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Mossad director David Barnea seen over a wall of hostage posters in Tel Aviv (illustrative)

No current prospect for reaching hostage deal, Israeli official tells 'Post'

"If the positions of Israel and Hamas remain as they are now, then the gaps are unbridgeable for reaching an agreement," the official stated.

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, following an Israeli strike after issuing an evacuation warning for the area, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, April 27, 2025.

IDF targets high-quality Hezbollah weapons in Beirut building

ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Netanyahu and Ronen Bar

Ronen Bar and PM Netanyahu share partial truths

(L-R) Shin Bet director Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu claims Shin Bet head failed to warn him of October 7 attacks in affidavit

Breaking News

Netanyahu holds briefing with top security officials

Israel to not participate in ICJ's UNRWA hearing

US-Ukraine mineral deal will get done, work ongoing, Mike Waltz says

Top News

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media during a meeting with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, in Damascus, Syria, December 23, 2024.

Syria's Sharaa rejects Kurdish demands for decentralization

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Smoke from the explosion is seen at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025.

Explosion at Iranian port severely impacts regime, Iran expert says

People walk after an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025

Why is Iran denying military cargo caused deadly port explosion?

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Ronen Bar to bereaved father: No desire to continue as Shin Bet chief, family is harassed - N12

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

'First Landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World' painting by Dióscoro Puebla (1862).

Trump: 'I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel at War

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. April 18, 2025.

IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons in Beirut, Netanyahu submits affidavit on Shin Bet chief

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fires burn during the Israel-Hamas War.

Zikim base held firm during Oct. 7 despite poor defenses, IDF probe finds

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Hamas terrorists in front of Qatar flag and background (illustrative).

Qatar secured better terms for Hamas in Gaza hostage deal sabotage, sources say

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hamas Gaza Chief Yahya Sinwar (L) gestures as he speaks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip September 19, 2017

Hamas leveraged 2021 Gaza truce to plan Oct. 7, Sinwar memos reveal

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

book with a cover design of the Iran-US negotiations is seen in Tehran, Iran, April 26, 2025

Trump threatens to 'lead the pack' on attacking Iran if nuclear talks fail

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

Hot Opinion

Israel's haredi community must share the burden of contributing to country's defense

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Declaring Netanyahu incapacitated would endanger Israel’s democracy

By YISRAEL MEDAD

Welcome to Israel, Ambassador Huckabee

By URI PILICHOWSKI

The unravelling of civilization: Egocentric ideals and world politics

By LOUIS RENÉ BERES

Nuclear talks may empower, embolden Iran if US isn't careful

By DALIA ZIADA

Israel News

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani seen in Baabda, Lebanon, February 4, 2025

Qatari PM: We acted against anti-Qatar campaign in Israel, Netanyahu aides not hired

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A religious Jewish Israeli is seen by posters of the hostages held in Gaza.

Over 200 rabbis, religious leaders call to bring Gaza hostages home

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel's Knesset discusses leak enforcement, freedom of press in committee

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Grafitti shows terrorists from Hamas and ISIS kissing, in south Tel Aviv, September 29, 2024

Israel Police arrest two east Jerusalem residents who intended to join ISIS

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A fire truck responds to the fire in Nahal Prat, east of Jerusalem, April 27. 2025.

Israeli forces take control of nature reserve fire, dozens of hikers rescued

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analyses & Features

Syrian Kurds make the peace sign as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025.

Historic Kurdish conference paves way for unity in Syria

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

An employee adjusts the Canadian flag next to the Israeli one

Canadian Jews to head to polls with concerns about safety and

By MICHAEL STARR

An approach for promoting diversity within unity in Israeli society

By BEN MOLLOV

Anti-Israel encampments fail to materialize at Columbia and CCNY

By MICHAEL STARR

Sign announces the opening for 2021 in front of construction site of extension building of Kunsthaus Zurich art museum in Zurich

Heirs of Jewish collector settle over Nazi-looted Manet painting in Emil G. Bührle collection

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Elegance & Excellence

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

IDF used AI to eliminate Hamas official Ibrahim Biari, locate hostages

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A MEDICAL ROBOT designed to facilitate cancer screening using artificial intelligence is displayed during a technology start-ups and innovation fair last year in Paris.

Can AI diagnose, treat patients better than doctors? Israeli study finds out

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

THE WRITER addresses an annual Insurtech Israel event last December. A free economy is not charity; whoever does not contribute to the public coffers cannot demand from it, she argues.

Beyond the safety net: Embracing personal responsibility

By YAEL BENVENISTI

Cargo space craft and Earth.

Cosmic malfunction? Russian satellite linked to nuclear space weapons out of control

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

Michael Starr and Keshet Neev sit down to discuss the upcoming Canadian federal elections, April 27, 2025.

Antisemitism and Israel-ties: How will the 2025 Canadian election impact the Jewish community?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PROTESTERS WAVE Palestinian flags outside the US Consulate in Toronto last month. Among the protesters are the anti-Israel Jewish sect Neturei Karta.

Anti-Israel activists clash with Hasidic Jews outside Chabad HQ

By MICHAEL STARR

US-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-DEMONSTRATION

Justice and jihad: How radical Islam and the progressive Left seek to undermine America

By ADAM MILSTEIN

Athletics - London Marathon - London, Britain - April 27, 2025 General view of runners on Tower Bridge during the London Marathon, April, 2025.

'Stop arming Israel:' Anti-Israel activists disrupt London marathon

By MICHAEL STARR

Students rally at the Columbia University campus in New York City, US, April 17, 2025

Columbia janitors sue pro-Palestinian protesters who 'held them hostage'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Middle East

Hamas publishes propaganda video of Omri Miran, April 23, 2025.

Hostage brother asks media to stop publishing Hamas propaganda

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Illegal Palestinian resident crashes vehicle and flees scene, April 27, 2025.

West Bank man hits-and-runs, caught by police while sharing selfie on WhatsApp

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police thwart murder attempt in Israel's North after gunfight with suspect

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

"BBC Arabic" journalist in the Gaza Strip, Samer Elzaenen.

'We'll burn Jews like Hitler did': BBC contributor in Gaza celebrates Jewish civilian death

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh speaks to The Media Line in his office in Ramallah.

Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as deputy, likely succesor to PLO

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

World News

Police officers walk on Fraser street, near the site of the Lapu Lapu day block party where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 26, 2025.

Canada man drives vehicle into crowd in Vancouver, at least 11 killed

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

Australian Federal Police

Man arrested for smuggling Sydney caravan terror suspect out of Australia

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A still from an Iranian film which has a fake scene of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being kidnapped to Iran after a mysterious accident.

‘Netanyahu kidnapped’ on Iranian state-affiliated film amid nuclear talks

Port explosion at Iran's Bandar Abbas, April 26, 2025.

Blast rocks Iran's Bandar Abbas port near IRGC base, 40 killed, over 1,000 reportedly wounded

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , MAYA GUR ARIEH , REUTERS

Smoke rises following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025

Putin mobilizes Russian aid after deadly blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Environment & Climate Change

A koala climbing a tree in Ouwehands Zoo, Rhenen, Netherlands, illustrative; April 25, 2024.

Victoria, Australia culls hundreds of koalas after wildfire, activists denounce policy

A 113-million-year-old fossilized ant preserved in limestone unearthed in northeastern Brazil, the world's oldest-known ant specimen is seen in this photograph released on April 24, 2025.

Oldest-known ant preserved in 113 million-year-old Brazilian fossil

Firefighting planes work to contain the fire, April 23 2025.

Jerusalem wildfires fully contained, no lives lost

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aerial view of the fire over Eshtaol, April 23, 2025.

Jerusalem wildfire: Is huge blaze first of many amid climate crisis?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fire in Yavne, April 22, 2025.

Massive wildfire destroys nature reserve, two years after restoration project

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JPost Spotlight

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wears yellow ribbon to symbolize the hostages taken on October 7 during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

'Fighting antisemitism an old tradition in Albania,' PM Rama tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS | A close ally of Israel, Rama was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor, Israel’s highest civilian decoration, in Jerusalem earlier this year.

Swiss fencing team turns back on Israeli team at U23 championships

Swiss fencers turn backs on gold-winning Israeli team in medal ceremony

Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Sa'ar, congratulated his team but criticized the Swiss team for its "disrespectful behavior."

President and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Yael Eckstein speaks to Zvika Klein, Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post

Jerusalem Post, IFCJ launch new podcast series 'Good for the Jews? Inside Christian Zionism'

Hosted by Zvika Klein and Yael Eckstein, Good for the Jews? Inside Christian Zionism takes a look at the relationship between Christians and the Jewish people and state.

Noa Argamani attends the TIME100 gala, celebrating the magazine’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, in New York City, US, April 24, 2025

Noa Argamani at TIME gala: I'll keep fighting to bring hostages home

Argamani, who survived 246 days of captivity in Gaza before being rescued during Operation Arnon, has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people.

Israel Real Estate

"Utopia" Project, Sde Dov Tel Aviv-Yafo

30 years in tower construction: Nachmias Group conquers Tel Aviv

By IN COOPERATION WITH NACHMIAS GROUP

Construction in the Dan Region

8,600 new homes approved near Ben Gurion Airport

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Netanya

Every third apartment in Israel: All-time record in urban renewal

By WALLA/REALESTATE

HaTachana Tower in Acre

140 Sold: Last office units in a surprising northern project

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Prashkovsky Group, Urban Renewal Ashkelon

Urban renewal in Ashkelon expands: A new project is underway

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Christian World

Pope Francis looks on, at a mass to open the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, October 2, 2024.

Netanyahu expresses condolences for Pope Francis' death

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences to the Catholic world for Pope Francis' death three days after pontiff passed away.

Pope Francis arrives to attend his weekly general audience in the St. Damaso courtyard. September, 2020.

Pope Francis died quickly and without suffering, his doctor says

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that as soon as he realized the Pope was in a coma, there was nothing he could do to save his life.

Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 16, 2023, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Uncovering the truth: French Catholic priest discusses mission to document the Holocaust

“We needed to accelerate our research,” Father Desbois said. “Not only to honor the victims, but to help heal the world. Without leadership—without history—tomorrow we would be very weak.”

President and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Yael Eckstein speaks to Zvika Klein, Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post

Good for the Jews? Inside Christian Zionism: What they really want

In the very first episode of "Good for the Jews?" Yael Eckstein and Zvika Klein dive into the surprising roots of Christian Zionism and why millions of Christians stand with Israel today.

Health & Wellness

New study finds only 10% of nonsurgical treatments for lower back pain are effective.

How to get chronically ill patients to consult with their doctors on a regular basis

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

This type of cancer is 'getting younger'. Drinking a glass of milk daily may help.

Could changes at the FDA call the kosher status of milk into question? Many are asking.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

Starving Holocaust survivors. Bones are brittle and muscles are atrophied

Then and now: How the state of Gaza hostages parallels that of Holocaust survivors

By DR. ITAY GAL

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett donates blood in memory of Sgt. First Class Yona Betzalel Brief, March 27, 2025.

Post-Bennett heart attack: Warning signs and first aid treatment until MDA arrives

By DR. ITAY GAL

CHILDREN ARE involved in an independent activity in a communication kindergarten. As the number of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum continues to rise, it’s impossible to ignore the question of their safety and well-being in a world that still often struggles to truly meet their needs

We must learn to see those who have 'invisible autism' - opinion

By LIBBY BAGNO-SIMON

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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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Conferences

The Jerusalem Post returns to New York for the 2025 Annual Conference

The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

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

Archaeology

Hexaplex trunculus shell collected near Tel Shiqmona. 400 such shells were identified by two free-style divers within 90 mins at a depth of one to two meters on October 20, 2020

Tel Shikmona reveals evidence of ancient purple dye production

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ancient coins found in the home of a Dimona resident.

Police find ancient treasures, weapons in Dimona antiquities probe

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Aliyah

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

World Betar leaders calls on diaspora Jews to immigrate to Israel amid rising antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

More families with young children making aliyah, Sofer tells 'Post'

By AMICHAI STEIN

Diaspora

Shinto shrine in Kyoto.

Kyoto hotel forces Israeli tourist to declare non-involvement in war crimes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The open grave of Rabbi Chaim Vital, after it was desecrated, Damascus, April 26, 2025.

Tomb of renowned Jewish mystic desecrated in Damascus, Rabbis call for action

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Judaism

An illustrative image of online messenger icons.

Prayers of silence: Why Passover's seventh day is so unique in its quietness

Cattle cool off near Hispin.

Parashat Shemini: Food of truth

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Food

An illustrative image of Israelis gathering around a grill for an Independence Day barbecue.

Independence Day 2025: The top Israeli beers for your barbecue

By DOUG GREENER

Shulchan David

Shulchan David: Dining at David's table in Netanya

By GLORIA DEUTSCH

Culture

An illustrative image of French olim (new immigrants) arriving in Israel.

Israel Independence Day 2025: 77 reasons life is better in the Jewish state

By RIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER

Yuval Raphael is the winner of the Rising star 2025 finale and will represent Israel in the Eurovision.

October 7 survivors to accompany Yuval Raphael to Eurovision

By WALLA! , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Travel

THE MOVENPICK Taba Resort.

An escape to Taba during troubled times

By MOTTI VERSES

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

Israir to begin operating flights to United States

By DR. ITAY GAL

Podcasts

Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein (L) alongside Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

'We are not at the mercy of others': Yad Vashem head says Holocaust, Oct. 7 are not the same

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Peace post-Oct. 7: Can grassroots orgs advance peace amid Israel-Hamas War

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump meet, while they attend the funeral of Pope Francis, at the Vatican April 26, 2025.

Trump, Zelensky meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace

US Representative George Santos (R-NY) walks to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 12, 2023.

George Santos sentenced to more than 7 years in prison

History

ITALIAN DICTATOR Benito Mussolini surveys the new Caselle Airport during a visit to Turin, May 1939.

Mussolini's Jews: How Il Duce bewitched Italy's Jewish communities

By ALEX WINSTON

Ze’ev Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism

This week in Jewish history: Liberating Dachau, fall of Jericho, birth of revisionist Zionism

By STEVEN DRUCKER

Science

Fish are seen swimming below the Mediterranean Sea, where climate change has forced many animals to swim to new depths.

Venomous aquatic invader spreads across Israeli coasts, Europe thanks to climate change

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

An illustrative closeup of a human eye.

Scientists discover new color, never before seen by the human eye

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

THE KREMLIN, Moscow.

Neo-Nazi terror group believes its leader is a Kremlin spy, the Guardian reports

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

36 parrots stolen from Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo

Rare parrots stolen from Jerusalem zoo returned, suspect arrested

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , MATHILDA HELLER

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