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Elkana Bohbot.

Hamas publishes video of Elkana Bohbot amid Eid ceasefire rumors

The 35-year-old, who has spent over a year in Hamas captivity, suffers from asthma.

The mother of Israeli hostage Edan Alexander hugs an organizer at a pro-Israel rally, nearly one year after Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US October 6, 2024.

Hamas agrees to release five live hostages in exchange for renewal of ceasefire

HUNDREDS OF Gazans chant anti-Hamas slogans, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, last week. There was no holding back as they screamed, ‘Hamas, get out,’ the writer reports.

Anti-Hamas Gaza protests face uphill battle with no leadership, allies, or leverage

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold weapons to mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

Israeli officials angered by Signal leak on Yemen intel involving Trump officials

Breaking News

Red Cross gravely concerned for nine missing medics in Gaza

Returning to war will 'kill' remaining hostages, Einav Zangauker claims

Iraq agrees to supply Lebanon with fuel for six months

Top News

Pro-Palestinian protesters and Class of 2024 graduates demonstrate outside of the Tufts University commencement.

US judge halts deportation of pro-Palestinian Turkish student at Tufts

Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police while taking part in a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024.

What is known about the Amsterdam attacker?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF operating in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip, March 27, 2025.

Hind Rajab Foundation files new complaint in Germany against IDF soldier

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Erdogan's mistake: Israeli professor explains the spark of Turkey's anti-regime protests

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

People wave Turkish flags during a rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2025.

Large crowds rally in Istanbul over jailing of Erdogan's main rival

Israel at War

IDF soldiers in the Tel Sultan area of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, March 23, 2025.

IDF strikes mortar launch site in Khan Yunis, following launch of three mortars at IDF troops

By WALLA! , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hamas terrorists in the central Gaza Strip. February 22, 2025.

Hamas open to hostage deal on Eid al-Fitr, IDF operates across Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Missiles are fired into the sky for an alleged operation against Yemen's Houthis at an unidentified location in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on March 18, 2025.

US launches strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, CENTCOM confirms

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs following Israeli strike after issuing an evacuation warning for the area, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, March 28, 2025.

IDF strikes Beirut building after two rockets launched at northern Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of background of a site of an Israeli strike, in Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 28, 2025 (illustration.

Netanyahu: Israel will not allow any fire on our communities

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hot Opinion

Reviving the judicial reform: Israeli leadership sows divisions and refuses to learn

By JPOST EDITORIAL

The exploitation of academic discourse: A gateway to the spread of extremism

By SALEM ALKETBI

Beware: Trump’s Middle Eastern rhetoric echoes Obama

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

The erosion of Israel-Egypt relations and what went wrong

By YAAKOV KATZ

My Word: Between strikes and striking back

By LIAT COLLINS

Israel News

‘BRING THEM Light’ temporary installation at Habima Square, Tel Aviv.

1,400 lights, 1,400 souls: Shining a light on the victims of October 7

By BATSHEVA SHULMAN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and all MKs and Ministers currently under investigation by the police.

Over 10% of government coalition currently under criminal investigation

By YUVAL BARNEA

Masked settlers attack Masafer Yatta, leaving several seriously injured

By YUVAL BARNEA

Rescue personnel rest in an ambulance after an overnight operation, following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2025.

Israelis in Thailand: All recommendations from the Foreign Ministry following earthquake

By MEITAL SHARABI , MOSHE COHEN

MARCHERS PARTICIPATE in the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York on Sunday.

Former ambassadors warn diaspora Jews of government undermining 'pride and security'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analysis & Features

Jerusalem Post Breaking News Desk Editor Corinne Baum (L) and News Editor Alex Winston.

Who is Vladimir Putin? A look at the man who's ruled Russia for 25 years

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Nikita Ben Ami is seen playing Japanese Taiko drums.

Nikita Ben Ami: An unexpected Zionist's journey from Uzbekistan to Israel

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

Three artists, three questions: Israeli female artists for Int'l Women's Month

Israel in turmoil: Your guide to the internal conflicts shaking up the Jewish state

By ALEX WINSTON

HOLDING SIGNS with photos of Attorney-General Baharav Miara and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar during a protest against the government outside the Prime Minister’s Office, in Jerusalem in March 2025.

Israel's never-ending protests: Why anti-gov't demonstrations should surprise no one

By YUVAL BARNEA

Elegance & Excellence

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 16, 2025.

Elon Musk sells X to his own AI company for $33 billion

DRONE PILOT and trainer Shai Spetgang, COO of STEM-Up Israel and the Israel Drone Incubator, teaches youth to operate drones in Hasmonaim.

Demystifying drones: Looking to the future of the new military revolution

By JUDITH SEGALOFF

PROMOTIONAL IMAGE of platforming gameplay featured in ‘Rabbiman Adventures.’

Rabbiman Adventures: A Jewish adventure of magic and wonder

Bezalel Smotrich is seen pointing down in an illustrative featuring credit agency Moody's.

Israel's economic resilience comes despite gov't policy, expert tells TML

By NATHAN KLABIN/THE MEDIA LINE

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

Muslim protesters pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, US, March 14, 2025.

Columbia University protester Khalil remains jailed while judge weighs case transfer

JAPAN’S EMPRESS Masako leaves the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford after receiving an honorary degree, accompanied by Emperor Naruhito and academics, last year. The jargon used against Israel today was created in British universities, the writers inform.

Why the academy matters: Combatting antisemitism on university campuses

By DAVID BARAK-GORODETSKY , JACOB DALLAL

Anti-Israel demonstration at Harvard University. Time for the local Jewish community and Jewish Harvard alumni to show our strength

How US college campuses became playgrounds for radical Islam

By ADAM MILSTEIN

Tense exchanges take place between pro-Israel protesters and pro-Palestinian protesters in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 10, 2023.

In UK and Australia, lawmakers are trying to curb protests outside of synagogues

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 27, 2025

Netanyahu: Antisemitism threatens free societies, who must join fight against it

By MICHAEL STARR

Middle East

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, March 22, 2025

US says it expects Lebanese government to disarm terrorist groups

US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus gives a statement after a meeting with the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 7, 2025.

US deputy Middle East envoy: Lebanese gov't must eliminate groups firing on Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Benjamin Netanyahu vs Ronen Bar: Five questions to ask yourself before choosing a side

By JUDITH SEGALOFF

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Syria joins French summit on sanctions, security, and Israeli presence in country

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranians hold banners during the annual al-Quds Day in Tehran, Iran, March 28, 2025

Middle East will 'blow up like a spark': Iran speaker warns Trump against attack

World News

A worker carries a casualty on his back after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, which affected Bangkok, Thailand. March 28, 2025.

Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,644 as international aid starts to arrive

Ann Skinner (L) and her wife Sheila Belka wait for the beginning of the Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 8, 2014. A Utah federal judge overturned the state's ban on gay marriage last December, promoting a cascade of similar rulings in more than a dozen other states. An appeal of the r

Politically neutral: Utah bans LGBTQ+, Trump flags from schools and gov't buildings

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Ruined museum in the town of Trostyanets, Ukraine.

Draft US-Ukraine deal gives US control over key economic sectors

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

People walk through Columbia University in New York City, U.S., September 4, 2024.

Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong steps aside

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy painting by Henry Gibbs, 1654, is seen in this handout image obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2025.

Britain to return artwork stolen by Nazis to Jewish family

Environment & Climate Change

People gather on a street after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected Bangkok as well with hundreds of people pouring out of buildings in the Thai capital in panic after the tremors, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025.

Chabad in Bangkok confirmed safe after devastating earthquake kills nine in Thai capital

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

A worker carries a casualty on his back after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, which affected Bangkok, Thailand. March 28, 2025.

Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,644 as international aid starts to arrive

Molly Myers and Auda Al-Zaidat pet Auda’s new camel in Ramat Ztiporim, Israel on Monday, July 29, 2024.

Negev residents say police are covering up attacks on livestock by IDF soldiers

By YUVAL BARNEA

A rare Mediterranean monk seal was discovered dead on Ma'agan Michael Beach near Haifa, March 22, 2025.

Rangers discover carcass of rare Mediterranean monk seal on Israeli shore

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Trash and recycling bins in Jerusalem.

The trash of Jerusalem: Who sorts the garbage of Israel's capital?

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

JPost Spotlight

GRAND RABBI Yaakov Aryeh Alter of Gur, Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and others celebrate at a wedding in 2023. When it comes to honoring elders, the Orthodox world gets it right, the writer says, but it must not become a tool for political exploitation and social stagnation.

How the Jewish virtue of respecting elders can become a vice

Age may indeed bring wisdom, but it does not guarantee it. When tradition is used to prevent education, economic participation, and basic civic equality, it becomes not a virtue but a vice.

Jack Thorpe Baker is seen performing with the Jerusalem Ballet in 'Houdini: The Other Side of Magic.'

Jack Thorpe Baker: A British ballet sensation finds his second chance in Jerusalem

Jerusalemite of the Week: Jack Thorpe Baker had a star-studded career in ballet, before dropping it at age 24. But after being drawn to Israel, he has made his comeback nearly 12 years later.

Released hostage Ohad Ben Ami is reunited with his family, 08/02/2025.

Starved and tormented: Ohad Ben Ami shares details of 491 days in Hamas captivity

Speaking on N12's Friday Studio show, Ohad Ben Ami said he and other hostages were held "30 meters underground, in six meters of concrete and sand without air to breathe."

ON OAHU: View at sunrise from Lanikai Pillbox Trail.

Shalom & Aloha: Volcanoes, beaches, sunsets – and Jews – in Hawaii

The history of Jews in the Hawaiian Islands, when they arrived, what happened during World War II, and what their lives are like today – including the Big Island's first bar mitzvah boy in 1970.

Israel Real Estate

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From American suburbia to Beit Shemesh Israel - Eden community is redefining Aliyah

By MIRIT MASHIAH

Neighborhood of the future in Jerusalem to begin with major investment

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Kinneret City Project by Av-Gad

7 projects in 1 month: The company driving northern renewal

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Hila Korach and Shabi Shemer

It's already a tradition: Mizrahi Tefahot's leading women in real estate conference

By OFER PETERSBURG

Psagot Ayala, Rosh HaAyin

The move signaling the rise of purchase groups: A record financing deal

By OFER PETERSBURG

Christian World

Pope Francis gestures during his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day of his discharge from Gemelli Hospital, in Rome, Italy, March 23, 2025.

Pope Francis was so close to death, doctors considered ending treatment

The pope's official nurse pleaded with doctors to ensure that they did not stop his treatment despite significant risks.

istoric St Mary’s City, Town Center, St Mary’s County, Maryland.

After 300 Years, Maryland's 1667 brick chapel reopens to the public

On April 12, Maryland’s Historic St. Mary's City will open the doors of its reconstructed Brick Chapel.

MIKE HUCKABEE speaks during a ceremony marking the construction of a new housing complex in Efrat, in 2018.

The World Zionist Congress and the Christian bogeyman

The active participation of Bible-believing gentiles in the Zionist project is not only politically expedient, it is part and parcel of the way the redemption of Israel is meant to play out.

American Jews and their supporters participate in the March for Israel in Washington, DC, earlier this month.

Trauma is universal, persecution of the Jews is inexcusable

Israel is not a political issue; Israel is a Biblical issue - because this is God's nation, and the Jewish people are His people.

Health & Wellness

An illustrative image of a medic using Artificial Intelligence.

AI use by doctors poses risks to patient safety, warns Israeli health org.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Britain's King Charles looks on during a reception at Buckingham Palace for delegates of the Overseas Territories Ministerial Council, London, Britain,November 15, 2023.

King Charles temporarily hospitalized after side effects from cancer treatment, Palace says

A Jewish woman and a Muslim one hugging in the Ramallah Muqata'a

Jews and Arabs in Israel offer emotional support amid ongoing war

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Doctor holds a stethoscope in front of a hospital background (illustrative)

Israel’s healthcare workforce lags behind OECD averages despite growth in doctors and nurses

By AVIHAI CHIIM

IDF troops operating and concluding the encirclement of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah, March 23, 2025.

Killing in warzone not harmful to soldiers' mental health if 'circumstances are justified'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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MDA Heroes

MDA paramedic officers get out of an ambulance a man to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center emergency and trauma care who was moderately injured when stabbed in a terrorist attack by the Neve Daniel junction, near Jerusalem on March 31, 2022.

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

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MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

'The country was burning, and I was watching it happen'

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Conferences

The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

Leading Israel’s Future: The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

The Maariv and Walla 2025 Economic Conference

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Archaeology

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos, Egypt, in this undated handout image released on March 27, 2025.

Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered

Pottery pieces uncovered in an excavation.

A 1,200-year-old jar with camel decorations discovered in southern Israel

By ZIV REINSTEIN

Aliyah

Over 4,000 new immigrants have joined Israel since the start of 2025.

Aliyah made easier: Israel opens fast-track absorption service at airport

By AVIHAI CHIIM

HANNA BEN ELIEZER CURTIS

‘Optimistic & full of light’ - The creative child of survivors

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

Diaspora

The "National Menorah," erected by Chabad-Lubavitch in front of the White House in Washington, Dec. 2, 2021.

Washington, DC, Jewish federation will distribute $180,000 to laid-off federal workers

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

THE ‘MEDABRIM MIZRAH TICHON’ initiative seeks to redefine the way Israel and its people are perceived in the broader Middle East, focusing on the rich heritage and indigenousness of Mizrahi Jews to the region. Here, an illustrative image shows a joint interreligious session in Morocco.

Speaking Middle East: Highlighting Mizrahi Jewish identity in peace-building efforts

Judaism

MOSES PROVIDED a meticulous accounting of every donation collected for the Mishkan.

Parashat Pekudei: Don’t walk away

By MICHAEL TARAGIN

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Food

The opening of Keith Siegel pancake house, a former Israeli hostage, at Sarona market in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2025.

Israelis flock to Keith Siegel’s Pancake House for the former hostage’s signature hotcakes

By DEBORAH DANAN/JTA

The Coca-Cola pop-up diner in Tel Aviv.

Retro American diner pops up in Tel Aviv

By YUVAL LEVY , ABIGAIL RUBINSTEIN

Culture

Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Maya Rudolph among filmmakers calling to protect ‘No Other Land’ team after director’s arrest

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

URI BLUFARB and Nur Fibak in ‘Pink Lady.’

'Pink Lady': A heartfelt drama explores love, identity in an ultra-Orthodox world

By HANNAH BROWN

Travel

Breakfast at the David Kempinski hotel in Tel Aviv.

Kempinski: Topnotch breakfast at a Tel Aviv hotel

By GLORIA DEUTSCH

This historic building in the heart of Vlora will soon house the Jewish Museum of Albania.

Albania the best-kept vacation secret for Israelis?

By HAREL KOPELMAN

Podcasts

Jerusalem Post Breaking News Desk Editor Corinne Baum (L) and News Editor Alex Winston.

Who is Vladimir Putin? A look at the man who's ruled Russia for 25 years

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of protesters.

'Contemptible politics': Security expert slams Netanyahu's firing of Shin Bet chief, Gaza strikes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, in this handout image released on March 15.

Beware: Trump’s Middle Eastern rhetoric echoes Obama

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

TWO MONTHS after the October 7 Hamas attacks, Gottheimer led a US House Intelligence Committee trip to Israel, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior defense officials. Here, he meets with hostage famiy members.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer: The New Jersey Democrat defending Israel, battling antisemitism

By BATYA LEVINTHAL

History

THE HEBREW University of Jerusalem opens, 1925.

This week in Jewish history: Birth of Hebrew University

By STEVEN DRUCKER

THE AMSTERDAM trams played a crucial role in transporting the city’s Jews to the death camps.

'Lost City': A look at the trains of Amsterdam that sent off Jews during the Holocaust

Science

an illustration of a shark being eaten by an even larger shark Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case

Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aloe vera (illustrative).

Aloe vera can be used to help cultured meat production, Israeli scientists find

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Finance

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Doing business in Israel: How to make money and keep most of it

Vesey Ventures founders Lindsay Fitzgerald, Dana Eli-Lorch, Julia Huang.

Vesey Ventures launches $78m fund, highlighting power of well-connected investor team

OMG

boys bedroom 02 - A Christmas Story House - 2014-11-28

Child complains of 'monster' under bed, babysitter finds hiding man

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba as interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 28, 2025.

US needs Greenland for international security, says Trump

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