Iran targets three US ships, three oil tankers in Hormuz in retaliation for US strikes, IRGC claims

Still from a video purporting to show an Iranian drone launch, released by Iran August 31, 2026.

US strikes Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for targeting US ships, Huckabee visits West Bank

Live Updates

Border Policeman killed in Netanya shooting, culprit suspected to be IDF soldier

REPORT
Police and emergency forces at the scene where a man was shot dead after reportedly firing his weapon during an unclear shooting incident in Netanya, central Israel, September 5, 2026.
An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Iran coordinating with Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis for multi-front attack, Israeli intel. suggests

REPORT
Palestinian journalist and authoress Rula Jebreal attends the presentation of her latest book “Genocide. What s Left Of Us” at Salaborsa Library on May 26, 2025 in Bologna, Italy.

Palestinian journalist sparks controversy after referring to Hakeem Jeffries as 'AIPAC monkey'

JERUSALEM REPORT

'When I say clueless, we were clueless': How olim navigate Israeli politics during elections

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives to attend a cabinet meeting after the summer recess at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, September 1, 2026.

'Facts matter less': Israel, Huckabee slam UK foreign secretary over Gaza medicine claims

 Illustrative: A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

Israeli woman attacked overnight at Paris hotel, Foreign Ministry says

A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, 2026, shows a military aircraft ready to take off on the day US CENTCOM said US forces carried out strikes on an Iranian military target.

CENTCOM strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on US ships as Hormuz tensions rise

WATCH
KURDISH FIGHTERS from the Qamishli Brigade on parade last month.

The Kurds rose as Syria and Iraq collapsed - now, their fortunes are reversing

FRONTLINES
 US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing, the first since Karoline Leavitt stepped down as press secretary, at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 3, 2026.

JD Vance: Only US can protect Strait of Hormuz, prevent global energy crisis

Jacob Nagel, national security adviser in the Israeli prime minister's office attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 8, 2017.

Former NSC adviser explains why Iran could face internal upheaval within months

INTERVIEW

“Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are”

Holocaust Survivor Nate Leipciger on the 2025 March of the Living

Netanyahu's right-wing bloc strains as Likud slides, Eisenkot surges ahead of list deadline

WATCH
Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Religious Right: Slowly but surely, Israel’s right-wing is becoming the religious bloc

OPINION

Israel opens first Chamber of Commerce office in Republika Srpska, Bosnia

 1: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Galit Peleg, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli and Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, September 3, 2026.

Huckabee says Israel not planning to force Palestinians out of Gaza Strip during West Bank visit

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Aiya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank that is home to many American citizens, September 5, 2026.
JERUSALEM REPORT

Israel's war within: As murders mount, Arab sector struggles to escape a cycle of violence

Dr. Ruth Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; illustrative.

Ruth Bar breaks silence on her 1993 affair with Netanyahu, his early political rise

INTERVIEW
LEFT: AARON KRAUS, ‘Standing Prayer (Amidah).’ RIGHT: MIRIAM  JASKIEROWICZ ARMAN, ‘Begetting Life.’

‘Jerusalem of Gold’ exhibit brings five Israeli artists to the capital’s theater

FEATURE
Photo of false door found at the Bubasteum necroplis in Saqqara, Egypt, September 4, 2026.

Egypt discovers remains of tomb, false door of ancient royal chamberlain at Saqqara necropolis

Ramses II stele that has recently been restored by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, September 4, 2026.

Cairo’s Egyptian Museum completes restoration, relocation of Ramesses II basalt stele

Australian man charged over alleged antisemitic threats against Zionist council

Visitors to Bondi Pavilion hang an Israeli National Flag on the gate in Sydney, Australia. December 15, 2025

Israeli athletes removed from Northern Irish triathlon amid BDS pressure, fears for safety

California man faces trial over alleged threats to shoot up Jewish community center

Security guards stand watch in front of a synagogue in Los Angeles, Oct. 9, 2023.

Hollywood’s Jews take sides in Mark Ruffalo-Paramount antisemitism row

Mark Ruffalo attends the European Gala Screening for Amazon's "Crime 101" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 28, 2026 in London, England.

IMPACT's Digital Defender 102 workshop helps Jews aged 55 and up fight online antisemitism

Trump administration developing post-war Middle East strategy for Iran, Israel

REPORT
US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participate in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon, new oil pipelines may replace Hormuz

REPORT

Iranian leadership considers escalation as US officials fear military, cyberattacks

Women and children queue during a joint security operation by Syria's Kurdish Internal Security Police Force, also known as Asayesh, and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) at Camp Roj where foreign relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group are held.

Iraq completes investigation into thousands of ISIS detainees formerly held in Syria

REPORT
MOHAMMAD DAHLAN, leader of Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction, has called for Palestinians to put past divisions aside and build a political system in which elections transfer power, and institutions are ‘greater than individuals.’

Can Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction handle peace with both Israel and Hamas?

FRONTLINES

Jewish settlement is a strategic necessity across the West Bank

OPINION
 A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Beneath the rubble: Photojournalist documents Venezuela's earthquake aftermath, Israeli aid

JERUSALEM REPORT
OPINION

The E1 debate is not just about West Bank settlement construction - it’s about security

A general view picture shows houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank February 15, 2017
ByERIC R. MANDEL

Nazi-looted ‘Portrait of a Lady’ to return to Jewish heir after 80 years in Argentina

The suspected 'Portrait of a Lady' in 2025.
COMMENT

Rome and Athens: Israel’s unlikely new gateways to North America

Is 'Purity of Arms' holding the IDF back? Inside Israel’s battle over military ethics

FEATURE
IDF LEAFLET warns against violence, on a Palestinian car in Hebron, Nov. 2025.

US, China arm for space warfare, raising stakes in race for military control of orbit

ANALYSIS

From Dolphin to Dakar: 'Dragon' submarine reveals Israel’s changing undersea posture

Sri Lanka air force IAI Kfir fighter jets fly past a national flag during the National Victory Ceremony in Colombo June 3, 2009.

India, Sri Lanka, and Israel’s overlooked Indian Ocean opportunity

OPINION
Boaz Levy, CEO of IAI

IAI chairman says Defense Ministry debt stands close to NIS 6 b., warns about keeping up production

White House launches ‘arcade’ website featuring games based on ICE raids, MAHA movement

The White House 'Arcade' page on its website.

Pentagon gives polygraphs to Joint Staff officials in attempt to find munitions info leak

REPORT

Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say

People watch as smoke rises following the crash of a Greek F-4 Phantom fighter jet during the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, Greece, September 5, 2026.

Putin orders three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow

(Illustrative) Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025.

NATO will not tolerate hybrid actions against members, US envoy says

Police vehicle on site after explosive devices have been found at a substation near the Jaenschwalde power plant in Turnow-Preilack, Germany, September 1, 2026.

New technology emerging from TAU's Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine

Professor Tal Dvir

75 years of investing in Israel: Standing strong with Israel

Devastation at the Nova site

The ecosystem of healing

Little Twin Girls are sitting and ancient old olive tree. Children are enjoying big and old ancient olive tree in the olive garden in Mediterranean

Israel Aerospace Industries' first cargo-converted Airbus aircraft completes first flight

Israel Aerospace Industries Airbus A330-300BDSF.

OpenAI commits $1 billion to cyberdefense effort amid growing AI safety scrutiny

Your Taxes: Mulling a return to Israel? Here's what you need to know

New immigrants from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 14, 2019.

Your Investments: No need to go looking for financial independence

A screen showing stock prices is seen at the entrance to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, June 2, 2026

US, China to discuss AI safety risks, cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks

Water sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

Ethiopian flags flutter in the wind next to a power station at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built along the Blue Nile, during its inauguration, in Guba, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, September 9, 2025.

How Ethiopia’s green energy boom is rewriting the rules of regional diplomacy

OPINION

The second year: Anticipating the Jewish High Holidays after experiencing grief and loss

EMOTIONAL SCARS remain. Illustration of a woman with a puzzle-piece shaped hole in her chest, with the corresponsing puzzle piece seen floating beside her.

Police arrest suspect in Jerusalem baby food sedative contamination case

INTERVIEW

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israeli scientists find carp can resist a deadly virus

INTERVIEW

Straight from the horse’s mouth: New Israeli AI helps horses tell us when they are in pain

Health funds launch flu vaccination campaigns as supplies gradually reach clinics

Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel

INTERVIEW
Ma'ayan in her studio.

Your Investments: What new olim can teach us about gratitude and entitlement

JERUSALEM REPORT

Meet the small, growing wave of Latin American IDF lone soldiers

Ofir Levy with the Panamanian flag during his ‘masa kumta,’ the final march marking the completion of combat training in the IDF.
OPINION

Time to give olim a voice: Israel’s immigrants deserve more than symbolic representation

OFER WINTER speaks at the launch of the People of Israel party in Jerusalem.
ByYOSEPH HADDAD, FLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM
OPINION

From midrasha to the IDF: A journey toward serving Israel

 Over 300 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.
ByLILAH

In the middle of the triangle

Image for illustration purposes only.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

Midtown Jerusalem by Israel Canada: A premier living, retail & leisure hub

The Grand in Netanya - a new luxury residential tower overlooking the Mediterranean.

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

All JPost Conferences   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

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   

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Netanyahu's right-wing bloc strains as Likud slides, Eisenkot surges ahead of list deadline

Netanyahu spoke with IDF chief three hours into Oct. 7, Iran pressure fuels regime divisions

From a tortured father in Tehran to a brain-cancer cure in Israel: Heshmatpour's two-front fight

US Politics   

An artist rendering of US President Donald Trump's planned Triumphal Arch.

Trump administration to break ground on 250-foot Washington arch despite legal challenges

Trump administration takes USPS mail-in ballot fight to Supreme Court

Unlikely alliance: Bannon joins forces with Sanders, AOC over AI, data center restrictions

Diaspora   

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives to attend a cabinet meeting after the summer recess at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, September 1, 2026.

'Facts matter less': Israel, Huckabee slam UK foreign secretary over Gaza medicine claims

Israeli woman attacked overnight at Paris hotel, Foreign Ministry says

US House passes bill stripping federal funds from universities that boycott Israel

Judaism   

KING DAVID, a detail of the early 16th-century marble statue by Michelangelo,   kept at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy.

From Saul's failure to David's reckoning, 'Human Kingship' examines the dangers of power

‘You are standing today’: A Jewish lesson for America, 25 years after 9/11

Israel after Oct. 7: What Moses teaches us about survival and responsibility

Christian World   

Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

Food   

Tenne.

Tenne offers gourmet kosher food for effortless holiday hosting

Wine talk: Eat well, drink well

In the kitchen with Henny: Sweetness in every course

Archaeology   

Ramses II stele that has recently been restored by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, September 4, 2026.

Cairo’s Egyptian Museum completes restoration, relocation of Ramesses II basalt stele

Egypt discovers remains of tomb, false door of ancient royal chamberlain at Saqqara necropolis

‘Healing through restoration’: How Israel’s hidden dig site builds community out of archaeology

Science   

Professor Tal Dvir

New technology emerging from TAU's Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine

NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars

Is AI clairvoyant? ChatGPT can make personality tests and predict responses, Israeli study finds

Culture   

YARON BOB stands next to a remnant of an Iranian ballistic missile in the backyard of his blacksmith studio in Yated.

From Iranian missiles to menorahs, Israeli blacksmith forges trauma into works of art

Israeli animated short 'Two Robots' film wins award at San Francisco sci-fi festival

Moshe Rosenthal’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ brings a powerful coming-of-age story to Israeli theaters

History   

Aharon Bar-Oz deposits Naomi Shemer’s leter of response with the National Library of Israel, August 31, 2026.

Author of postcard sent to Naomi Shemer praising 'Jerusalem of Gold' identified after 59 years

“Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are”

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year

OMG   

A Hungarian Cessna 172 crashed in a field after being stolen by a drunk pilot, August 29, 2026.

Drunk pilot arrested in Hungary after stealing plane, flying towards nuclear plant, crash-landing

Over 150 beagles rescued from testing at Wisconsin facility, marking over 2,000 released this year

Catch him if you can: Ex-flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot for nearly five years

Travel   

ONCE A poverty-stricken farming community, Wuzhen is now a must for visitors to Zhejiang province.

Hangzhou offers a glimpse of China’s journey from silk to silicon

Israelis back in the air: Vietnam searches surge 160% as AI reshapes travel planning

Tishrei Holidays 2026: Is it really more cost-effective for families to fly abroad?

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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