April 17, 2026 — Moscow publishes ‘potential target’ list of drone suppliers helping Ukraine, including in Israel. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deputy on the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, warned on X that the threat must be taken “literally.”

April 17, 2026 — Seven Jewish professors, staff look to join Justice Dept. lawsuit alleging Jew-hatred at UCLA. “This lawsuit seeks to hold UCLA accountable and to ensure that no faculty member is ever again subjected to such blatant discrimination,” the law firm representing the employees stated.

April 17, 2026 — After US rescues airmen in Iran, commando opens up about IDF’s own daring extractions. Reservist combat medic in vaunted chopper rescue unit 669, who chronicled his service in two books, describes rapid-response missions, battlefield chaos and mental toll behind life-saving operations

April 17, 2026 — NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says. US President Donald Trump this month threatened to pull the US out of the alliance over European members’ refusal to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz near Iran.

April 16, 2026 — Moderation cuts leave most extremist, antisemitic content on Instagram unchecked, ADL finds. Instagram failed to remove 93% of hateful and extremist content reported by the ADL’s researchers, a figure the watchdog said demonstrated a “systemic failure” to protect users.

April 16, 2026 — Seattle fundraiser calls to ‘materially support’ the ‘Lebanese resistance.’ The University of Washington student group SUPER UW is hosting a fundraiser to support what it calls the Lebanese resistance, raising money for aid in Lebanon.

April 16, 2026 — US officials join direct talks with Hamas in Cairo—’CNN.’ The reported talks marked the first direct U.S. engagement with Hamas since the Oct. 10, 2025, ceasefire.

April 16, 2026 — Antisemitic Instagram king who wants to ‘kill Israelis’ launches bid for Congress. Dan Bilzerian, who feeds his 30 million followers antisemitism and conspiracy theories daily, announced run for the US House of Representatives; He believes ‘Jews are the source of evil in the world’ and that Israel should be destroyed: ‘It’s an evil country’

April 16, 2026 — Tennessee legislature passes bill mandating Judea and Samaria terminology in state communications. The Tennessee General Assembly passed House Bill 1446, requiring state agencies to use the term “Judea and Samaria” in official communications starting July 2026.

April 16, 2026 — ‘They are champions at lying’: Ex-defense official warns against US-Iran nuclear deal. The central issue in any such agreement would still be Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium. According to Vilan, Tehran currently holds about 450 kilograms of enriched uranium produced since 2018.

April 15, 2026 — Congress removes deadline for Holocaust-looted art claims, opening door to more restitution. The controversial “sunset clause” of a 2016 law led watchdogs to believe that those owning looted works were purposefully obscuring them from public view until the deadline had passed.

April 15, 2026 — Trump: Iran killed 42,000 protesters in two months. ‘Absolutely unacceptable’ for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, IRGC killed at least 42,000 protesters since February, US President Donald Trump says.