August 26, 2026 — Israeli court bans auction of Holocaust yellow badge. In a landmark ruling, a Haifa court prohibits the public sale of Holocaust artifacts, saying they should be preserved for future generations rather than sold to collectors.

August 26, 2026 — Netanyahu at Judea and Samaria event: This land ‘will remain ours.’ The Israeli premier predicted a major wave of aliyah and vowed to eliminate remaining threats from Iran and its regional proxies.

August 25, 2026 — A ‘piyut’ for former Gaza hostage Agam Berger. Zev Shandalov, a Ma’ale Adumim-based rabbi and teacher, transformed the six words Berger wrote after 482 days in Hamas captivity into a thousand-year-old poetic form.

August 25, 2026 — Jewish musician appeals ruling on concert canceled over his ‘Zionist views.’ “For many Jews, Zionism is inseparable from our Judaism,” Mikey Pauker told JNS, arguing that discrimination over that relationship to Israel should not be dismissed as “political.”

August 25, 2026 — IDF, Shin Bet strike Hamas weapons sites hidden in Gaza mosques. The military says five storage facilities and a launch site were struck across Gaza, with rockets, explosives and ammunition found inside mosques and near humanitarian infrastructure

August 25, 2026 — Treasury launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ against Iran. The department said it was unleashing an “unprecedented” campaign to cut off sources of Iranian cash but refrained from immediately issuing secondary sanctions on Iran’s trade partners.

August 24, 2026 — 1,600-year-old Samson mosaic goes on public display in Galilee. The artwork depicts scenes from the Book of Judges.

August 24, 2026 — How Mossad stole the world’s most advanced fighter jet. After nearly three years of planning, Mossad recruited Iraqi pilot Munir Redfa to fly a MiG-21 to Israel in 1966, pulling off one of the boldest intelligence operations in Israeli history

August 24, 2026 — Over half of Israelis fear revealing their identity abroad, study shows. A survey found that 52% of Israelis worry about revealing their nationality abroad, while 41% have changed travel plans or behavior since October 7, including canceling trips.