President Herzog reflects on Israel’s challenges for new year; prioritizes unity, diplomacy, Jewish peoplehood. Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has two years remaining in his seven-year term, has identified three priorities for the remainder of his presidency: strengthening Israel’s diplomacy, deepening Jewish peoplehood and healing divisions within Israeli society.

Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies at at 107 on Rosh Hashanah. Born in Poland in 1919, Widawski was imprisoned with his family in the Lodz Ghetto following the Nazi invasion. He was later deported to Auschwitz, where he lost his parents and most of his siblings.

Houthis claim major missile, drone attack on Saudi air base as rebels seize Red Sea islands. The Houthis stated that the operation was carried out in response to what they described as more than 300 Saudi airstrikes across Yemen during the previous five days.

Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle for wearing Star of David necklace, police say. A 43-year-old woman was attacked in central Berlin after two men noticed her Star of David necklace, hurled antisemitic insults at her, and allegedly assaulted her with a broken glass bottle.

Saudi crown prince meets CENTCOM chief in bid for US help amid escalating Houthi attacks. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have been conducting strikes and seizing territory throughout the region, prompting serious concern from Gulf nations.

Sweeping strikes under the rug: Will Iraq face consequences for Saudi pipeline attack? – analysis Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi doesn’t seem very focused on consequences for the militias that potentially have caused a huge economic headache for the world.

Munich: The massacre the world must never forget – opinion. Munich remain a warning about what happens when hatred becomes an ideology, terrorism becomes a political weapon, and the murder of innocent people is rationalized in the name of a cause.

Israel-Turkey tensions are soaring, but their shared interests run deeper. Analysis: Despite escalating rhetoric, Israel and Turkey share vital security and regional interests. Israel must distinguish public confrontation from strategic realities while countering Turkish ambitions through regional alliances and US coordination

Who pulls the strings of public opinion? How “culture producers” moved radicalism from the fringe to the mainstream.