Witkoff, Netanyahu to meet Thursday afternoon after Israel rejects Hamas's hostage deal demands

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Why is Europe rewarding Hamas terror with a Palestinian state?

EDITORIAL
Israelis demonstrate for a hostage deal in Tel Aviv, July 24, 2025.

Ministers, MKs, settler organization demand tour of northern Gaza to explore settlement

Israeli right-wing activists take part in a rally organized by settlers groups to promote Israel's resettling in Gaza, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, near the border, July 30, 2025.
 HEZBOLLAH LEADER Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address earlier this year. Recently he affirmed that ‘liberation is a duty, no matter how long it takes.’

Lebanese president calls on Hezbollah to give up weapons, Qassem rejects disarmament

Canada will recognize a Palestinian state, PM Carney says

 HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.

Israel rejects Hamas's demand to release living terrorists in exchange for hostage bodies

Indonesian textbooks show major shift towards tolerance and inclusivity, report finds

COMMENT

Why the New York Times Gaza correction fell short and why it matters

 US Senate floor

US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel over Gaza

Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

'A profound betrayal': Chief Rabbi Mirvis slams UK Palestinian state recognition plan

Saildrone USV during a 60-nation International Maritime Exercise in the Gulf of Aqaba

US Navy seeks missiles carrying unmanned surface vehicles, thousands of miles at sea

Vandals spraypaint the New York Times building, reading 'NYT LIES GAZA DIES,' July 30, 2025.

Vandals spray paint NYT building, write 'NYT Lies, Gaza dies'

From battlefield to brotherhood

RABBI CHAIM LEVINE (3rd R) and Yaniv Leidner (3rd L) at the Iron Brother 2022 Challenge

Not just policy and PR: Nuts and bolts of how Israel lost Gaza food battle

INTERVIEW

An Israeli military official details expansive Israeli humanitarian operation in Gaza

Palestinians climb onto trucks carrying aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip July 29, 2025.
REPORT

Israel treated, evacuated Gazan collaborators after injuries from explosion in tunnel

 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a Labor Party election night event in Sydney.

Australia, UK leaders discuss Gaza amid Palestinian state recognition plans

Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Behind the curtain: Iran's unseen influence on Gaza talks

ANALYSIS

IDF preparing to intensify clampdown on haredi draft dodgers

REPORT

The uneven burden of military service

OPINION
 Haredim protest against the IDF draft outside Tel Hashomer recruitment base, April 28. 2025.

Israel Police arrest murder suspect in Cyprus after year long operation

 Israel Police (illustrative)

Knesset Speaker Ohana: 'If you want a Palestinian state, build it in London or Paris'

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks at the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland, July 30, 2025.

Opposition demands to convene Knesset plenum to discuss haredi draft, hostages

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN Jewish protester participates in a demonstration calling for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City last week. Psychologists might unpack how Jews produce so many un-Jews, says the writer.

Half of 'very liberal' US Jews believe Israel is comitting genocide, JPPI survey finds

Erica Mindel.

TikTok's new hate speech manager is a former IDF soldier and proud Zionist

A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024.

F-35 fighter jet crashes in California, pilot ejects safely

Graphic depicting a prehistoric shark with large, jagged teeth about to bite a small, large-eyed sea creature. Proposed reconstruction of the new to science species Macadens olsoni, discovered through fossil research at Mammoth Cave National Park.

Historic discovery: New species of ancient shark discovered in Kentucky cave

Turkey under Erdogan: Friend or foe to US and Israel?

OPINION

'They're not hostages, they're POWs': Heritage minister says war focus must be Hamas

SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a news conference in Ankara earlier this year. Israel, the US, and Turkey are key players in setting the fate of Syria and regional stability, the writer maintains.

Lebanese president calls on Hezbollah to give up weapons, Qassem rejects disarmament

IAEA board and chief Rafael Grossi hold exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes on Iran, June 16, 2025

IAEA officials will visit Iran for the first time since 12-Day War

EXCLUSIVE
Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, the newly appointed commander of the country's Quds Force, is seen in Tehran, Iran, in this undated picture obtained January 3, 2020

IRGC chief visits Baghdad over fears of Iraqi instability

ANALYSIS

Antisemitism Is being normalized in America as free speech - opinion

OPINION

UCLA settles for $6.5m with Jewish students, professor over failure to prevent antisemitism

Demonstrators in support of Gaza raise red hands behind Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, CEO of National Jewish Advocacy Center, a witness at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Antisemitism on College Campuses", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2024.

Several people shout 'Free Palestine', harass Jewish father, son at Milan rest stop

The Italian flag waves over the Quirinal Palace in Rome, Italy May 30, 2018

Lithuania scraps planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site

The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports.

Zohran Mamdani holds a wide edge among Jewish voters as he dominates in new NYC mayoral race poll

Macron's statement is a blow to peace, danger to Jews

OPINION

Time to take responsibility: How media framing fuels ignorance

OPINION
A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstration is held in Paris last month. By singling out Israel, and only Israel, for scrutiny and condemnation, President Emmanuel Macron feeds into an increasingly hostile political climate in France, the writer argues.
OPINION

European officials off-the-record

EU HIGH Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas arrives for a meeting in Brussels, earlier this month. According to an official in Europe: ‘Israelis should take heart… we have a new foreign policy head.’
ByDAVID JABLINOWITZ
OPINION

The Russia-Iran relationship is a fragile alliance of necessity, not conviction

RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergey Lavrov and Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi meet in Moscow in April. Russia and Iran are reeling under heavy international sanctions; these pressures have driven them into tighter economic and military cooperation, says the writer.
ByMORDECHAI KEDAR
OPINION

Holocaust distortion and preserving the accurate narrative in Eastern Europe

ByEFRAIM ZUROFF

Israel Air Force to receive KC-46A refuelers by next year, enabling long-range missions

Israel Air Force, security officials track F-35 sales as regional powers eye stealth jet

Boeing KC-46A.

Germany prepares huge orders for jets, armored vehicles, sources say

 Israel at War - Illustrative image of an Israeli F-35 fighter jet.

Israel's defense industry eyes new partners for next-gen fighter jet by 2028

(Illustrative) Israel Mossad agent working on laptop, analyzing aerial reconnaissance.

Israel's strategic edge: Mastering the new integrated battlefield

Trump signals openness to $500 million settlement with Harvard

Israeli, Syrian officials to meet in Azerbaijan to discuss situation in southern Syria

REPORT
 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. April 12, 2025.

US hits Iranian shipping network with major new sanctions

 US TREASURY Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on, earlier this month. Last month, Bessent threatened: ‘We will collapse Iran’s economy and eliminate its oil industry.’

UK move to recognize Palestine 'not a reward for Hamas,' minister claims

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander visit a local mechanics business, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Britain, March 24, 2025

Palestine Action wins bid to challenge UK ban under anti-terrorism laws

People gather outside London's High Court as Palestine Action's co-founder wins bid to challenge UK terror group ban, in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.

Airovation Technologies awarded top honor in 2025 Hebrew University - Asper Prize competition

Left to right: Dr. Amnon Dekel, Prof. Tamir Sheafer, Lihi Nachum, Neva Treistman, Marat Maayan (Airovation Technologies), Prof. Asher Cohen, Avia Vayner Chen, Alon Natanson.

Mekorot’s war effort: It is time to invest in accelerated development of Israel's water economy

Amit Lang, CEO of Mekorot

BGU's brilliant biologist is redefining the way we see insects

Dr. Sofia Bouchebti: "You think you know what to expect from an experiment, and then the results go in a totally different direction. That’s what makes it exciting"

Israeli hospital to join NASA, SpaceX mission to study microgravity’s effects on diseases

Israelis could see up to 40% drop in internet connection fees

 Astronauts are seen inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months after the capsule undocked from the ISS to begin a journey to return to Earth March 18, 2025.

Palo Alto to scoop up Israeli CyberArk for $25 billion to tackle AI-era threats

Palo Alto Networks signage displays on the screen at the Nasdaq Market in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2025.

New 3D imaging method tracks plant growth without expensive sensors

 Fruit and vegetable stand
OPINION

The pension name reform: Much more is needed

ByELDAD TAMIR

Klyuchevskoy Sopka volcano in Russia's far east starts erupting after earthquake

A picture taken with a drone on March 16, 2021 shows members of a local search and rescue squad taking pictures of Klyuchevskoy volcano eruption on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula.

Tsunami reaches California coast after 8.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia's far east

A monkey captured by Israel's Nature and Parks Authority on July 29, 2025

Monkey business in Ramle ends in cement factory capture as crackdown continues

140 reptiles and other animals were seized by Israeli authorities.

Israel foils smuggling of 140 exotic reptiles in Ben-Gurion Airport, animals in terrible condition

Early detection of iron deficiency critical for adolescent girls

OPINION

Healing the invisible wounds: How ‘A Father is Born’ helps soldiers transition back to family life

WATCH
Human hand holding blood drop shape with blood level on red background. Awareness of hematologic disorders such as anemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia and ITP.
OPINION

Let’s Do Something: Healing lives with David’s Circle in memory of fallen heroes

ByBARUCH APISDORF

Israeli-led breakthrough discovers way to boost immune system's cancer-fighting ability

'Decolonizing Therapy' and the erasure of Jewish identity in mental health

One of Yemen's last Jewish women makes aliyah to Israel

REPORT

Gov’t debates bill proposal to cancel Law of Return Grandchild Clause

Yemeni Jews demonstrate outside the Cabinet office in Sanaa, March 2009

From Canada to Modi’in: Grodzinski Family Reunites in Israel After Decades Abroad

The Grodzinski family reunion at Ben Gurion airport
OPINION

Beyond the headlines: An American hug in a Bat Yam apartment

For an entire day, these American women dedicated themselves to making Sylvia’s apartment habitable—scrubbing and cleaning as they deciphered labels on Israeli cleaning products.
BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

The aliyah story of Shirelle Weingarten, a scrunchie connoisseur

BLENDING A nursing career with a thriving business

An amazing opportunity in Jerusalem: This summer, get NIS one million off a premium apartment

Now is the time to live by the sea in Gush Dan

Arnona Hills project by Geshem

From real estate to reality: How the Alma project built a bridge between Israel and the US

Ashkelon Seashore

Thousands of tourists to arrive in this city? 1,400 new hotel rooms planned along the coastline

Reznik and the institute team on a tour of the unrecognized villages.

The vision for developing the Negev is becoming reality despite the challenges

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 Jerusalem Post Store - International Edition

Conference   

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

Trump admin. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel, Steve Witkoff says

ANeustart wins Next-Gen Women entrepreneurship award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

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   

 JPost Headlines.

Netanyahu responds, NYT blunder, US Tsunami warnings - July 30, 2025

Starmer's plan, activist killed, tensions rise - July 29, 2025

Gideon Igra: Men's mental health in times of war

US Politics   

 Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Kamala Harris will not run for governor of California in 2026

Republican lawmakers clash over Gaza aid after Trump says 'people are starving'

Americans’ support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds

Diaspora   

Attendees at the Declaration Signing.

Manchester’s Jewish and Muslim leaders sign declaration of hope, respect

Wesley LePatner, killed in Manhattan shooting, mourned as 'uniquely brilliant' Jewish leader

Life and legacy of Jewish-Serbian author David Albahari

Judaism   

THE MASSES gather at the Western Wall at the end of Tisha B’Av last year. October 7 taught us that darkness can fall without warning; Tisha B’Av reminds us it can also emerge from within, says the writer.

Tisha B’Av after October 7 Destruction, unity – and everything in between

A small and insufficient victory: Female Torah scholars

Women of the Wall attempt to smuggle Torah scroll in baby stroller, inciting clashes

Christian World   

Joshua (Shuky) Borkovsky displays work accumulated over the past 12 years.

Art by divine: Artist Joshua Borkovsky takes the Christian route to wonderment

Taybeh church: Retractions don't undo damage of false narratives

Church of St. George burning shows justice demands honesty before all else

Food   

Goldy’s

Goldy’s takeaway: A huge variety of takeout trays in Bnei Brak

New branch of Moulin Doré opens in Jerusalem

Silver Moon Bakery, an UWS spot known for its challah, reopens on Broadway

Archaeology   

Rising from the Ashes

Israel Antiquities Authority unveils harrowing October 7 exhibition: 'Rising from the Ashes'

Ancient seal discovered in Temple Mount soil may link to King Josiah's era

Ancient blade workshop unearthed near Kiryat Gat, first of its kind in southern Israel

Science   

Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals

Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals

Chunk of Mars sells for $5.3 million at New York auction

NASA repairs Juno space probe camera from 600 million kilometers away

Culture   

AL PACINO in 1995’s ‘Heat.’

'90s thrillers to be featured at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

Train Theater’s Puppet Festival grows up

David Tartakover – Israel’s visual conscience, rendered in ink and protest

History   

Secret diaries reveal Ben-Gurion’s sleepless battle to build a nation

Secret diaries reveal Ben-Gurion’s sleepless battle to build a nation

Golda Meir's letter on Munich massacre to be auctioned for $6,000

Decades-long bureaucratic battle ends: 30-year-old man receives recognition of his Jewish identity

OMG   

 THE JORDAN River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is one of three international crossings between Jordan and Israel. October 7 and the fall of Syria led to an inevitable conclusion: The Jordan River may not be a defensible border for Israel, states the writer.

Human trafficking gangs transport women to Israel via Jordan border for prostitution, abuse

Jewish influencer ‘The Watch King’ zapped with taser and robbed of over $550,000

ChatGPT gave instructions for devil worship, self-harm, and murder - The Atlantic

Consumerism   

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

As Antisemitism and Global Crime Rise, Israeli-Trained Dogs Become the First Line of Defense

The Rise of Humanized AI: Impact on Businesses & Writers

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

 Jonathan Davis Head of the RRIS and VP RUNI with RRIS staff and international students on campus at Kabbalat Shabbat

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

An HCI Degree - the bridge to Product Teams

How long do dental implants take in Istanbul, Turkey?