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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on Sept. 22, 2026 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images.

Katz slams Turkish leader over ‘antisemitic and incendiary’ UN address

Jerusalem’s defense chief labeled Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a “paper sultan,” citing his support for Hamas and silence on regional missile strikes
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The U.S. Department of State in Washington. Credit: State Department via Wikimedia Commons.

SCOOP: State Department to host Oct. 7 memorial for slain Americans

The event will take place just ahead of the three-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks and is being organized by Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office, JNS learned.
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Israeli security forces at the scene of a car-ramming attack near the Maccabim checkpoint in Samaria, where an IDF soldier was wounded, Sept. 23, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Neria Leiter, son of Israel’s ambassador to US, remains in ‘very serious condition’ after terror attack

Yechiel Leiter’s wounded son faces peril after undergoing brain surgery following a car-ramming near Modi’in.
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Gavel. Credit: MiamiAccidentLawyer/Pixabay.

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.
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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.
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United Hatzalah medical teams at the scene of a terror attack at the Maccabim checkpoint, September 23, 2026. (photo credit: UNITED HATZALAH‏)

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.
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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
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, Sept. 22, 2026. Credit: Daniel Torok/White House.

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.
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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets with US President Donald Trump, not seen, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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
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A security guard stands outside the front door of Machzikei Hadas Orthodox synagogue in Ottawa, the day after Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, Oct. 8, 2023. Photo by Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images.

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.
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Young children carrying military-style weapons are seen during street parades conducted by military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who provide military training to supporters in preparation for a potential conflict with the United States and Israel, on September 18, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (photo credit: Meghdad Madadi ATPImages/Getty Images)

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.
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People hold pictures of victims during a ceremony to commemorate the 31st anniversary the AMIA bombing attack which left 85 dead and more than 300 wounded, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 2025. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

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
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Family and friends attend the funeral of Netanel Shukrun, who was killed in a terror shooting attack at a spring near Neve Tzuf in the West Bank, at the cemetery in his community of Alei Zahav, September 21, 2026. (Hilel Ben Or/Flash90)

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
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J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Building WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3: A Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation sign is displayed outside of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

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.
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Palestinians attend the funeral of Samir Zakaria Abu Dalal, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, on Aug. 4, 2026. Photo by Ali Hassan/Flash90.

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.
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Israeli soldiers and police officers near the scene of an attack, in which a terrorist shot and killed Netanel Shakron, a father of six, at a spring near Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region of Samaria, Sept. 20, 2026. Credit: Hilel Ben Or/Flash90.

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.”
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1 of 2 | 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.

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.

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Women affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards carry rifles as they stand during the state-organized 'Janfada,' or 'Sacrifice for Iran,' military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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
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The Wuppertal Synagogue. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

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.
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IDF troops conduct a counterterrorism operation in Judea and Samaria, Sept. 18, 2026. Credit: IDF.

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.
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