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Smoke rises from a fire following an Israeli air strike in Hodeidah, Yemen in this handout photo released on July 20, 2024.

US targets Houthi sites in Sana'a for third straight day of attacks

The Houthi movement later announced that it targeted the "USS Harry S. Truman aircraft" carrier in the Red Sea for the third time without providing proof.

US President Donald Trump monitors, at an unspecified location, military strikes launched last week against the Houthis in response to the group’s attacks on Red Sea shipping. While Trump was tough on Iran during his first term, he has also suggested he could negotiate with them, the writer notes.

Trump's unpredictability means Israel cannot rely on him

Hamas terrorists seen in Gaza City, February 28, 2025

IDF may adopt cautious tactics in Gaza as massive invasion loses momentum

People visit the burial site of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the outskirts of Beirut

Brown U. assistant prof. deported, had photos 'sympathetic' to Hezbollah on phone, US says

Breaking News

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, GFZ says

Trump: Putin agred to 'many elements' of a final agreement for war in Ukraine

US spy drone retreated from near Iranian airspace after encountering fighter jets, Nournews says

Top News

President John F. Kennedy signs a proclamation for the interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis, at the White House in Washington in this handout photograph taken on October 23, 1962

Around 80,000 pages of JFK files will be released on Tuesday, Trump says

A Kurdish oil tanker is seen off the coast of Ashkelon

Iraq, Turkey talk on energy cooperation, oil exports, and trade ties

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, April 6, 2024.

German Jewish students have felt increasingly unsafe on campus since October 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Trump often does the 'right thing but in the wrong way,' Elliot Jager to Calev Ben-David

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis pulls out from Israel's conference on combating antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel at War

Gadi Yarkoni, head of the Eshkol Regional Council, speaks at a Knesset Finance Committee meeting last year. Joint efforts of government entities, institutional bodies, philanthropy, and private investors will transition emergency aid into financial solutions, says the writer.

Can Israel rebuild faster? The financial roadmap to recovery

By GLENN YAGO , STEVEN ZECHER

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

Who are the candidates to replace Shin Bet chief Bar if he steps down

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Iranian foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (right) and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi hold a news conference in Tehran in December. Behind closed doors, Oman has provided sanctuary, logistical support, and possibly even direct aid to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, says the writer

Oman's hidden role in empowering Houthi rebels - opinion

IDF troops operate in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, March 6, 2025.

While US strikes Houthis, IDF strikes in southern Lebanon, Syria, Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Posters of hostages held in Gaza seen posted in Tel Aviv, March 9, 2025

'Difficult but not impossible' to bridge Israel-Hamas divide, official tells 'Post'

By AMICHAI STEIN

Hot Opinion

Firing the Shin Bet chief is part of Netanyahu's dangerous distraction tactics

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Boycotting Israel’s antisemitism conference won’t solve the problem

By ZVIKA KLEIN

The IDF needs soldiers but Israel is paying yeshivas to dodge the draft

By YAAKOV KATZ

From Haman to Khamenei: The Jewish people remember their enemies

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

From King Saul to today: The Gilboa’s role in Israel’s past and present

By LIAT COLLINS

Israel News

Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

Boycotting Israel’s antisemitism conference won’t solve the problem

Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

European Jewish Congress blasts Chikli for inviting far-right figures to antisemitism summit

By ELIAV BREUER

Israel must withdraw invite of far-right politicians, Kariv tells Chikli

By ELIAV BREUER

Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on March 17, 2025.

Knesset committee begins rejecting opposition objections as they advance judicial appointment bill

By ELIAV BREUER

Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. May 5, 2024

Behind Netanyahu-Bar feud: Gaza, West Bank security, and Qatargate

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Analyses & Features

Part of the Operation Finale exhibition.

Mossad’s Eichmann capture exhibit makes final stop in Germany

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Who is Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet chief PM Netanyahu is seeking to fire?

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Will the mass protests called against Ronen Bar firing be effective?

Russia’s drone dominance influences Iran's proxies to attack Israel

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Syrian interim-President Ahmad al-Sharaa in front of the Syrian and Hezbollah flags (illustrative).

Syria’s new government confronts Hezbollah

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Elegance & Excellence

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

On the right, Neta Lempert, CEO of Enigmatos. On the left, Ron Glav, Bezek International

Bezeq International, Enigmatos join forces to secure commercial vehicle fleets

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yitzhak Kesselman

Chabad rabbi becomes most senior haredi engineer at Microsoft

By MATHILDA HELLER

An Israeli-made laser system, which aims to intercept incendiary balloons launched by Palestinians across the frontier from the Gaza Strip, is presented to the media, in southern Israel, near the Israel-Gaza border August 30, 2020.

Katz confirms Iron Beam defense laser to be operational within several months

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

Pennsylvania man caught with child porn, antisemitic mass attack plans

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

Chuck Schumer: After Oct. 7, US Jews thought, ‘Maybe it could happen here’

By BEN SALES/JTA

A PROTEST takes place following the arrest by US immigration agents of Mahmoud Khalil, at Columbia University, in New York City.

Defending the rights of Mahmoud Khalil, even when we disagree with him

By SHERWIN POMERANTZ

The Jewish cemetery at Kosice in Slovakia, a country once home to a thriving Jewish community

Jewish cemetery in Slovakia vandalized with swastikas

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

US antisemitism task force to meet leadership of four major cities

By MICHAEL STARR

Middle East

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen December 20, 2024

US continues Houthi strikes in complex, asymmetric war

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A fighter jet takes off to carry out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. January 11, 2024.

US airstrike eliminates Houthi leader's security chief in Yemen

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US to hold Iran responsible for further Houthi attacks, Trump says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Houthi activists lay flowers under a poster at the gate of the Iranian embassy as they offer condolences over the deaths of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others, in Sanaa, Yemen May 21, 2024.

Iran disowns Houthis as US airstrikes batter proxy network

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at the Tel Aviv University, on June 27, 2023.

Emergency meeting of senior legal officials discuss Shin Bet head dismissal, A-G

By AVRAHAM BLOCH

World News

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2025.

Trump dismisses Biden's January 6 pardons as 'void' and 'vacant'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An Israeli delegation from the Sheba Medical Center being sent to North Macedonia in response to a fire at a nightclub that killed 59 people.

Israel to send medical delegation to North Macedonia after deadly fire

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about an investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 3, 2025.

'Hell will rain down': Trump's message behind the strikes on the Houthis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

APRIL 29: Demonstrators from the pro-Palestine encampment on Columbia's Campus show a banner as they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall, they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall, an academic building which has been occupied in past student movements.

Rights group files lawsuit to block Trump deportations of pro-Palestinian protesters

CENTCOM operations against Iran-backed Houthis continue.

'Message to Iran': US launches large-scale strikes on Houthis in Yemen

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

Environment & Climate Change

Debris lies around damaged houses the morning after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, U.S. March 15, 2025.

US death toll from extreme weather over the weekend rises to 36

an illustration of a shark being eaten by an even larger shark Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case

Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Italia Valeriana flower is expected to grow in areas including Mount Carmel, Mount Gilboa, the Galilee, and the Jerusalem Hills.

During the spring, the flower Italia Valeriana to grow in Mount Carmel, Galilee, Jerusalem Hills

Israel Police seize lion cub from residence in Kfar Kassem, March 15, 2025.

Police seize ninth monkey, fourth lion cub, as part of crackdown on illegal wildlife

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A crane that was found injured in the Galilee was released back into the wild.

Rescued crane returns to the wild just in time for migration

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JPost Spotlight

Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security at a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024, during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror.

NGO petitions high court to block Netanyahu’s move to fire Shin Bet chief

"The prime minister’s decision to bring Bar’s dismissal to a government vote constitutes a severe conflict of interest and a blatant violation of proper administrative conduct," the petition stated.

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Israel’s divisions resurface as Netanyahu seeks to fire Shin Bet chief

Netanyahu’s plan to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has reignited political tensions, defying expectations and exposing deep divisions in Israeli society.

L-R: Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer, Lindsay Gottlieb and Todd Golden.

Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments

Jewish coaches take center stage in March Madness, leading three of the four No. 1 seeds in the men's tournament and a top seed in the women's bracket.

Released hostage Daniella Gilboa returning to her home in Petah Tikva, February 5, 2025.

'Live like there is no tomorrow', freed hostage Daniella Gilboa shares

"I try to live my life because the phrase 'you only live once' got a different meaning for me this year," said Daniella Gilboa in an Instagram post.

Israel Real Estate

A seating area in Jerusalem's Givat Massuah neighborhood.

Givat Massuah: Jerusalem’s quiet, scenic neighborhood

By ALEX WINSTON

Tower Crane

The market today is hot. Many investors want in, maybe too many

By WALLA/REALESTATE

A young couple is debating whether to buy an investment property

Million-dollar question: Is now the time to buy an investment apartment?

By OFER PETERSBURG

Sample Apartment: Rent 2 Stay Long-Term Rental Project in Yavne

Surprising city: 80+ long-term rental contracts signed quickly

By OFER PETERSBURG

MY ADERET: Everything you need just a short walk away.

Carmei Gat: A growing hub with exceptional potential

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Christian World

Smoke rises while members of the Syrian forces ride on a vehicle as they battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria, on March 7, 2025.

Syria’s Christians fear for future after deadly sectarian violence

Recent sectarian violence in Syria’s coastal region deepened fears among the shrinking Christian minority about their future and prompting church leaders to urge national reconciliation.

Pope Francis looks on from a balcony, on the day he delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) message at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, at the Vatican March 31, 2024.

Pope Francis, showing plans to continue on, starts new process for Catholic reforms

Pope Francis approved a new three-year Vatican reform plan, pushing forward with change despite his ongoing health battle.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, 1948-2020.

Former Archbishop addresses 'resurgence of antisemitism' in speech to honor Rabbi Sacks

“The desperate plight of the hostages is a bitterly vivid symbol of the way that so many lives – Jewish and non-Jewish – are held hostage by a climate of terror,” he said.

Pastor Luke Moon (left) and Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein (right) in the Jerusalem Post Podcast Studio, March 6, 2025.

Evangelical Pastor to 'Post': Christians do not show up enough for Israel

Pastor Luke Moon describes new initiatives bringing together Christians across the United States to support Israel.

Health & Wellness

A graph comparing waiting times to see a consultant with Israel's various HMOs.

Four-fifths of Israelis attributed their mental distress to Israel-Hamas War

By DR. ITAY GAL

DLA Piper volunteers helping bring holiday joy during Purim.

DLA Piper holds sessions supporting disabled children, war veterans in hospitals during Purim

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A gun with bullets on table

Medically discharged combat soldiers now eligible for firearm licenses

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ben-Gurion University campus in Beersheba, southern Israel. May 28, 2023.

Children with autism less likely to suffer severe injuries than those with ADHD - BGU

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

PROF. ASSAF ZINGER’S team at work.

Technion close to develop oral consumption of medications to tackle COVID, flu, instead of vaccines

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

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Read Israel news in easy Hebrew with Ivrit

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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

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

Neanderthal communities in prehistoric Europe. How were they linked? (Illustrative)

130,000-year-old clues from Israel’s Tinshemet Cave point to shared Homo behaviors

By JOANIE MARGULIES

How King Tutankhamun's era saw the fading of the pyramids' lustrous cladding.

How King Tutankhamun's era saw the fading of the pyramids' lustrous cladding

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

Former US clothing manufacturer Mordechai Saxon is seen snorkling in Eilat with wife, Shulammis, after his aliyah.

Retired US clothing exec. thrives in Israel as martial artist, scuba diver, matchmaker, and more

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

WITH HIS wife, Peri.

Alex and Peri Sinclair: A Masorti power couple like no other

By LEAH HAKIMIAN

Diaspora

Daniel Kahneman.

Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American Nobel Prize winner, died last year by assisted suicide

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, before it was destroyed in a terrorist attack.

Israel, Argentina mark 33 years since Buenos Aires embassy bombing

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Judaism

American soldiers reading Megillat Esther in the vacation home of Goebbels.jpg

Purim’s poetic justice: The timeless triumph of good over evil

By SIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Jewish Soldiers Leave the Battlefield to Celebrate Purim in Kyiv

From the Frontlines to the Megillah: Jewish soldiers celebrate Purim in Kyiv

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Food

ROASTED CHESTNUTS for sale on London’s Westminster Bridge.

The chocolates and snacks that immigrants to Israel miss from home

Raif Rashed, an Israeli Druze and the owner of Taboonia, wraps up a pita with labneh. (Jackie Hajdenberg)

Taboonia, a new Israeli Druze restaurant in NYC, is run by a Nova music festival survivor

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Culture

Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land" in the Oscars photo room at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025

Miami Beach mayor moves to evict theater operator for showing Oscar-winning ‘No Other Land’

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

Artwork by Joseph Hirsch.

Israel Museum honors late Jerusalem artist Joseph Hirsch

Travel

CHIANG RAI’S stunning Wat Rong Khun – the White Temple.

Exploring the majestic Buddhist temples and heritage sites in northern Thailand

By MOTTI VERSES

An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024.

El Al almost quintuples profit

By NETANEL ARIEL/GLOBES/TNS

Podcasts

Sarah Ben-Nun is seen interviewing Dr. Menahem Merhavy of Hebrew University of Jerusalem on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.

From ancient pagans to the Islamic Republic: The shaping of Iranian civilization

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yaky Yanay, CEO and President of Pluri.

Using cell science to fight nuclear weapons: How is Pluri revolutionizing health and food tech?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

Rep. Nita Lowey in the Capitol, Oct. 16, 2019.

Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish congresswoman and Middle East peace advocate, dies at 87

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA , RON KAMPEAS/JTA

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House last month. While past US presidents have prioritized Israel’s safety, Trump has positioned himself as one of the most pro-Israel leaders in modern history, the writer maintains.

Will geopolitical tensions escalate further under Trump in the coming years?

By DAVID BEN-BASAT

History

NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV (R) and Leonid Brezhnev wave from Lenin’s Tomb in Moscow after announcing that Khrushchev was resigning as first secretary of the Communist Party and Brezhnev was taking over the role, 1964.

The enigma of Nikita Khrushchev: Unravelling the Soviet leader's views on Israel, Zionism

By ALEX WINSTON

'Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther' by Rembrandt, 1660, at Moscow's Pushkin Museum

This week in Jewish history: Purim story, mass suicide, killing of York's Jews

By STEVEN DRUCKER

Science

Whispering Woman Illustration.

Smooth talker: Hebrew University study gives insight into brain's role in linguistic interaction

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

ELAD INBAR with one of his security robots. ‘Robots are not here to take away jobs. They are here to make jobs more meaningful and revolutionize the way we work, helping business owners operate more profitably.’

The Israeli who is looking to build the robots of the future

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

View of the Palestinian suspect arrested by police. March 17, 2025.

Police arrest Palestinian who disguised himself as Jewish, broke into West Bank homes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of the social media post shared by the east Jerusalem suspect. March 17, 2025.

'Wanted to die a martyr': Journalist arrested on suspicion of terror incitement

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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