"Citizens of Israel, we are at war" 

After a week of near constant terror attacks (read here, here, and here) and the day after the 50th anniversary of  the 7-Day War, and on the Jewish holidays of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah and Shabbat: Iran-backed Hamas has fired thousands of rockets at Israeli population centers, terrorists have breached the border, holding many hostages, and slaughtering people in their homes. Video shows soldiers fighting house to house.  #StandWithIsrael

Finally, some answers on the Rob Malley affair: High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington (Tablet) See also Inside Tehran’s Soft War (IranIntl) and Biden Pardons New York Times Writer Charged as Iran Agent as New ‘Influence Operation’ Exposed (The Algemeiner)

US Dept of Defense: Tehran can make nuclear bomb in less than two weeks (JNS)

Iranian Women Face 10 Years in Prison for Not Wearing Hijab  (Telegraph-UK)

Lebanese Hizbullah-Affiliated Website Releases Personally Identifying Information Of CIA Officers, Including Photos, Addresses, And Phone Numbers, As Part Of Doxing Campaign (MEMRI)

The Palestinian Authority admits there's no 'Israeli occupation'  (JerusalemPost)

Saudi Journalist: We Must Not Miss Another Historic Opportunity for Peace With Israel (MEMRI)

Saudi-Iran Asian Champions League Game Canceled in Row over Soleimani Statue  (Al Jazeera)

Rice University LGBTQ Group Cuts Ties With Hillel Over Support for Israel (Houston Chronicle)

New York State Funds Islamist Hatred of Jews, Christians, Promotes Enslaving Women and Children (Focus on Western Islamism)

On 9/11, the Biden Administration strikes deal with terrorist supporting Iran to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as part of the deal, the administration has agreed to release five Iranian citizens held in the United States. Monday’s announcement comes as President Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi each prepare to travel to New York for the annual UN General Assembly next week. Amid the prisoner release talks, the U.S. and Iran have been discussing a possible informal arrangement that would seek to place some limitations on Iran’s nuclear program and avoid an international crisis. U.S. officials have insisted, however, that those talks are unrelated to the prisoner-exchange negotiations.

Israel Will Act If Iran Enriches Uranium above 60 Percent (Jerusalem Post)

Mossad: 27 Iranian Terror Plots Foiled This Year (Ynet News)

As the Government Turns Up the Heat, Iranians Need the World’s Support (Just Security)

SWC: Human Rights Watch report publishes horrific lies against Israel (Israel National News)

Three Big Cases in Israel’s September to Remember (Lawfare/Israel Democracy Institute) 

U.S. sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah (AP)  Yet, U.S. will redirect millions of funds for Egypt to Taiwan and Lebanon as reported by CNN, WSJ, and NYT.

Top Hamas leader in Beirut in a bid to stop clashes at Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp (AP)

Libya, Greece, Brazil: Climate-driven storms cause catastrophic flooding around the world (EuroNews) from the Middle East to the Americas: "200-year, event" Massachusetts City Gets More Than 9 Inches of Rain, Flooding Homes and Jeopardizing a Dam (Cheddar)

6 killed in Gaza border blast during rioting, apparently while planting bomb (Times of Israel)

The Arafat I Knew Was Undermining Oslo From the Very Start (The JC) 

The Oslo Deception – New Evidence (PMW)

Delegation from Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with the kingdom (AP)

 Meanwhile in Afghanistan:

*The “orderly” withdrawal President Biden had promised did not happen, and the world has watched agonizing scenes of Afghans trying to escape. 

*Amazingly, over 100,000 people have been evacuated since 8/14!

*Last remaining area not controlled by the Taliban is the Panjshir Valley, where remnants of government forces and other militia groups have gathered to resist the Taliban. Al Jazeera, Reuters However, it doesn't appear that there is any international support for the Northern Alliance. CNN NYT

*The 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) pledged on Sunday to help achieve peace in Afghanistan and said its future leaders must guard against allowing the country to be used as a backyard for international Islamist militancy.

*Turkey Reinforces Border to Block any Afghan Migrant Wave. Reuters

*Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20,000 Afghan refugees (BBC News)

*Crisis in Afghanistan: How You Can Help (HIAS)

Report: Iran Has Doubled Forces on Israeli Border since 2018 - Neta Bar (Israel Hayom) The fighters are from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Lebanon, while the command echelon is mostly comprised of Iranian Revolutionary Guards disguised as militia members or Syrian army officers.

Food for thought before the Biden-Bennet meeting - Maurice Hirsch, Adv. (PMW)

Lebanese Doctor Sentenced for Helping Palestinians Get Treatment in Israel - Phil Mercer (VOA News) Dr. Jamal Rifi, a prominent physician in Australia's Lebanese Muslim community, says he has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia in Lebanon for working with members of Sydney's Jewish community to organize treatment for Palestinians in Israeli hospitals.

Nasrallah Is Turning Lebanon into Afghanistan - Baria Alamuddin (Arab News-Saudi Arabia)

Hamas-backed Palestinians in Gaza launched a new wave of incendiary balloons into Israel.  Fire balloons have ignited multiple fires across Israeli communities in recent weeks. but the AP headline reads: Gazans launch incendiary balloons into Israel after strikes

Hamas: Thrown Out of Saudi Arabia into the Arms of Iran and the Taliban - Nadav Shragai (Israel Hayom)

Progressive Democrats Blast Palestinians over Crackdown on Critics - Jacob Magid (Times of Israel)   Members of the "Squad" of progressive Democrats in the U.S., more commonly known for their criticism of Israel, have shifted their censure to the Palestinian Authority amid Ramallah's latest crackdown on rights activists and critics.

Washington Post Doesn’t Find Harassment of Its Own Journalists by Palestinian Authority Newsworthy -Emanuel Miller (Honest Reporting) The situation has become so severe that Palestinian journalists have resorted to asking the UN for protection.

What is ISIS-K? USA Today explains ISIS-Khorasan

 Afghanistan

A Near Press Blackout in Afghanistan - Megan K. Stack (The NewYorker)

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Quarterly Report to United States Congress (SIGAR) Pentagon watchdog warns of ‘existential crisis’ and criticizes U.S. ‘hubris’ in Afghanistan

Afghan Feminist: 'The Taliban and My Own Family Will Come for Me' - Phyllis Chesler (4W)

Olympics

After 49 Years, Israelis Killed at 1972 Munich Olympics Remembered in Opening Ceremony - Karolos Grohmann(Reuters)

Saudi Judoka Faces Israeli and Shakes Hands at Olympics (Al-Monitor) see also Israeli Judoka Lauds "Brave" Saudi Opponent - Rebecca Anne Proctor (Arab News-Saudi Arabia)

True Sportsmanship: Iranian Refugee Dedicates Olympic Medal to ‘Friends’ in Israel (VIDEO) - Akiva Van Koningsveld (Honest Reporting)

Algerian judoka quits Olympics to avoid Israeli opponent (JTA)

2nd judoka pulls out of Olympics in apparent move to avoid facing Israeli (Times of Israel)

Iran

Secret Iran Hacking Plans Against West Revealed - Deborah Haynes (Sky News-UK)

Islamic State

UN chief: Threat to global peace from Islamic State rising - Edith Lederer (Washington Post)

Impunity for Repatriated Islamic State Members (in Uzbekistan)  - Vera Mironova (Lawfare) 

Israel

How Bennett Found Himself Trying to Save the Palestinian Economy - Amos Harel (Haaretz)

Israel Shifts to Standoff Weapons in Syria as Russia Restricts Its Freedom of Action - Arie Egozi(Breaking Defense)

Nigeria

Nigeria’s Lawless Secret Police Abduct Film Director, Priye Amachree Over Alleged Links With IPOB, Recently Detained Israeli Filmmakers (Sahara Reporters)

Palestinians

New Interactive Database: How NGOs Turn Terrorists into “Civilians” (NGO Monitor)

PA criticizes Hamas for using civilians as human shields - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Tunisia

Arab Dailies Praise Tunisian President Kais Saied: A 'Second Revolution' Has 'Saved Tunisia' From The Muslim Brotherhood (MEMRI)

UN

UN-Paid Teachers Celebrate Deaths of Israelis (UN Watch) see also: UNRWA STATEMENT ON UN WATCH ALLEGATIONS

USA

Brooklyn Rally In Honor Of Palestinian 'Martyrs': 'If We Don't Get No Justice, They Don't Get No Peace'; 'NYC Is Full Of Palestine-Related Targets, The Options To Strike Back Are Endless'; 'New York To Gaza, Globalize The Intifada' (MEMRI)

Ben and Jerry's Rejected Pro-Peace Alternatives to Israel Boycott - Shiryn Ghermezian (Algemeiner) Aternate plans rejected by company executive included supporting a grassroots organization that promotes peace and coexistence, or backing Israeli and Palestinian educational organizations fighting hatred and incitement, or opening a partner shop in Ramallah and Jewish West Bank areas for both Palestinians and Israelis.

Five States Move to Freeze Out Ben and Jerry's over Israeli Boycott - Valerie Richardson (Washington Times)