UN ‘alarmed’ by Iran’s surging use of executions to ‘instill fear’ in population. Rights chief says 56 people executed on security charges since -mid-March, 27 in cases linked to anti-regime protests; decries lack of fair trials, confessions given under torture

Rabbis call for Temple Mount police recruits. Prominent Religious Zionist rabbis issue rare joint call encouraging young men to enlist in the Temple Mount Police unit, describing the role as both a national mission and a great privilege.

Israel doubles defense-tech orders amid wartime buildup. Defense Ministry doubles orders to Israeli defense-tech startups, investing nearly $330 million as it races to develop the ‘next surprises’ for the battlefield.

‘Bondi was my Oct. 7’: Jewish influencers on a mission to change how the world sees Israel. Despite ongoing regional tensions, a delegation of Jewish content creators came to Israel, trading hasbara for authentic personal stories.

SCOOP: UC Berkeley ethnic studies workshop to feature teacher who said ‘ethnic studies means free Palestine.’ The Berkeley project “has a record of promoting anti-Israel and antisemitic agendas,” Oleg Ivanov, of StandWithUs, told JNS. “We are deeply concerned that the same thing will happen in this training.”

Jewish Italian teens targeted by alleged neo-Nazis at Bulgaria hotel. The group, from Rome and Milan, was participating in a program organized by the Jewish youth movement Bnei Akiva.

Fetterman rejects Gaza genocide claim, says he would rather lose voters than abandon Israel. Jewish community and Israel are not the same thing, brother man. They’re not – that is not the same thing,” Stewart, who is Jewish, said.

‘Days only get harder’: Released hostage Yarden Bibas honors murdered son Ariel on seventh birthday. “Chuki, I can’t lift you up in your birthday chair, and I also don’t get to see you excitedly open all the presents you would have received,” his father, Yarden Bibas, wrote.