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IDF helicopter crashes in Rafah, two soldiers dead

Warrant Officer (res.) Daniel Alloush, 37, from Tel Aviv and Warr. Ofc. (res.) Tom Ish-Shalom, 38, from Ness Harim were named as the soldiers killed in the crash.

The scene of the ramming attack in the West Bank. September 11, 2024.

One critically wounded in ramming attack in West Bank, terrorist apprehended

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump 11 September 2024

Debate clash: Harris defends Israel record as Trump says Israel won’t exist without him

(L-R): Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are seen ahead of the presidential debate (illustrative)

Apocalyptic predictions and fantasies: Israel's cameo appearance in Harris-Trump debate

Breaking News

US diplomatic facility in Baghdad attacked, no casualties, embassy spokesperson says

Russia will destroy new US deliveries of ATACM missiles to Ukraine, TASS cites diplomat

Hezbollah terrorist killed in strike in southern Lebanon - report

Top News

A combination picture shows Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gesturing during a rally with his vice presidential running mate US Senator JD Vance in Minnesota, US, July 27, 2024, and US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking as

What Donald Trump misses about Jewish voters and Kamala Harris understands

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits a watch party after participating in a presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024.

Harris triumphs in debate as Trump falters with erratic remarks

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts in the spin room, on the day of his debate with Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024.

Trump-Harris debate: Carefully prepped talking points crashing on the shoals of reality

By DAVID FRIEDMAN

'Intifada in Paris': Influencer reported to French authorities after threatening remarks at rally

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Belle Donati at Car of the Year Award 2019

Sky News presenter Belle Donati resigns after controversial Israel-Hamas Holocaust comparison

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel-Hamas War

IDF operating in the Gaza Strip, September 8, 2024

Footage of Hamas tunnels revealed, IDF helicopter crash kills two soldiers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Photo of burnt cars from October 7

IDF officer highlights security failures in Oct. 7 civilian probe testimony

A pro-Palestinian protester holds up a portrait of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar outside of a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2024.

Israel offers Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza in exchange for hostages

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Mahmoud Hamdan, a senior commander of the Tel Al Sultan Battalion in Hamas. September 10, 2024.

IDF strikes key Hamas commanders: Tel Al-Sultan Battalion crippled

By AVI ASHKENAZI , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli hostages Nik Beizer, Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, whose bodies were brought back to Israel, December 15, 2023

IDF confirms it mistakenly killed three hostages in Gaza city bombing

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Hot Opinion

What Donald Trump misses about Jewish voters and Kamala Harris understands

By JPOST EDITORIAL

The murdered hostages should become a symbol of hope for Israel

By MICAH HALPERN

The Axis of Resistance may crumble on its own

By NEVILLE TELLER

The US must hold Qatar responsible for funding Hamas

By ZINA RAKHAMILOVA

The Jewish 'status quo' violated? Jewish historical narratives are too often ignored

By YISRAEL MEDAD

Israel News

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Levin mulling legislation to overcome High Court ruling on Chief Justice appointment

By ELIAV BREUER

IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari in tunnels in Gaza where six hostages were found, in video released by the IDF. September 10, 2024

Urine bottles and bullet casings: Captives killed two days after Alkadi rescue

By YONAH JEREMY BOB , HANNAH ESKIN

Remember, Hamas killed the hostages, not Bibi

The damage caused from an Israeli military raid in the Tubas, in the northern West Bank, August 14, 2024

IAF strikes terror cell in West Bank counter-terrorism operation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Noa Goldenberg, suspected of throwing sand at Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir on the beach in Tel Aviv seen after a police investigation in Tel Aviv, September 8, 2024.

Arrest of woman who threw sand at Itamar Ben-Gvir published

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analysis and Features

RABBI MARVIN HIER (center) and Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center meet with then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in August 1995.

Israel must never abandon the Philadelphi Corridor

By MARC BELZBERG

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung makes a speech at a press conference for foreign media in Taipei, Taiwan, July 19, 2024.

Taiwan FM to 'Post': Intel, tech exchanges a 'must' between Taiwan and Israel

By ALEX WINSTON

Woke Jews are sacrificing their own at the altar of wokeness

By DAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN

South Carolina school district restricts Holocaust graphic novel for middle-schoolers

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

The Saxenda injection. Effective and safe from age six

Weight-loss injections are safe and effective for children as young as six, new study shows

By DR. ITAY GAL

The Olympic Magazine

Ono Conversation Corner

BANK HAPOALIM GATEWAY

Real Estate Listings

Mlamdovsky Somech (Left) and Shmilo (Right): "We want to encourage this industry to harness its strengths and develop effective solutions to the rise of antisemitism online."

'Hack the Hate' conference: A groundbreaking effort to combat online antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of a downwards-trending graph (illustration)

Israel's fiscal deficit climbs again

By OREN DORI/GLOBES/TNS

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C moon lander built and owned by Intuitive Machines from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, February 15, 2024.

SpaceX set to launch billionaire's private crew on breakthrough spacewalk mission

An alert on Telegram stating that Hamas' official channel cannot be displayed on the Google Play Store version of Telegram. October 24, 2023

What you need to know about Telegram, embattled app Hamas uses to spread its message

By JOSH AXELROD

Market Data

Middle East

AS EARLY as December 27, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said: ‘We are in a multifront war and coming under attack from seven theaters.’

The Axis of Resistance may crumble on its own

By NEVILLE TELLER

Dan Illouz, former Jerusalem City Council Member, and Zvi Sukkot attends a Religious Zionist Party meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem ,January 23, 2023. Canva collage

'Essentially a reward for Hezbollah': MKs urge Netanyahu to cancel Israel-Lebanon gas deal

By BENTZI RUBIN

Israeli mistakes with UN in humanitarian areas start to have negative strategic impact

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Col. Golan Vach, commander of the IDF Home Front Command’s National Search and Rescue Unit, at a Florida disaster site.

IDF Colonel Golan Vach wounded after tunnel shaft collapses in Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet in Tehran, this week.

Iranian President Pezeshkian’s visit to Iraq boosts economic ties and diplomacy

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

World News

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024

At debate, Trump shares falsehoods about pet-eating, infanticide

INDIAN FOREIGN Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meets with then-Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, earlier this year. Amid the chaos, Iran has set its sights on a seemingly unlikely savior: India, contends the writer.

Diplomatic ties with India could give Iran a new edge

By HRIDAY SARMA

Protesters take part in a rally against the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia, September 11, 2024.

Dozens arrested as Melbourne anti-war protests turn violent

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, in Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2024.

US government demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing of US citizen

South African Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela uses a phone at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), during a ruling on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought before the Hague-based court by South Africa accusin

South Africa: We will not withdraw the lawsuit at the International Court of Justice

Antisemitism / BDS

A mezuzah

Man caught on antisemitic rant, urinating on front door of NY Jewish family's home

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sheikh Riad Fataarpresident of South Africa’s Muslim Judicial Council, who proclaimed his support for Hamas.

South African chief sheikh Riad Fataar proclaims: 'I am Hamas!'

Gal Gadot attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills during the 92nd Academy Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 9, 2020.

Gal Gadot to join President Herzog for ‘Voice of the People’ inaugural symposium

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Outside of the Bozsik Aréna stadium in Budapest, 2-Apr-2023.

Italian fans turn backs during Israeli anthem, accuse Israel of Gaza genocide

By WALLA! SPORTS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

TWO JEWISH students hold up signs which read ‘Bring them home now’ and ‘Let us grieve,’ as they counter pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Columbia University, in New York City, on the first day of the new semester, last Tuesday.

New York’s Jewish community should not be forced into hiding

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Environment & Climate Change

Ofer and his mother in the valley of the deer

A symbol of nature: Israel files landmark NIS 594K lawsuit for illegal deer hunting

By ELI ASHKENAZI

Mike Starr, Diaspora Affairs Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, speaks with Tania Pons Allon, Director of the Kasser Joint Institute for Food, Water, and Energy Security at the Jewish National Fund (JNF-USA).

Unpacking Israel’s agricultural miracle

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Illustrative image of plants.

Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

KKL-JNF staff at work to prepare new agriculture fields in Israel's south.

A year after October 7, Israeli farmers from the South need help to rebuild

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An artistic illustration of an asteroid impact.

Asteroid twice the size of Chicago spun Jupiter's moon around, made gravity anomaly

JPost Spotlight

TAYLOR SWIFT performs during her Eras Tour in Europe.8

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris, calls herself 'childless cat lady'

Swift also addressed doctored AI images that claimed that she endorsed Donald Trump in the past.

"Next Stop" is the first novel by Benjamin Resnick, rabbi of the Pelham Jewish Center in suburban New York.

A rabbi’s debut novel imagines a black hole swallowing Israel. And then things get weird.

In his debut novel Next Stop, Rabbi Benjamin Resnick crafts a chilling dystopia set in a future where Jews are once again confined to ghettos and threatened by a surveillance state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the press in Jerusalem, September 3, 2024Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the press in Jerusalem, September 3, 2024

Breaking through the noise: Why one hostage family’s criticism of Netanyahu stood out

The media dealt extensively with Danino’s comments, not necessarily because of anything new in them but rather because of how they were delivered.

This year's new Hanukkah stamp was designed by Jewish artist and USPS art director Antonio Alcalá.

This year’s USPS Hanukkah stamp is a simple menorah with a warm backstory

USPS' new stamp features a unique design with implied rather than depicted candles. It reflects art director Antonio Alcalá’s deep family history and influences from Jewish artists.

Israel Real Estate

Illustration: The new hospital in Beersheba

Major step towards establishing a new hospital in Beersheba

By OFER PETERSBURG

As expected: Municipality leaders strongly oppose the cancellation of development levies

By OFER PETERSBURG

District A, Stadium Complex, Ashdod.

Affordable housing for young adults will be built at Ashdod's old stadium site

By OFER PETERSBURG

View of Begin Boulevard, next to Pat. To the right is Pat Junction; the green field is Gazelle Valley.

Pat: Residential gateway a stone’s throw from Jerusalem landmarks

By ALEX WINSTON

CPA Uri Yunisi, Head of the Mortgage Division at Bank Leumi

Tens of thousands of immigrants to Israel: How will this impact the housing market?

By LIAD VAKNISH

Christian World

Pope Francis is taken past a guard of honour ahead of his departure from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.

ISIS attack on Pope Francis in Jakarta thwarted: Indonesian police detain terror org. members

Detachment 88 has been commended for its efforts in thwarting numerous terrorist plots and making key arrests across the country.

President Isaac Herzog.

President Herzog hosts delegation of Catholic pilgrims from Senegal

Amid protests, President Herzog hosts Senegal’s Bishop Diatta and pilgrims in Jerusalem.

Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani addresses the delegates at the United Nations General Assembly during a ceremonial tribute to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, May 30, 2024.

UNGA opens amid criticism: Jerusalem prayer breakfast offers interfaith solidarity

Influential figures from Christian and Jewish communities and representatives from more than nine countries will pray together for Jerusalem less than 2 miles from the UN Headquarters.

Did God save Donald Trump's life to make him US president? (illustration)

Did God save Donald Trump's life to make him US president?

Donald Trump, to his credit, doesn't completely believe he knows what God is doing. He seems to be, perhaps because he almost died, a little more thoughtful than we expect.

Health & Wellness

olive oil

Is olive oil truly as healthy as we’ve been told?

By ALAN FREISHTAT

Trucks containing vials of polio vaccine cross into the Gaza Strip. August 25, 2024.

Polio vaccination starts in north Gaza despite obstacles

Parents with three children

Hebrew U study reveals how 'mentalization' can improve kids' education

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

GIDI GRINSTEIN with Paralympic athlete Pascal Berkowitz.

Paralympics-Not just broken records: 2,700 repairs undertaken on prosthetic limbs, equipment

An rendition of the national health center for IDF soldiers that will be established in Netanya.

National mental health center for IDF soldiers to be established in Netanya

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Ivrit magazine

Read Israel news in easy Hebrew with Ivrit

The Ivrit magazine is for people with basic reading abilities in Hebrew who want to improve their knowledge of the language.

Jerusalem Post Store - International Edition

Feel close to Israel with The Jerusalem Post International Edition

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

MDA Heroes

Magen David Adom Ambulance

'A severely wounded soldier asked me to say the Shema with him'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Noam and Noa treat Naama after she was wounded at the Nova festival

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Conferences

Top 50 gala

50 Most Influential Jews

The Jerusalem Post Toronto Summit 2024

The Jerusalem Post Takes on Toronto, Canada

Archaeology

Artifacts found in an ancient astronomical observatory in Egypt

Archaeologists uncover 6th century astronomical observatory in Egypt

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The victory stele discovered by Avraham Biran in 1993 in northern Israel. The inscription on the stele provided the first confirmation of King David as a historical figure.

Artifact confirming Jewish King David as historical figure on display in Edmond, Oklahoma

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024

Trump-Harris US Presidential debate: What went down?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A person walks in front of a sign advertising the presidential debate, ahead of the debate between Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 202

Should Kamala Harris use debate to prove support for Jews, Israel?

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Diaspora

A screen shows the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., September 10, 2024.

'Starkest contrast between candidates': Jewish groups, politicians react to presidential debate

By HANNAH SARISOHN , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rabbi Pini Dunner.

Senior Rabbi of Beverly Hills appointed chair of Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce

By JOSH ARONSON

Judaism

Rabbi Dov Lando seen during a meeting to discuss the drafting of Ultra orthodox jews to the IDF in the Ultra orthodox city of Bnei Brak, April 5, 2024.

Biden administration praises Rabbi Lando's stance on Temple Mount amid controversy

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Prayer service for missing teens at Makor Chaim Yeshiva, June 15, 2014.

Israel's youths are moved to prayer, and it is coming from deep within

By SIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Food

OBLASS WINES are interested in and work with rare grape varieties.

Oblass Wines: Zlil Oblass is a hidden pearl the Israeli wine world must cherish

By ADAM MONTEFIORE

THE WRITER joins other participants at a gathering of board members from the Kosher Whole Food Plant Based group. A small but growing group of determined professionals is aiming to spread health through lifestyle medicine, he says.

Kosher plant-based group promotes lifestyle medicine for better health

By ALAN FREISHTAT

Culture

THE OTEF HaNegev Theater.

This year’s Israel Festival will be held at the Gaza border

By HAGAY HACOHEN

71st Tony Awards – Show – New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - James Earl Jones - Tony Lifetime Achievement.

James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

Travel

Patrick Beverley #21 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts to a score during the second half of game five of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on April 30, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

'I wake up in paradise': Patrick Beverley raves about Tel Aviv on podcast

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THE AMERICAN Colony Hotel: A Jerusalem institution.

A visit to a ‘real, authentic’ Jerusalem hotel

By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI

Podcasts

Jerusalem Post podcast producer Yuval Barnea.

Yuval Barnea: Turning Jerusalem Post readers into JPost Podcast listeners

Illustrative photo of people making aliyah to Israel.

'Israel is something you can't understand': JPost staff share struggles, silliness of aliyah

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

Yair Esterkin (center) is seen on a tour in Israel.

Russian oleh on immigrant experience: Russia taught me resilience, Israel taught me purpose

By REBECCA SZLECHTER

New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021

Navigating getting your money into Israel as a new immigrant

JPost Shopping

The Best Draining Soap Dishes on Amazon

By JESSICA SCHOEMAN

Best King Size Bed Frames Review

By JESSICA SCHOEMAN

Science

The ceramics found in the grave in Gerstetten.

Archeologists uncover ancient Alemannic grave in Germany

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Screenshot from a video showing the asteroid impacting with the atmopshere as witnessed from Gonzaga in Cagayan province, Philippines, on September 4. Allan Madelar/Facebook

Asteroid the size of two house cats hit Earth's atm. over the Philippines

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

Port of Ashdod

'Jack Sparrow': Undercover operation leads to arrest of dozens in Ashdod port smuggling ring bust

The Double Arch area (center of photo) on August 9th, 2024, after collapse

Water collapses famous 190 million years old ‘Toilet Bowl’ rock formation in Glen Canyon, Utah

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Government ministers and the Prime Minister's wife, Sara Netanyahu, along with Council Head Yisrael Ganz and the security coordinators of Binyamin, at the tribute event.

A night of gratitude and unity: Honoring Binyamin's heroes at a moving tribute event

Leket Israel bolsters the local economy by supporting tour guides and farmers

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