US 'must commit' to ending Gaza, Lebanon conflicts to reopen Hormuz, Iranian official says

Iranian military commander Mohsen Rezaee attends the funeral ceremonies for Ali Shamkhani, political advisor to Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, March 14, 2026; illustrative.

IDF conducts strikes against Hezbollah following launch of drones at troops in southern Lebanon

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Exploring Bennett's security policy vision, belief that he can convince Egypt to fix Gaza standoff

FEATURE
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett.
Ex-Mossad chief David Barnea (L) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (R) at the Jerusalem Municipality, August 27, 2026.

Iran regime will fall through mix of operations, economic pressure, ex-Mossad chief Barnea says

ANALYSIS
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C) poses for a photograph with Marine GySgt. Jonathan Eby (R) during an event to honor Marines who were serving during the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing, at the Pentagon on August 26, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

From Abbey Gate to today: How five years reshaped the Middle East and world policy - analysis

Hundreds of haredim protest Jerusalem light rail expansion, attempt to enter construction site

A sign is seen at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building in Toronto, March 25, 2009.

Do not refer to 9/11 as 'terror attacks,' leaked Canadian broadcaster memo instructs reporters

Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by March 23.

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz trump card is losing strategic value, expert tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
Screenshot of an Irish man who threatened to "put a bullet in your head" to Jewish tourists in a grocery store in France.

Irish man arrested in France after threatening to murder Jewish couple and invoking Hitler

A map naming Lake Ontario as "Lake America" is displayed as U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel's general election in October in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026; illustrative

'We lost 10 seats': Netanyahu struggles to find campaign strategy as Likud slips in polls

REPORT
 The launch of the new  People of Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Ofer Winter says new People of Israel party will only back Netanyahu for PM

Ari Steinberg: Investing in Israel’s educators is investing in Israel’s future

Ari Steinberg, CEO of Ashmoret

North American aliyah hits record month as over 1,100 olim arrive, with 4,000 expected in 2026

Around 150 new olim arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport on August 27, 2026.

Israel considers expelling British, European officials from US-led Gaza support center

IDF chief doubles West Bank forces, blasts Finance Ministry amid 'politicized' budget clash

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour the West Bank city of Hebron, August 22, 2026
INTERVIEW

Legal expert defends IDF rejection of World Central Kitchen strike investigation

People sit in front of a World Central Kitchen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on January 26, 2025.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist who held three hostages, Sinwar's ex-bodyguard, others in Gaza strikes

An illustration of an Israeli voting at the ballot box.

Only two blocs: The election math Netanyahu doesn’t want Israelis to see

OPINION
The cover of Ben-Gvir's new book "The minister who didn't stop."

Otzma Yehudit publishes children's book about Ben-Gvir's actions as Nat. Sec. minister

Freed hostage Evyatar David arrives at his home in Kfar Saba, October 26, 2025.

Former Gaza hostage Evyatar David launches crowdfunding campaign to support recovery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

Netanyahu held direct talks with Hamas behind security establishment's back during 2014 Gaza war

Far-left extremist media group 'Abolition Media' cited in State Dept sanctions

EXCLUSIVE
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.

Over 70% of Jewish teachers fear professional backlash for speaking out, ADL report says

Antisemitic ideology deeply embedded within the far-right German AfD party, new AJC report shows

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, speaks at a party convention in Magdeburg, Germany, April 11, 2026.

UN special rapporteurs are 'totally out of control,' Secretary-General Guterres admits in interview

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves after a press conference at a UN compound in the Nicosia airport area, inside the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, July 29, 2026.

Antisemitic vandals target Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page just hours after her death

Israel now has the power to respond to action against it with diplomatic consequences

EDITORIAL
FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar and  European Union Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica.

New Turkish law allows children to be sentenced to life in prison outrages human rights groups

SDF dissolution earns global praise, but questions remain over Syria's future

A Kurdish internal security forces member stands guard with a weapon as Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with the people in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, in Hasakah, Syria January 7, 2026.

Kurdish women helped defeat ISIS. What is next for them after the SDF dissolves?

ANALYSIS
Kurdish language to be taught in Syrian schools in the 2026-2027 academic year; illustrative.

Kurdish language officially introduced in Syrian schools for first time marking historic shift

Netanyahu needs a war to win

OPINION
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026, as party members vote in the Likud primary elections to determine the party’s Knesset list ahead of the Israeli general elections.

IDF to discipline religious Givati soldiers who refused to board vehicle with female paramedic

REPORT

British PM reportedly ready to announce Israeli settlement trade ban in coming weeks

Britain's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting walks following the first cabinet meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 21, 2026.

Deleted IDF video instructed haredi draft evaders how to avoid Ben-Gurion checks

In a video published in August 2026, the AI-generated figure dubbed "Dudi the Explainer" tells haredi draft dodgers that they can avoid arrest at the airport en route to Uman for Rosh Hashanah.

Mossad Director Gofman prevented from handling 'Qatargate' over conflict of interest

Jeen Defense wins 14.9m NIS defense AI contract

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

Israel seeking leading position as international race over anti-satellite weaponry intensifies

ANALYSIS

Cheap 'Guardian' interceptors developed by Florida start-up could turn tables on Iranian drones

ParaZero's DefendAir neutralizes hostile drones by intercepting them with nets

ParaZero wins first US government order for DefendAir counter-drone system

An AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) is mounted in the internal weapons bay of an F-35C.

US Navy reveals ultra-long-range air-to-air AIM-424 Malice missile with over 460 km. range

Trump declares national emergency, bans some foreign power equipment over security threats

US President Donald Trump reacts as he and members of his administration deliver remarks to reporters on the Trump administration's support for coal energy production, among other topics, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention

'I’ll miss you guys': Karoline Leavitt bids farewell to White House press corps

Reporters raise hands as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.

Two killed at school near Berlin, suspected attacker detained

Illustrative: German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

Moscow threatens British military sites as Kremlin rejects claims of NATO attack plans

An explosion over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 6, 2026.

75 Years of Investing in Israel: Launching Israel Bonds

David Ben-Gurion welcomes Bonds leadership to Israel.

Finding light in the shadows of crisis

Children watch television in an underground parking lot at a shopping mall that has been turned into a shelter, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 17, 2026

Leading through the storm

SAM GRUNDWERG,  outgoing Word Chairman of  Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

OpenAI says AI agents broke into its own networks as regulators probe Hugging Face hack

The ChatGPT app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025

Luxembourg ends Israel Bonds approvals, leaving future EU bond issuance uncertain

OPINION

The most important AI skill leaders can borrow from pilots

Female pilot in the cockpit.
ByESTI PESHIN

OpenAI blocks Russian ChatGPT accounts promoting alleged fake Israeli think tank

A Russian flag is reflected in an eye in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018.
REPORT

Iranian attacks caused billions in damages to US intelligence sites and hardware

IsraAID deploys emergency team to Nepal after deadly floods, landslides

IsraAID's response to 2017 flooding in Nepal. 

Israeli among hundreds still missing in Nepal after catastrophic flood, death toll passes 350

At least 12 killed as wildfires rage across several Algerian provinces

IDF soldiers conduct operations in Colombia following the August 2026 earthquake, August 24, 2026.

IDF helps Colombians find sufficiently safe homes, delegation deputy head tells 'Post'

EXCLUSIVE
A large tornado moves through Verzeille, France, August 24, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Dozens injured, hundreds of homes damaged as tornado sweeps through southern France

Turkey probes Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva over claims it blocked rivals in drug market

Boxes of medication by German pharmaceuticals company Ratiopharm and Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva stand next to each other at a pharmacy.

Israeli basketball legend Mickey Berkowitz’s severe dementia diagnosis revealed in documentary

Revolution Medicines gets FDA approval for targeted pancreatic cancer drug

Six-month-old baby receives surgery months after swallowing package of staples

REPORT

Dozens of cardiologists may have skipped internal medicine training, falsified records

'A Zionist is a Jew with somewhere to live': An olah's observations while back in London

OPINION
BRITISH AUTHOR Howard Jacobson poses with his book ‘The Finkler Question’ after winning the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, at London’s Guildhall Oct. 2010.

Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together

New immigrants from Great Neck New York's Persian Jewish community arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. August 11, 2026.

Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel

The Douglas family, including Nefesh B'Nefesh's 100,000th olah, celebrate their immigration to Israel, August 2026.

Birthright Israel launches project to build gardens for Druze town two years after Hezbollah strike

Birthright Israel volunteers in Majdal Shams.

Midtown Jerusalem by Israel Canada: A premier living, retail & leisure hub

Israel Canada invites you to experience life at MIDTOWN JERUSALEM. A prestigious complex that combines residential living, retail, leisure, and a prime location.Renderings are provided for illustration purposes only.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

 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

Podcasts   

A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

Analyst: US has shifted from Iran nuclear deal to regime-collapse strategy

Netanyahu held direct talks with Hamas in 2014, IDF kills Yahya Sinwar's former bodyguard

Gal Gadot's new thriller, 'Fauda' season 5 and the future of Israeli TV explored

US Politics   

The California State Capitol building on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Sacramento, CA.

California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill

Fed Governor Lisa Cook's lawyer rejects mortgage fraud claims behind Trump's push to fire her

ICE agent in shooting case may go free as extradition request denied by judge

Diaspora   

SAM GRUNDWERG,  outgoing Word Chairman of  Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

Leading through the storm

New footage shows Toronto Palestine activist calling for annihlation of Jews, police investigate

Fringe rabbis recruit Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel, halt weapons sales

Judaism   

Jewish worshippers and visitors gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem a day before the eve of Tisha B’Av, July 21, 2026.

Haftarat Ki Tetze: When others destroy, Jews rebuild and make things greater

Parashat Ki Tetze: Set adrift on the island of Elul

Parashat Ki Tetze: Creating a deep bond and the secret of marriage

Christian World   

Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

Food   

A dish at Cafe La Lush in Ashdod.

Café La Lush: very good food in Ashdod

Paris Texas in Netanya: An unexpectedly home-grown dining experience

Oscar’s: Will schnitzel served on white tablecloths make it in Tel Aviv?

Archaeology   

Amphorae from the late 5th and early 4th centuries BCE, discovered off the coast of the island of Andros, August 26, 2026.

Italy, Greece find hundreds of amphorae buried with ancient shipwrecks on Mediterranean sea floor

Border Police discover Second Temple-period burial cave during operations in eastern Jerusalem

Snake snacks? Hunter-gatherer diets in northern Israel included reptiles, new study suggests

Science   

Picture showing the ChatGPT application displayed on a smartphone screen, illustrative

Is AI clairvoyant? ChatGPT can make personality tests and predict responses, Israeli study finds

NASA finds some microbes could survive on moon, raising concerns over unintended life transfer

AI agent caught creating fake online identities during OpenAI, Anthropic model security evaluations

Culture   

Photo of a screening at Yehi'am Fortress National Park/Courtesy of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.

'Summer at the Movies' program brings family, films, and fun to Israel's national parks

'Megillat Yerushalyim': Israeli artist Rachel Kainy is turning Jerusalem into a living scroll

What to watch this week: 'Operation Thunderbolt,' 'Jurassic Park,' and Israeli classics

History   

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion visits Albert Einstein at Princeton University in 1951.

75 years of investing in Israel: The Genius Investor

Israel finds lost Altalena ship intact on Mediterranean seafloor, 78 years after IDF sinking

Malki Roth’s family fought to bring her Sbarro killer to justice - but leaders failed to act

OMG   

At an animal shelter, teenage volunteers from the youth club care for and walk beagles from pharmaceutical laboratories that are awaiting adoption, in Yvre L Eveque, France, September 6, 2025.

Over 150 beagles rescued from testing at Wisconsin facility, marking over 2,000 released this year

Catch him if you can: Ex-flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot for nearly five years

Surf’s pup: Some 20 dogs make a splash at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in California

Travel   

The Dan Stream flowing through Kibbutz Dafna.

Kibbutz Dafna is gradually becoming a genuine tourist destination

Where are Israelis escaping to during the holidays? Top destinations seeing a demand surge

The new Tel Aviv hotel where guests can head to the roof for unlimited free wine

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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