Trump says US will hit Iranian powerplants and bridges after F-15 pilot rescued

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How tech enabled the overnight rescue of a downed US airman in Iran- analysis

ANALYSIS
IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon.
US President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.
Smoke rises after strikes on the Mahshahr Petrochemical Zone in Bandar Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran, in this handout picture released April 4, 2026, and obtained from a social media video.

'Open the f***in' Strait': Trump threatens to strike Iran's power plants if Hormuz remains closed

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on March 1.
A CAR damaged by an Iranian missile, April 5, 2026.

Six wounded in northern Israel after Iranian missile barrage

US MC-130J planes, blown up by US forces before evacuating Iranian territory following the successful rescue operation of a US downed airman. April, 5, 2026.

How US fooled Iran to rescue downed F-15 airman stranded in a mountain crevice

NYPD: 55% of confirmed hate crimes in New York City are antisemitic

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Netanyahu congratulates Trump for rescue of F-15 pilot who was shot down in Iran

WATCH
A USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle lands at RAF Lakenheath on July 22, 2025 in Lakenheath, United Kingdom.

US successfully rescues second airman deep behind enemy lines in Iran, Trump confirms

Ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, April 2, 2026.

Iran is using North Korean weapons against Israel, US, expert tells Fox News

REPORT
Bar Kupershtein acknowledges those welcoming him as he comes home last month, in Holon, after his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. The return of the hostages restored our breath, says the writer.

'They broke my leg for what happened in Sde Teiman': Bar Kupershtein recounts Hamas brutality

A police officer arrests a criminal; illustrative.

West Bank man indicted for extortion, impersonation of IAF pilot, Mossad agent, illegal entry

People gather outside London's High Court in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.

Antisemitism in UK schools hit all-times high during last three years, investigation reveals

REPORT

Victory over the kingdom of evil

OPINION
‎Shraga F. Biran, founder of the Institute for Structural Reforms

Inside the legal battle: High Court rules on wartime protests and freedom of speech

EXPLAINER

Israel must annex the West Bank to prevent the next war

OPINION
Israelis protest against the war in Jerusalem during the war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, April 4, 2026.
WATCH

IDF locates, kills two Hezbollah terror cells in southern Lebanon operations

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 5, 2026.

'May God kill, destroy the judges,' Yitzhak Yosef denounces ruling restricting Western Wall prayers

 Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, June 07, 2025; illustrative.
INTERVIEW

IDF admits air defense failures after Iranian missile strikes on Dimona, Arad

US President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.

Trump must 'rain down hell' on Islamic regime, make his ultimatum on Iran count

EDITORIAL
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquarters, illustrative.

Iranian drone attack sparks fire at Shuwaikh Oil Complex in Kuwait

US President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 29, 2026.

Second US airman rescued from Iran, Trump issues ultimatum

LISTEN
Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

Seeing ‘one big thing’: Is the Iran war at risk of turning nuclear?

OPINION

Georgia candidate faces backlash over Passover ad with challah instead of matzah

Tensions flare at Passover seder over Mamdani’s inclusion

A Georgia Democratic candidate for the state Senate, Nathalie Kanani, came under ridicule after a Passover ad published in the Atlanta Jewish Times reportedly featured challah, a leavened bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. April 5, 2026.

Police investigating explosion at Israel Center in the Netherlands

Police officers stand outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14, 2026.

Three suspects in UK Hatzola ambulance arson arrested, charged for attack

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal before 'all hell reigns', hunt goes on for US pilot

Syria condemns UAE embassy attack, Gulf nations voice outrage over protests

US President Donald Trump talks to members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 29, 2026.

Gulf countries continue to face Iran attacks as criticial energy infrastructure at risk

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

Iran executes two men who tried storming military facility during January protest crackdown

Members of the Syrian military police gather outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 22, 2026.

Syrian-Lebanese border closed after IDF issues evacuation notice

REPORT

Former IRGC child executioner tells ‘Post’ how he became devout Christian dissident

FRONTLINES

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster

STUDY
AFSHIN JAVID, a former member of Iran Basij paramilitary force’s execution squad, as a young child in Iran (L) and now in Germany. Javid left Islam and later became a devout Christian.

Why Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz is making headlines in Britain

Southampton's Daniel Peretz celebrates after Shea Charles scores their second goal.

'The first woman E Streeter': Springsteen band drummer remembers Suki Lahav, Jewish violinist

TZRUYA ‘SUKI’ Lahav‎ in 2008.

Dancing through the crackdown: The satirical song soundtracking post-Khamenei Iran

Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images

India receives first batch of NEGEV 7.62 LMGs from Israel’s IWI

SATELLITE IMAGE shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025.

AeroSentinel production facility severely damaged after Iranian ballistic missile strike

A Thor, a VTOL-UAV (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drone is seen on display at the Elbit-Systems stand at the XPONENTIAL Europe autonomous systems and robotics trade fair on March 26, 2026 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Romania weighs cancelling drone contract with Israel's Elbit Systems

A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III lands at RAF Fairford in south-west England on March 8, 2026.

Israeli 3D-printing firm joins major Pentagon manufacturing program

US agents arrest niece, grand niece of Iran's Qasem Soleimani after Rubio revoked green cards

Carlson, Mamdani must accept Israel cannot exist without being a Jewish state

OPINION
Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

Man arrested after vehicle slams into Louisiana crowd, injuring at least 15, sheriff's office says

EMERGENCY SERVICES after a car rammed into a crowd in Louisiana, USA, injuring several.

India expands Africa push with rice aid, long-term mineral ambitions

ILLUSTRATIVE: A WORKER carries sacks of rice inside a warehouse at a wholesale market in Navi Mumbai, India, January 13, 2026.
OPINION

Zohran Mamdani: What side of the Muslim world are you on?

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, US, March 23, 2026
ByMARC SCHNEIER

The memory that turned into a song

Eduard Shyfrin- UNCONDITIONAL

“The human capital of Israel’s economy is what continues to drive its growth”

Chairman of the Board of Bank Leumi, Uri Alon

Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency

Leviathan gas field resumes operations after risk of strikes from Iran war outbreak

AI is already coming for your jobs, your Passover song parodies may be next

The gas platform for Leviathan, Israel's largest gas field is seen from a helicopter near Haifa bay, northern Israel, August 1, 2023.
FRONTLINES

The invisible risk: Can you really trust your ‘private’ AI assistant to keep your secrets?

The ChatGPT app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025

‘Perfect storm’: Israel's high-tech faces human capital crisis, lack of new students in age of AI

There is a shrinking number of young people interested in pursuing high-tech jobs in their academic careers in Israel.

Your Taxes: You can't have your matzah and eat it, too

Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

Strauss coffee initiative brews opportunity for women farmers in the Global South

FEATURE
Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.
INTERVIEW

'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

A Judean Desert carpet of spring wildflowers.

The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem

FEATURE

Dream Care: This haredi male nurse is helping redefine private nursing care in Israel

FEATURE

As Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens, new treatment offers hope for IDF veterans

FEATURE
Matan Nitzky with assorted Dream Care patients

Slowness: The healing village in Israel's Lower Galilee that restores body and mind

Israel’s hospitals are beginning to recognize, empower family caregivers

Health Ministry reveals wartime preparations in Eilat, Dead Sea amid tense security situation

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Ben-Gurion Airport closure delays arrival of 140 new immigrants amid Operation Roaring Lion

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

She moved to Israel during war and this chess champion says she would do it again

CHESS CHAMPION Tícia Gara.

Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

Israel’s real estate map is changing

In Collab
Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

Midtown Jerusalem

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

The new campus of NVIDIA in Kiryat Tivon.

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

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Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

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   

Miriam Haart: The future of AI and the evolution of technology.

How ActionAI’s Miriam Haart is shaping the future of reliable AI

Second US airman rescued from Iran, Trump issues ultimatum

Could Israel and the US achieve victory over Iran? An expert weighs in

US Politics   

A Georgia Democratic candidate for the state Senate, Nathalie Kanani, came under ridicule after a Passover ad published in the Atlanta Jewish Times reportedly featured challah, a leavened bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. April 5, 2026.

Georgia candidate faces backlash over Passover ad with challah instead of matzah

Trump proposes 'historic' defense spending budget, eyes 10% cut to other federal programs

Trump considers cabinet shake-up as several senior officials face possible removal

Diaspora   

Esther Kreitman (nee Singer), born in 1891 in Biłgoraj, Poland, to a rabbinic family, became a Yiddish-language novelist and short story writer.

There was always a third Singer: Yiddish literary diamonds revealed

A lost novel from 1943 that predicted the Holocaust has been recovered

Bath, UK mayor resigns after amplifying idea that Jewish ambulance arson was ‘false flag' attack

Judaism   

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Passover reimagined: How Jews reinterpret freedom at the Seder table

Seder night: A crumpled white shirt reveals Passover’s deeper meaning

Christian World   

LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

Police reach agreement with Latin Patriarchate to allow limited groups in Church of Holy Sepulchre

Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars, says they have 'hands full of blood'

Sarah Mullally enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury after 1,400 years

Food   

Chinese almonds

Post-Passover recipes to try: Bagels, veggie soup, chicken, and almond cookies

Rashel in Tel Aviv Port: Moroccan feast of holiday flavors

Lifta, the art of food: Inside chef Eli Davis’s bold Jerusalem dining experience

Archaeology   

Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster

China’s largest meteorite iron artifact found at Bronze Age ritual site

Iron Age hoard rewrites history of wagons in Britain, may have been part of royal funerary display

Science   

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

Google research flags looming quantum threat to cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin vulnerable in minute

Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off

NASA’s Artemis II mission takes off with four astronauts for historic lunar journey

Culture   

Tenufa Bakehila worker making shelter safe and accessible

When there is nowhere safe to run

Israel closes out WBC campaign with statement victory over Netherlands

Nomads again: Barda’s Ironi Kiryat Shmona scrambles for season restart

History   

Prince Phillip, 2008.

New biography alleges Prince Philip secretly battled pancreatic cancer for eight years

'The Road to October 7': The long centuries of hatred that led to Hamas’s attack

'Playmakers': How Jews shaped the American Dream through toys and teddy bears

OMG   

WAHL haircut and shaving machine, Hamilton

Austria’s high court rules male soldiers may wear long hair

Brazil enacts law to allow divorced couples shared custody of pets

Kit-napped: Viral Kit Kat heist sparks responses from brands, cities, and even a Real Housewife

Consumerism   

Robotic vacuum-mop.

Stepping forward with a mechanical leg: A leap in robotic vacuum-mop technology

We tested DJI’s vacuum-mop, and discovered it’s more than a gimmick

The efficiency architect: How Qi Sun is designing the next generation of human-centric AI

Rabbi Kalman Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel with Eduard Shyfrin, businessman, mathematician, and Kabbalah scholar

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits Monaco Jewish community

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

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