NYC Jews cautious, others jubilant, following Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win

Jewish exodus from NYC? Rabbi plans Jewish school in Hamptons after Mamdani’s victory

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's Jewish supporters hold posters as they gather outside the venue of an election night watch party, after Mamdani won the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 5, 2025.

Mamdani an 'openly Shiite Islamist': Israeli politicians react to NYC mayoral election results

A special plenary session marking 30 years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025.
Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, shakes the hand of a cab driver while campaigning in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood during early voting, in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2025

Mamdani winning in NY means antisemitism can win elections, would impact Jews globally

EDITORIAL

Germany bans Muslim Interaktiv association, searches properties

Screenshot of a video of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Tuesday night election party. November 4, 2025.
WATCH

‘Trump is your president’: Screen at Mamdani election night HQ hacked with pro-Trump message

Zohran Mamdani defeats Andrew Cuomo to win New York City mayoral race

Mamdani: 'We will build a city hall that does not waver in fight against scourge of antisemitism'

 Military personnel with Indian Army stand guard at India Gate in New Delhi, India, May 8, 2025

Why trust and tech define the next phase of India Israel ties

ANALYSIS
Synagogue smashed window in Toronto

Toronto synagogue vandalized for tenth time since October 7 as windows smashed with hammer

WATCH
Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah speaks during the Fundacion Telmex "Mexico Siglo XXI" (Telmex Foundation Mexico XXI Century) annual event in Mexico City, Mexico, September 5, 2025.

Jordan's Queen Rania compares Israel to Nazi Germany in Munich speech

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, votes in the New York City mayoral election at a polling site at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria, Queens borough of New York City, US, November 4, 2025

Electing Mamdani will lead to New Yorkers learning hard lessons in real time

COMMENT

The doctors starting over in Israel, where medicine meets belonging

Dr. Elissa Hellman: "Having someone to say, ‘You’re fine, you’re doing great,’ matters."

Hostage remains identified as Itay Chen, last Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza

IDF Chief Zamir's stance on Hamas fighters in Gaza unchanged, despite report

Staff-Sergeant Itay Chen.

Living life as though he was running out of time: Who was Israeli-American Gaza hostage Itay Chen?

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Knesset last month: Israel’s relationship with the United States now depends, to a great extent, on Hamas’s conduct, according to the writer.

The dilemma of victory: Israel, Hamas, and Trump's role in Mideast peace

OPINION
IDF troops under the Southern Command continue to operate in the vicinity of the Yellow Line.

IDF destroys hundred-meter long tunnel, rocket depot in northern Gaza

Thai authorities arrest Israeli wanted for armed robbery ahead of flight from country

'Strange to see intellectuals supporting Hamas': Boris Johnson speaks on Palestinian recognition

Thai authorities arrest Israeli criminal Osher Farhi in Koh Samui, November 2025.

National Religious Broadcasters set 2026 convention in Jerusalem

NRB CEO Troy Miller speaks at the NRB Christian Media Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, March 2022.
INTERVIEW

Mother of former hostage urges putting politics aside ahead of Rabin memorial rally

A rally marking 30 years since the assassination of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Tel Avivs Rabin Square on November 1, 2025, Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated on November 4, 1995 by an Israeli extremist during a pro-peace rally in Tel Aviv.

Man in serious condition after being hit by train at Tel Aviv station, MDA confirms

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves to his supporters after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025.

Don’t despair, organize. A message to New York’s Jews

OPINION
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves on stage after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, November 4, 2025.

Why New York’s Jews couldn’t repeat Britain’s Corbyn lesson

ANALYSIS
(L-R:) US President Donald Trump; Zohran Mamdani

In fiery attack, Trump says NY Jews voting for 'Jew-hater' Mamdani are stupid

Activist Linda Sarsour speaks as protesters gather at Foley Square calling for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 14, 2025.

Linda Sarsour: Mamdani's biggest financial backer is Council on American–Islamic Relations

IAEA says Iran must 'seriously improve' nuclear cooperation to avoid tensions with West

Prosecution highlights Netanyahu's contradictions between court and police statements

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi addresses a news conference during an IAEA board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 6, 2023.

Saudi Arabia's request to buy F-35 jets clears key Pentagon hurdle, sources say

IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Every time Washington issues sanctions without follow-through, Tehran learns that defiance pays, the writer argues.

Stop Iran's oil shipments: The US must enforce snapback at sea

OPINION
 A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

Iran releases two French nationals charged with espionage, Macron says

'It can happen again,' Former UK PM Boris Johnson says at Birkenau

Wikipedia's 'Gaza Genocide' article an example of how neutrality needs to be improved, founder says

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rabbi Menachem Margolin EJA Chairman in a tour of Auschwitz.

Canadian Jewish organization files complaint against Toronto mayor for genocide statement

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters at a news conference outside a fire station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2025.

Heritage Foundation head amid Tucker Carlson controversy: I made mistake on antisemitism

 Tucker Carlson, founder of Tucker Carlson Network, holds a pack of nicotine pouches while speaking during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2024.
INTERVIEW

'It's like 1939': Israeli Jewish tourist suffers brain bleed after NY attack

Will ISF Gaza force be allowed to take action against Hamas or not?

ANALYSIS

Israel must carefully consider how to preserve its role within the US-Saudi 'triangle'

OPINION
Children look out of a building as Palestinian Hamas militants stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages in the Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025
OPINION

Zionism's future lost in backroom deals at World Zionist Congress

DELEGATES, OBSERVERS, staff, and others associated with Kol Israel gather at the World Zionist Congress last week. The Zionist institutions should be forums for visionary debate, says the writer.
ByFLEUR HASSAN NAHOUM 
OPINION

From despair to hope: The emotional rollercoaster of Israel’s struggle

FORMER HOSTAGE Bar Kupershtein arrives home in Holon on Sunday. ‘Sound hope’ is careful, rational, and based on collected evidence, as some may have experienced during the various ceasefires and hostage releases, says the writer.
ByAMITAN LEITNER
OPINION

Our work is far from over: We must fight to purge our safe spaces of antisemitism

ByEVAN BERNSTEIN

Singapore to field Israeli Hermes 900 drones with 36 hour endurance

Greek firm Energean to supply Cyprus with gas from Israel’s Karish field

(Illustrative) The Elbit-made Hermes 900 drone.

Israel, India sign major defense deal in shadow of weapons boycotts

 XTEND drones have been used in real battle situations.

Drones, missiles, and more: Israel leads in global defense wave

Russian soldiers, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine, march in columns during a parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025.

Global tension is reshaping alliances, and Israel is positioned to shape global stability

OPINION

Mamdani’s ‘Not On Our Dime’ bill targets donations to Israeli settlements

'Chaos without war': How the Iranian regime infiltrates French society, recruits agents

New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani departs after speaking during a "March on Wall Street" to call for economic justice on August 28, 2025, in New York City.
REPORT

BBC accused of misleading after whistleblower says broadcaster 'spliced' Trump speech

General view of the BBC Television studios at Media City in Salford, Britain, March 13, 2023

At least seven dead after UPS plane crashes in Kentucky, erupts into ball of fire

Fire breaks out at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky, US, November 5, 2025.

Australia’s spy chief highlights rising extremism and foreign influence at anti-immigration protests

ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organization) logo and Australian flag are seen in this illustration taken May 6, 2025.

Carlton Tel Aviv Named Israel’s Best Business Hotel for 2025 by World Travel Awards

THE CARLTON Tel Aviv, pool side sea view

Feeling at home with Habayta: the Israeli organization helping Olim build their new lives

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The Jewish Agency and Class Action Foundation Launches $18M Grant Program

Leadership from The Jewish Agency, the Class Action Foundation, and the Administrator General

Israel entered war without economic emergency preparedness, Comptroller report finds

Kimberly-Clark to buy Tylenol maker Kenvue for over $40 billion

An illustrative image of bitcoin in front of an Israeli flag.

Israel’s Semiconductor sector powers $40B in chip exits

In January, Israel’s Ministry of Defense signed a multi-year contract with Semiconductor Devices valued at approximately $115 million (NIS 380 million).

Israel unveils High-Tech tax reform to bring talent home

People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

Trump says China, other countries can't have Nvidia's top AI chips

Kalmaegi death toll climbs to 66 as Philippine survivors confront destruction

White's thrush spotted in Israel for the first time by local birdwatcher

Damaged cars are toppled in a subdivision after heavy flooding brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Bacayan, Cebu City, Philippines, November 4, 2025.

Jerusalem heat reaches November record, center weather station reports

A boy stands in front of houses damaged by a deadly earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, at Masud village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 4, 2025.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes near Mazar-e Sharif, causing widespread damage

Whale shark swimming. (illustration)

Haifa beaches to reopen Saturday after sightings of rare whale shark

The secret to lasting health changes: Motivation, ability, and environment

OPINION
Joggers hit the pavement in Jerusalem's Sacher Park

Health Ministry survey: These are the hospitals with highest patient satisfaction during Gaza war

Israel's Pulsenmore gains FDA approval for at-home ultrasound device

A new hope for thousands: Kaplan Medical Center performs first donor-free artificial cornea implant

Aliyah continues to be a driving force behind Israeli communities

OPINION

I love where I live: Making aliyah and finding happiness in Israel

OPINION
A VIEW of Efrat: It’s worth reminding ourselves that aliyah is not a nostalgic story from the past but the very heartbeat of Zionism today, the writer affirms.

Anya Lipster: A Russian Israeli with the soul of a Japanese artist

Anya Lipster

Thirty-two Holocaust survivors, refugees, victims of persecution immigrated to Israel this year

Holocaust survivors celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall, January 2020

Mordechai Frizis: Israel advocate to Greek public

RABBI MORDECHAI FRIZIS

Kiryat Gat master plan signed: NIS 6 billion for 21,000 new apartments

Just come: the state is giving away plots in the north at a ridiculous price - who is eligible?

Carmey Gat.

New York billionaire family continues acquisition spree in Israel – now in the Negev

D Neighborhood, Beersheba.

Without subsidy, there is no project: The new reality in urban renewal

Mediterranean Towers Network Launches Luxury Senior Housing Home in Rehovot.

With an investment of NIS 400 Million: The new home for Rehovot’s seniors opens

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

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

'Paying a heavy price: ZAKA head Dubi Weissenstern speaks at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

 A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

Podcasts   

Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky before her interview at the Jerusalem Post studio in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, following a late-night World Zionist Congress session.

‘I'm not being paid, I'm not running away’: Lizzy Savetsky tells ‘Post’

Joseph Cohen: On antisemitism, politics, and Israel

'Post' sits down with the inspiring 'spokeskid' of Israel, 10-year-old Ben Carasso

US Politics   

(L-R) Somerville for Palestine supporters celebrate a projected win for Question 3, a non-binding resolution imploring the Boston suburb to divest from companies that do business with Israel, November 4, 2025; a still from an ad opposing the measure paid for by a local Jewish group.

In a first, ballot initiative to divest from Israel wins at the ballot box, in Somerville, Mass.

In NJ governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill fends off GOP candidate whose aide spurned ‘money from Jews’

The Cheney era: How the powerful VP shaped US power, its Middle East missteps

Diaspora   

 Israel's consul general to New York, Ofir Akunis, in his Manhattan office, August 14, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Tensions rise as NYC mayoral race sees Jewish community split over Mamdani

Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall cancels annual Hanukkah concert, citing singer’s IDF ties

Team Shalva heads to NYC Marathon, running in memory of fallen heroes

Judaism   

FORMER HOSTAGE Omer Shem Tov speaks at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv last month. Since his return home, the entire Shem Tov family has embraced many Jewish traditions not only on Shabbat but also as part of their daily rituals, the writer notes.

No atheists in a foxhole: How Israelis embraced faith after October 7, 2023

'Ha'ikar': How two Toronto Jews created a group for those experiencing antisemitism

Gov't proposal to expand rabbinate powers sparks alarm over ‘conditional Jewishness’

Christian World   

Pope Leo XIV places a crown on the Madonna of Sinti, Roma and Walking Peoples during the audience of the Jubilee of the Roma, Sinti, and Travelling Peoples in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on October 18, 2025.

Pope calls for 'deep reflection' in US about migrants' treatment under Trump

Calling Virgin Mary 'co-redeemer' is foolish, says Pope Leo

Charlie Kirk to be posthumously awarded at Israeli Christian Media summit

Food   

Munich's former meat-packing area has become a training ground for young graffiti artists

Munich like never before: Jewish history, sausage tales & an arts explosion

Luxury Isrotel Kayma Hotel opens at Dead Sea

Isla Brown 42: New and stylish in Eilat

Archaeology   

The skeleton of a Nanotyrannus lancensis is displayed as part of the "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs & Distinguished Fossils" collection at Bonhams auction house in New York, November 14, 2013. The "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs", a Nanotyrannus lancensis and a Chasmosaurine Ceratopsian which experts believe

Agile and vicious Nanotyrannus was not just a teenage T. rex

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt

Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait

Science   

Cancer ilustration image.

New and improved ‘killer’ cells show promise in staving off cancer spread

How old are you really? New AI tool reveals your body’s true age

Mega Or and Nebius unveil $300m data center in Modi'in to power Israel’s AI sector

Culture   

Rabbi Jamie Field poses as a contestant for "Squid Game: The Challenge" on Netflix.

This reform rabbi is one of 456 competitors on season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’

Tango maverick Marcos Ayala dances defiance in Israel

A ‘next’ star no more: Yuval Raphael burns bright in headlining concert debut

History   

Portrait of Yitzhak Rabin

Defense Ministry reveals rare recordings of Yitzhak Rabin 30 years after his death

30 years later: Revisiting JPost's coverage of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin

On This Day: Israeli former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated 30 years ago

OMG   

US Democratic House Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks to supporters after announcing her victory in the Minnesota Democratic Primary election at Nighthawks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US August 13, 2024

'She should go back': Trump slams Ilhan Omar over Somalia rally remarks

France probes Shein, Temu, AliExpress, Wish for selling child-like sex dolls and explicit content

Monkey business: Authorities hunt for missing monkey after truck carrying primates overturns

Consumerism   

Yoga.

Short yoga: Your calm place when everything else feels off

"It's the place where you can experience it all"

I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

Astrology   

 Horoscope.

Horoscope for Wednesday,16/7: Taurus – A good day for connecting to inspiration and self-expression

Daily horoscope for Tuesday, 15/7: Sagittarius – Heightened sensitivity at home and in the family

Weekly horoscope: July 13–19, 2025

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