US envoys Kushner, Witkoff to meet with Iranian FM Araghchi on Thursday, source tells 'Post'

REPORT

Tehran is ready for nuclear concessions if US meets demands, Iranian official says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi after a speech at the UN Conference on Disarmament at the sidelines of US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva, February 17, 2026; illustrative.
Iranian riot police stand in front of anti-US billboard depicting destruction of aircraft carrier, in Tehran, February 21, 2026; illustrative.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with a fighter jet model in the foreground, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, January 29, 2026; illustrative.

Pentagon Pizza Index: How late-night pizza orders can signal impending military action

ANALYSIS
A general view of the Pentagon, Washington, October 15, 2025; illustrative.
Illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump's four timing options for striking Iran if a deal is not reached

ANALYSIS
 Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walks near an Iranian missile during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024.

Iran could be close to enriching uranium for bomb-making material, Witkoff claims

ANALYSIS

Preempting the proxy: Israel moves to contain Hezbollah before Iran clash

Policeman Uri Mektaev, 18, killed at his home, February 22, 2026.

Border Police officer killed by accidental IDF gunfire, investigation underway

 Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Tucker Carlson issues apology to Herzog over Epstein allegations

 IAF fighter jets taking off for strikes in Iran, June 16, 2025.

Iranians prefer 'precise' Israeli strike over US attack as protests resume at universities

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, attends a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

For regime change in Iran to work, include Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

OPINION
U.S President Donald Trump attends the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Trump's Board of Peace collides with the reality of Hamas's power in Gaza

OPINION
US President Donald Trump’s motorcade drives near the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 10, 2026.

US Secret Service shoots, kills man trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort

Ono Academic College unveils International Law Program bridging Israeli and US legal systems

ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE campus in Kiryat Ono.

Coalition lawmakers vow to advance bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer

New generation of Israeli voters more traditional, right-wing, poll shows

ANALYSIS
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

Modi to visit Israel, address Knesset, meet with Netanyahu

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a press event as he delivers joint declarations alongside France's President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai on February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Former hostage Daniella Gilboa celebrates freedom in her debut single

 Released hostage Daniella Gilboa returning to her home in Petah Tikva, February 5, 2025.

Southern district police seize 1,000 illegal weapons in Bedouin sector

(L-R) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Tucker Carlson

Why Huckabee's interview with Tucker Carlson matters for the Middle East

ANALYSIS
Adam Edelman, Menachem Chen, Uri Zisman, and Omer Katz of Israel during four-man bobsleigh during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Cortina Sliding Centre.

Israel disqualifies own bobsleigh team from Winter Olympics for faking illness

Nemo representing Switzerland celebrates after winning during the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 12, 2024.

Swiss Eurovision winner's trophy shattered while returning to EBU in protest of Israel

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Huckabee fires back at Tucker Carlson after interview descends into Israel-smearing

Pro-Palestinian activists intimidate Jewish residents in UK, push for Israel boycott

Hugh Laurie confronts antisemitic backlash after his eulogy for Tehran producer Dana Eden

A Palestinian flag is held up outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

UK slams West Midlands Police over Maccabi fan ban based on AI reports

Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv hold flags at Dam Square ahead of the Europa League football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on  November 7, 2024

Anti-Zionist group plans keffiyeh protest amid Buchenwald camp's ban on pro-Palestinian symbols

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wear keffiyeh at a protest to condemn the interception of the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Rome, Italy, October 1, 2025.

Turkish boxer attacks Israeli opponent before fight, Israeli wins in two rounds

US, Iran clash over sanctions relief, uranium enrichment in nuclear talks

IOC says FIFA president's presence at Board of Peace inaugural meeting doesn't violate neutrality

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026
ANALYSIS

Crisis-driver or Gaza stabilizer? Why Turkey believes it switched roles with Israel

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Hezbollah now managed by IRGC officers, Arab media reports

REPORT
Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025; illustrative.

Gazans call for force independent of political factions, say it 'won't succeed without Israel'

REPORT

Netanyahu's political opposition must present clear policies

OPINION

Sam Halpern: Managing the fast-paced breaking news desk

INTERVIEW
Benjamin Netanyahu
OPINION

Teacher shortage: The statistic shaking Israel’s education system

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.
ByTOMER SAMARKANDI
OPINION

Is antisemitism inevitable? A disturbing old-new view of Jew-hatred

 A person holds a placard during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.
ByCHAIM STEINMETZ
EDITORIAL

Trump’s Carlson outreach was worth trying, but it ultimately failed

India-Israel tech synergy will define the next decade of defense strategy

OPINION

Spain to buy Rafael German unit missiles despite Israel protest

A MiG-29K fighter jet sits on the flight deck of India’s aircraft carrier INS Vikrant during the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 off the coast of Visakhapatnam, India.
ANALYSIS

What Elbit’s new deal with TKMS means for submarine manufacturing independence

photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron

A new nuclear era is taking shape and markets are repricing risk - opinion

OPINION
4th Infantry Regiment conducting EW training  at the Hohenfels Training Area.

Tenna Systems raises $13.5m to advance software-driven spectrum intelligence

Merz's CDU party unanimously adopts motion to end UNRWA funding, create rules for payments to PA

‘Post’ looks on as India showcases naval strength with Int’l Fleet Review

Chancellor Merz greets Merkel at CDU federal congress in Stuttgart, Feb 20, 2026.

Pakistan escalates tensions with Afghanistan, targets Taliban hideouts after bombings

AFGHAN TALIBAN fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025.

Seven bodies recovered after Chinese tour bus falls through frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia

Rescuers work at the scene after a tour bus carrying Chinese tourists plunged into the ice‑covered waters of Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk region, Russia, February 20, 2026.

Trump announces plan to send US hospital boat to Greenland, says sick are not being treated

US President Donald Trump holds a reception at the White House, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

‘To be a light unto the nations Israel must lead the global struggle for the survival of the West'

 Sagiv Asulin: “To be a light unto the  nations means that Israel  must lead the global  struggle for the survival  of Western civilization”

2026 Next-Gen Women Entrepreneurship Award: Three minutes, one stage, real leverage

 Last year's winner Alisa Givertz, founder and CEO of Liquid360 together with judges Dr. Esther Luzzatto, CEO of The Luzzatto Group, Tamar Luzzatto, Head of Business Development, Marketing and Innovation of The Luzzatto Group and Dr. Gili Bittan-Banin Head of Innovation at Bazan Group

A Community called home

Mediterranean Towers Jerusalem

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Shaping a human-centric future for AI

OPINION

Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering at AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India February 19, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Preparing for the inevitable: The venture fund built on crisis and chaos

Silhouette of a handshake

Tech Talk: Deel puts $15m. behind YC-style global start-up competition, launching in Tel Aviv

Alex Bouaziz CEO and co-founder of Deel.

Elon Musk says Tesla's new 'affordable' Cybertruck will only be available for 10 days

Wild storm in New Zealand disrupts flights, thousands without power

Two women declared dead after suspected oxygen suit failures at Ashdod oil refinery

An Air New Zealand Boeing 787 at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, pictured in 2018; illustrative.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

 A jellyfish is seen near a boat by the coast of Haifa at the Mediterranean sea, Israel July 25, 2022.

Rare giant phantom jellyfish found near Argentina during early February mission

 US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.

Iran’s poorly maintained ‘dark fleet’ poses major risk for oil spill in Mideast

Dr. Ya’akov Chernes on memory, trauma, and the brain’s role in shaping experiences

INTERVIEW

IDF overhauls pre-draft medical screening checks during military conscription process with AI

DR. YA’AKOV (KOBY) CHERNES.
REVIEW

Glow Glamping: Healing trauma and finding peace in the Galilee

How to open yourself to feedback and personal growth

OPINION

Artificial intelligence: A tool for engineering consciousness or a healing aid?

ByDAVID BEN-BASAT

Hinenu at 10 million: 100 lives that tell Israel’s real story

FEATURE

Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities

OPINION
Ortal Pelleg connected to the author through surfing.

Sandy Leigh’s journey from San Antonio to Jerusalem

Sandy Leigh
OPINION

Not a status, but series of moments: What it truly means to become Israeli

A woman picking out produce at a market.
ByELEANOR VON WEISL

Haredi draft bill could trigger 'collapse' of Israel's Right in elections, minister warns

Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

The grand advantage: High-end within reach

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

BAT YAM, the mini-Tel Aviv that hasn’t quite caught up with itself.

Israel’s real estate map is changing

In Collab
High participation in Israel Lands Authority tenders reflects developers’ confidence in the long-term Israeli real estate market.

High response to Israel Lands Authority tenders: A sign of developers’ confidence in the market

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Shaping Tomorrow: The Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit Returns for 2026

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 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

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Are women's rights in Israel under attack?

How the haredi draft issue puts the status of Israeli women into question

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Iran, Gaza, and Australian politics: Can Netanyahu, Herzog make a diplomatic impact?

US Politics   

Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 1, 2017, in Chicago.

DHS suspends PreCheck and Global Entry amid government shutdown

New documents show JPMorgan cut ties with Trump businesses

Trump's Mar-a-Lago could be targeted if US attacks Iran, says Iranian MP

Diaspora   

CHAYA VOTKIN (left), president of the Jewish Community of Helsinki, poses at the Yael Foundation conference earlier this month.

'There is a future': How Finland’s 850 Jews survive and thrive in the Diaspora

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

'It's our right to live freely as Jews': Belgian Jewish leader on circumcision bans

Judaism   

PALESTINIAN MUSLIMS are seen praying at the Temple Mount during the holy month Ramadan, in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

As Ramadan meets Purim, Jews and Muslims must choose shared humanity over fear

Parashat Teruma: Sanctifying the heart

Parashat Teruma: Religion in partial measures

Christian World   

TUCKER CARLSON speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 18, 2025.

Tucker Carlson 'totally wrong' about Christian mistreatment in Israel, NGO founder says

'A world that is ablaze': Pope Leo laments war, environmental destruction, in Ash Wednesday service

Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with Bethlehem mayor, decries alleged 'Christian prosecution'

Food   

HaPizza, on Tel Aviv’s lively Bograshov Street, has been serving its namesake dish for 20 years in an unassuming but very tasty manner.

Rediscovering HaPizza: Neapolitan pizza and Italian fare in Tel Aviv

In the kitchen with Henny: An international Purim celebration

Wine Talk: The French revolution

Archaeology   

A cat is seen during the excavation and restoration work underway on the exceptional frescoes in the Hall of the Mask and the Peacock, one of the most refined rooms of the Villa of Poppaea at Oplontis, Torre Annunziata, Italy on February 12, 2026.

Frescos of a peacock, fruit discovered in Roman villa near Pomepii belonging to Emperor Nero's wife

New dating of prehistoric site in Jordan rewrites timeline of human migration out of Africa

Ancient maps, scorched books, and survival art: Inside Israel Museum’s winter exhibitions

Science   

 NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida (Illustrative).

NASA may roll back Artemis II rocket after helium flow issue, March launch at risk

'Unprofessional behavior': NASA report rips into astronaut-stranding Starliner mission

Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows

Culture   

Kikar Hamusica: View of Jerusalem’s Music Square with its various restau rants and outdoor music performance spaces.

Saved by a square: A rainy-day miracle at Jerusalem’s Hebrew Music Museum

Hugh Laurie faces backlash from both sides, Israeli muay Thai fighter triumphs

Italy's RAI apologizes after latest gaffe targets Israeli bobsleigh team

History   

 English archaeologist Howard Carter near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt. Photo acquired on February 16, 2026.

On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings

How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel

This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel

OMG   

Floyd Mayweather Jr. greets people at halftime of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. comes out of retirement after exhibition with Mike Tyson

Leaked security footage debunks Tucker Carlson’s claim of being detained at Ben-Gurion Airport

Users troll RFK's 'Real Food' website, ask Grok chatbot advice on food options for anal insertion

Consumerism   

Project courtesy of Buchhalter Studio for Architecture and Interior Design.

Open skies: How the skylight became the new luxury element in designed homes

Will we get a clamshell iPhone? Apple has not yet made a final decision

Ariston expands the scope of solar collector production in Israel

Rabbi Kalman Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel with Eduard Shyfrin, businessman, mathematician, and Kabbalah scholar

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits Monaco Jewish community

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

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