News Roundup for March 9, 2026
Why Netanyahu and AIPAC Are Losing the Democratic Party, Word on the Street
“[Netanyahu’s] governments pursued policies – the devastation of Gaza, relentless settlement expansion and the abandonment of any credible path to Palestinian statehood – that made it increasingly difficult for Americans, especially younger ones, to see Israel as a country pursuing both security and peace,” writes J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami.
Israeli Forces Raid New Areas in Southern Lebanon, New York Times
“Nearly 400 people had been killed, including more than 80 children, in the conflict in Lebanon as of Sunday, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Edouard Beigbeder, the regional director for UNICEF, the United Nations’ children’s agency, called the death toll ‘a stark testament to the toll that conflict is taking on children.'”
Iran’s New Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei’s Son, Is a Mysterious Figure, New York Times
“[Mojtaba’s] personality or politics outside of his father’s tight inner circle are not known. He seldom speaks or appears in public. And now he will take the helm not just as Iran’s new religious and political authority, but also as the commander in chief of its armed forces.”
For Israel’s Netanyahu, Trump Grants Wishes, but His Support Carries Risks, Washington Post
“For Netanyahu, the risk is that Trump’s involvement won’t be enough to reverse his anemic electoral hopes. The prime minister — who will face traumatized Israeli voters this year while still trying to escape accountability for the catastrophic security failures of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack — is betting the war will prove to be the latest lifeline in a political career defined by magic-trick comebacks.”
One Killed, Two Wounded in Central Israel Following Iranian Missile Barrage, Emergency Services Say, Haaretz
“At a construction site in Yehud, paramedics pronounced the death of a man in his 40s, a foreign worker from China, after sustaining severe wounds from missile fragments. Another Chinese worker at the same site was seriously wounded and later died of his injuries at Sheba Medical Center.”
United States Was “Likely” Responsible for Bombing of Girls’ School in Iran, per Early U.S. Assessment, CBS News
“A list published in Iranian state media from authorities in Iran’s Minab county claimed to show the names of 57 of those killed. Human Rights Watch has said at least 48 of those names appear to be children, according to their birthdates on the list, along with their school principal and teachers.”
Iran May Still Have Access to Enriched Uranium at Site Bombed by US Last Year – Report, Times of Israel
“The newspaper, writing based on anonymous interviews with US officials, said that American spy agencies are constantly surveilling the Isfahan facility and believe they will know of any Iranian attempts to relocate the enriched uranium. US officials have reportedly been debating options of how to secure the uranium for several weeks.”
While All Eyes Are on Iran, Jewish Terrorism Is Rising in the West Bank, Haaretz
“The Jewish terror in the West Bank has a goal: expulsion. Last Thursday, another community from east of the village of Duma left after months of harassment by settlers. According to testimonies, in most cases, the assailants came from Giborei David, a settler ranch that receives support from the state. Last Saturday, most families in Al-Aqabah were also forced to leave due to the escalation of settler violence, which was backed by threats from soldiers,” writes Haaretz Editorial.
