taher Ridge tunnels ahead of demolition

Hezbollah operatives were killed or fled terror group’s ‘nerve center’ beneath hill in south Lebanon in recent weeks, army says, belying reports it was holding off offensive amid threats by Iran
Read More...The Times of Israel 

IDF troops raid Qabatiya, near Jenin in northern Samaria, after a resident carried out a deadly attack in northern Israel, Dec. 27, 2025. Credit: IDF.
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IDF busts terror cell plotting attacks, detains wanted suspects in Samaria ops

Five terrorists apprehended in the Qabatiya area and more than 10 near Nablus.
Read More...JNS

A Community Security Service (CSS) volunteer stands guard outside a synagogue during a security training drill, in Westchester County, New York, April 28, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
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US Jewish community security costs surpass $1 billion per year — study

Jewish Federations of North America says record expenses amount to around $225,000 in annual costs per institution
Read More...The Times of Israel 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz, speaks at a Rosh Hashanah toast with the IDF General Staff Forum at the Kirya defense headquarters in Tel Aviv, Sept. 3, 2026. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.
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Netanyahu: Toppling Iran’s regime ‘within reach’

The Israeli premier told the IDF General Staff that the Islamic Republic is “weaker than ever before” and “fighting for its life.”
Read More...JNS

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Consulate General of Israel to condemn Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Los Angeles, California, US, October 2, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)
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US House passes bill stripping federal funds from universities that boycott Israel

“This legislation has true teeth and completely severs any possible taxpayer support of these concrete campaigns of antisemitism in the form of BDS and academic boycotts of Israel,” Foxx added.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

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‘One of the most senior Hamas leaders’: Netanyahu hails capture of Gaza security chief

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday extended his congratulations to the country’s security forces on the capture of the head of Hamas’s internal security apparatus, Muein al-Arabid, earlier in the day.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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US forces hit IRGC targets across Iran

U.S. Central Command on Tuesday completed a wave of strikes targeting facilities operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps across Iran.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Germany tests Israeli ballistic missile

Germany conducted an overnight test of an Israeli-built ballistic missile in the North Atlantic, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing military officials.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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African Christian leaders tour Israel amid growing diplomatic outreach

(Sept. 3, 2026 / JNS)
A delegation of 14 African Christian leaders from four countries is visiting Israel this week, amid increased outreach to tens of millions of Christian supporters across the continent.

Read More...JNS

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Budapest blocks anti-Israel attempt to mar Jewish festival

Rabbi Shlomó Köves warned that staging political protests close to Jewish events crossed a red line, turning anti-Israel activism into direct hostility against local Jews.
Read More...JNS

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Israel says it’s ready to ‘decisively’ strike Iran if attacked during upcoming holidays

‘They like to attack on Jewish holidays because, after all, they hate Jews,’ says DM; Tehran says it targeted US military sites in Gulf states, as Saudi Arabia accuses it of killing two crew members on a state-owned tanker traversing Hormuz
Read More...The Times of Israel

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Military, economic pressure on Iran may lead to internal uprising, US officials say

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the pressure on Tehran could lead the Iranian public to rise up against the regime or cause the IRGC to turn against itself.
Read More...The Jerusalem Post

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Iran warned US against Israeli attack on south Lebanon ridge held by Hezbollah

Officials say over a dozen Revolutionary Guard members holed up in besieged Ali Taher Ridge, where IDF says Lebanese terror group has key underground command center
Read More...The Times of Israel

In this US Navy handout photo, an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, readies for takeoff on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on August 29, 2026. (US NAVY/AFP)
In The News

US strikes Iranian sites around Hormuz, IRGC says it retaliated against base in Jordan

Trump offers varying explanations for attacks, one of which killed 4 at a wedding according to Iranian officials; Amman says all IRGC missiles were intercepted or landed in remote areas
Read More...The Times of Israel

In a significant show of regional cooperation, lawmakers from across Latin America convened in Montevideo last week for the First Congress of the Latin American Coalition of Legislators Against Antisemitism, aimed at developing a coordinated strategy to combat rising Jew-hatred across the continent. (photo credit: Courtesy)
In The News

As a hostile world turns cold shoulder, Israel finds new friends in Latin America

Latin American governments are deploying resources to combat antisemitism, many of them drawing closer to Israel
Read More...The Jerusalem Post