September 18, 2026 — Beijing pushes Tehran to help stop Houthi attacks following appeal from Saudis, Iranian sources say. China remains a factor Tehran cannot afford to ignore, but two Iranian sources said Beijing’s interests were only one of many considerations.

September 17, 2026 — Voices from 17 countries join Oct. 7 solidarity song for Israel, Jewish people. Friends of Zion founder Mike Evans produced “The Whole World Sings Together,” inspired by the 1985 charity anthem “We Are the World.”

September 17, 2026 — US rejects Abbas’s entry visa, forcing him to again address UN virtually. Palestinian official tells ToI that State Department notice on rejection of PA president’s own request for a visa cites alleged association with a terror group but doesn’t elaborate further

September 17, 2026 — Sweden expels Iranian diplomat for targeting Jews. The ambassador of the Islamic Republic has been summoned following evidence linking his country to attempts to threaten Jewish locals, and Iranian dissidents.

September 17, 2026 — French Jewish students decry court’s omission of antisemitism. A Strasbourg tribunal rejected aggravating motive despite attackers calling three Jewish students “dirty Zionists” during a beating.

September 17, 2026 — Miss Israel visits City Hall in Manhattan, says won’t try to meet Mamdani. “Whether it’s hosting Miss Israel or meeting with elected officials from Israel, I’m always looking to strengthen” the “deep bond between New York City and Israel,” Eric Dinowitz, a member of the City Council told JNS.

September 17, 2026 — Three-quarters of religion-based hate crimes in Hawaii last year targeted Jews, who are less than 1% of the state Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky, of Chabad in Hawaii, told JNS that “we don’t experience really any antisemitism, besides for the pro-Palestinian crap that goes on here, like everywhere else.”

September 17, 2026 — NYT deletes line saying Israelis ‘view themselves’ as Oct. 7 victims, citing ‘editing error.’ The sentence appeared in a Monday article by NYT correspondent Isabel Kershner examining the backlash in Israel against the NAZA film.

September 17, 2026 — Milan rabbi attacked by three men while waiting for bus, police arrest one suspect. A 20-year-old Tunisian man was arrested on suspicion of “religiously motivated violence,” while two other young men are suspected of involvement in the attack.

September 16, 2026 — EU opens door to Canada as first ‘associate member’ amid growing US trade rift. Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the unprecedented proposal with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the European Parliament, saying Brussels and Ottawa should deepen cooperation in defense, technology, energy and the Arctic; the status does not currently exist under EU treaties

September 16, 2026 — London Jews warn of security crisis after antisemitic arson attacks. On Tuesday, the London Assembly Fire Committee met to discuss LFB response to the antisemitic arson attacks that occurred between March and May 2026, including the burning of Hatzolah ambulances.

September 16, 2026 — Daughter of former Gaza hostage confronts UN over UNRWA funding despite Hamas ties. UNRWA was founded in 1949 and operates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, providing humanitarian aid and education for Palestinians.