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Yair Lapid’s divisive rhetoric threatens israel’s unity, national security - opinion

Opposition leader Yair Lapid’s inflammatory statements risk weakening Israeli society and undermining national unity during wartime.

|ByORI WERTMAN
Yesh Atid leader MK Yair Lapid is seen at a faction meeting, last week.
Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition Party celebrate, after election results were announced in Baghdad in November 2025.

Condemnations grow after attack on Kurdistan Regional President

Meanwhile, Iraq’s Defense Ministry claimed it had unearthed rockets appearing to be Iranian-made 107 mm types that were ready to be fired at the Kurdistan Region.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Cardinals take part in the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square April 8, 2005 in Vatican City, Vatican.

The Israeli-Iranian handshake at Pope John Paul II's funeral

The custom at such international gatherings is to shake hands with the people on either side. Then-Israeli president Moshe Katsav was seen shaking hands with then-Iranian president Mohammad Khatami.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media, as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 11, 2026.

Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Americans' views on Trump soured significantly with regard to his stewardship over the cost of living, as gasoline prices have surged since the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran.

|ByREUTERS

Katz Prize 50th anniversary: call for nominations for the year 5785

Applications for the prestigious Katz Prize, awarded for the 50th year, will close in about two weeks, on the 4th of Elul.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByAVI ELIYA
President of Israel Isaac "Bougie" Herzog with last year's Katz Prize winners.

Reporter's Notebook: Herzog hosts European Muslim delegation

The group is in Israel under the auspices of ELNET. This pro-Israel NGO advocacy group helps its partners in Europe to become more active and more confident in countering anti-Israel arguments.

JULY 8, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog meets with Muslim leaders at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, July 7, 2025.

Time for a new international award - opinion

As global challenges mount and trust in traditional institutions erodes, calls rise for a new kind of international recognition—one that rewards bold, history-shaping efforts to secure peace.

JULY 2, 2025ByDR. MICHAEL MIRILASHVILI
Nobel Prize medals replicas are displayed inside the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway September 19, 2022.

Hamburg's Parliament President Carola Veit stranded in Israel amid airspace closure

Carola Veit had planned to return to Hamburg early Friday morning after her four-day visit to Israel, but the Iran attacks and closure of Israeli airspace has changed those plans.

JUNE 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Carola Viet

Israel is 'cause of the West,' Javier Milei says during Western Wall visit

Milei declared, “My support for Israel comes from the heart, because I believe this is a just cause—the cause of the West. I will always stand by your side.”

JUNE 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Argentinian President Javier Milei visits at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on June 9, 2025.

Portugal Golden Visa as the best alternative after shutting down Spanish Golden Visa program

APRIL 29, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN

Qatar’s Emir visits Syria in historic first meeting with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa

The rapid shift in Syria’s political landscape has drawn mixed reactions from regional and international stakeholders.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Qatari cadets during his visit to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Camberley, Britain, December 4, 2024.

Arab leaders talk big on Palestine—but where’s the real support? - editorial

The Jerusalem Post does not endorse removing the Palestinians from Gaza or forcibly transferring them. However, the question remains of what Israel’s Arab neighbors can do more to help.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah at a summit on the Gaza war, last month in Cairo: Given the repercussions for key actors including Egypt and Jordan, the potential of an international peace conference after the war should be explored, the writer maintains.

President Trump: A new strategic era

An analysis of the new Trump Era by international strategic advisor Ayelet Frish.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByAYELET FRISH
US President Donald Trump takes oath on the day of his Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2025.

Riding the waves of history: A divine plan in motion

JANUARY 23, 2025ByMARK FISH