The vote, part of Council Speaker Julie Menin's five-point plan to combat antisemitism, is seen as a win for her but a loss for Mamdani, who warned it could limit free speech. Progressive, civil rights, and pro-Palestinian groups protested the measure

The Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security warns that Israel has used most of its Arrow 2 and 3 interceptors, while U.S. THAAD missiles protecting Gulf allies are heavily depleted. The report highlighted the stark cost imbalance between Iran's cheap attacks and the expensive interceptors defending against them

As if it were not enough that the defense budget has spiraled out of control and reached astronomical levels, the defense establishment is outlining scenarios for the political echelon that could further inflate the budget by tens of billions of shekels, depending on decisions made regarding the Iranian and Lebanese fronts