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Judge rules Bay Area school district not complying with state mandates to address Jew-hatred

The ruling establishes a precedent that the state can “enforce its own orders” against districts “unwilling to acknowledge or address discrimination against Jews and Israelis,” Marleen Sacks, an education attorney, told JNS.
Read More…JNS

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Trump admin placing ‘crushing sanctions’ on Iran, Rubio says

“Unprovoked, he brought up the disastrous possibility of an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel and exposed New York’s Israel-hating mayor as a man trying to appease his antisemitic base,” radio host Sid Rosenberg told JNS of his interview with the U.S. secretary of state.
Read More…JNS

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IDF soldier seriously wounded in car-ramming attack on Highway 443, terrorist killed

Israel Police stated that the terrorist had hit a police patrol vehicle belonging to the Judea and Samaria District. An officer and a soldier were inside the vehicle as part of a joint operation.
Read More… The Jerusalem Post

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US and Iranian negotiators hold talks at UN that Trump says ‘went very well’

Witkoff clarifies that mediators ‘shuttled’ between the sides; Trump gripes that members of Iran’s delegation were ‘not the highest level’; Rubio says US president open to meeting his Iranian counterpart while he’s in NYC for General Assembly
Read More…The Times of Israel

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In UN speech, Trump asks if he should ‘annihilate’ Iran

“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness for generations?” the U.S. president said at the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
Read More…JNS

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Qatar says its aid did not fund Hamas, and if it did, ‘Israel is responsible’

Statement responds to New Yorker story saying Doha’s payments to Gaza ‘helped buy’ terror group’s pre-Oct. 7 arms buildup; Qatar: Money was for civilians and was overseen by Israel
Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Canada: Man arrested on suspicion of threatening to commit shooting attack on synagogue

The suspect, 19, who was detained in Durham east of Toronto, is facing “Threats Motivated by Hate” charges.
Read More…JNS

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Iranian children to be recruited for Islamic Republic’s ‘self-sacrifice’ campaign

The campaign’s spokesperson said it was centered on the cultural slogan, “We have one life, and we give it for Iran,” which he acknowledged had drawn international criticism.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post 

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Argentine judge charges 7 Iranians, 1 Lebanese over 1994 AMIA Jewish center bombing

Iranian defendants held high-ranking government positions, while Lebanese suspect was Hezbollah member; the charges, made in absentia, may lead to trial over attack that killed 85
Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Terror victim Netanel Shukrun laid to rest as his son thanks him ‘for saving my life’

Yoav, 16, says his father shouted a warning to him in his last moments during Sunday’s shooting at West Bank spring; widow Meirav says ‘everything was perfect’ for 18 years
Read More…The Times of Israel 

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Young Pennsylvania man arrested over alleged ISIS-inspired mass attack plot targeting synagogues

A search of Kramer’s home in 2023, when he was still a minor, uncovered a video in which he pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was the leader of ISIS at the time.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post

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Gaza strike: IAF slays Oct. 7 terrorist working to rehabilitate Hamas

Muhammad Suleiman Byouk infiltrated Israel during the 2023 massacre, and throughout the ensuing war he planted explosive devices across the Strip to harm IDF troops.
Read More…JNS

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Terrorist kills Netanel Shakron, father of six, in Samaria on Yom Kippur eve

“Today, six young Israeli children lost their father to heinous terrorism,” the Israeli government stated. “May his memory be a blessing.”
Read More…JNS

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s growing civil war

CAIRO (AP) — A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war, telling The Associated Press on Sunday that his group has assured the Trump administration that it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.

Read More…AP 

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Iran’s military command says it’s been informed US plans to resume strikes

Tehran vows Hormuz will stay closed, regime won’t negotiate until Trump accepts its conditions — including ending war, unfreezing Iranian funds and removing naval blockade
Read More…The Times of Israel 

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In broad daylight: Germany arrests Afghan national for setting fire at entrance to synagogue

The synagogue is guarded by police almost around the clock, and it is possible that the close security presence enabled officers to identify and arrest the suspect so quickly.
Read More…The Jerusalem Post

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230 wanted Palestinians arrested in Judea and Samaria operations

IDF troops also seized more than 100 weapons and searched over 1,200 locations, including an explosives-manufacturing facility.
Read More…JNS

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Trump administration okays sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia as part of $24.3B military package

State Department insists sale ‘won’t alter the military balance in the region,’ referring to US policy of ensuring Israel retains a military edge over potential adversaries
Read More…The Times of Israel