Reporter’s Notebook: All quiet on the Gaza border as people return, communities rebuild

COMMENT

Released hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov: ‘Nothing prepares you for horror’ of torture in captivity

Two men look over the Gaza border at the Black Arrow Site. The site was recently re-opened after two years of war.

IDF convoy containing possible hostage remains arrive at Abu Kabir for identification

Remains of possible Gaza hostage arrive at Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, December 3, 2025.
The Jerusalem Post's Yonah Jeremy Bob visits Holzdorf Air Force base in Germany, December 3, 2025.

Baram to 'Post': Selling Arrow-3 to Germany helps increase IDF missile defense capacity

EXCLUSIVE

'Post' witnesses blockbuster deployment of Germany's Israeli-made Arrow anti-missile defense

 A vessel said to be Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged Eternity C sinks in a footage released by Yemen's Houthis, in the Red Sea, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 9, 2025

Houthis release crew of Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C struck in Red Sea

Knesset hears harrowing new testimony of alleged ritual sexual abuse; survivors demand action

POLL

Nearly quarter of Israeli public would consider moving overseas, IDI survey reveals

Egyptian Ashraf Mahrous, 44 years old, pulled 20 private cars for a distance of 10 meters on August 1, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.

Guinness World Records no longer accepting submissions from Israel, Palestinian territories

Hamas terrorists secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the Red Cross search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages -an Israeli soldier and a Thai national- from under the rubble of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern of Gaza Strip on December 1, 2025.

Hamas infiltrated, manipulated aid NGOs, captured Gaza documents reveal

REPORT
A 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump appears in front of Venezuelan flag in this illustration taken December 2, 2025.

Trump says US will launch land strikes on drug smugglers in Venezuela

A slogan reading "Outside the Jewish Snakes" is written outside a Jewish synagoue in the central Greek town of Trikala, some 300 kilometers north of Athens, on December 31, 2019

Greek textbooks discuss Judaism, Holocaust in detail, but fall short on antisemitism

At The Jewish Agency Board Meeting, ‘we act to impact’ becomes a blueprint for Israel’s recovery

In Collab
L to R: Jewish Agency Leadership: Mark Wilf, Chairman of the Board of Governors  Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, Chairman of the Executive; Bruce Sholk, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, and Yehuda Setton, CEO and Director General.

Guterres says Israel’s Gaza conduct ‘fundamentally wrong’

UNGA calls for Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights in approved resolution

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

Four soldiers wounded, one of them in serious condition, after firefight in Rafah

US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus listens to statements following a meeting with Lebanon's president at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on August 26, 2025.

Israel sends diplomats to Lebanon for ceasefire body meeting for first time

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli minister of Defense Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir at the graduation of an IDF officers' course, October 30, 2025.

IDF Chief of Staff Zamir to hold meeting over new commanders, contradicting Defense Minister Katz

Knesset adopts Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, coalition boycotts vote

Israeli teen indicted for preparing explosives in ISIS-linked terror plot

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid speaks before a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

High Court strikes down Levin’s appointment: Ben-Hamo will not lead Sde Teiman leak probe

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.
OPINION

Will young Israelis' rightward, traditional shift impact the country's future?

 ISRAELI SOLDIERS pray at the Western Wall.
BySHUKI FRIEDMAN

FM Sa'ar meets Ukrainian deputy PM, pushes for designation of Hamas, IRGC as terror orgs.

Megyn Kelly speaks during a rally for US President-elect Donald Trump, the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, US, January 19, 2025.

The primetime princess's fall from grace

A sign featuring a Tesco logo in London, Britain, September 29, 2025

Tesco suspends employee for refusing to handle Israeli goods, prompting pro-Palestinian protests

Site BP 784, relics of a hut with an annex from the Middle Ages.

Ancient Sudan burial site reveals 4,000-year-old funeral ritual in forgotten Nubian kingdom

Iranian women perform a prayer for rainfall at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on November 14, 2025, as the country suffers from severe water shortages. Authorities in Tehran warned last week of possible rolling cuts to water supplies in the capital amid what officials call the worst drought in decades.

Decades of mismanagement and corruption, not climate alone, pushed Iran toward water collapse

ANALYSIS

CENTCOM unveils Task Force Scorpion Strike to field one-way attack drones in Mideast

'Go to Gaza,' freed Iraqi captive Elizabeth Tsurkov tells Israeli journalist Amit Segal

CENTCOM's Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones.

Hezbollah killed Lebanese figures threatening to expose 2020 Beirut port blast plans, IDF reveals

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman waves as he departs following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025.

Saudi Arabia sends $90 million to rescue Palestinian Authority from financial collapse

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen walking in the hallways of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025

'Hezbollah disarms or Israel acts': Netanyahu, Ortagus meet as Israel-Lebanon tensions flare

Over 300 rabbis, Jewish leaders call for removal of UN official who denied Oct. 7 rapes

Israeli tourist in Kathmandu says he was assaulted with metal club due to his nationality

The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women, Reem Alsalem, addresses a press conference in Ankara on July 27, 2022.

West Midlands police chief under fire for bogus intel used to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

Police officer and security staff look on as protesters display banners before Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Aston Villa, in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025

Palestine Action vandals hospitalized amid hunger strike against proscription

Demonstrators hold a banner in relation to group "Palestine Action" and flags in support of Palestinians during a national protest, ahead of the two year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, October 4 2025.

US evangelical leader calls Tucker Carlson’s anti-Israel line ‘worse than Nazi Party platform’

The future of Gaza: Israel must implement Trump's plan gradually, safely

OPINION

Israel adopting messaging reforms, following Charlie Kirk's warning in final letter to Netanyahu

US AMBASSADOR to the UN Mike Waltz makes remarks after voting in favor of a resolution at the Security Council in November 2025 on an international stabilization force in Gaza.

UN sending Hamas 'dangerous message': Rights groups urge UN to recognize Hamas’s sexual violence

ISRAELI WOMEN protest outside UN Headquarters in Jerusalem, in November. Finally, yet months too late, a UN team investigating the sexual violence against women in Israel on October 7 found “reasonable grounds” to believe that such violence did indeed occur.
OPINION

Ben Rhodes’s NYT piece on Gaza is misinformation disguised as moral reality

New field hospital treating Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
ByJOHN SPENCER
OPINION

No one will do Israel’s dirty work: Why PA, int’l orgs. can’t finish off Hamas

ByOHAD TAL

Pro-Palestinian hacktivists launched hundreds of cyberattacks on Israeli space sector in Iran war

REVIEW

Israel's Arrow 3 goes live in Germany, submarine deal sees new progress

Cyber attacks on space

Lockheed Martin extends industrial cooperation with Israel through 2029, aiming to boost trade

Massivit 10000 additive manufacturing system

From theme parks to UAVs: Massivit 3D joins Israel’s defense pivot

Artificial intelligence and humanity.

Israel readies broader weapons spectrum for next potential war with Iran

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries, including Iran

Trump pushes Israel to embrace Sharaa, forcing Israel to reassess Syria doctrine

ANALYSIS
US President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025

Dell family pledges $6.25 billion to jump-start 'Trump Accounts' for 25 million US children

US President Donald Trump thanks tech billionaire Michael Dell while making an announcement about "Trump accounts" in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump announces termination of Biden pardons allegedly signed with autopen

Former US president Joe Biden meets with current President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2024.

Any country trafficking drugs into US 'subject to attack,' says Trump

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 2, 2025.

Small patients, big emergencies

Small Patients, Big Emergencies

The Israeli golden era

Aryeh Bar Eitan, Joint Founder and CEO – IGOLD.

A new model for purposeful aging, made in Jerusalem

Nofei Yerushalayim: Philosophy that goes beyond a mere idea.

OECD sees sustained post-war growth in Israel

How one Canadian donor is turning the Negev into Israel’s AI capital

 A person holds Israeli shekel coins in their hand in Jerusalem on December 18, 2024.
REVIEW

Pro-Palestinian hacktivists launched hundreds of cyberattacks on Israeli space sector in Iran war

Cyber attacks on space

Israel, US seal agricultural trade deal to cut prices and boost exports

FARMERS AT Moshav Sde Nitzan, in the northern Negev.

Israeli startup Zafran Security raises $60m

Southeast Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed

Greece declares water emergency as nationwide supply measures accelerate

A drone view shows an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 30, 2025.

Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing

Climate protestors wearing costume take in a protest for climate action at Horseshoe Beach on November 30, 2025 in Newcastle, Australia.

Australia climate change protest disrupts shipping at coal port, 21 arrested

Rain at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City.

'Tis the season: Signs that winter has arrived in Jerusalem

Complications arise from stopping weight-loss injections before pregnancy, study finds

TikTok and Instagram are driving eating disorders in teens

STUDY
 Weight-loss injections 41% more effective than surgery in reducing obesity-related cancer risk.
OPINION

A symptom of adult failure: Why 40% of Israeli teens exhibit violent, aggressive behavior

ByTALI EREZ

Israel's measles outbreak linked to global decline in vaccination rates, WHO warns

World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

Knesset committee addresses aliyah issues as Israel anticipates postwar immigration surge

Young family dreaming about moving into new house.
INTERVIEW

Rabbi Sid Slivko: Helping pave the way for olim to live and thrive in Israel

Rabbi Sid Slivko

Preparing for the worst case scenario: Israeli gov't holds wargame for emergency aliyah

Aliyah Ministry in meeting.
EDITORIAL

Feel unsafe in New York? Start looking for a home in Israel

Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas, in New York City, US, October 7, 2025.

Gov't approves plan to bring India's remaining 'lost tribe' Bnei Menashe back to Israel

Many young people don’t want to buy apartments

New study: 63% of Israelis believe buying an apartment is a worthwhile deal

Housing in Israel.

The quiet influencer guiding urban renewal projects to success

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Secure your future in Israel with a home of your own

The container building for students at Sapir College in Sderot.

How to solve the rental crisis for young people in 120 days

All JPost Conferences   

Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

Episode three of The Deep Dive discusses mass conspiracy on X, Trump desginating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, and whether Israel is going back to war in the North.

Antisemitic assassination conspiracy, Muslim Brotherhood, and regional flare-ups

The future of Israel's drone warfare: Alon Unger on dominance and defense

Chabad Hospitality in the cloud forest of Boquete, Panama

US Politics   

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

Participants in Oct. 7 attacks to be barred from US, House of Representatives bill establishes

White House says admiral approved second strike on boat from Venezuela, defends attack as lawful

White House says Hegseth approved strikes on Venezuela boat, defends actions as legal

Diaspora   

Nov 29, 2025; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars quarterback Zevi Eckhaus (4) runs off the field before a game against the Oregon State Beavers at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium.

Observant Jewish quarterback Zevi Eckhaus guides Washington State to a bowl game

Israeli NBA talent takes spotlight despite dual team losses

'Pray for true peace soon': Hungarian Jew falls fighting for Ukraine, buried in Kyiv

Judaism   

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center, Nov. 12.

A defense of Israel's ultra-Orthodox - and a plea to their leadership

Planning first Guinness record-breaking Shabbat dinner, and not bitter about being beaten

America’s oldest Jewish congregation launches a kosher food pantry on the Upper West Side

Christian World   

Pope Leo XIV arrives for a meeting with medical staff and patients at the Sisters of the Cross Hospital in Beirut's northern suburb of Jdeideh on December 2, 2025.

Pope to end first overseas trip by praying with 100,000 Lebanese at Beirut blast site

Vatican, Hezbollah flags wave: Pope Leo calls for peaceful dialogue during Beirut visit

Maronite Patriarch: Hezbollah needs to 'free itself from Iran, disarm,' denounces Israeli strikes

Food   

ANICCA – from coffee and pastries to wine and tapas.

Anicca: Tel Aviv’s all-day vegan café

Holy in Tel Aviv: Great cocktails, innovative food, and jazz

Boiler 02: The hottest new club in Jerusalem

Archaeology   

A Chinese flag flies with tourists hiking along the Great Wall, near Beijing, China, November 10, 2025; illustrative.

Archaeologists find record-size Ming Dynasty cannon at Great Wall of China

Turkey unveils new Gobeklitepe discoveries, adding to picture of Neolithic age

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

Science   

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. October 20, 2015.

Israeli gas sensor spots ‘mirror’ molecules, opening path to breath-based diagnostics

NASA rover detects electrical discharges - 'mini-lightning' - on Mars

Sharks, pigeons may have something in common - the electric sensors in their ears

Culture   

‘BEETHOVEN’S NINE’ will be screened at The Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival.

Solidarity Film Festival focuses on human rights

Israel falls to 0-2 with costly Croatia basketball defeat

The orchestral roar of 32 hands on 704 keys

History   

Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map of the Holy Land in Christopher Froschauer’s Old Testament (Zürich, 1525) in The Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge

500-year-old Bible map inadvertently shaped modern ideas of national borders, study asserts

Nazi killer in infamous ‘Last Jew in Vinnitsa’ picture finally identified using AI

Argentina knew Josef Mengele was living in Buenos Aires in 1950s, declassified docs reveal

OMG   

Nick Fuentes sits down for an interview with Tucker Carlson, Oct. 28, 2025.

Nick Fuentes complains about being left off StopAntisemitism's ‘Antisemite of the Year’ list

Over 20,000 rounds of German military ammunition, stolen in overnight shipping heist

Trainee police officer who passed secrets to drug dealer boyfriend banned from force

Consumerism   

EGGER

Looks like wood, feels like wood – but it’s something entirely different

Fiat 500 Hybrid unveiled: 65 HP, 0–100 km/h in 17.3 seconds

Luxury hotel near Tel Aviv with infinity pool blurring sky and sea

Astrology   

Horoscope.

December 2 Daily Horoscope for Every Zodiac Sign

Daily horoscope for 01/12/2025 – all zodiac signs

Daily horoscope for 30/11/2025 – all zodiac signs

Below the Belt: Prostate Matters

Below the belt: Prostate matters

In the face of war, Reichman University’s international students demonstrate remarkable resilience

An HCI Degree - the bridge to Product Teams