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'59 more to go': An illustrative image shows US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel to adopt Wiktoff's proposal for temporary ceasefire over Ramadan, Passover

On the first day of the framework half of the living hostages and the remains of deceased hostages will be released.

(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi

Prime Minister's Office: This is what happened on the night of October 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a background of Israeli protesters (illustrative)

Israel, Hamas fail in talks as Gaza hostage deal reaches dead end, source tells 'Post'

The results of the 1996 Dizengoff Center suicide bombing.

Islamism: The Left’s moral black hole

Breaking News

Rubio signs declaration to expedite delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel

Britain to provide $2.85 billion loan to Ukraine

Former Israeli vice-champion swimmer murdered in Tira

Top News

People gather as they watch a news coverage, on the day of the release of four hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, and two others, who entered Gaza around a decade ago and have been held there since, as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv

Being forced to negotiate with terrorists is a moral outrage

By BATSHEVA SHULMAN

A sign being held at Begin Gate in Tel Aviv, reminiscent of the sign over the entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp, reading “Until the last hostage.”

How many more times must we bear witness to antisemitism?

By GINETTE WEINER

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

Trump admin. seeks public apology from Zelensky to mend US-Ukraine ties

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ukrainians rally behind Zelensky after explosive showdown with Trump

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

YASSER ARAFAT reaches to shake hands with Yitzhak Rabin, as Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, at the White House on September 13, 1993.

Israel has compromised for peace – why haven’t the Palestinians?

By URI PILICHOWSKI

Israel at War

Egyptian FM Badr Abdelatty (R) and PA PM Mohammad Mustafa (L) at a joint press conference in Cairo, March 1, 2025.

Egypt to train Palestinian police for deployment in Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

Hamas stalls Gaza ceasefire talks, betting Israel won't resume fighting

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2025

PM finishes discussions on hostage deal, deadline passes without success

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Druze people from Israel, the Golan Heights and Syria use speakers and microphones to communicate across the Syrian-Golan Heights border, after children and teens were killed at a soccer pitch by a rocket Israel says was fired from Lebanon, near Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Golan Heights

Netanyahu tells IDF to 'defend Druze village in Syria from terrorist regime'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov spoke publicly for the first time on March 1, 2025

Sasha Troufanov in first message since release: We must return all hostages

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hot Opinion

It’s time Israel gets its act together and does an official Oct. 7 probe

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Editor's Notes: Why are influencers taking over the WZC?

By ZVIKA KLEIN

Israel comes together during tragedy, but where are its leaders?

By YAAKOV KATZ

US should beware the urge to purge, or risk following in Iran's footsteps

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

My Word: Confronting the evils of terrorism and delivering a message

By LIAT COLLINS

Israel News

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv.

A change in law needed: Israel must find a solution to never-ending trial of Netanyahu

By ATTORNEY EYAL ROSOVSKY

Former leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians.

Will Labour's poor track record on Israel harm UK-Israel ties under Trump?

By NEVILLE TELLER

Open for business: How science, technology, and trade unite the UK and Israel

By BENJY MYERS

Israelis are seen protesting judicial reform, in Tel Aviv.

The unaccountable few: How Israel’s justice system undermines democracy

By SIMCHA ROTHMAN

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, a former justice minister, attend a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting last week. Their proposal is significantly better than the original plan that roiled the country in 2023, but has substantial flaws

The Israel-Hamas War has presented necessity, opportunity for judicial reform

By MOSHE KOPPEL

Analyses & Features

The Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem.

Freedom forgone: The concerning rise of censorship in Israel

By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI

An Israeli settler prays during a rally marking the third year of Israel's disengagement from Gaza.

Israel is the solution: The Jewish state must have sovereignty in Gaza

Israel must learn Trump's altered rules of diplomatic discourse from Zelensky meeting

By DR. LIRAZ MARGALIT

Before Trump and Gaza: A look at the first US attempt at annexing parts of the Holy Land

OPPONENTS OF Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan face IDF troops as they secure the fence of Kfar Maimon in July 2005 after police blocked them from marching to the Gush Katif communities to protest against their demolition.

Back to the future in Gaza: Time to end the experiment of expelling Jews for peace

By MICHAEL FREUND

MDA Heroes Magazine

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Gazanomics: A look at Israel's wartime economy and what could derail it

By SHLOMO MAITAL

THE ROBOTICON Rooster rolls, climbs, flies and can carry sensors and cameras. It can hover or be used as a stationary observer.

Unmanned aerial systems: The new face of 21st century warfare

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

Worker reps. cancel strike at Ben-Gurion Airport after agreement reached

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Signage at a light rail stop in Jerusalem indicate that the line is closed due to expansion work.

Jerusalem Red Line extension awaits ribbon cutting

By ASAF ZAGRIZAK/GLOBES/TNS

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

Pro Palestine students and protesters demonstrate inside the London School of Economics campus before ending their protest camp inside the University on June 17, 2024 in London, England.

‘Understanding Hamas’: LSE to host launch of book claiming Hamas ‘demonized,’ ‘vilified’

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign that reads "glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance", on the campus of Columbia University, on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in New York City, US, October 7, 2024.

US Task Force to Combat Antisemitism to probe 10 campuses

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Antisemitic vandalism found at Hendon Golf Club, North London

British teenager arrested on suspicion of planning neo-Nazi attack

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Labour councillor Alan Gardiner, who represents the Ings ward on Hull City Council, apologized for performing a gesture that appeared to be a Nazi salute

UK Labour councillor apologizes for apparent Nazi salute during council meeting

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Rima Hassan at the Humanity festival, whose name is la Fete de l Humanite, in Bretigny-sur-Orge, the 14 September 2024.

'Bibas family not murdered, Hamas has legitimate cause,' claims Rima Hassan

By MATHILDA HELLER

Middle East

Brothers Iair and Eitan Horn are seen in Hamas's latest propaganda video, March 1, 2025

'Don't destroy our lives': Hamas propaganda video shows Iair, Eitan Horn prior to separation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

Hamas, Islamic Jihad's Syrian front? Palestinian source denies Israeli claim

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

When Arabs kill Arabs, no one bats an eye: Influencer Luai Ahmed slams UNHRC

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

NEWLY ELECTED Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviews an honor guard upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Jan. 9.

Voices from the Arab press: Corruption, corruption, corruption

By THE MEDIA LINE

Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, during a rally to celebrate Nowruz, which marks the arrival of spring, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 17, 2024.

Kurdish rebels declare immediate ceasefire after jailed leader's peace appeal

World News

A FedEx Boeing 767 returning to the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire, March 1, 2025.

FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing after bird strike in Newark

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington, D.C.

'A proper slap down': Russian, world leaders respond to Trump, Zelensky’s tense exchange

By JOANIE MARGULIES , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, US, February 28, 2025.

Trump administration is considering pausing all military aid to Ukraine

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rows of 500 pound, 1000 pound and 2000 pound bombs on the hangar deck of a ship.

Amid truce concerns, US plans emergency $3 billion Israel arms deals

Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024.

Russian FM says 'neo-Nazi' Zelensky rejects peace, obsessed with continuing war

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Environment & Climate Change

SOLAR PANELS on a rooftop in Jerusalem: A hospital with an independent solar system and storage can continue to operate during emergencies, as can entire neighborhoods, says the writer.

Israel’s security reality necessitates rethinking our energy infrastructure

The Ginosar shore.

Driest winter on record: Lake Kinneret sees rare February drop in water level

By ELI ASHKENAZI

Snow falls in Jerusalem as a heavy storm hits nationwide, January 26, 2022.

Snow falls in Jerusalem, educational institutions open at 9 a.m.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rare seabird discovered on Israel's shore following winter storm.

Rare seabird discovered on Israeli coast

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dusky shark found dead on the beach in Hadera

Pregnant female dusky shark found dead on Hadera beach

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JPost Spotlight

YOUTH ACTIVITY at the Yarka Community Center.

Bridging the gap: IACC's ambitious project to boost informal education in Arab communities

After winning a tender for a landmark five-year plan, the Israel Association of Community Centers hopes to significantly boost the array of informal education opportunities in Arab society

THE JERUSALEM skyline as viewed from the Mount of Olives.

A profound holy distinction: Shiloh vs Jerusalem

Shiloh and Jerusalem represent two complementary forces – engagement with the world and preservation of identity – that drive our journey toward redemption.

MIKEY MADISON and Mark Edelshteyn in ‘Anora.’

‘Anora,’ a movie with heart, is likely to win big at the Oscars

You can expect a few red Artist4Ceasefire pins on the red carpet – even though there actually is a ceasefire now – and likely no yellow-ribbon pins.

A painting of Ran Tenenbaum.

Acclaimed artist Ran Tenenbaum returns to realism with a new exhibition

Ran Tenenbaum’s Solar Plexus at Rothschild Fine Art marks his return to realism, exploring artistic renewal, raw emotion, and the power of observation in his latest works.

Israel Real Estate

A HOUSING project of the Yafo Tel Aviv company: If decision-makers wish to translate people’s desire to immigrate into actual aliyah, a shift in approach is needed, along with significant actions, says the writer.

Israel must change its approach to housing new immigrants

A cat is seen walking across the Jaffa Street light rail tracks in Jerusalem amid the tightened coronavirus lockdown.

'We are not an ATM': Jerusalem homeowners see large property tax hikes

Theatron Jerusalem: Luxury living in the heart of history

Midbarium

Beersheba: Cultural and tourism are economic growth accelerators

By THE BEERSHEBA MUNICIPALITY & THE CONSTRUCTION , HOUSING

Direct hit in the community of Shtula in northern Israel following Hezbollah attack.

Tender completed for 2,000 protected rooms in northern border communities

By OFER PETERSBURG

Christian World

BISHOP ROBERT STEARNS (left) and the writer share a laugh during the recent Eagles’ Wings mission.

Christian Birthright turns faith leaders into active Israel advocates

“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”

Sacred real estate: Resolving the church land saga in Jerusalem

If every time someone purchases land from a Christian denomination, the state will rush in and expropriate that land, no one will want to purchase land from the various churches anymore.

Pope Francis debuts on TikTok to promote his autobiography 'Spera'.

Pope Francis had 'isolated' breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says

Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications.

A WOMAN walks in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. The Armenians in Jerusalem are one of the smallest and most vulnerable communities; they are neither Palestinian nor Israeli and have no interest in being dragged into the ongoing conflict, says the writer.

Foreclosure of Armenian Patriarchate properties threatens Christians in the Holy Land

The municipality's move is not just a legal or financial issue but a matter of great concern for the future of the Christian presence in Jerusalem.

Health & Wellness

‘SHIRA ALWAYS told me ‘take care of yourself!’ Capt. Noam Assaraf, who lost his girlfriend in a Beersheba terrorist attack, speaks at a Belev Echad donor event in Miami earlier this month.

Healing and hope: Belev Echad helps IDF soldiers recover from trauma

By CORINNE BAUM

Petri dishes are pictured in an unknown location in a Cancer Research UK laboratory on an unknown date.

NeuroSense’s ALS drug PrimeC shows success in phase 2b, eyes final trial

By ABIGAIL RUBINSTEIN

Elkana Bohbot.

Hostage Elkana Bohbot held in inhumane conditions, released hostage says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A mother holding the hand of her daughter (illustrative).

Mothers face harm to mental health, employment, finances amid Israel's war

Hostage family members march in Tel Aviv, including former hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, holding a photo of her husband, Oded Lifshitz, who was killed in captivity.

Ambiguous loss: On training, treatment, and resilience in times of crisis

By GALIT ITZHAKI DRAIZIN

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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

Gravestones under restoration at Warsaw's largest Jewish cemetery, September 2024.

Archaeology students excavating Warsaw’s main Jewish cemetery are uncovering a forgotten world

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

Archaeologists Uncover Monumental Iron Age Necropolis Beneath Trento's Historic Santa Croce Street.

Archaeologists uncover monumental Necropolis beneath Trento's streets

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

KEEPOLIM’S BABUSHKA & Dedushka program provides monthly food deliveries to nine Russian immigrants with mobility issues.

Aliyah and accessibility: The reality for disabled immigrants in Israel

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Operation Moses: Celebrating 40 years since the mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews

Operation Moses: Celebrating 40 years since mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews

By MICHAEL STARR

Diaspora

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 22, 2025

US Jews oppose Gaza relocation plan, trust US gov't support for Israel, don't trust Trump

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

British-US former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate addresses the media in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 4, 2023.

Andrew Tate, ‘manosphere’ influencer now in Florida, promotes antisemitism on his livestreams

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Judaism

LITERAL BAD apples: These barbarians are part of a rancid culture.

The Jewish mission: Save humanity with morals, values in the face of societal rot

By MOSHE TARAGIN

Palestinians walk near the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in September 2024.

To ascend or not? Rabbi and tour guide share contrasting views on the Temple Mount

By RAPHAEL POCH

Food

Barbur

Barbur: A Mediterranean grill with a European twist in Tel Aviv

By LAUREN GUMPORT

Gefilte fish is traditionally made from whitefish, carp or pike, and can be made from scratch.

Meet the fish detective who can decode your gefilte fish heritage

By DEBRA RUBIN/JTA

Culture

ZOE SEVER.

Three artists, three questions: Ukraine-born artists in Israel, living between two wars

Gal Gadot attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Gal Gadot to be a presenter at the 97th Academy Awards

By HANNAH BROWN

Travel

THE ELMA HOTEL in Zichron Ya’acov has retained its age-old charm.

Looking to stay in Israel's wine capital? Take a look at the Elma hotel in Zichron Ya’acov

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

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

Tel Aviv - New York fares stay high despite US airlines return

By STAV LIVNAT/GLOBES/TNS

Podcasts

Ron Dermer (L) and Ari Harow.

Who is Ron Dermer? Ari Harow reveals insight into Netanyahu's top fixer

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump over Gazan Palestinians.

Is relocation of Gazans ethnic cleansing? JPost editors debate Trump's plan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025

Lindsey Graham calls for Zelensky to resign after years of support

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

ELON MUSK listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House earlier this month.

US should beware the urge to purge, or risk following in Iran's footsteps

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

History

MONUMENT TO Shalom Aleichem in Bohuslav, Ukraine.

This week in Jewish history: Birthday of Frank Gehry, Yahrzeit of Avraham Ibn Ezra

By STEVEN DRUCKER

Rose Girone

World's oldest Holocaust survivor, Rose Girone, passed away at age 113

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Science

Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact risk increases to 3.1%, highest ever recorded. Illustration.

Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth

General view of the archaeological site of Herculaneum with Mount Vesuvius visible in the background, in Italy, in this handout photo released on February 27, 2025

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened

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

FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony, marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Former PM Ehud Olmert mentioned as one of Jeffrey Epstein's associates in case documents

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Swastika post, Kanye West twitter

Kanye West seeks out diamond-encrusted swastika jewelry

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Odessa’s Jewish University Struck by Missile Attack

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