IDF warns of rising West Bank tensions despite low terror levels, pushes for preventive operations

Security officials say terror activity in the West Bank is at its lowest level since 2011, but warn of growing friction, weapons concerns and potential escalation ahead of the holidays.

Israeli security forces seen during a raid in the West Bank village of Salem, near Nablus, on August 2, 2026.
A police officer at the entrance to a tunnel in the West Bank.
Israeli security forces raid the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, September 4, 2026

Pezeshkian accuses US of war crimes after explosions reported on Iran’s Qeshm Island

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Trump on Tucker Carlson: 'I dumped him a few months ago. He said some very bad things'

Trump said he cut ties with Tucker Carlson months ago over comments he found unacceptable, but stopped short of criticizing JD Vance for continuing to call the conservative commentator a friend.

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump sits down for a conversation with Tucker Carlson during his Live Tour at the Desert Diamond Arena on October 31, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose with the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

Israeli documentary NAZA wins Venice Jury Prize, challenges IDF Gaza civilian death claims

The IDF rejected claims raised in NAZA, saying the documentary relies on anonymous testimonies from individuals whose identities, military roles, and involvement could not be verified.

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US Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Republican campaign staffer fired over use of SS soldiers in Facebook profile photo

Rescuers searching for 140 people after missing Indonesian passenger ship located

Salvaged fruit & vegetables are taken to collection points all over the city.

Giving surplus a second life, Jerusalem’s food rescuers are turning leftovers into a lifeline

FEATURE
A poster reading "A government of peace will bring difference", near the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv. September 10, 2026.

Maariv pollster analyzes election race, Likud challenges, and threshold battles

ETHIOPIA’S GRAND Renaissance Dam undergoes construction work on the Nile River in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, on September 26. (Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/Reuters)

Ethiopia and Israel share a new year - and an opportunity to deepen their historic ties

OPINION
An illustrative photo of a man blowing a shofar, a ceremonial ram's horn, which is done repeatedly on Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: The Jewish people must answer the shofar’s call to unity

OPINION
A meeting of the UN Security Council in April. The organization says Washington currently owes more than $5 billion.

America’s UN dilemma: China dominates the UN - why should US taxpayers fund it?

JERUSALEM REPORT
Ambassador Danny Danon speaks during ‘Summit of the Future’ on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in September 2024.

'You will be quiet': Israel’s ambassador Danny Danon takes on the United Nations

JERUSALEM REPORT

Lighting the way: Meet the next generation of Zionist leaders

JNF-USA and The Jerusalem Post honor 25 young ViZionaries who are using their voices, platforms, and influence to stand up for Israel and shape the future of Zionism

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IDF warns of rising West Bank tensions despite low terror

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Altman says OpenAI's IPO 'won't happen this year'

One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks

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Anthropic CEO calls for slower AI development pace

Swedish election could usher far right into government

'NAZA' documentary wins Special Jury Prize in Venice

Israel preparing for new wave of Jewish immigration

When politics invades art at the Venice Biennale

Expanding global Jewish leadership, countering antisemitism

Republican campaign staffer fired over SS Facebook photo

Lisa Edelstein: Not your average Jewish mother

Sydney native David Parry speaks on aliyah, life in Israel

Mamdani, AOC criticized over 9/11 memorial footage

Iran crisis drives new diplomacy from BRICS to Oman

More AI: Boaz Levy describes the future battlefield

Murder of Kurdish soldier sparks protest in Syria

Saudi pipeline strike reveals reach of Iran’s Iraqi proxies

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Ariella Noveck, founder of the nonprofit ShieldGiving

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Shira Lapid, represents Israel at the United Nations

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When politics invades art, an Israeli artist seeks common ground at the Venice Biennale

FEATURE

Belu-Simion Fainaru, our representative at the Venice Biennale, struts his creative stuff and rolls with the anti-Israel punches.

ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MATTEO SALVINI (R) took time out to visit the Israeli pavilion.

Arab Hadash-Ta’al, Ra’am parties sign agreement to reduce risk of lost votes

Police identified Yamam fighter Itai Persson as dead diver found in Haifa's Students Beach

Illustrative: Beach in Haifa. August 24, 2026.
OPINION

France's trade ban on Israeli settlements is political theater dressed up as int'l law

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a United Nations (UN) General Assembly meeting being organized by France and Saudi Arabia in support of a two-state solution between Palestine and Israel on September 22, 2025 in New York City.
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Behind President Isaac Herzog’s global search for the next ‘Voice of the People’ cohort

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CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei attends a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France.

'We Must Pace the Frontier': Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Europe expelled its Jews - now, it wants to decide where Jews may live in Israel

OPINION
BDS

The boycott was meant to isolate Israeli settlements - it is doing the opposite

OPINION
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.

Britain’s sanctions on Israeli settlements reveal hypocrisy of its ‘occupation’ policy

OPINION

Milan Jewish woman describes what it's like to be proud, Jewish in Italy amid rising antisemitism

INTERVIEW

"Why do our children have to go to school every day under heavy police escort?" Dalia Gubbay, Vice President of the Jewish Community of Milan, said.

Pro Israel protest in Milan, Italy.

Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted

Phuket Chabad House cancels Rosh Hashanah meal following anti-Israel protest

Tourists walk down Bangla Walking Street on March 24, 2024 in Phuket, Thailand; Illustrative.

Trump sends Rosh Hashanah greetings, vows to combat antisemitism

US President Donald Trump places a note in the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City May 22, 2017.

Antisemitic conspiracies blaming Jews for 9/11 resurface ahead of 25th anniversary, CyberWell warns

Prisoners protest in Syria's Kobani after Kurdish soldier's murder test al-Sharaa's security forces

ANALYSIS

This is the latest in Syria's tensions, while it also reveals the concerns many Kurds have about how the new government resolves crises.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa listens to French President during a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025.

Iran used Chinese-sourced satellite images to target, strike US bases, intelligence reveals

REPORT

BRICS summit: Iran, UAE, others urge restraint over Middle East escalation

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2026.

BRICS, Oman talks reveal how Gulf states are preparing for Iran’s next phase

ANALYSIS
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam

No signed Hormuz deal expected yet from Oman, Gulf States meeting on Monday, Iranian official says

How Shayetet 3 is transforming war at sea: New details of Mideast attacks revealed

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Post reveals new details on how the navy stopped Turkey's flotilla, maintains pressure on Lebanon and Syria, and SEAL special operations.

A joint drill between the IDF’s elite Shayetet 13 navy commandos and US Army Special Forces

Saudi pipeline attack exposes growing power of Iran-backed militias

ANALYSIS
FEATURE

Not your average Jewish mother: Lisa Edelstein on Hollywood, identity, and ‘Long Story Short'

WARM, FUNNY, THOUGHTFUL: Lisa Edelstein with her paintings.
JERUSALEM REPORT

‘We are friends, it’s real’: How a Jew and a Palestinian’s coexistence dream survived October 7

Dror Amedi and Kamel Jabarin.
OPINION

UK’s Oct. 7 blind spot reveals a deeper crisis in its Israel policy

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AI, jets, drone swarms: Israel Aerospace Industries chairman Boaz Levy describes future battlefield

INTERVIEW

Levy said that he expects the future of air dominance to involve more satellites, AI, robots, and missiles, with fewer clear boundaries between the front and the rear.

An IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) sign at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre, in Singapore, February 3, 2026.

Covenant emerges from stealth and unveils Anthem, a deep‑strike precision missile

Reinventing the battlefield

An Elbit Systems illustration of robotic and autonomous systems in use in the field.

Swarming the battlefield: Elbit-FUSE reveals mass drone and robot armies as IDF plans new AI branch

Lockheed Martin’s California Skunk Works facility spans 215,000 square feet

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works quietly meets with Israeli defense-tech start-ups

EXCLUSIVE

Mamdani, AOC spark backlash after appearing to laugh during 9/11 memorial ceremony

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced criticism after footage showed them smiling and laughing during the Ground Zero ceremony marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) listen as the names of victims are read during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at the 9/11 Memorial, in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2026.

NYC Mayor Mamdani shares Rosh Hashanah message with Jewish community

Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government

(L to R) Green Party spokespersons Amanda Lind, Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson, Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson, Swedish Prime Minister and Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson and Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar take part in a televised debate on September 10, 2026.

One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, Prime Minister Jotham Napat's office says

MV Matui.

Fan carrying a Palestinian flag ran onto the field in Yankee Stadium during 9/11 commemorations

MLB: New York Mets at New York Yankees Saturday, 12th September 2026, 05:40

In Collaboration

Going where the need is greatest

Yael Eckstein with food packages delivered to the Christian community in Syria.

Shaping the future of aerospace

Max and Desiree Blankfeld.

Gaza GenoLIE: The campaign fighting “a modern blood libel”

A new billboard about the GazaGenoLIE.com campaign in the center of Times Square, next to the NASDAQ

OpenAI pushes IPO to 2027 amid fears of rogue AI, calls to slow down development, Altman confirms

"I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman told business magazine Fortune.

The silhouette of Sam Altman and ChatGPT logo are seen in this illustration, June 11, 2026.

Israel ranks third worldwide in AI commercialization as economy grows 3.2% ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Israeli AI startup founder pleads guilty to $27 million fraud scheme in New York

An emblem marks the entrance to the US Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters building, May 26, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Your Investments: Turning Rosh Hashanah reflection into financial action

A man blows a shofar outside the Jerusalem Central Bus Station.

Your Taxes: Israeli property flip ends with a costly VAT lesson

Israel prepares for effects of 'Godzilla' El Niño with Health Ministry drills

El Niño typically peaks around December, but Israelis could see more rain and flooding in early autumn because of the strength of this year's weather event.

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

How Ethiopia’s green energy boom is rewriting the rules of regional diplomacy

OPINION

Water sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend

Rescue workers build a makeshift zip line to cross the Trishuli River, following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 4, 2026.

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

Smoke rises following eruption of the Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, in Anak Krakatau, Lampung province, Indonesia, September 5, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video/

Seven Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau

How does breathing alter the brain? Inside the science of sighs with a world-leading neuroscientist

INTERVIEW

You are doing it right now, and until I mentioned it, you were not aware of it. We all take breathing for granted. We tend to think of it as the body’s background software.

An image of the human brain

Magen David Adom ends year with nearly two million dispatches as Rosh Hashanah approaches

INTERVIEW

New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash

REPORT

Cancer cases among 9/11 survivors surge nearly 25 years later

Children survivors of 9/11 attacks to finally get a major health study

From Australian judge to Israeli tour guide: David Parry's aliyah journey

INTERVIEW

“It’s such an incredible blessing to be here. I really feel it was the mission of my life to facilitate my family’s return to Israel,” retired judge David Parry said of his aliyah journey.

JUDGE-TURNED-TOUR GUIDE: David Parry.

New school, new home: Young olim begin the school year in Israel

WATCH

Israel preparing for new wave of Jewish immigration, Aliyah Ministry director-general says

Around 150 new olim arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport on August 27, 2026.

Over 20,000 olim made Aliyah to Israel from 100 countries in past year, data shows

New Olim coming to Israel 2026
FRONTLINES

‘It’s time to go home’: After 57 years in America, a Holocaust survivor comes home to Israel

MORTON AND Carole Pancer outside their daughter Jessica Gertel’s home in Gush Etzion, days after beginning their new life in Israel. Morton, a Holocaust survivor, says Israel is ‘the land that we all belong to.’

Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

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As Jerusalem enters the reflective days before Yom Kippur, a special Selichot concert will bring music, inspiration and history together on a historic rooftop.

Maxim Cohen and Yonatan Hamburger

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

Midtown Jerusalem by Israel Canada: A premier living, retail & leisure hub

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In the middle of the triangle

The Grand in Netanya - a new luxury residential tower overlooking the Mediterranean.

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

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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   

UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband.

Are the new sanctions a threat to Israel's economy, or just election season theater?

Houthis take control of Mocha, Trump promises $5,000 dividends of Republicans win midterms

Netanyahu announces lawsuit against Haaretz, John Malkovich pulls out of Israel performance

US Politics   

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump sits down for a conversation with Tucker Carlson during his Live Tour at the Desert Diamond Arena on October 31, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Trump on Tucker Carlson: 'I dumped him a few months ago. He said some very bad things'

Mamdani, AOC spark backlash after appearing to laugh during 9/11 memorial ceremony

Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline

Diaspora   

MORTON AND Carole Pancer outside their daughter Jessica Gertel’s home in Gush Etzion, days after beginning their new life in Israel. Morton, a Holocaust survivor, says Israel is ‘the land that we all belong to.’

‘It’s time to go home’: After 57 years in America, a Holocaust survivor comes home to Israel

'Who Is American?' Exploring the complicated history of Jewish citizenship in the US

NYC Mayor Mamdani shares Rosh Hashanah message with Jewish community

Judaism   

THE HIGH HOLIDAY repentance cycle, year after year, can be brutal.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Humor, the shofar, and the ability to accept the absurdity of life

Rosh Hashanah 2026: The sound of the shofar as a vessel for victory, struggle, and self-sacrifice

Rosh Hashanah: The time to look inward and reveal what is unseen

Christian World   

Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

Food   

Salvaged fruit & vegetables are taken to collection points all over the city.

Giving surplus a second life, Jerusalem’s food rescuers are turning leftovers into a lifeline

Tenne offers gourmet kosher food for effortless holiday hosting

Wine talk: Eat well, drink well

Archaeology   

Cache of 10th-century pottery found during roadwork in Georgia, September 9, 2026.

Roadworks in Tbilisi uncover oldest medieval pottery cache ever found in Georgian capital

Is Monte Verde really 14,500 years old? Researchers clash over true age of Chile's ancient site

At least 120 Roman-era inscriptions, worship to unknown goddess identified inside Spanish cave

Science   

Professor Tal Dvir

New technology emerging from TAU's Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine

NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars

Is AI clairvoyant? ChatGPT can make personality tests and predict responses, Israeli study finds

Culture   

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

Two three-day cultural festivals to mark Sukkot with poetry, dance, and eco-tours

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Dudu Tassa to kick off Jerusalem Oud Festival

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to actor, director, and sex symbol Paul Newman

History   

AMID ‘THE PILE’: New York City fireman calls for additional firemen.

What remains of America’s 9/11 memory - and what is disappearing

Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted

Mao Zedong, Israel and the road not taken - 50 years after leader’s death

OMG   

A Hungarian Cessna 172 crashed in a field after being stolen by a drunk pilot, August 29, 2026.

Drunk pilot arrested in Hungary after stealing plane, flying towards nuclear plant, crash-landing

Over 150 beagles rescued from testing at Wisconsin facility, marking over 2,000 released this year

Catch him if you can: Ex-flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot for nearly five years

Travel   

The "Harmony in the Forest" wellness event.

Short drive from the center: Yom Kippur wellness event

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