Greer Fay Cashman

Greer Fay Cashman is a veteran Australian born journalist whose by-line has appeared in The Jerusalem Post for some 45 years. She has written on a wide variety of subjects and says she has been educated by her profession.

Somaliland First Lady Fardowsa Mohamed Roble, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, President Isaac Herzog, and First Lady Michal Herzog in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026.

Somaliland president makes historic first visit to Israel following country's recognition

The highlight of the visit is expected on Monday evening, with the official opening of Somaliland's embassy, marking the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.

JUNE 14, 2026

Grapevine: Knowing Golda

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 13, 2026

Grapevine, June 12, 2026: Israel is losing brownie points

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 12, 2026

Grapevine: Fiscal support for the ultra-Orthodox

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 9, 2026

Border Police go about coronavirus inspections in Mea Shearim, a haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem.

Grapevine: Getting from point A to B

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 6, 2026

Transportation Minister Miri Regev holds a press conference ahead of Israel's 76th Independence Day Ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2024

Grapevine, June 5, 2026: Another good deal

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 5, 2026

Grapevine, June 2, 2026: Continuing coincidence

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 2, 2026

FM Gideon Sa'ar stands with Paraguayan Ambassador Alejandro Rubin Cymerman in May.

'Memory is a form of resistance': President Herzog commemorates the Farhud

The Farhud marked the beginning of the end of a cohesive Jewish community in Iraq. Ten years later, in 1952, under the code name Operation Ezra and Nehemiah, the bulk of Iraqi Jewry left for Israel.

JUNE 1, 2026

PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog commemorates 85 years since the Farhud.

Haredim making headway in hi-tech: Projects to introduce ultra-Orthodox to workforce see success

According to Moshe Friedman, co-founder and CEO of Kama Tech, there are some 15,000 haredim currently employed in Israel’s hi-tech industries.

MAY 31, 2026

Avratech director Aaron Safrai (right) is pictured with ultra-Orthodox Jewish students learning computer programming at Avratech's Jerusalem offices

Grapevine, May 29, 2026: Meaningful conversation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

MAY 30, 2026

A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

Grapevine, May 29, 2026: Minus the mayor

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 29, 2026

PART OF the crowd who came to HaGal Sheli benefit at the Tower of David Museum in support of trauma therapy.

Grapevine, May 26, 2026: Crossing redlines

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 26, 2026

The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Significant award inspired by tragedy: Herzog presents Jerusalem Unity Prize 2026

The prize is awarded to individuals and organizations dedicated to advancing mutual respect and tolerance who work towards creating harmony in the societies in which they live.

MAY 24, 2026