January 20, 2026 — UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency meeting on Iran to discuss ‘alarming violence’. An Iranian official said authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths in the protests, which are the biggest demonstrations since 2022, prompting UN rights chief Volker Turk to condemn violence.

January 20, 2026 — US considering offering British Jews asylum amid rising antisemitism, Trump’s UK-born lawyer says. Amid growing antisemitism in the UK, Trump’s lawyer Robert Garson revealed talks with the US State Department about offering asylum to British Jews seeking refuge.

January 20, 2026 — After not attending any meetings since 2007, Holocaust Memorial Museum seeks to oust Sen. Sanders. According to records the New York Post claims to have been supplied, Sanders has not attended a single one of the biannual meetings since he was appointed to the position 18 years ago.

January 20, 2026 — Trump to hold signing ceremony at Davos for Gaza Board of Peace. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the some 50 leaders that have been invited to join the Board of Peace, which Trump will chair.

January 16, 2026 — Australian arts festival apologizes for disinviting Palestinian writer who lauded Oct. 7. Apology issued after organizers canceled Adelaide Writer’s Week following backlash from prominent invitees; Randa Abdel-Fattah says she accepts apology, but it’s no ‘quick fix’

January 16, 2026 — Betar to ‘Post’: NY order a ‘chilling decision’ that should ‘terrify’ Zionists and Jews – exclusive. Torossian said the “whole idea that we targeted random Palestinians and Muslims [is wrong],” adding “what they are saying is you can’t counter people who attack synagogues.”

January 16, 2026 — Editor’s Notes: Future of Jewish Diaspora should follow spirit of ‘October 8 Jewry’. For world Jewry, October 7, 2023, was that violent intrusion. The worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. What followed on October 8 was something nobody predicted: a mass awakening.

January 16, 2026 — Sen. Graham: Reports Trump backed down from Iran action ‘beyond inaccurate, stay tuned’. US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) refuted reports that President Donald Trump was backing down from US action in Iran.

January 16, 2026 — Report: Mossad Chief in US for high-level meetings on Iran. Barnea’s US visit comes amid Israel-US consultations on Iran protests, possible military action, and concerns over retaliation and renewed talks.

January 16, 2026 — Witkoff outlines conditions for diplomatic deal on Iran. Speaking at an IAC event in Florida, President Trump’s envoy described direct U.S. messages to Tehran and touted a postwar plan to replace Hamas in Gaza.

January 16, 2026 — Pentagon sends ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ to Middle East amid Iran turmoil. The U.S. redeployment comes after protests escalate in Iran and Washington warns the regime against harm to demonstrators.

January 16, 2026 — Trump: Hamas must return the final hostage and disarm. Trump announces Phase Two of his Gaza peace plan, backs a new Palestinian technocratic government, and demands Hamas disarm and return the final hostage’s body to Israel.