Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, Sept. 24, 2026. Credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

World

Israel & Middle East

Full text: Netanyahu’s address at the U.N. General Assembly 2026

Read Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s complete remarks to world leaders in New York, from Iran and Oct. 7 to the fight against antisemitism.

JNS

Sep 28, 2026

The United Nations General Assembly hall.

World

Israel & Middle East

U.S. denies Palestinian representatives again at UN as dispute over ICC, terror payments deepens

The U.S. again barred Palestinian Authority officials from the UN, citing ICC provocations against Israel and unended terror payments.

David Isaac

Sep 24, 2026

Members of Jeremy’s Circle gather at Marangu Gate before beginning their ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro, July 2026. Photo courtesy of Accessibility Accelerator.

World

Israel & Middle East

Overcoming serious challenges, Israeli team conquers Kilimanjaro

Israelis facing disabilities, illness and loss joined dozens more to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in July, showing what resilience can accomplish.

Howard Blas

Sep 24, 2026

A young boy is seen examining an etrog at Jerusalem’s Four Species Market in 1967. Photo courtesy of Avraham Malevsky, KKL-JNF.

World

Israel & Middle East

Photos give glimpse of how Israelis celebrated Sukkot more than 60 years ago

Four rare KKL-JNF archive photos show how Israelis celebrated Sukkot decades ago, from a Jerusalem sukkah to a festive outdoor gathering.

The Jewish World

Sep 24, 2026

Illustration of $100 bills, 100 and 200 shekel bills, and €50 bills, May 19, 2025. Photo courtesy of Nati Shohat/Flash90.

World

Israel & Middle East

Who gets the shekels this new year? Israel’s changing charity map

Jgive and the Central Fund for Israel say holiday giving is shifting toward PTSD care and homegrown Israeli donors since Oct. 7, not drying up.

Judith Segaloff

Sep 24, 2026

Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli ambassador in Washington, at the president’s residence in Jerusalem, Feb. 16, 2026. Photo courtesy of Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

World

Israel & Middle East

Israeli envoy to DC says doctors ‘fighting to save life’ of son after car-ramming attack

Ambassador Yechiel Leiter says his son Neria, wounded in a car-ramming attack in Samaria, needs a miracle as doctors fight to save his life.

Andrew Bernard

Sep 23, 2026

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres after his address to the general debate of the General Assembly’s 81st session in New York City, Sept. 22, 2026. Photo courtesy of Loey Felipe/U.N.

World

Israel & Middle East

UN head opens G.A., accuses Israel of ‘bulldozing’ road to peace; others also blast Israel

UN chief Guterres accuses Israel of blocking Mideast peace at the General Assembly, as Jordan’s King Abdullah also criticizes Israel’s policies.

Mike Wagenheim

Sep 23, 2026

An illustration of the Chasidic parable of the “king in the field,” who leaves his palace to walk among his people during the month of Elul.

World

Religion & Philosophy

Walking into the new year: Who is with us?

Rabbi Yossy Goldman on the Chasidic parable of the King in the Field, and what should really drive us through the Days of Awe.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman

Sep 3, 2026

Sharansky and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Kyiv on Aug. 25, 2026. Credit: Courtesy of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.

World

Israel & Middle East

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy honors Sharansky in Kyiv

Zelenskyy awarded Sharansky Ukraine’s Order of Merit for his Holocaust memory and outreach work.

Canaan Lidor

Sep 2, 2026

Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger participates in the 2026 March of the Living. Photo courtesy of Kinneret Rifkind.

World

Israel & Middle East

Survivor pens open letter to students

A 98-year-old Holocaust survivor’s open letter urges Jewish students returning to campus to stand proudly and never let hatred define them.

JNS

Sep 1, 2026