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'Iran can't be free unless all women are free'; oppression of women central to Iran

British-Iranian journalist Jonathan Harounoff discusses his new book 'Unveiled: Inside Iran's #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt.'

Trump wants a golden age in the Middle East. Here’s what that requires

People protest in Trafalgar Square on the first anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman arrested by the morality police in 2022 for allegedly flouting mandatory dress codes, in London, Britain, September 16, 2023.

Netanyahu, Trump meet to discuss hostage deal as IDF strikes over 100 targets across Gaza

More time is needed to resolve issue of IDF deployment during ceasefire, source tells 'Post' • IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist responsible for several rocket attacks against Israel

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025.

Greek-flagged bulk cargo vessel Sea Champion is docked to the port of Aden, Yemen to which it arrived after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appears to have been a mistaken missile strike by Houthi militia, February 21, 2024.

Greek ship sinks off Yemen after Houthi attack, crew being rescued, sources say

Some of the crew were in lifejackets in the water, and at least five people have been rescued so far, two of the sources said.

Netanyahu holds second White House meeting with Trump, focus on efforts to reach Gaza deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025

When less is more: Why Netanyahu's meeting with Trump felt different

IDF strikes over 100 terror targets across Gaza, kills Hezbollah's head of firepower in Lebanon

We bombed Iran with precision - why can’t we control Gaza with purpose?

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan

xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 16, 2025.

Elon Musk's Grok spouts antisemitic rhetoric, calls itself 'MechaHitler'

Firefighters work at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 3, 2025.

Russia recruiting unknowing suicide bombers as part of shadow war against Ukraine

Record producer David Foster, left, and entertainment executive Haim Saban speak onstage at Friends of The Israel Defense Forces Western Region Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018

Friends of the IDF in crisis after internal report alleges financial abuse and toxic culture

Meuhedet launches AI-powered service for members

This new service enables members to ask questions, receive information, and perform medical-related tasks explained in simple terms, without navigating complex menus

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Meuhedet launches new AI system to help members interact with their HMO.

Israel at War

Israel at War

'Time has run out': Netanyahu should not return from Washington without a hostage deal

Fifty hostages remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza, and no regional win can overshadow that. If there is, do not leave Washington and Doha without it.

Netanyahu and Trump's meeting: a potential game changer for the Middle East

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hands over a letter to US President Donald Trump as they meets at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, July 7, 2025

Iranian-backed Houthis publish video of Red Sea attack on Magic Seas ship

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025

Witkoff: Points of contention between Israel, Hamas ceasefire drop from four to one

People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 24, 2025.

Missile fire and sleepless nights: How Israelis are battling fatigue after the war with Iran

Israel News

Israel News

October 7 and beyond: Hamas's use of sexual violence was systematic weapon of war, report finds

The report concludes that "Hamas used sexual violence as a tactical weapon of war," a finding that carries potentially far-reaching consequences in the international realm.

New study reveals psychological impact of twin separation during Hamas-Israel War

The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 massacre, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, January 23, 2025.

Hamas timed IED blast that killed five soldiers in-between IDF air, artillery fire

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, July 6, 2025.

IDF soldiers killed due to yeshivas 'neglecting Torah study', former chief rabbi claims

Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, June 07, 2025; illustrative.

Israel Police investigates left-wing journalist for expressing joy at death of five IDF soldiers

Spotlight

THE SITE of the Nova music festival massacre.

‘We must be their voice’: The campaign to expose Hamas sexual violence as weapon of war

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, July 8, 2025.

If there is a ceasefire tomorrow, were the last four months of fighting 'worth it?'

Construction in Israel.

War and rehabilitation: Urban redevelopment as Israel's next step

First red anemone in the western Negev.

Israel's ‘kalaniyot’ still bloom: A symbol of enduring resilience

Analyses & Features

Analyses & Features

These are the remaining 20 Israeli hostages presumed to be alive in Gaza

The names, ages, and history of the 20 remaining hostages that the Israeli authorities believe are still alive in Gaza. What do we know about them?

Widespread hatred: The cost of Israel's victory over Iran

Hostages Square in Tel Aviv as seen on July 7, 2025.

The secret joke for Israelis in Stephen King's 'Life of Chuck'

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in front of a portrait of Theodor Herzl at Independence Hall in Tel Aviv in 2010. Herzl’s use of diplomatic means secured recognition for Zionism’s goals, say the writers.

The first Zionist diplomat: How Theodor Herzl changed Jewish and world history

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 07: James Gunn, Peter Safran, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet seen at the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. "Superman" TCL Chinese Theatre on July 07, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Five facts on Superman’s Jewish immigrant origins and James Gunn’s reboot

Business & Innovation

Business & Innovation

Wartime innovation boosts Israeli defense tech growth, drawing global interest

The changing nature of war has led to shifts in defense procurement worldwide. Western armies demand new battle-tested technology, refined by soldiers in combat.

A disgraceful national carrier: El Al left many Israelis stranded

Israeli Air Force preparing for IAF strike on Houthi-controlled Yemen

Flights to return to Israel as European Aviation Safety Agency removes restrictions

Carrier named airline of the year 2025 by AirlineRatings.com.

OPINION

Israel’s bold move: Exploring AI regulation in healthcare

An illustrative image of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

ByRUTH PLATO-SHINAR

'Predicting the past isn’t easy': Technion seals time capsule to be opened in 2124

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Craft Resumes

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Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Faculty are source of US campus antisemitism, Yad Vashem head says

"The presidents of institutions in the United States are not behaving like leaders, and therefore nothing will change," said Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan.

Why ‘Shylock’ matters: No excuse for this antisemitic slur

Columbia student demonstrators show support as others 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.

INTERVIEW

Security protocols helped avert tragedy in Melbourne synagogue arson, CSG tells 'Post'

A photo shows the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. A man suspected of setting fire to an Australian synagogue as worshippers ate dinner inside has been arrested and charged, police said on July 6.

Critics controversial nickname for ICE’s Everglades detention facility: ‘Alligator Auschwitz’

The entrance to Auschwitz, the Nazi Concentration camp, next to a photo of protestors outside of the Everglades ICE detention facility, with signs calling it a "Concentration Camp," with a photo of the barbed wire of Auschwitz in the background.

Barnard settles lawsuit by Jewish and Israeli students, agrees to measures to address antisemitism

World News

World News

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Last month was the planet's third-hottest June on record, behind the same month in 2024 and 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin on Wednesday.

Texas floods death toll creeps up as search and rescue continues

A helicopter flies over smoke rising from a fast-moving wildfire spreading on the outskirts of Marseille, southern France, July 8, 2025.

Trump’s DOJ shuts down Epstein theories, declares death suicide

Maxyne Finkelstein President of the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation

'It’s amazing to see what education can do'

MK AVIGDOR LIBERMAN, chairman of Yisrael Beytenu, addresses a meeting of his party’s faction in the Knesset last month. He says that we have only three years to prepare for the next war with Iran.

How much time does Western civilization have left?

In Collaboration

Lydia: A lifeline for PTSD sufferers and their families

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YULIA FRIDMAN (L) & CHEN SHAKLIAR: "Our idea was to develop an app that would accompany people on their journey of living with PTSD".

How "I Belong. Israel (Masa Israeli)" Created a New Educational Model

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Where love for Israel meets core values – a group of teens on a recent journey

Incredible investment to develop the center of our homeland

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Middle East

Middle East

Netanyahu, Sharaa, plan to meet in Washington in September

Such a meeting would be a major step towards a normalization agreement between Israel and Syria.

UN's corrupt aid 'mafia monopoly' preserves Hamas control of Gaza, GHF head tells 'Post'

(L-R) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Israel denies claim that Syria's Sharaa met top Israeli official Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025.

Where is Hanegbi? Conflicting reports cast doubts over Israel-Syria peace talks

NATIONAL SECURITY Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi issues a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, in late October. Just days before the October 7 attacks, he said in an interview: ‘Hamas is very, very restrained and understands the implications of further defiance.’

French intelligence chief: No certainty on whereabouts of Iran's uranium stocks

Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

Environment & Climate Change

Environment & Climate Change

Tropical storm Chantal hits South Carolina, moves inland with flooding threat, NHC says

The tropical storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the NHC, is located about 70 miles west-southwest of Charleston, the most populous city in South Carolina.

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Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger

Turtle illegally smuggled from US escapes on plane, bites passenger.

Palestinian smugglers arrested with protected birds taped to their bodies

Four Palestinian suspects were arrested for attempting to smuggle about 100 protected birds by ‘cruelly concealing’ them on their bodies.

Thousands flee wildfires in Turkey as Europe is hit by early heatwave

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Poor housing conditions linked to national health issues, Hebrew U. researchers find

The study links effects on both mental and physical health with the financial strain that housing represents for the majority of Israelis and its nationwide implications.

New Jerusalem research reveals why acute and chronic pain are so different

The public housing in Be'er Sheva.

Israeli High Court blocks fast-track bid to undo gender change

An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

Jewish ethical dilemma: What does Halacha say about coercing medical treatment?

Israel Air Force fighter jets on their way to the waves of strikes in Iran

The sirens have stopped with Iran, but the Israeli mind is still at war

Aliyah

Aliyah

Bavarian policeman keeps job after wishing Holocaust survivor gets sent to camps

The police officer worked as a personal protection officer between 2016 and 2020, at which point he was banned.

Exploring aliyah under fire: Tel Aviv visitor's journey begins amid a barrage of missiles

Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

Undeterred by war, over 2,000 immigrants expected to arrive in Israel this summer

Reflections on almost 48 years of aliyah: An American family arrives and grows

'We understand why we're here': New olim share their aliyah experiences

Israel Real Estate

Israel Real Estate

From real estate to reality: How the Alma project built a bridge between Israel and the US

When Jews from Great Neck and Kings Point bought 50 homes in Alma, Kiryat Ono, they built more than real estate - they sparked a historic bond, leading to a sister city pact with US towns.

14 HaRav Kook – Where luxury meets the sea

Alma project - Cnaan Group

Now is the time to live by the sea in Gush Dan

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A new flavor in the heart of Gush Dan: The 'Umami' neighborhood surprises young people

Visualization – Umami Project in Kiryat Ono

The scenario that could reignite Israel’s real estate market

Sunrise in the Dan Region, December 25, 2017

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Conference

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

Trump admin. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel, Steve Witkoff says

ANeustart wins Next-Gen Women entrepreneurship award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

MDA Heroes

A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

Podcasts

Amazing vistas from the infinity pool at Dukley Hotels & Resort

Dukley, Montenegro: A stunning view and kosher options too

Chief Rabbi denounces South African government for supporting Iran

Why should Israelis move down to the Negev?

US Politics

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's State Department budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 20, 2025.

Rubio impersonator uses AI to contact US gov't officials, attempts to steal information

Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside White House to protest Trump-Netanyahu meeting

Trump calls Musk's formation of new party 'ridiculous' and confusing

Diaspora

Freed hostage Yarden Bibas meets his 'brother,' American rocker David Draiman in Tel Aviv.

Freed hostage Yarden Bibas meets his 'brother,' American rocker David Draiman in Tel Aviv

Lead plaintiff in Yeshiva University sexual abuse case accuses legal team of 'assault on dignity'

After flood in Texas devastates local camps, Jewish camps express grief and condolences

Judaism

Former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks congratulates new Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, during a ceremony at St. John’s Wood Synagogue, in London, in 2013.

25 touchstones for a moral compass: Lessons from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

17th of Tammuz: A time of mourning and fasting

Rabbi Yonatan Neril: Founder of Israel's interfaith NGO linking religion and ecology

Christian World

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles in St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 29, 2025

Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that

Protesters break into Greek Orthodox Church in Nazareth, remove outer gate

‘Israel fights for us all’: Evangelical pastor calls IDF the shield of Western civilization

Food

Ima

Ima: Welcoming back a beloved Jerusalem tradition

Goldy's: Great Jewish food just like Grandma used to make

Chabad restaurants around the world put greater focus on gourmet

Archaeology

The 15th-century sacred books of Ethiopian Jewry from the Faitlovitch Collection at the Sourasky Central Library, TAU.

Oldest known 15th-Century Orit Books of Ethiopian Jewry uncovered by TAU researchers

Ancient wooden tools uncovered in China shed new light on early human diet, cognitive abilities

50 cm. vertical shaft leads archaeologist to hidden cave, secret burial site in Mexico

Science

A mechanical clock

Scientists warn that the Earth’s rotation is accelerating, making Wednesday in living memory

Ireland experts to begin identification of 800 dead children in home for unmarried mothers

A tragedy for science: Weizmann Institute mourns irreplaceable research losses from Iran attack

Culture

WHILE HAVING conquered the red clay of Roland Garros, Israeli wheelchair tennis star Guy Sasson knows that Wimbledon’s grass is a different ballgame.

Israeli wheelchair tennis star Guy Sasson all set for Wimbledon

Foreign players and league structure reforms approved across Israeli soccer

Jerusalem Film Festival 2025: international films, prizewinners, and must-see titles

History

The triumphant boxer celebrates as the referee calls the fight as his opponent lies on the floor.

Take it from the top: A history of phrases, idioms with the word 'take'

Staro Sajmiste: Belgrade's fairground of death for the Balkans' Jews

Discovering layers of US Jewish history at the National Library of Israel

OMG

A suspect was arrested for stealing four containers of peanuts, totaling 104 tons, from a factory in Beersheba, Israel.

Suspect arrested for stealing over 2 million NIS worth of peanuts in Beersheba

Experts raise alarm as China expected to triple illegal organ harvesting of detained Uyghurs

'Not quite human': Popular band confirmed to have been AI, stunning fans

Consumerism

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I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

As Antisemitism and Global Crime Rise, Israeli-Trained Dogs Become the First Line of Defense

The Rise of Humanized AI: Impact on Businesses & Writers

Astrology

Horoscope

Tuesday's horoscope: Capricorn - Ability to empower and be empowered

Is your friend an Aquarius? We have a sharp message for her!

Daily horoscope for Sunday: Virgo – Try not to make rash decisions

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