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'We cannot mislead ourselves': IDF cyber chief warns cyber threats far greater than publicly known

"We cannot mislead ourselves" into thinking that, because Israel has been strong in cyber defense to date, the country can sit on its laurels," Dagan said.

'The hunt has begun': Iran-linked hackers put bounties for info on Israeli air defense developers

Maj. Gen. Aviad Dagan enters the role of head of the C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate, during a ceremony at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2024.

IDF, Israel Police searching for Palestinian vehicle that fled traffic stop in West Bank

At a certain point during the investigation, the officer got out of their vehicle, and the driver began to flee the scene.

(Illustrative) Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.

Rising Israeli exports approach pre-war peak, Economy Ministry predicts $160 billion

Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat announced the figures on the second day of the Foreign Trade Administration’s annual annexes conference.

Turkey excluded from Gaza peacekeeping force talks in Qatar, source tells 'Post'

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.

Sde Teiman: Levin asks court to reconsider Kula to lead investigation, says ‘deadlock’ reached

'Disturbing hate crime': NYC train assault on Jewish man sparks condemnation from UN ambassador

Boris, Sofia Gurman identified as couple murdered trying to stop Bondi Beach attackers

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 15, 2025.

Trump mocks slain actor Rob Reiner, drawing swift bipartisan condemnation

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji attends a press conference during his Syrian couterpart Asaad Al-Shibani's first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at the foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025.

Lebanon–Iran tensions deepen as foreign minister challenges Tehran

ANALYSIS

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed Al Ahmed, 43, at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, on December 15, 2025.

Muslim father who tackled Bondi attacker praised by Netanyahu, Albanese as donations soar

Eve Barlow on backlash and reclaiming Jewish identity

WATCH

Driving innovation at the frontiers of genomic medicine

Rambam Health Care Campus to sponsor the Beutler Symposium.

AERIAL VIEW of the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. (Totem Imaging and Animation Ltd.)

Israel enables Palestinian departure from Gaza, continues to facilitate humanitarian aid

All such individuals are first approved by the Israeli security establishment before they are permitted to travel to ensure they are not escaping wanted terrorists.

Netanyahu meets US envoy Barrack in Jerusalem for Syria security talks

Palestinians shelter in tents on a rainy day in Gaza City, November 25, 2025

Trump looking into whether Israel violated ceasefire by killing Hamas leader

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Trump’s strategy exposes Netanyahu’s dangerous miscalculation

OPINION

A MAN walks past a mural supporting the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, September 9, 2015. Could the decommissioning of the IRA serve as a model for disarming Hamas?

Could Hamas be disarmed by an IRA-style decomissioning scheme?

OPINION

German business giants led by DHL chief visit Israel to strengthen economic ties

The 70-person delegation includes industry leaders and senior officials from the German Ministry of Economics and is headed by Tobias Meyer, chairman of the global shipping group DHL.

'Not used to this': Sydney editor describes newsroom shock

Netanyahu criminal trial: Hearing opens in Tel Aviv, questions continue on Case 4000

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025

World Jewish Restitution Organization conference links age-old antisemitism to Bondi attack

People hold up their phones with the lights on during a vigil, following the fatal shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach during celebrations for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in Jerusalem, December 15, 2025.

Ultra-Orthodox child forgotten on bus, left alone at West Bank checkpoint

Spotlight

Conservative political activist Jack Posobiec and New York Young Republican Club President Stefano Loudaros Forte hold up rosaries at the New York Young Republican Club's 113th Annual Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on December 13, 2025 in New York City.

NYC Young Republicans face backlash after far-right, antisemitic figures attend gala

One of the suspected shooters in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, December 14, 2025.

Terror concerns grow as alleged Bondi gunmen's Philippines visit confirmed

Oprah Winfrey greets the audience during the opening show of Oprah 'In Conversation' Australia 2025 tour at ICC Sydney Theatre on December 04, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

'Misguided obfuscation': IAC calls out Oprah’s post after Bondi Beach antisemitic massacre

People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

If Iran was behind Bondi Beach terror attack, Israel’s response must be decisive

EDITORIAL

IDF issues new security guidelines for soldiers traveling abroad after deadly Bondi shooting

The IDF Operations Directorate issued a statement emphasizing its security recommendations for soldiers abroad, while it also pointed out the recent increase in antisemitic attacks.

IDF destroys Hamas equipment, dismantles infrastructure along Gaza’s Yellow Line in eastern Rafah

Members of the forensic team stand near the scene of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Air Force delays pilot course for two of 15 cadets jailed for potential security leak

A US soldier keeps watch during a patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province, mostly controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on January 9, 2025.

Two Iowa National Guard members die in Syria combat operations

A man sells woolly hats and scarves with the colours of the independence-era Syrian flag at the Hamidiyah market in the old city of the capital Damascus on January 2, 2025.

Syrian security forces arrest Jewish antiquities dealer on artifact trafficking charges

No link between Bondi Beach to Palestinian recognition, Australia's Albanese stresses

"And overwhelmingly, most of the world recognises a two-state solution as being the way forward in the Middle East," he said.

Holocaust survivors, rabbis, a child: Who are the 12 known victims of Bondi Beach terror attack?

EXPLAINER

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Sydney Opera House lit with menorah after deadly antisemitic attack

The Hanukkah menorah is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Albanese: Bondi Beach massacre driven by Islamic State ideology

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia November 29, 2024.

EXPLAINER

What is known about father-son duo who carried out Bondi Hannukah terror attack?

'First, go Bills!': Chuck Schumer makes tone-deaf remark before addressing deadly Bondi shooting

“I’m going to say a few words about the shooting in Australia,” Schumer begins in a clip shared on X/Twitter. “So first, of course, no matter what, go Bills! They beat the Patriots today."

160-million-year-old dinosaur fossils reshape scientists' understanding of evolution of flight

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference following the weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 19, 2025; illustrative.

OPINION

Bondi attack: Antisemitism is terrorism. It’s time the world sees it as such

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

ByHARLEY LIPPMAN

Australian gov’t let antisemitism slide, daughter of Holocaust survivor wounded at Bondi says

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

ANALYSIS

Should Israel issue a military response if Iran was behind the Bondi attack?

Ex-IDF air defense chief: Arrow-3 protecting Germany defies imagination after Holocaust

Ran Kochav recounts to The Jerusalem Post his time as Arrow commander and the technology's role in making history.

China using cyber weapons to instill societal havoc, chaos across US and West - CISA official

People stand in front of the Arrow 3 system during an event of the German Air Force at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde/Holzdorf, eastern Germany, December 3, 2025

Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia

IRGC reveals new stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history

SMARTSHOOTER secures SMASH 3000 contract in Australia

'F*** the Jews': Gunman fires 20 bullets into Jewish family's Hanukkah-decorated home in California

According to door cam footage, the suspect shouted antisemitic slurs such as 'F*** the Jews' as he fired at the home from his car.

Trump eyes executive order to relax marijuana restrictions

The California home of Jewish family stands after a suspect fired into it while yelling slurs.

US Southern Command targets narco-traffickers in international waters

The top deck of US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with fighter jets, December 1, 2025; illustrative.

Fentanyl reclassified as weapon of mass destruction under Trump, expanding Pentagon, intel role

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Mazal tov! Donald Trump Jr. engaged to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, NYT reports

Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson attend a ceremony held by U.S. President Donald Trump to award posthumously the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 14, 2025.

In Collaboration

Adding Light: New Life Delivered by MDA Under Fire

Yasmin and Yaniv Mittelberg with paramedics Adel Hamias, Yarin Benita, and Dvir Malul who helped deliver their baby boy.

Small patients, big emergencies

From vision to action

SHABBOS KESTENBAUM has become a sought-after speaker and advocate

Syria’s broken energy sector to be repaired through agreements with four Saudi companies

Damascus signs agreements to rehabilitate war-damaged oil and gas fields, boost power supplies, and signal the start of a wider reconstruction push .

Long-awaited gas export deal with Egypt to be signed 'in days,' source tells 'Post'

A guard carrying a weapon stands at the main entrance to the industrial city in Hassia, in Homs, Syria March 19, 2025.

Your Taxes: How does Israel tax foreign pensions? The laws all olim should know

Many Jews from abroad view property purchases in Israel as a form of pension plan.

Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids

An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.

Aliyah and Integration Ministry director-general speaks at 'Post' Washington Conference

Adv. Avichai Kahana, Director General of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration

Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

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

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Conference

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

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

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

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

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center..

Will Israel go back to Gaza fighting, draft haredi men? MK's weigh in

Layers of Nuremberg: shadow and light

Netanyahu requests for pardon in trial as one hostage remains in Gaza

US Politics

BBC edit of January 6 speech sparks $10B lawsuit from Trump

White House documents America’s decline as a global power

US House launches probe into antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association

Diaspora

An Israeli flag and flowers are laid outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach as people gather to mourn in the wake of a mass shooting on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Iranians take to social media to show support for Jews, Israel after Bondi Beach terror shooting

‘An Australian hero’: PM Albanese visits Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed in the hospital

Two students remembered after fatal shooting rocks Brown University campus

Judaism

A MENORAH made from fragments of an Iranian missile that damaged the the Aleh Center for children with disabilities in Bnei Brak. The center reopened on Dec. 14, 2025.

Reopened Aleh care facility makes menorah as symbol of hope from Iranian missile fragments

Menorah of spears and the deeper meaning of Hanukkah

Art and Torah: A molten menorah and the power of light from darkness

Christian World

Republican Senator Bernie Moreno at The Jerusalem Post Conference in DC

Sen. Bernie Moreno urges Israel to fight ‘propaganda war,’ highlights Christian solidarity

German police foil allegedly 'Islamist-motivated' Christmas market attack, arrest five suspects

New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims

Food

Scenes from Daliyat al-Karmel - Illustrative photo

Nurah’s Kitchen: Kosher Druze food in Daliyat al-Karmel

Salta revisited: Inside the Ra’anana dairy gem celebrating 20 flavorful years

Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel gets 'soupersized' for winter's Soup Festival

Archaeology

An archaeologist of Israel Antiquities Authority displays an oil lamp and coins dating back to the Sanhedrin era which have been uncovered at the Tel Yavne excavation site in central Israel, on November 29, 2021.

Hanukkah discovery: Rare Hasmonean lamp, Second Temple stylus found near Jerusalem

Ancient lead menorah pendant sheds light on Jewish presence in Byzantine Jerusalem

Tomb raiders: Italy busts massive archaeological looting ring, recovers 10,000 artifacts

Science

Americans tune out news as social media becomes main source of information, Pew finds

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

'Medusa,' possible 'dinosaur mummy' discovered in Badlands, transferred for further research

Culture

Noa Tishby hosts Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis for Hanukkah candle lighting

Noa Tishby hosts Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis for Hanukkah candle lighting

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

Behind the scenes of gritty Israeli drama ‘Girls Like Us’

History

Shlomo Shamir (L) with 2nd battalion commander, on the way to secure horses for post-war agricultural training.

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem

'Jewish Roots of American Liberty': Explaining the Jewish connection to the American story

OMG

Therapy dog Panda rescued by Israel Police.

Panda the therapy dog stolen from central Israel, held for ransom near Ramallah in the West Bank

Panda diplomacy: Pandas caught up in Japan-China political storm over Taiwan

Jack the Ripper identified as Jewish barber Aaron Kosminski, historian claims

Consumerism

Meet the Israeli beauty device that stole Paris Hilton’s heart

Alpine A290: How to launch a rocket without waking the neighbors

Entered the business world with a bang: Deni Avdija launches a new protein brand

Astrology

Daily Horoscope for December 8, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily horoscope for December 7, 2025 – all zodiac signs

Daily horoscope for 05/12/2025 – all zodiac signs

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The International Jerusalem Post, a weekly digest, publishes the best of the Jerusalem Post's news for the readers abroad.

'We cannot mislead ourselves': IDF cyber chief warns cyber threats far greater than publicly known

'The hunt has begun': Iran-linked hackers put bounties for info on Israeli air defense developers

IDF, Israel Police searching for Palestinian vehicle that fled traffic stop in West Bank

Rising Israeli exports approach pre-war peak, Economy Ministry predicts $160 billion

Turkey excluded from Gaza peacekeeping force talks in Qatar, source tells 'Post'

Sde Teiman: Levin asks court to reconsider Kula to lead investigation, says ‘deadlock’ reached

'Disturbing hate crime': NYC train assault on Jewish man sparks condemnation from UN ambassador

Boris, Sofia Gurman identified as couple murdered trying to stop Bondi Beach attackers

Trump mocks slain actor Rob Reiner, drawing swift bipartisan condemnation

Lebanon–Iran tensions deepen as foreign minister challenges Tehran

Muslim father who tackled Bondi attacker praised by Netanyahu, Albanese as donations soar

Eve Barlow on backlash and reclaiming Jewish identity

Driving innovation at the frontiers of genomic medicine

Israel enables Palestinian departure from Gaza, continues to facilitate humanitarian aid

Netanyahu meets US envoy Barrack in Jerusalem for Syria security talks

Trump looking into whether Israel violated ceasefire by killing Hamas leader

Trump’s strategy exposes Netanyahu’s dangerous miscalculation

Could Hamas be disarmed by an IRA-style decomissioning scheme?

German business giants led by DHL chief visit Israel to strengthen economic ties

'Not used to this': Sydney editor describes newsroom shock

Netanyahu criminal trial: Hearing opens in Tel Aviv, questions continue on Case 4000

World Jewish Restitution Organization conference links age-old antisemitism to Bondi attack

Ultra-Orthodox child forgotten on bus, left alone at West Bank checkpoint

Spotlight

NYC Young Republicans face backlash after far-right, antisemitic figures attend gala

Terror concerns grow as alleged Bondi gunmen's Philippines visit confirmed

'Misguided obfuscation': IAC calls out Oprah’s post after Bondi Beach antisemitic massacre

If Iran was behind Bondi Beach terror attack, Israel’s response must be decisive

IDF issues new security guidelines for soldiers traveling abroad after deadly Bondi shooting

IDF destroys Hamas equipment, dismantles infrastructure along Gaza’s Yellow Line in eastern Rafah

Air Force delays pilot course for two of 15 cadets jailed for potential security leak

Two Iowa National Guard members die in Syria combat operations

Syrian security forces arrest Jewish antiquities dealer on artifact trafficking charges

No link between Bondi Beach to Palestinian recognition, Australia's Albanese stresses

Holocaust survivors, rabbis, a child: Who are the 12 known victims of Bondi Beach terror attack?

Sydney Opera House lit with menorah after deadly antisemitic attack

Albanese: Bondi Beach massacre driven by Islamic State ideology

What is known about father-son duo who carried out Bondi Hannukah terror attack?

'First, go Bills!': Chuck Schumer makes tone-deaf remark before addressing deadly Bondi shooting

160-million-year-old dinosaur fossils reshape scientists' understanding of evolution of flight

Bondi attack: Antisemitism is terrorism. It’s time the world sees it as such

Australian gov’t let antisemitism slide, daughter of Holocaust survivor wounded at Bondi says

Should Israel issue a military response if Iran was behind the Bondi attack?

Ex-IDF air defense chief: Arrow-3 protecting Germany defies imagination after Holocaust

China using cyber weapons to instill societal havoc, chaos across US and West - CISA official

Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia

IRGC reveals new stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history

SMARTSHOOTER secures SMASH 3000 contract in Australia

'F*** the Jews': Gunman fires 20 bullets into Jewish family's Hanukkah-decorated home in California

Trump eyes executive order to relax marijuana restrictions

US Southern Command targets narco-traffickers in international waters

Fentanyl reclassified as weapon of mass destruction under Trump, expanding Pentagon, intel role

Mazal tov! Donald Trump Jr. engaged to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, NYT reports

In Collaboration

Adding Light: New Life Delivered by MDA Under Fire

Small patients, big emergencies

From vision to action

Syria’s broken energy sector to be repaired through agreements with four Saudi companies

Long-awaited gas export deal with Egypt to be signed 'in days,' source tells 'Post'

Your Taxes: How does Israel tax foreign pensions? The laws all olim should know

Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids

El Al’s Ben-Zvi: 'A strong Israeli airline is a strategic asset'

Advanced pollution monitoring begins in the Yarkon River

Leket founder says Israel needs to rethink the culture of food waste

Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel

Heavy rains flood Gaza shelters, killing 12 and displacing thousands

Storm Byron brings relief to Israel’s farmers, ending year of drought with substantial rain

Israeli firm receives FDA approval to begin clinical trial of chronic corneal edema treatment

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work?

ADHD study uncovers measurable, modifiable brain activity patterns in children

New intestinal transplant procedure will allow patient to truly eat for the first time in 17 years

Study shows more walking during commutes can improve health, without increasing travel time

From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

Aliyah and Integration Ministry director-general speaks at 'Post' Washington Conference

Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

SEA ONE: A new standard of resort-living for English speakers in Israel

Conditional Aliyah: Jews are ready - Israel much less so

Data reveals: housing demand in Kiryat Malakhi is on the rise