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IDF operates in southern Syria, April 5, 2025.

IDF raids Assad-era military outpost, Hamas to publish hostage video

IDF expands op. in Gaza • Netanyahu to visit White House • Hamas smuggles drones through the Negev • Footage contradicts IDF version of killing of aid workers in Gaza

Press briefing by Francesca Albanese, Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories at UN Headquarters on October 27, 2022.

UN renews Albanese's mandate until 2028 despite history of antisemitism

A screenshot of a video obtained by the New York Times depicting Palestinian medics being fired upon in the Gaza Strip.

New video contradicts IDF version of killing of aid workers in Gaza

Ahmed Alagha on BBC News in Arabic.

BBC Arabic freelance journalist describes Jews as ‘devils,’ defended Oct. 7 during massacre

Breaking News

Hamas teases release of propaganda video featuring two hostages

Police arrest two suspects after flare bombs were thrown at medical center

USAID team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says

Top News

US President Donald Trump seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (illustrative)

Netanyahu expected to visit White House on Monday to discuss tariffs with Trump

Palestinians flee their in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

‘I want to leave Gaza,’ Palestinians tell BBC Arabic

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF Paratrooper Brigade operates in southern Syria, April 5, 2025.

IDF raids Syrian outpost, dismantles Assad-era military supplies

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jews at Tufts furious over ICE seizing a pro-Palestinian grad student, cautious to join protests

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

A general view shows the DHL robotic package processing site, which the company claims is the largest and most advanced of its kind in the Middle East, in Lod, Israel, January 11, 2022.

Explosives sex toys: Russian-run sabotage plot targets depots across Europe

Israel at War

IDF troops operating in northern Gaza, April 4, 2025.

IDF expands ground operations in Gaza in North and South

A drone flying above the tank in the background (illustrative)

Hamas paying Negev Bedouins to smuggle drones into Gaza Strip

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel outside a protest tent calling for the release of the hostages outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.

IDF kills Gazan terrorist that abducted, likely murdered Bibas family

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran.

Israel, US must strike down Iran's nuclear threat, new JINSA head tells ‘Post’

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Abu Obaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019

Hamas: Half of living hostages in areas IDF is trying to operate in

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hot Opinion

After release of probes, state commission of inquiry in all angles of Oct. 7 essential

By JPOST EDITORIAL

'Post' editor Zvika Klein speaks out for first time after release from arrest

By ZVIKA KLEIN

Does anyone remember phase two of the Gaza hostage deal?

By DAVID BRINN

Dysfunction has taken root at the highest levels of Israel's government

By YAAKOV KATZ

My Word: A Passover lesson to be learned

By LIAT COLLINS

Israel News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump speak during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on February 4, 2025.

Trump in touch with India, Israel and Vietnam over trade deal talks, CNN reports

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Zvi Eliezer Muller Gabler during his post-Oct. 7 reserve service on a southern kibbutz.

From Toronto to Jerusalem: Remembering Zvi Eliezer Muller Gabler

By HANNAH ROZENBLAT

How one teenager in northern Israel learned to fight the stigma around autism

By ADI AHARON

THE US CAPITOL BUILDING in Washington: The first order of business should be the old business which Congress failed to finish last year; Congress and the Trump administration need to be more aggressive in addressing antisemitism, states the writer.

Congress members push to strengthen Abraham Accords

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

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

Shin Bet chief: Netanyahu fired me for refusing to delay his trial

By AVRAHAM BLOCH , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analyses & Features

Ruti Spitzer (in red) and her team, Sayeret Tzipori L’chayalim, dispenses warm soup and warmer blessings to soldiers stationed at the Karnei Shomron base.

‘Until the last soldier is home’: The women nurturing IDF troops with homemade food

By JUDITH SEGALOFF

An illustrative AI-generated image of a Torah scroll opened in an undisclosed location in outer space.

Do aliens keep kosher? Judaism and the possibility of life beyond Earth

By AHARON WEXLER

A globetrotting journey from Greece to Israel: The journey of Victor Politis

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

Between cultures and craters: Exploring Jewish life in Guatemala

By NOAM BEDEIN

Alexander Pichushkin sits behind steel bars after he arrived for preliminary hearings at a Moscow court August 13, 2007. Investigators now believe the "Bitsa maniac," who claims he killed to fill squares on an imaginary chessboard, may have murdered 62 people, 10 more than previously thought, an Int

Russia's 'chessboard killer' ready to confess to 11 more murders, penal service says

Elegance & Excellence

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying four commercial astronauts into a 90-degree inclination polar orbit on the Fram2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2025.

SpaceX, ULA clinch contract in key Pentagon launch program

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference, following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2025.

Fed's Powell says larger-than-expected tariffs likely to boost inflation, slow growth

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures in Cassiopeia A supernova light echo.

US seeks ideas for Golden Dome's missile interceptors in space

Israeli Tech

Grit nation: Despite all odds, Israel's high tech ecosystem keeps growing

By NATHAN KLABIN/THE MEDIA LINE

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

Over 60% of hate crimes in New York City targeted Jews, NYPD reports

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Senator John Fetterman and wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025.

Pennsylvania Jewish groups condemn ‘genocide’ slogan on Gisele Fetterman’s charity

By BEN SALES/JTA

Tessa Veksler, an interviewee in the documentary "October 8."

These new documentaries illuminate the post-Oct. 7 American experience

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

UC Santa Barbara students on campus, Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.

UC Santa Barbara to create campus antisemitism committee to improve campus climate

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A man inspects the damages as protesters from Palestine Action and Extinction Rebellion occupy the Elbit-Ferranti factory, where they say weapons are being made, in Waterhead, Oldham, Britain February 1, 2021.

UK Pro-Palestinian protestors charged with conspiracy to damage property of Elbit Systems

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

Middle East

A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on March 15, 2025.

Iran scales back its support of proxies to focus on Trump's threat, Iranian officials say

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.

Iran paid $200,000 for failed assassination of Azerbaijani rabbi

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US deputy Middle East envoy meets Lebanese officials to discuss contentious border issues

By DARCIE GRUNBLATT

IDF and Shin Bet announce the elimination of Hamas terrorist Mahmad Salah Mohammad Bardawil, April 4, 2025

IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas's propaganda hostage video producer

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A fighter plane takes off for an operation against the Houthi group in an unknown location in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on March 17, 2025.

Mounting costs, ineffectual strikes: US having little impact on Houthi threat

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

World News

Impact on a residential building from a Russian strike in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, April 4, 2025.

Russian missile kills 19 in residential area, Moscow claims was targeting military

By REUTERS , CORINNE BAUM

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian exchange documents at a partnership agreement signing ceremony in Moscow in January.

Can Putin deliver on mediating on Trump's nuclear talks with Iran?

By DANIEL RAKOV

UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer delivers a statement at 10 Downing Street earlier this year. Starmer stood staunchly by Israel’s side after the October 7 atrocities, the writer attests.

Labour lawmakers fearing violent reprisals demanded a ceasefire in Gaza

By YOTAM GIVOLI

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

London mayor accused of spreading 'Hamas propaganda' in Ramadan message

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A graduate displays a Palestinian flag during the 373rd Commencement at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23, 2024.

Harvard sanctions pro-Palestinian group after anti-Israel protest

By MICHAEL STARR

Environment & Climate Change

An illustrative image of wildfires caused by climate change.

Climate crisis hits women hardest, Tel Aviv conference reveals

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

Footage captured by diver Menashe Pinhas.

Eilat dive reveals rare Yago shark species, surprising the diving world

Wood Owl and 11 lizards found in latest wildlife rescue operations

Wood owl, 11 lizards found in latest wildlife rescue operations

Stookey, an Eclectus parrot - one of the parrots that was stolen

Thieves steal rare, valuable parrots in Israeli zoo break-in

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , MEITAL SHARABI

An octopus rests on the seafloor at a depth of 1,150 meters in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica, in an area where the edge of the shelf and the slope are carved by several underwater channels.

Ancient ecosystem uncovered beneath Antarctic glacier collapse

JPost Spotlight

The completion of the Torah scroll

Accepting responsibility for our mistakes should foster spiritual growth

Guilt is indispensable for moral growth and self-improvement. It serves as the quiet but insistent voice of a healthy conscience, guiding us toward accountability, repentance, and transformation.

IDO LEWINSOHN, Master of Wine, owner-winemaker of Lewinsohn Winery.

From garage to greatness: The rise of Israel's Lewinsohn Winery

Lewinsohn Winery has changed from a rather shy, bashful, secretive winery into one of the most active, sought-after wine venues, producing 40,000 to 50,000 bottles a year – but it is still 'family'.

Fruits and vegetables

Fruits of Eretz Yisrael: A gateway to spiritual connection and growth

The Land’s beauty lies not only in its breathtaking landscapes, but also in its ability to elevate every aspect of life, turning even a simple piece of fruit into a connection with God.

Salon Yevani

Salon Yevani: Greeks bearing gifts in Herzliya - review

The brains behind Salon Yevani, situated in the Daniel Hotel in Herzliya Pituah, belong to renowned chef Guy Peretz, so we knew the food would be creative and inspired.

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

Illustration: Pisgat Ramot neighborhood

The IDF Is moving South – and Beersheba prepares with a variety of housing options

By THE BEERSHEBA MUNICIPALITY & THE CONSTRUCTION , HOUSING

Tzur Shalom Renewal Project, Kiryat Bialik

From suburbs to towers: Kiryat Bialik's old neighborhood transforms

By OFER PETERSBURG

The "Kinneret City" project in Tiberias, Av-Gad Ltd

First permit granted: Ambitious project on Kinneret shores begins

By OFER PETERSBURG

Rendering for illustration only

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

By MIRIT MASHIAH

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

Sperm tubes are placed in bank to store genetic code, reproduction clones.

Suspected fertility mix-up leads father to learn he isn't daughter's biological parent

By AVICHAI HAIM

(Left to right): Prof. Asaf Madi, Prof. Roded Sharan & PhD student Ron Sheinin.

TAU develops AI tool to decode cell responses to cancer treatments

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 01, 2024 in Sunnyvale, California. Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, is facing the possibility of delisting from NASDAQ as the company navigates numerous class action lawsuits.

Jewish genetic data in danger again as 23andMe goes up for sale

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , REUTERS

The Lotus Center - acute care room at Kaplan medical center

What happens after sexual assault? A guide to immediate care in Israel

An IDF soldier sits on a beach in Tel Aviv

IDF soldier with PTSD imprisoned despite psychiatric warnings, says military defender

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

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’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

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

The Maariv and Walla 2025 Economic Conference

Senior Government and Business Leaders to attend Maariv-Walla Economic Conference

Archaeology

Ancient 'Hunger Games'? Brutal youth sacrifice rituals found in Bronze Age Turkey.

Ancient 'Hunger Games'? Brutal youth sacrifice rituals found in Bronze Age Turkey

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of the main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City of Jerusalem.

New archaeological evidence could confirm the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Jesus' crucifixion an

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

NEW RUSSIAN-SPEAKING olim celebrate Independence Day in the Jerusalem Hills this past year.

Wars on two fronts: Russian-speaking olim on making aliyah during wartime

By LINDA PARDES FRIEDBURG

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

Diaspora

Holocaust survivor Rudi Jocobsen, left, takes a bag of food from Uriel Rauff, who works for Jewish Family Service Colorado as a driver for the kosher Meals on Wheels Program in Denver, Colorado, on December 19, 2017.

Federal spending cuts could affect aid for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meal on Wheels deliveries

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

Columbia student demonstrators chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University to denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, US, April 2, 2025.

Anti-Israel activists chain themselves to Columbia gate demanding to know who reported Khalil

By MICHAEL STARR

Judaism

Hare-hunting as seen in the Prague Haggadah is reflects the themes of Passover and is tied to a ritual reordering for Saturday night seders.

Passover haggadahs have long included pictures of rabbit hunts. This year shows us why

By BENJAMIN RESNICK/JTA

Over-indulging in worldly desires can take one down a negative road.

Parashat Vayikra: Sacrifices, essence, and meaning

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Food

Soups from Rak Marak.

Rak Marak: Seriously sensational soups

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

Auschwitz-Birkenau

80 years after Auschwitz, kosher food will be sold in its town of Oświęcim

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

Culture

Val Kilmer in "Top Secret!"

‘That’s Simchas Torah’: The Jewish Val Kilmer moment you might have missed

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

‘LETTER TO DAVID,’ a documentary about David Cunio, one of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

'Letter to David' documentary takes a look at Gaza hostage behind the headlines

By HANNAH BROWN

Travel

The inauguration of the Eilat airport's name.

El Al set to resume flights to Eilat from Ben-Gurion after 12 years

By WALLA! TOURISM

Terminal 1

Netanyahu removes Nevatim Airport bill from agenda after opposition from security forces

Podcasts

Tamar Uriel-Beeri (L) and Sarah Ben-Nun are seen recording The Jerusalem Post Podcast, on April 2, 2025.

Netanyahu trial and Qatargate: The legal storms raging through Israel today

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Celebrity Cruises' Apex brings travelers to Florida's Everglades.

Cruising Special IV - China, Celebrity and Crew Life

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

THE SUPREME leaders loom over daily life in Tehran.

Averting ayatollah's atomic Auschwitz: The US, Israel should bomb Iran now

By MICHAEL FREUND

Then-Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, walks out of the Senate Chamber following a series of votes at the US Capitol, February 12, 2024.

US Senate Republican calls top Democrat Chuck Schumer 'Fuhrer'

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

15 Million year old fish fossil with preserved stomach contents.

Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach

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

UK police charge Russell Brand with rape

Prof Josef Hanna demonstrates the process he and his team of scientists used to develop models of early-stage human embryos without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel S

Authorities investigate after Thai women held prisoner on human egg surrogacy farm

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

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Children of reservists from Sderot enjoying pizza.

Meir Panim preps for Passover amidst an ongoing conflict

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