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A man walks past posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 25, 2024.

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire may lead to hostage negotiations breakthrough, sources say

Israel estimates that around half of the hostages remaining in Gaza are still alive.

Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General and U.N. Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

UN firing Nderitu over refusal to apply 'genocide' to Israel, WSJ argues

Haaretz newspaper on a shelf alongside The New York Times

Can Israel navigate dissenting voices without undermining democracy?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in public address after ICC rules arrest warrant against him on November 21, 2024

Netanyahu rallies support for Lebanon settlement amid right-wing criticism

Breaking News

Ukraine's military says it shot down 76 out of record 188 Russian drones

Russia says NATO no longer keeps up appearances with preemptive strikes talk, TASS reports

Four paramilitary troops killed in attacks in Pakistan capital, interior ministry says

Top News

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asks the District Court in Jerusalem to bar the showing of an expose against him, November 10, 2024

Israeli right-wing politicians express opposition to emerging Israel-Lebanon agreement

By ANA BERSKY/MAARIV

Israeli army vehicles move along the northern border with Lebanon on November 20, 2024 in northern Israel.

Hezbollah attack wounds two, IAF intercepts missile from the East

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A war between Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Cabinet to meet Tuesday to weigh emerging ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

By JOANIE MARGULIES , REUTERS , HANNAH SARISOHN , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Will Hezbollah honor a ceasefire?

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

36th Brigade soldiers operating southern Lebanon during two month operation, published November 24, 2024

Ceasefire with Hezbollah: What Israel’s 60-day pause entails

By ELIAV BREUER

Israel at War

IDF reserve Infantry and Merkava Tank soldiers train in a military exercise in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2023

'Enemy forces retreating': 7th Brigade guards North from inside southern Lebanon

By AVI ASHKENAZI

Rockets fly in the sky, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024.

Two wounded by Hezbollah rocket as Israel anticipates potential Lebanon ceasefire

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , EYAL GREEN

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron poses with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 19th Francophonie Summit, in the castle of Villers-Cotterets, France, last month. As Macron and Trudeau lectured us last week, laws must be obeyed, the writer quips.

ICC's arrest warrants: A global assault on Judaism and Israel’s leadership

Toy soldiers, Hezbollah and Israel flags are seen in this illustration taken, October 15, 2023.

What would an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire look like?

By ANNA BARSKY , BAR SHEFER

Israeli researcher Ze'ev Erlich seen in IDF uniform before entering into southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, November 20, 2024

Commander who brought killed Israeli civilian into Lebanon requests to step down

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , YONAH JEREMY BOB

Hot Opinion

Can Israel navigate dissenting voices without undermining democracy?

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Supplying Israel with 30,000-pound bombs could deter Iran’s nuclear threat

By ERIC R. MANDEL

ICC accuses Israel of genocide: ignoring evidence and self-defense claims

By NEVILLE TELLER

What early elections would mean for Israel’s future

By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Is it healthy for Israeli society to seek revenge against its enemies?

By URI PILICHOWSKI

Israel News

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, last month.

Judea and Samaria’s future: What happens the day after Mahmoud Abbas?

By RUTH WASSERMAN LANDE

American jurist Alan Dershowitz sits for a photo during a visit to Israel, whose leaders he met to discuss proposed reforms to the country?s Supreme Court, in Tel Aviv, Israel December 8, 2022.

'Rule of law disgraced by ICC': Alan Dershowitz to assemble team to defend Israel in The Hague

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ICC arrest warrants: Iran’s hidden hand in targeting Israel

By AVIRAM BELLAISHE

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, November 25, 2024.

Israel at War day 416: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Illustrative image of Chabad emissary to the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Zvi Kogan

Killing of Israeli rabbi in UAE may strengthen ties between Israel and Arab neighbors, experts say

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Analyses & Features

IDF WOMEN at an armored forces staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza, earlier this year.

How Israeli women balanced heroism and home during the Israel-Hamas war

SOLOMON SCHECHTER ACADEMY in Montreal: Rarely has there been a more auspicious time for Jewish day schools in North America, says the writer.

Now is the time to invest in Jewish day schools for a stronger Jewish future

By PAUL BERNSTEIN

How Israel can fight back against ICC's arrest warrants for its leaders

By EYTAN GILBOA

For Israelis still displaced from their homes, reclaiming the kitchen can be an act of hope

By DEBORAH DANAN/JTA

Young Israelis arrive at the IDF Bakum Reception and Sorting base in Tel Hashomer in Israel, on April 18, 2024.

Israel's younger generation are going beyond. Here's how you can support them

MDA Heroes Magazine

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

Cola Gaza

'Genocide-free cola,' Cola Gaza, to fund Gaza hospital and boycott

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

BANK OF Israel headquarters in Jerusalem: Israel’s favorable environment for economic development has been accompanied by an impressive improvement in the country’s credit rating, say the writers.

Bank of Israel holds rates as war fuels inflation but weighs on growth

Businessman Idan Ofer, former chairman of the board of Israel Corp.

The richest Israelis revealed: Who tops the list?

By ZVI GREENBERG

Israel at war - IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of IDF reservists to receive back money from wrongfully imposed fines

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Market Data

Middle East

A missile is launched during an exercise of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023.

More missiles and longer range: Iranian naval official claims Sabalan Destroyer improves capability

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF operating in Mount Dov area, published November 23, 2024

How the IDF keeps troops supplied through a seven-front war

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Iranian-American activist Gazelle Sharmahd speaks out on her dissident father’s kidnapping

Opposition head Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on November 11, 2024

Yair Lapid: Netanyahu's people received money from Qatar

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran

Israel’s path to victory: Dismantling Khamenei’s regime by 2040

By MARK DUBOWITZ , JACOB NAGEL

World News

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand

Iran-Russia cooperation reaches new levels

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Presidential candidate Calin Georgescu attends a televised debate in Bucharest, Romania, November 13, 2024.

Far-right politician Calin Georgescu advances to Romanian presidential runoff

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 03: Pro-Jewish protesters look out towards a pro-Palestine encampment and protesters at The University Of Sydney on May 03, 2024 in Sydney, Australia

Jewish community chase out pro-Palestinian protest outside Melbourne synagogue

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , EYAL GREEN

Vandalism at the Christian For Israel organization building in the Netherlands.

Zionist Christian center vandalized in Netherlands ahead of pro-Israel demonstration

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka look on as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Kushner, Ivanka Trump mourn murdered Rabbi, donate $1M to UAE Jewish community

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Antisemitism / BDS

CHABAD ON CAMPUS ISRAEL student delegation releases hundreds of yellow balloons, issuing a prayer for the release of the hostages held captive in Gaza, in New York City’s Times Square.

Why Jewish organizations need a road map to defeat antisemitism

By SABRINA SOFFER

John Reardon of Millis, Massachusetts, appears in an undated booking photograph after his arrest for allegedly making a threatening call to a synagogue in Attleboro, Massachusetts

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to threatening to bomb synagogue

Demonstrators hold Palestinian and Israeli flags as they gather in front of the National Holocaust Museum on the day of its opening, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 10, 2024.

Dutch government creates new national strategy for combatting antisemitism

By MATHILDA HELLER

Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi

Man charged with shooting Chicago Orthodox Jew had map of potential Jewish targets

By MATHILDA HELLER

Illustrative image of Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan.

'Horrific crime': White house condemns murder of Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Environment & Climate Change

A wildfire in Israel's north.

20,000 dunams of KKL-JNF forests in Israel destroyed by Hezbollah attacks

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

"We're fighting these fires day in and day out."

Every tree counts: KKL - JNF's daily battle against fires caused by Hezbollah's attacks on Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Members of the indigenous seaborne Bajau Laut community ride in a boat at their settlement in Semporna, Malaysia August 20, 2024

Overfishing and climate change force indigenous Malay populations to abandon traditions

By ELLIE ESQUENAZI

The intelligent western jackdaw, which can be found in Shfelat Yehuda, Beit Guvrin areas.

Looking at the intelligent western jackdaw, which can be found in Shfelat Yehuda, Beit Guvrin areas

FORTY CAMELS took part in the race in the Negev Highlands on Nov. 1.

Negev camel racing: A Bedouin tradition that unites Israeli society

By ANAV SILVERMAN PERETZ

JPost Spotlight

HOST ZVIKA HADAR with Ness ve Stilla at an ACUM music awards ceremony on Sunday night in Glilot.

Israeli music shines at ACUM awards, reflecting resilience and hope

From veteran artists to new talents, the ACUM awards honor Israel’s year of music during war and unity.

AUTHORS NATALIE MESSIKA and Eshkol Nevo are two of the nominees.

2024 Sapir Prize longlist: Israel’s top authors compete for prestigious award

12 authors vie for the 2024 Sapir Prize, Israel's top literary honor, with winners set to be announced in January.

Coming Home: Aliyah in Times of War

How to make aliyah amid war: Everything you need to know

LIVE: Leaders and experts talk aliyah, how to manage finances, real estate in the middle of war.

The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

The Jerusalem Post is heading to the Magic City. Are you coming with us?

On December 9-10, 2024, The Jerusalem Post will host an inaugural summit in Miami, bringing forward the discussions about the "tomorrow" of our community.

Israel Real Estate

Theatron Jerusalem: Luxury living in the heart of history

An Example of a Prashkovsky Project in the New Neighborhood

4,300 apartments: The new neighborhood in Lod, Nofei Ben Shemen, officially inaugurated

By OFER PETERSBURG

Yair Kaplan CEO, Bank of Jerusalem.

CEO of Bank of Jerusalem: "Mortgage terms should be extended to 35 years"

By OFER PETERSBURG

CEO of the Planning Administration Rafi Elmaliach in an interview with Ofer Petersburg.

Planning Administration CEO: 'Periphery no longer exists in modern planning terms'

By OFER PETERSBURG

Discounted Apartment: Over 90,000 Applicants Will Compete for Fewer Than 5,000 Units

Discounted apartments: Over 90,000 applicants compete for less than 5,000 units

By OFER PETERSBURG

Christian World

Schoolchildren at an elementary school.

Texas Jews are ‘deeply concerned’ about Christian material in proposed public school curriculum

Texas is poised to adopt a public school curriculum that refers to Jesus as “the Messiah,” asks kindergartners to study the Sermon on the Mount and presents the Crusades in a positive light.

People visiting the booth were advised not to disclose any personal information.

Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

Known as Deus in Machina, the AI was launches in August and is capable of speaking over 100 different languages.

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

Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza

In excerpts published on Sunday from a new forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say "what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide."

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lighted in Washington, December 3, 2013.

‘Grinch’ pro-Palestinian protesters force cancelation of Melbourne Christmas tradition

The protest entitled ‘Crash the Christmas Windows’ was planned by anti-war activist Amy Settal, according to the Guardian.

Health & Wellness

MDA Blood Services hosts blood donations surrounding October 7

Lives aren't just saved in a hospital. They're saved in the ambulance, too

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fresh the Market

Fresh the Market: Forget the grammar, enjoy the food

By GLORIA DEUTSCH

Pressure, stress, anxiety

Rejection Sensitivity: How often it occurs and how it affects our feelings and behaviors

By DR MIKE GROPPER

THE WRITER appears before the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality to present an annual report of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel.

Beyond October 7: Tackling everyday sexual violence in Israeli society

By ORIT SULITZEANU

MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Read Israel news in easy Hebrew with Ivrit

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

MDA Heroes

The MDA paramedic, Menachem, hugging one of the people injured in the attack.

MDA paramedic on Oct. 7: I saw some amazing teamwork and generosity

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yaakov at the entrance to a kibbutz in the Gaza border area.

'I’m proud of my country and MDA. I’m proud to have saved lives'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Conferences

The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit 2024

Coming Home: Aliyah in Times of War

The Jerusalem Post hosts conference highlighting aliyah amid war

Archaeology

View of the bow looking east at Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck.

US WWII warship found years after being sunken by Imperial Japanese Navy

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Solomon defeating the devil.

5th-century Turkish amulet shows Solomon defeating the devil, with angels invoked by a scribe

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

Yehuda Kaploun and Donald Trump.

Trump’s Jewish outreach chief on President-elect's vision for US-Israel relations

US President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2024.

Trump and Biden can forge peace in Israel – and earn Trump the Nobel Prize

Diaspora

Children run past an ambulance near the Covenant School after a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, US March 27, 2023

Israeli citizen murdered in Tennessee, authorities haven't ruled out terror motive

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The three alleged perpetrators of the murder of Chabad emissary to the UAE Rabbi Zvi Kogan, Olimpi Tohirovic, Makhmudjon Abdul Rahim, and Azizi Kamilovic.

UAE says suspects arrested in killing of Israeli rabbi are from Uzbekistan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Judaism

Praying for the hostages’ release, at Rachel’s Tomb near Bethlehem.

Rachel Imeinu’s yahrzeit unites 200 Jerusalem women

By PENINA HOROWITZ

The delegation of student leaders from across North America during their visit to Israel.

'Tablets Shattered': The uncertain future of Jewishness in the US and admiring Jewish values

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER

Food

Ginger carrot soup

In the Kitchen with Henny: Ginger galore for Thanksgiving

Zalman’s

Zalman’s: Healthy (or almost healthy) hot dogs in Jerusalem

By LINDA GRADSTEIN

Culture

AYELET AMRANI NAVON

Three artists, three questions: Art in south Tel Aviv and Jaffa

DANIEL WEISS, a survivor of Kibbutz Be’eri, appears on ‘Kochav Haba.’

Survivors and stars shine on Israel’s path to Eurovision 2025

By HANNAH BROWN

Travel

THE MONTEFIORE boutique hotel in Tel Aviv.

Hotel Montefiore: Enjoying Tel Aviv under the threat of war

The Great Wall of China is easily accessible from Beijing.

Beijing, China: Eastern promise that delivers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Podcasts

Donald Trump and some of his new appointees Mike Huckabee, Linda McMahon, and Marco Rubio.

Ex-Netanyahu chief of staff: Trump's appointees give Israelis reason to be optimistic

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

Dutch Jewish community leader: Amsterdam Jews not responsible for Middle East war

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

KAPETANSKY FAMILY.

New Oleh: 'I want this place to be my home long term'

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

YOUNG OLIM who made aliyah with Youth Aliya Israel 1951

Should Israel loosen immigration rules amid rising antisemitism?

By COOKIE SCHWEBER-ISSAN

JPost Shopping

The Best Draining Soap Dishes on Amazon

By JESSICA SCHOEMAN

Best King Size Bed Frames Review

By JESSICA SCHOEMAN

Science

A NEW STUDY by psychologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem highlights the link between inflammation and depression.

An immune system imbalance can be a trigger for depression

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Technion University.

Groundbreaking study paves the way for gene therapy in cancer and brain diseases

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

Children in Safed find unexploded hand grenade

Children in Safed find Mandate-era grenade, bomb squad called to the scene

By ELI ASHKENAZI

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran on Sunday. When former supreme leader Khomeini said, ‘We shall export our revolution to the whole world until the cry ‘There is no god but Allah’ resounds over the whole world,’ he meant it, the writer affirms.

Khamenei says Israeli leaders must be 'sentenced to death,' arrest warrants 'not enough'

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Singer Avraham Tal releases music video post-ZAKA trauma retreat

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