Jewish News Briefing

Welcome to the Jewish News Briefing for Sunday, October 11, 2026.  Today’s very short episode announces that the Jewish News Briefing will be paused until mid-November when editions will be again released episodically prior to the full launch of regular, daily, podcasts starting on December 1.

The Jewish News Briefing is designed to do what no Jewish publication currently does, and that is to provide a daily Jewish audio news report with global coverage and that is conveniently accessed.  The briefing covers the most important news each day, drawing from some two-dozen respected Jewish publications from around the world.  We provide just the news, without editorials, analyses, or opinion pieces.

You can read more on all the stories previously covered when you click the links on our show notes, and links to the publications can be found on our website, TheJewishNewsstand.com.   Please subscribe, send us feedback, and share the podcast with others.  The briefing is edited by Lawrence Grossman.  We appreciate you tuning in and look forward to resuming the Jewish News Briefing in mid-November.  Shalom.

The Pentagon has reportedly told the U.S. military to be ready to resume strikes on Iran. A top aide to America's ambassador to Israel is accused of reshaping embassy reports. Israel faces a long-term bill for three years of war. London's police chief warns that extremism is entering the mainstream. A Manchester Jewish leader says interfaith dialogue has collapsed. And Johannesburg's Jewish community heads to the polls. 

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-military-told-to-complete-preparations-for-potential-resumption-of-iran-operations-report/

NYT: Top Huckabee aide distorted US embassy reporting in bid to protect Israeli government | The Times of Israel

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/os6fyii53

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/ministers-have-failed-to-act-as-extremist-ideologies-move-into-mainstream-warns-met-chief/

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/manchester-jewish-leader-attempts-at-muslim-dialogue-met-with-rejection-and-refusal/

https://www.sajr.co.za/new-blood-for-the-sajbd-in-joburg/

On the third anniversary of October 7, here's what we're following. Israelis mark the day with vigils and protest. At state ceremonies, the prime minister vows retribution while others demand accountability. World leaders send condolences. Satellite images show Iran rebuilding at a bombed nuclear site. British Jews stand firm after a protest at their London office. A Chicago theater drops a play by an Israeli author. A Gaza documentary divides the Bay Area Jewish community. South African Christians rally for Israel. And Israel's markets post striking gains despite three years of war. 

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-oct-7-ceremonies-pm-vows-to-settle-scores-others-urge-accountability-for-massacre/

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-910892

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434213

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/british-jewish-org-defiant-after-anti-israel-protests-in-front-of-its-office/

https://www.jta.org/2026/10/07/culture/chicago-jewish-theater-drops-naomi-ragen-play-saying-actors-feared-repercussions-of-working-with-the-israeli-writer

https://jweekly.com/2026/10/05/as-one-jewish-group-brings-naza-to-bay-area-another-plans-to-protest-the-screening/

https://www.sajr.co.za/sa-christians-challenge-government-over-israel/

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/wzeie3kfk

Britain's Green Party votes to label Zionism as racism. Ultra-Orthodox protesters block a draft arrest in Modiin. A senior Haredi rabbi is caught on tape disparaging religious soldiers. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urges Muslim countries to take in Gazans. The U.S. and France break up an alleged Hamas fundraising ring. Britain threatens to expel Israeli diplomats. And we take a look inside Boston's new Holocaust museum. 

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jews-appalled-by-green-party-branding-zionism-as-racism-call-to-erase-israel/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-of-haredi-protesters-clash-with-police-thwart-arrest-of-draft-dodger-in-modiin/

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-910708

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-910795

https://ejpress.org/us-france-dismantle-terror-finance-network-that-raised-1-75-million-for-hamas-626000-of-that-in-us/

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/uk-threatens-to-expel-israeli-diplomats-over-british-consulate-closure/

https://jewishjournal.org/2026/10/01/an-inside-look-at-bostons-new-holocaust-museum/

Three years after October 7th, Israel pauses to remember. Investigators learn more about the co-pilot behind the flydubai attack. Gadi Eisenkot challenges Benjamin Netanyahu to a debate. Israel's top general confronts the army's failures. Britain's Green Party leader is barred from Israel. Country star Zach Bryan makes a statement about Palestine. And a Texas court orders the Ten Commandments onto classroom walls. 

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/israel-marks-national-memorial-day-for-oct-7

https://www.jwire.com.au/free-palestine-propaganda-found-among-omani-co-pilots-belongings/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/eisenkot-challenges-netanyahu-to-a-televised-debate-before-national-election/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-conference-3-years-on-from-oct-7-idf-chief-says-military-learning-from-disaster/

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/zack-polanski-barred-from-israel-after-zionism-is-racism-made-party-policy/

https://www.jta.org/2026/10/04/united-states/country-star-zach-bryan-dons-free-palestine-shirt-at-gillette-stadium

https://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-wins-case-forcing-school-district-to-display-ten-commandments-in-classrooms/ 

Investigators are piecing together the attempted attack on a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, and now the flight crew is under scrutiny. In Britain, the Green Party has voted to define Zionism as racism, after a conference where Jewish members were given a safe room. Two Iranian men have been charged over an alleged bomb plot against Manchester's Jewish community. Settler attacks are reported across the West Bank as the olive harvest begins. America's defense secretary is talking tough on the Strait of Hormuz. Iceland's public broadcaster may sit out Eurovision again. And America's only major etrog farm is fighting to stay alive. 

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.jta.org/2026/10/02/israel/jewish-communities-worldwide-under-heightened-threat-after-flydubai-attack

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434053

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/green-party-forced-to-open-safe-room-to-protect-jewish-members-at-brighton-conference/

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/iranian-duo-charged-with-preparing-terrorist-acts-identified-heaton-park-synagogue-as-bomb-plot-target/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-attacks-reported-across-west-bank-as-palestinians-begin-olive-harvest/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hegseth-says-us-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz-ironclad/

https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/02/board-icelands-national-broadcaster-supports-boycott-2027-eurovision-israel-not-banned/

https://www.jta.org/2026/10/02/united-states/americas-only-major-etrog-grower-is-in-survival-mode-amid-global-competition

Israeli airlines begin flying home thousands of citizens stranded in Dubai. A new poll shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc pulling ahead weeks before Israel's election. Israel's Supreme Court clears Arab parties to run. The olive harvest brings new reports of settler violence in the West Bank. Britain's Green Party steps up security at its conference amid concerns for Jewish members. And California becomes the first state to recognize Jewish as an ethnicity. 

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-910399

https://www.timesofisrael.com/toi-poll-netanyahus-bloc-leads-likud-tied-for-1st-as-voters-fret-over-elections-outcome/

https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-910410

https://www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-reportedly-attack-palestinians-in-olive-groves-as-harvest-season-begins/

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/green-party-launch-unprecedented-conference-security-op-to-protect-jewish-members-from-anti-israel-hate-mob/

https://jweekly.com/2026/10/01/california-becomes-first-state-to-list-jewish-as-an-ethnicity/

Passengers stop an apparent attempt to crash an Israel-bound flight. The ADL grades museums and publishers on how they treat Jewish artists. Los Angeles mayoral candidates face questions on Israel and antisemitism. The Israeli military answers the documentary NAZA. An Israeli tech founder is shut out of a San Francisco hackathon. And House Republicans target a Berkeley charity's tax-exempt status. 

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.jta.org/2026/09/30/israel/israel-bound-flight-diverted-to-saudi-arabia-after-terror-attack-on-board

https://www.jta.org/2026/10/01/culture/adl-makes-a-play-for-the-arts-with-new-reports-suggesting-anti-jewish-bias-in-culture-spaces

https://www.jta.org/2026/09/30/politics/at-la-mayoral-forum-candidates-weigh-in-on-israeli-genocide-charges-and-antisemitism

https://www.timesofisrael.com/distorted-misleading-and-disingenuous-idf-publishes-full-response-to-naza-film/

https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/09/30/israeli-tech-founder-banned-hackathon-competition-sponsors-withdraw-support/

https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/house-panel-urges-removal-of-tax-emption-for-charity-with-alleged-palestinian-terror-ties

Israeli officials say a pilot tried to hijack a Tel Aviv-bound Fly Dubai flight. California's governor signs protest buffer zones around houses of worship into law. New York Jewish leaders criticize Mayor Mamdani's new antisemitism plan. Florida labels CAIR a terrorist group. Berlin's Jewish community moves its Hanukkah menorah after a Left Party election win. And Maryland rabbis press a school district as Jewish families leave.

Here are links to the articles mentioned in this briefing: 

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-910155

https://jweekly.com/2026/09/29/newsom-signs-bill-to-create-protest-free-zones-around-places-of-worship/

https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/us-jewish-leaders-slam-new-mamdani-plan-to-fight-jew-hatred

https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/florida-designates-cair-as-domestic-terror-group

https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/09/29/berlin-jewish-community-pulls-hanukkah-menorah-town-hall-left-party-election-surge/

https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/families-pull-out-of-public-schools-in-heavily-jewish-maryland-county/

On the briefing today:  In Canada, Jewish leaders call for armed guards and more police after the Yome Kippur attack in Belleville. In the West Bank, suspected settler extremists torch Palestinian property. In Washington, former Jewish establishment leaders join J Street. In Britain, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband condemns Israel's government. In Germany, a town bans stumbling-stone memorials to Nazi victims. And in Portugal, a Holocaust museum reaches nearly a third of the country's teenagers.

For further reading:

https://thecjn.ca/news/jewish-leaders-want-armed-guards-more-police-at-all-canadian-institutions/

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-909940

https://www.jta.org/2026/09/28/politics/jewish-establishment-heavy-hitters-are-joining-j-street-in-a-sign-of-the-changing-times

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/ed-miliband-suffering-inflicted-on-gaza-by-netanyahu-is-stain-on-conscience-of-the-world/

https://www.jta.org/2026/09/27/global/german-city-bans-stumbling-stone-memorials-to-nazi-victims

https://ejpress.org/since-2021-holocaust-museum-of-porto-hosted-nearly-30-of-portugals-teenage-population/