At the UN last week, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on peace with the Palestinians: "We can build your future together, both in Gaza and in the West Bank. Put down your weapons and prove that Hamas and Islamic Jihad are not going to take over the Palestinian state you want to create. Put down your weapons, and there will be peace."

Taliban Sign Deal With Russia to Buy Cheap Oil, Gas and Wheat (Bloomberg)

Top Pakistan diplomat recommends cooperation with Taliban (PBS)

Iran Acquires 2.5 Million Acres of Venezuela  (Gatestone Institute)

Israel to Open Border Crossing for 24/7 Access in Pilot Program Amid U.S. Pressure (Haaretz)
Severely Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers Arrive in Israel for Medical Treatment (Times of Israel)

Palestinian Gunmen "Planning Significant Attacks" Killed in West Bank City of Jenin  (Times of Israel)

Jenin: The Palestinian Terror Capital & Its Threat to the Region (Honest Reporting)

12 civilians killed by U.S. military operations in 2021, Pentagon report says (CNN)

Meanwhile, in US schools...

*Antisemitism on Campus (WJC - video) antizionism is antisemitism

*MEF Investigation into Oberlin Professor's Tehran Ties Prompts Congressional Inquiry (Middle East Forum)

*University of Vermont Earns Federal Probe over Antisemitism  (Boston Herald)

*How Anti-Israel Faculty Are Radicalizing U.S. Campuses  (Jerusalem Post)

*Palestinian Human Rights Activist Blasts BDS Supporters at Duke University  (Duke University Chronicle)

A note on fences (hearing an outrage?

Finnish border guards said they wanted a fence along the border with Russia, deeming it “necessary due to the changing security environment” (Washington Post)

For those who celebrate, l'shana tova u'metuka - may you have a good and sweet year!

For Mizrahi and Sephardic Rosh Hashana recipes, click here. And if making the fesenjan, don't skip the mint!

So you've seen the NYTimes piece on Russian trolls and Linda Sarsour. Well, Russian Trolls are real, but it doesn't account for Ms. Sarsour's bigotry or why of all the victims of Russian trolling the NYT decided to whitewash Ms. Sarsour's history.  Ms. Sarsour sought to exclude from the feminist movement anyone who supported Israel's existence and misogynistically attacked other women.  See this link from the Jewish Insider for more details https://jewishinsider.com/2022/09/daily-kickoff-the-last-israeli-envoy-to-meet-the-queen/ See also from IPT

Group that rescues Afghans from Taliban says in lawsuit it was scammed (Washington Post)

Iran Renews Claim to Bahrain  (Bloomberg)

Iranian State Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against the Government of Albania (CISA)

Christian Zionists Dispute Jordanian King Abdullah's Claim that Christianity in Jerusalem Is "Under Fire"  (JNS) During his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Jordan's King Abdullah II claimed that Christianity in Jerusalem is "under fire." A spokesperson for Christians United for Israel (CUFI) disputed Abdullah's remarks, saying that "Jerusalem never knew true peace or prosperity until its liberation by Israel....It is because of Israel's respect for liberty that Jews, Christians, Muslims and all others enjoy true religious freedom in Jerusalem and throughout the Holy Land."

AFP Overlooks Palestinian Prisoner's Seven Murder Convictions  (CAMERA)

Qatar’s envoy loses bid for human rights post, called Jews ‘enemies’ & gays ‘disgusting’(UN Watch) Patricia Hermanns, the ambassador of the Bahamas, was named to the post.

Arab Aid to UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Continues to Decline (Xinhua-China)

Turkey seeks to be first NATO member to join China-Led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Bloomberg)

Turkey's Aggression and Cultural Islamism Push Continue Unabated (IPT)

Activism vs. Journalism: Contrasting The Ben & Jerry Interviews of Mehdi Hasan and Alexi McCammond (CAMERA)

Days after an internal Israel Defense Forces probe concluded that Palestinian-American Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was most likely shot by mistake by a soldier who did not identify her as a member of the press, the story continues to dominate the news cycle. Yet the media's insistence on holding Israel “accountable” has little to do with getting justice for Abu Akleh. Once again demonstrating the world has a different set of rules for Israelis. For example, no less than 13 journalists were killed by US troops in Iraq from March 2003 to August 2005, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The details show a pattern of apparent recklessness and impunity that is worse than anything Israel has ever done, with investigations either finding no fault, or not released, or not done to begin with. See IDF Confirms Reporter Likely Killed in Accident (IDF + Twitter)

Exclusive: Canada agrees to resettle Afghans held in UAE facility (Reuters)

Mada Masr Editor Detained After Media Reveals Corruption In Egypt's Ruling Party (WorldCrunch/Mada Masr)

Iran to Use Facial Recognition Technology to Enforce Grim New Laws on Women (Mirror UK)

Iran Sentences Two LGBT Activists to Death - David Gritten (BBC)

Back to school with healthier air thanks to Israeli device (Israel21)

Hamas Tells Media to Lie: What Should the Media Tell its Readers? - Toby Dershowitz (The National Interest)

Tempers Flare between Hamas, Islamic Jihad over Errant Rocket Compensation (Al- Monitor)

Back when Palestinians insisted there’s no such place as Palestine (Times of Israel) 

When you lack any history, just invent one (PMW) 
Ghost Hospitals Reveal Corruption in Palestinian Authority Health Sector - David Rose (The Jewish Chronicle - UK)

BBC Arabic Journos Delete Disturbing Tweets After HonestReporting Uncovered Anti-Israel Posts (Honest Reporting)

European Politicians Blast UN Official for Ignoring Antisemitism in Palestinian Textbooks (Algemeiner) 

NYT conceals evidence on embittered Google employee (JNS)

9/11 Documentation Center (MEMRI)

Increase in Attempted Weapons and Drug Smuggling on Egyptian, Jordanian Borders (Jerusalem Post)

Israel Sentences Gaza Aid Worker to 12 Years for Funding Hamas Terror (Times of Israel)  for diverting tens of millions of dollars (from World Vision) to the Islamic terror group Hamas. 

Israel's Move Against Terror NGOs - Melanie Phillips (JNS) The Americans say they have found no evidence that six NGOs closed down by Israel are connected to terrorism. In fact, there's copious evidence.

Iranian Curriculum Prepares Students for War with Israel - Dr. Eldad J. Pardo (IMPACT-se)

Hussein al-Sheikh Plans to Take Over the Fatah Movement - Yoni Ben Menachem (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

The Palestinian “holocaust” lie (PMW)

Featured No Jews, No News: The Deadly Gaza Explosion Media Didn’t Report On (Honest Reporting)

Palestinians: The Arrests and Torture No One Talks About (Gatestone)

Israel Attacks Iranian Missile Warehouse at Aleppo Airport in Syria (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights-UK)

Hundreds of Iranian Missiles Struck in Syria (Ha'aretz)

Notwithstanding Dean of UC Berkeley Law School, Erwin Chermerinsky's well intentioned effort to explain "BDS on Campus", he  naively calls Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine a "law student group" and there's the rub. ("Dean of Berkeley Law: Don't Generalize About BDS on Campus") In fact Students for Justice in Palestine(SJP) is a documented front group  for Hamas and nothing more