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First hurricane to hit US in two years: Isaias slams Florida with 105 mph winds

After reaching Category 3 strength, Isaias weakened before making landfall near Destin as a Category 2 hurricane; authorities ordered evacuations, deployed thousands of National Guard troops and warned of dangerous storm surge, flash flooding, tornadoes and widespread damage

News Agencies | 10.10.26

‘The Austrian painter was right’: Florida man indicted over alleged plot to attack Jews

Duncan MacDonald was arrested after Jewish groups alerted authorities to Instagram posts showing rifles, tactical gear and a flamethrower; FBI says messages referred to Shabbat services in code and investigators linked him to the account

Itamar Eichner | 10.04.26

Neo-Nazi fighter gives Nazi salute, insults Jewish opponent after beating him at Orlando MMA event

Paul Nicholas Miller also hurled an antisemitic slur at Israeli-American Ben Azoulay as a swastika flag appeared in the stands, prompting condemnation from local officials

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.03.26

Shin Bet confirms 'significant threat' to Yair Netanyahu, urgent extraction from US

Security agency says PM’s son was rushed back from Florida following a situation assessment, days after Netanyahu blamed Iran for an assassination plot

Itamar Eichner | 08.29.26

ארה"ב פלורידה טייסת בת 23 נחיתת חירום בים בין הגלים לעיני הרוחצים

Pilot, 23, lands crippled plane in ocean off Florida | Watch

Faith Tenkley was flying from Florida to the Bahamas when the landing gear failed and the right engine quit; fearing a belly landing could ignite the fuel, she turned toward the ocean and touched down safely off Boca Raton

ynet | 08.23.26

Jewish man assaulted, threatened in suspected antisemitic attack in Florida

Police say a 35-year-old man struck visitor from New York in the head, threatened to kill him and hurled antisemitic abuse at him and his wife in Surfside

Itamar Eichner | 08.21.26

'I’m on the right side of history': anti-Israel Democrat Angie Nixon wins Florida Senate primary

Nixon defeated heavily funded Jewish rival Alex Vindman as another AIPAC-backed candidate struggled in California, underscoring the limits of pro-Israel spending

Daniel Edelson, New York | 08.19.26

ראשידה טאליב וקורי בוש הניפו שלטים של הפסקת אש עכשיו בזמן נאום נשיא ארה"ב ג'ו ביידן

Florida venue cancels Rashida Tlaib rally after ‘anti-Jew’ criticism

Fort Lauderdale site cites security concerns after a Democratic state lawmaker denounces the event, adding to party tensions over Israel as Tlaib backs progressive candidates ahead of Florida’s primary

Reuters | 08.15.26

The first branch of the Bakey chain in Miami

Israeli baker Uri Scheft brings Bakey to South Florida

The Lehamim and Breads Bakery founder opens a kosher Hallandale Beach location serving babka, bourekas, challah and sourdough, with additional sites planned in Fort Lauderdale and Aventura

ynet Global | 07.17.26

Israeli-American ‘Ashkelon hacker’ extradited to US, faces up to 35 years in prison

Michael Kadar, a 27-year-old Israeli-American who served seven years in Israel and was arrested in Norway, is accused of making at least 245 threatening calls to Jewish institutions across the United States

Daniel Edelson, ynet Global | 06.23.26

The infiltrators were gorgeous. Nobody saw that coming

How an entrepreneur with no fashion background ended up producing the first all-Jewish swimsuit runway show at Miami Swim Week

Brian Spivak | 06.08.26

איגואנה ירוקה שצנחה אל הקרקע, לאחר שלא שרדה את גל הקור הקיצוני שפוקד את ארצות הברית

US deep freeze sends iguanas tumbling from trees across Florida, with some ending up on pizza menus

As a rare cold snap grips Florida, frozen iguanas fall from trees in large numbers, prompting residents to collect them, turn some over to authorities and, in a few cases, cook them into iguana pizza

ynet Global | 02.03.26

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declares Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR terrorist organizations

The directive against the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Muslim Brotherhood comes in an executive order; neither group is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US government.

AP | 12.09.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו נפגש עם נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ

Mar-a-Lago instead of Washington? Sides spar over timing of Trump–Netanyahu meeting

After Trump’s invitation, Israel proposes late-December meeting at Mar-a-Lago, but US officials prefer an earlier date to avoid staffing during holiday; Jerusalem awaits a reply as President Herzog readies a separate New York trip

Itamar Eichner | 12.03.25

He lost his tallit, tefillin in a Florida airport; they were found by volunteers in a huge dumpster

Tovy Schwartz of New York lost his tallit and tefillin at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport in South Florida; Camera checks, involvement of the Sheriff's Office and volunteer searches led to their discovery at a waste facility

Itamar Eichner | 11.27.25