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State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman in northern Israel, June 27, 2024.

State Comptroller: Israel unable to evacuate the North in event of war

Englman calls on Netanyahu to resolve this dispute between the Ministries before calling for an evacuation of the North, calling the current situation unacceptable.

Palestinians with animal-drawn carts collect water from a water desalination plant, amid water shortages, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in central Gaza Strip October 27, 2023.

IDF soldier killed in Jenin explosion, IDF surprise attacks Shejaia

Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed houses in the Shejaia neighbourhood, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during an Israeli offensive, on Gaza City July 26, 2014.

IDF conducts surprise attack in Shejaia, residents flee

Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.

Losing the North: Damage from Hezbollah slams employment, industry

Breaking News

Canada imposes sanctions on key settlement movement figures Benzi Gopstein, Daniela Weiss

About a dozen military officers arrested in Bolivia after attempted coup

Seven people taken to hospital in western Kenya amid anti-government demonstrations

Top News

Palestine Action activists

Anti-Israel, radical left vandals enjoy impunity in the UK

By MICHAEL STARR

Palestine Action activist in Buckinghamshire

Vandalism campaign smashes, ransacks Israel-connected businesses in UK

By MICHAEL STARR

February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Muslim-majority Tajikistan approves hijab ban

From antisemitism to Israel, the Jewish topics to watch for in the Biden-Trump debate

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu at the War Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem last October

US government provided $6.5 billion in security aid to Israel since Oct. 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel-Hamas War

Capt. Alon Sacgui, 22, fell during a Jenin operation, June 27, 2024.

Capt. Alon Sacgiu, 22, killed in explosion in Jenin, 16 wounded

By YONAH JEREMY BOB , DARCIE GRUNBLATT

Dr. Boaz Ganor

A cold revenge: How Iran baited Israel on October 7

By PELED ARBELI

Palestinians travel on foot with their belongings as they flee Rafah due to an Israeli military operation, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 13, 2024.

IDF to ‘Post’ in Rafah: In first, Hamas may have pre-evacuated its own people

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Gazans in Rafah above the ruins

Are Gazan citizens who hold hostages a legitimate military target?

By DR. IDO ROSENZWEIG

A truck carries humanitarian aid across Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Gaza coast, June 25, 2024.

Senior US Republican demands Biden administration shut Gaza aid pier

Hot Opinion

Congressman Bowman's defeat reveals divisions in Democratic party over Israel policy

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Political pawns? The controversy at Adas Torah synagogue

By YISRAEL MEDAD

Louisiana's ten commandments mandate: Culture war or constitutional crisis?

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Western pressure prompts countries to sever ties with Moscow

By MORDECHAI KEDAR

We must work hard to ensure US Jewish community, US-Israel alliance do not break

By GIL TROY

Israel News

Evacuees from the North at the Yehuda Hotel

Hundreds of residents from Israel's North plead not be be evacuated from Jerusalem hotel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yitzchak Goldknopf, Minister of Construction and Housing attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024.

Knesset defense committee to resume haredi draft bill debate with classified meeting

By ELIAV BREUER

Female IDF soldier smuggles Schalit deal prisoner, other Palestinians, into Israel

By SHLOMI HELLER

IDF soldier talks with doctor at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, February 16, 2024.

IDF investigating claims that multiple reservists faked medical credentials

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Money seized from business in Shfaran suspected of being part of a criminal enterprise. July 27, 2023.

Ex-Soccer players under investigation for national insurance fraud

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analysis and Features

PROTESTERS RALLY in Tel Aviv against the government’s judicial reform plan, blocking the Ayalon highway, earlier this year.

Was Oct. 7 caused by division in Israel society? 72% of public thinks so

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A counter protester waves an Israeli flag as students rally on Columbia University campus at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians in New York City, US, April 29, 2024.

Israel Bonds provides a financially smart solution for combatting BDS

Congressman Bowman's defeat reveals divisions in Democratic party over Israel policy

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Striving for greatness: Hapoel Jerusalem looks ahead to busy off-season

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

DENI AVDIJA made a big jump last year and was an attractive offseason target for a number of teams. The Portland Trail Blazers ultimately got him.

NBA: Israel’s Avdija traded from DC to Portland

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

HEROINES OF SWORDS OF IRON

Ono Conversation Corner

BANK HAPOALIM GATEWAY

Real Estate Listings

Downtown cityscape at night in Seoul, South Korea.

Israel to form new $80m investment fund with South Korean partners

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dr. Felix Klein, Federal Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight Against Antisemitism.

Felix Klein, Germany's anti-antisemitism strategist, receives Moshe Rosen Prize for his work

By JOSH ARONSON

THE WRITER speaks at Cyber Week.

Israel should combat the spread of fake news with AI

By ISAAC BEN-ISRAEL

Workers install 5G telecommunications equipment on a T-Mobile tower in Seabrook, Texas. May 6, 2020

'As war in north looms, Israel must improve cell infrastructure security' - exclusive

Market Data

Middle East

Police disperse demonstrators during a protest against haredi IDF conscription, outside the High Court in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024

'Internal conflicts explode': Arab world celebrates Supreme Court’s haredi draft decision

An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

Iran’s multi-front war on Israel has diminishing returns

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Netanyahu: Allowing PA to collapse not in Israel's interest

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinians with animal-drawn carts collect water from a water desalination plant, amid water shortages, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in central Gaza Strip October 27, 2023.

Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say

MK Benny Gantz speaks at the Tel Aviv conference at the Tel Aviv University on June 19, 2024

Benny Gantz: Israel can destroy Hezbollah’s military in days

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

World News

A man holds a copy of the graphic novel version of "The Diary of Anne Frank", by Israeli writer-director Ari Folman and illustrator David Polonsky, in Paris Sept. 18, 2017.

Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus,’ and 670 other books

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

People attend a gathering, organized by CRIF Jewish organisation, in memory of Mireille Knoll, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor stabbed and burnt in her Paris apartment in what authorities suspect could be an anti-Semitic murder, in Marseille, France March 28, 2018.

France saw rise in antisemitism, Islamophobia in 2023, report says

People walk near the entrance of Beirut International Airport, amid a dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to extend winter time, in Lebanon March 26, 2023.

Germany and, Netherlands warn their citizens to leave Lebanon, fearing war

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Gambling dice [Illustrative]

Tabletop game awards won't occur at convention after no Zionists rule backlash

By MICHAEL STARR , AARON REICH

HATS WITH the slogan ‘Make America Pray Again’ are displayed at the National Religious Broadcasters Association International Christian Media Convention, addressed by Donald Trump, in Nashville, in February.

Louisiana's ten commandments mandate: Culture war or constitutional crisis?

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Antisemitism / BDS

A view of Derbent synagogue following an attack by gunmen and a fire, in Derbent in the region of Dagestan, Russia June 24, 2024.

Jewish group pleads for Israel to help protect diaspora synagogues

By MICHAEL STARR

French police officers stand guard in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France on November 14, 2015. Photo by Laurence Geai/Flash90

Six Jewish youths attacked outside Paris cinema

By MICHAEL STARR

Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with counter-protesters, near Adas Torah synagogue in Pico-Robertson neighborhood, California, U.S., June 23, 2024, in this still image obtained from a video.

Political pawns? The controversy at Adas Torah synagogue

By YISRAEL MEDAD

A UJA Walk with Israel event takes place in Toronto, earlier this month.

These are the challenges Jewish students are facing on campus

By MAXINE KHALFON

By FUNDING American universities, small sates, the Qataris are spreading an antisemitic and antidemocratic ideology, which amounts to a strategic threat to democratic societies. Here, a demonstrator holds a placard as students from Columbia University protest earlier this month.

Explosion of hate: State Department report details global rise in antisemitism post October 7

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Environment & Climate Change

COP29 PRESIDENT Mukhtar Babayev addresses a meeting of climate ministers, in Denmark, in March, ahead of COP29 to take place in Azerbaijan, in November. Climate change looms largest over the Small Island Developing States, says the writer.

The urgency of action: Climate challenges facing Small Island Developing States

Just Stop Oil protesters endanger rare lichen during vandalism attack on Stonehenge

Just Stop Oil protesters endanger rare lichen after vandalizing Stonehenge

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Protesters against fossil fuel hold signs along a road as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Mather, California, U.S., September 13, 2021.

Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023, report says

Softshell Chinese turtle and other endangered species seen in a photo taken June 18, 2024

Israeli arrested for smuggling, trafficking protected and endangered animals

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

A look at the jellyfish that swarm the coasts of Israel

By ZIV REINSTEIN

JPost Spotlight

Moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash speak to the audience before the start of the Republican candidates' presidential debat hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, US. January 10, 2024.

Jewish journalists to moderate debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Hosted by CNN in Atlanta, CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash are expected to moderate the 90-minute debate.

Spertus Institute offers a master's degree program aimed at helping Jewish community professionals grow their skills, network and careers.

Jewish community professionals find leadership training and support in unique MA program

It also provides an opportunity for Jewish community professionals to advance their careers in a nurturing Jewish space.

A SCENE from 'Weekend Rebels'

A funny and truthful 'Weekend Rebels'

Nothing less than a heartfelt, feel-good memoir based on a touching true story.

Israeli singer Adam (Haim Cohen), 1987.

Israeli pop sensation Adam has died at 64

Legendary pop star, Adam, died of cancer early Thursday morning, his family announced.

Israel Real Estate

UTOPIA HOMES Project

The first residential project of its kind built in the United States - With an Israeli touch

By OFER PETERSBURG

Wildfires sparked by rockets in the Kiryat Shmona area. May 27, 2024

40% of apartment owners fear renovations amid northern war threat

By OFER PETERSBURG

Don't trust realtors? New ethics regulations will restore confidence

By OFER PETERSBURG

With a penthouse like this, the sky is not the limit – the sky is home

Romema 40

Israel’s housing market: A unique phenomenon, both challenging and optimistic

Christian World

Pope Francis waves to the faithful gathered at the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 26, 2024.

Pope orders construction of solar farm for Vatican City State

Francis warned of the dangers and challenges of climate change and on the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels.

National Shrine of the Little Flower was built in two phases in 1931 and 1936. It is an iconic architectural feature located at the corner of 12 Mile Rd and metro Detroit's legendary Woodward Avenue.

Father Coughlin’s Detroit-area church will now teach visitors about his antisemitism

Father Charles Coughlin's church acknowledges his antisemitism and educates visitors about his hateful legacy. This change follows discussions with local Jewish groups.

MEMBERS OF the clergy and the local Catholic community attend a mass for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, led by the Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem’s Old City in January.

Churches in Jerusalem oppose municipal tax decision

The leaders expressed concern over the municipality's move, which they argued contradicted centuries of historical agreements between the churches and civil authorities.

Iran's Ghezel Hesar Prison

Christian converts sentenced to total of 25 years in jail by Iranian judiciary

According to the report, while Christians are recognized in Iran as a religious minority, authorities impose harsh penalties on Christian converts from Islam.

Health & Wellness

A view of a bomb shelter in which people were killed while they sought refuge during the October 7 killing and kidnapping spree by Palestinian Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel, December 22, 2023

'I got to meet the soldiers who I had treated. It made everything worthwhile'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

DEAN ORNISH, president and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and a clinical professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, in 2017.

We must change the prejudices of mainstream medicine against lifestyle intervention

By ALAN FREISHTAT

A woman looks out the window at the Yirmiyahu33 complex, home to Israel's first hotel for women and couples who have experienced stillbirth.

In Jerusalem, a unique hotel offers respite for women who have experienced stillbirth

By DEBORAH DANAN/JTA

About Hadassah On Call: New Frontiers in Medicine - Living With PTSD

The Invisible Wound: Living With PTSD

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Transmission electron micrograph of West Nile virus particles (orange/gold) replicating within the cytoplasm of an infected VERO E6 cell (blue). Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

West Nile virus in Israel: Third Israeli dies, concerns over mortality rises

By DR. ITAY GAL

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MDA Heroes

Elor Tawil, volunteer at the Sderot MDA station

'They shot the ambulance, they shot the station, they are shooting everywhere'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MDA prepares for conflict-related power shortages with training exercises

In case of emergency: Magen David Adom prepares for Hezbollah attacks, possible power outages

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Archaeology

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL world was set abuzz by the discovery in Lod of a hoard of coins from the time of the 4th-century Jewish revolt against Roman Emperor Gallus.

Forgotten Jewish revolts show poor historical literacy in Jewish world

A depiction of Sennacherib's Palace in Nineveh

Lost Assyrian camp uncovered: Could it prove the biblical siege of Jerusalem?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

PM Netanyahu to Sen. John Fetterman: 'Israel has had no better friend'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rep. Jamaal Bowman speaks during a rally at St. Mary's Park on June 22, 2024 in the Bronx, days before he was defeated in the Democratic primary.

AIPAC spent more than $14M to unseat Jamaal Bowman. Did it have to?

By AMI EDEN/JTA

Diaspora

Opened on 22nd June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway and designed by Leslie Green with his house style of an ox-blood faience. Unusual though for a Green inspired build is that the building is set back from the pavement.

Jewish schoolchildren assaulted, pushed toward tracks at London Underground train station

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

People demonstrate in solidarity with Israel and against antisemitism, in Berlin

Antisemitism rose more than 80% in Germany last year, watchdog says

Judaism

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends the debate and vote on legislation regarding haredi enlistment in the military, in the Knesset plenum, last week.

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox policies backfired, creating turmoil in Israel

Rabbi Dov Lando seen at his home in Bnei Brak, on February 27, 2024.

'Help! They want to destroy the Torah world in Israel,' Israeli haredi leader in US says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Food

Bakery of Shalom Kosher, a kosher Jewish grocery store in Kemp Mill, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Patis, New York City's largest and buzziest kosher bakery chain, files for bankruptcy

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Otoro

Otoro: The best (kosher) Japanese food in Israel?

By LINDA GRADSTEIN

Culture

ECE BAGCI in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘About Dry Grasses.’

Trying to love 'About Dry Grasses,' Nuri Bilge Ceylan's new film

By HANNAH BROWN

SERBIAN SWINGMAN Nikola Djurisic – who spent a year in Israel when he was a baby – is hoping to be picked in the first round of tonight’s NBA Draft.

Serbia’s Nikola Djurisic, who has Israel connection, sees pre-NBA draft stock soar

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

Travel

National Flag of Canada (Queen's Park, Toronto).

Canada opens its doors for Israelis due to northern escalation

By ZIV REINSTEIN

SCENES FROM JORDAN: The Al Manara luxury resort, the breathtaking Petra and Wadi Rum.

Three UNESCO world heritage sites worth a visit

Podcasts

A warm welcome for all Israeli visitors at the Sharg restaurant in Baku

A Caspian welcome to Baku, Azerbaijan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021.

Yuval Sasson: ICC arrest warrants have hampered Israel's ability to act in war

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

Living and teaching in both the geographical and social periphery, the fellows become an integral part of their local communities.

Building Bridges: MASA's international educators impacting Israeli youth

By RONNIE ROSENMAN

Joel Wolowelsky

Reinventing life in Jerusalem, after 55 years of teaching in Flatbush

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

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Science

An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Giant asteroid the size of 770 lions to pass Earth Thursday, June 27 - NASA

The space debris that impacted the home in Naples, Florida on March 8, 2024.

Space debris crashes into Florida home, family sues for damages

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 national flags of Australia and Israel are seen outside the building housing the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel

Australia border force questions three citizens suspected of trying to serve with IDF

By MICHAEL STARR

Illustration depicting Iran gobbling down Lebanon

'Lebanon doesn't want war': Online campaign targets Hezbollah

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Israeli Olympic swimmer, Jack Kuba help raise awareness for hostages

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Embracing identity: The empowering essence of the Star of David necklace in today's world

By SARAH GOLDMAN

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