‘Do I want to annihilate them?’
Trump weighs major Iran decision
US President Donald Trump says he will consult Gulf leaders before deciding whether to renew large-scale attacks on Iran or pursue diplomacy.
US President Donald Trump says he will consult Gulf leaders before deciding whether to renew large-scale attacks on Iran or pursue diplomacy.


One year after returning home, captivity survivors gather at Hostages Square for an evening of thanksgiving and Selichot, alongside families of deceased hostages and bereaved families.

UN votes to allow Mahmoud Abbas address the General Assembly by video. Ambassador Danon: “Abbas cannot reward terrorism and demand international legitimacy."

Netanyahu alluded to Ofer Winter and warned: “You must not vote for a party that will not cross the electoral threshold or that will transfer votes to Liberman."
Senior officials support disqualifying Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh, while the Deputy State Attorney has reservations and the AG awaits his response.

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi denies Yemeni forces targeted Mecca, calling the claim a “great slander" and alleging Israel is the real threat to Islamic holy sites.

Only 1000 golden coins have been minted for the first 1000 donors who donate $1000 to help the rabbi establish more kollels in this time of crisis, now just 50 remain.

Head of the IDF Personnel Directorate decides to dismiss Lt. Col. A., who served as the Gaza Division’s intelligence officer on October 7, in accordance with the recommendation of an IDF committee.

Tonight is your final chance to enter for a shot at $200,000 - while helping Ichud Hatzalah reach patients across Israel in as little as 90 seconds. Every ticket supports lifesaving emergency response and gives you another chance to win big.

Moses succeeded in saving Israel from destruction, but he could not overturn his own decree. In Parashat Haazinu, the true power of prayer becomes clear.

When parents want to admonish their son or daughter about prayer, they should examine themselves to see whether they themselves pray seriously.

MK Gilad Kariv appeals to Arab voters in Arabic, pledging to repeal the Nation-State and Kaminitz laws and advance employment and development.

US Treasury sanctions BitBank and associates of Babak Zanjani, accusing the network of moving hundreds of millions in Bitcoin to Iran’s IRGC.

The film is not necessarily entirely fabricated. It is something subtler: selective truth arranged into an ideological narrative. Definitely prizeworthy in today's Europe. Opinion.

Israeli Ambassador to UN warns Security Council against Turkey’s expanding military presence in Syria, says Israel will not allow Syrian territory to become a base for threats against it.

The State Department approves a potential $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, saying it will not alter the regional balance.

An undercover police operation in Jerusalem led to three arrests, with suspected cocaine, pills, cash and mobile phones seized during the bust.

IDF strikes in Gaza eliminate a Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and a Hamas naval commander accused of advancing attacks.

Five people were killed throughout the day in a series of traffic accidents, including fatal crashes near Kiryat Ata, on the Ayalon Highway and on Route 310.

Binyamin Chasin, freed after more than a decade in Iraqi Kurdistan, is expected to arrive in Israel and begin studying at Aish in Jerusalem.

A petition submitted to the Central Elections Committee seeks to disqualify Bezalel Smotrich, Moshe Feiglin and Zvi Sukkot from running for office, as well as their electoral slate.

IDF troops search over 1,200 locations and arrest some 230 wanted suspects, uncovering a bomb-making facility and large quantities of weapons.

OneFamily brings bereaved families together for Selichot in Jerusalem, where Nova bereaved father Dudu Jarfi says the holidays intensify the pain of absence.

Israeli-owned Shifka restaurant in Manhattan draws criticism after adding an arayes burger to its menu, with anti-Israel activists accusing it of appropriating Arab cuisine.

Yisrael Beytenu party fires back after Yashar! chairman Gadi Eisenkot criticizes rivals, challenging Eisenkot to reveal who he would rely on to form a government.

By every conventional calculation, the Israeli economy should have been shattered by the October 7 massacre and the ensuing current war. Instead, Israel has emerged with remarkable economic strength.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses ISA outstanding personnel ceremony, says Israel is settling accounts with October 7 terrorists and warns: “No one is immune. We will reach all of you."

'Not even a Vatican usher (the Pope, as we know, must criticize only Israel) protests the massacre of African Catholics' -Edward Luttwak. Opinion.

Elite undercover officers raid Balata camp in Shechem to arrest a senior Tanzim operative; suspect is shot in the legs after resisting and attempting to flee.

Rabbinical group heads to court after Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality bars physical separation between men and women at planned Tel Baruch Beach prayer service.

Rabbi Tamir Granot and Rachel Goldberg took the stage together at a unity event, performing Naomi Shemer’s “Shir Shel Abba" in a deeply emotional tribute to their fallen loved ones.

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef appears to take aim at National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, warning voters not to support politicians who ascend the Temple Mount.

A yeshiva student, about 20, was killed after falling four storys at a yeshiva in Bnei Brak.

IDF eliminates two terrorists plotting new attacks and rebuilding Hamas capabilities; one of them had infiltrated Erez Crossing on October 7.

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef rules Israelis abroad may use charity funds to buy flights to Israel in order to vote for Sephardic-haredi party.

Hiddush petition cites widespread shortages of qualified math, science and English teachers and demands funding for haredi schools be capped at 75%.

Prosecutors say 20-year-old Kafr Qassem resident used volunteer role to scout potential targets while researching explosives and drones.

Two prominent Modern Orthodox Jewish schools in New York City are planning to bring students to a Friday morning prayer gathering outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence at Gracie Mansion, prompting criticism from some parents.

Yashar! chairman Gadi Eisenkot says next prime minister must serve full four-year term, claims he rejects 'all the tricks and gimmicks' of recent years.

Why did the insidious Islamist attack on 9/11produce such a great outpouring of sympathy across the West, while the no less insidious Islamist attack of 10/7 generated a deluge of Judeophobic animosity?

The close security and technological ties between Riyadh and Beijing could allow China to spy on the secret systems of the stealth fighter.

Jewish memory performs both a miracle and a wound: it restores the vanished world vividly enough for us to love it, but never completely enough for us to cease mourning it.

President Isaac Herzog strongly condemned the anti-Israel film NAZA and its creators, while calling for the protection of IDF soldiers unfair accusations.

It seems that the Rambam does not rule out the possibility that the world could face Divine judgment resulting in its destruction.

In exceptional engineering operation in Kiryat Gat’s new Carmei Gat neighborhood, an intact 2,000-year-old 25-ton ritual bath is extracted whole out of the ground.

The holiest day of the year does not arrive without warning.

Can it be that every Masechet in the Talmud has a vision?

The film's creators did not have to work very hard to discover the real truth, but the results show that they did not even try - or, even worse, that they deliberately misrepresented it. Opinion.

LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring.

Those 600 trucks of aid that enter the Gaza Strip each day should go to the Druze, not to Hamas. Opinion.

Teshuva, the art of spiritual return: Why is Yom Kippur the happiest day of the year?

Balad attacks Otzma Yehudit’s attempt to bar Sami Abu Shehadeh from running, calling it a "campaign of incitement and political persecution."

IDF and Home Front Command launch a surprise drill across Israel that will continue until the afternoon. Increased military activity is expected, but there is no security threat.

Air Canada removes an in-flight service director from service and launches an investigation after antisemitic social media posts about Israel surfaced.

Axios reports Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders at the UN next week to discuss the Iran war, postwar plans and the next steps for the region.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meets Moroccan counterpart and the two agree to upgrade Israel-Morocco ties, expand flights and appoint ambassadors by the end of 2026.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirms he will not join UN protests against Benjamin Netanyahu while defending residents' constitutional right to demonstrate.

Likud loses another seat, falling to 18, while Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar remains in first place. Netanyahu’s coalition bloc rises to 54 seats, overtaking the Eisenkot bloc.

The New York Times removes a sentence suggesting Israeli victimhood after Oct. 7 was a matter of perception, calling it an “editing error."

For the second year in a row, the US denies PA chairman and his delegation visas ahead of the UN General Assembly.
