As he pushes for ultra-Orthodox draft, Moti Leitner aims to put the Haredi Public on a new path

FRONTLINES
MOTI LEITNER, deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh and founder of the Haredi Public Party, at the ‘Jerusalem Post’ studio this week. Leitner argues that ‘those who aren’t studying must take responsibility’ by serving in the IDF or doing national service, while preserving full-time Torah study for select few
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen as ultra-Orthodox party leaders Yitzhak Goldknopf and Moshe Gafni sit behind him in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026
Moti Leitner, deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh and founder of the Haredi Public Party, at the ‘Jerusalem Post’ studio, August 11, 2026

Shipping traffic drops in Strait of Hormuz, as UAE condemns 'aggressive Iranian attack' on tankers

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'This is what occupation looks like': MK Cassif says IDF tried to prevent him from entering Kusra

Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif says the IDF attempted to delay him from entering Kusra by declaring it a 'closed military zone,' August 14, 2026.
Israelis at Ben Gurion Airport.

Massive delays at Ben-Gurion partially due to presence of US refueling tankers, authority admits

INTERVIEW
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with 'Jerusalem Post' Editor in Chief Zvika Klein, August 12, 2026.

The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran

FRONTLINES

As foreign elections shape Israel’s alliances, Jerusalem seeks to control the diplomatic whiplash

Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

IDF to probe soldiers' conduct in West Bank's Kusra, investigate time taken to evacuate extremists

Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Katz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaos

An AI-generated political cartoon.

The question is not ‘Bibi: Yes or no?’ but the answer is, ‘Which Israel?’

OPINION
FROM THE viewpoint of the Iranian people’s economic future, Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz is a shot in the foot, the writer argues. Here, ships are anchored in the strait off the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran, this week.

Middle Israel: Iran's Strait of Hormuz piracy is a reckless, losing strategy

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

Teens asked ChatGPT about arson punishment before setting fire to Givatayim Japanika restaurant

A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026.

Two teenagers indicted over arson attack against Givatayim Japanika restaurant

The war for Israel’s home

Erez Winner, chairman of HaBithchonistim

American defense start-up launches new Anthem cruise missile in Morocco military test

US and Morocco defense industry partners prepare a cruise missile for a live-fire demonstration at the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center, August 5, 2026.

Smotrich lays out 2026 plan: No Ben-Gvir alliance, haredi draft, Netanyahu bloc

WATCH
EXCLUSIVE

Israeli officials stunned by Iran’s rapid military recovery after 2026 war

(L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IDF chief Eyal Zmair attend an IDF officers’ course graduation ceremony in southern Israel, June 25, 2026
OPINION

Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away

Defense Minister Israel Katz and other coalition lawmakers attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-establishment of the settlement of Sa-Nur, in the West Bank, April 19, 2026
ByYAAKOV KATZ
ANALYSIS

What Venezuela's renewed ties with Israel could mean for Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats as Likud drops behind Eisenkot's Yashar once more

POLL
The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

As settler violence rises, Israelis, foreigners question the cost of government inaction

EDITORIAL
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, US, June 25, 2015.

US lost 45 Reaper drones in Iran war, raising supply concerns for future hostilities

REPORT
Ireland's new government jet, which lacks the Elbit-manufactured FalconEye technology that allows it to land in fog.

My Word: It’s a funny old world

OPINION

Former Montreal anti-racism commissioner sues CIJA over alleged Hitler comparison

Former Montreal anti-racism commissioner Bochra Manai.

Vast majority of antisemitic online content flagged by Jewish users stays online, EU Jews say

Apple agrees to pay $150,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit over employee's Shabbat observance

Apple's flagship store in Shanghai, China on July 13, 2026.

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

A student stands and whistles while holding his cap with the words 'End The Occupation' during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024.

Montreal opposition party moves forward with motion to cut ties with Israel

American Christian missionary kidnapped in Niger back in US hands, on his way home

REPORT
A still image taken from an Islamic State (ISIS) video

Shipping traffic falls further in Strait of Hormuz as US, Iran compete over claims to control

ANALYSIS

CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone force as US adapts to drone warfare

A Hamas terrorist previously listed as a journalist by RSF.

Reporters Without Borders removes Gazan terror operatives from its official media casualty database

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks next to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent says US to apply measures 'never seen before' on Iran

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan forge new alliance as Middle East order shifts

ANALYSIS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

Settler leaders condemn Kusra violence, warn of ‘irreversible damage’ to Israel

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Shabbat candles

Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well

SORCERERS, MAGICIANS, diviners: The Torah rejects them all.

Almost three years after Oct. 7, 'Hostages Square' becomes official name of Tel Aviv Museum plaza

'Whether you like it or not': The Israeli VC on who's really buying Israeli tech

WATCH
 Yoni Heilbronn: 'It's every man for himself'

Cyprus ramping up pressure on Tel Aviv while eyeing Israel’s Merkava tanks for its military

REPORT

Elbit Systems order backlog hits $32 billion amid global defense boom

 Illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Ondas Holdings Inc.

Ondas wins Defense Ministry tender for next generation attack drones

An illustration of Lockheed Martin’s newly announced Strigo defense system.

Lockheed Martin announces new Strigo defense solution system, dedicated product center

Israel not doing enough to quell West Bank settler violence, White House official says

REPORT
The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

CENTCOM refutes reports of sailors jumping from USS Lincoln as conditions aboard face scrutiny

UK Reform party leader Nigel Farage defeats main opponent Count Binface to return to parliament

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage visits The Ship, on the day of voting in the Clacton by-election, triggered by his own resignation, in Kirby Le Soken, Essex, Britain, August 13, 2026.

Croatia wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate, 36 confirmed injured, seven critically

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in Omis, Croatia, August 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video.

Over 2,000 evacuated in western Germany due to raging wildfire near Belgian border

Flames and smoke rise during a wildfire near Montfort-sur-Argens, near Correns, in the Var department, as drought conditions worsen following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, August 1, 2026.

The redemption test: Which travel credit card actually gets you on a flight?

Niv Sultan and Deni Avdija for FLY CARD.

One year after Milei’s Genesis Prize, the Isaac Accords are forging a pro-Israel network across LA

David Hatchwell, selection committee chairman, The Genesis Prize Foundation (L); President Milei; and Josh Reinstein, president of the Israel Allies Foundation, at Chairman’s Conference, Brazil 2026.

Tel Aviv University plans to rename Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences

View of the Tel Aviv University campus

Israeli venture firm Team8 raises $365m. to invest in AI-native start-ups

A display showing stock market data is seen outside the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on March 09, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on February 28th; illustrative

Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, buying NBA's Los Angeles Lakers team

Blue Bird Airways expands Italy network with four direct routes from Tel Aviv

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026.
OPINION

Why the diamond industry must abandon dogma and embrace lab-grown pragmatism

A diamond.
ByAHMED BIN SULAYEM

West Bank employment rebounds after Oct. 7 drop, but wages, protection remain weak, PCBS data shows

Severe storms, tornados kill multiple people in Midwest US as power is cut in Chicago, Columbus

Damaged houses are seen a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.

Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters

Colombia continues search and rescue operations after earthquake, over 250 killed

The moon completely covers the sun during a solar eclipse near the northern Spanish town of Reinosa, August 12, 2026.

Total darkness, then sunset as full eclipse wows spectators across Europe

Explosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.

Lebanese firefighters accuse Israel of intentionally causing fires during strikes

REPORT

Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

What do we know about the multistate salmonella outbreak in the US?

EXPLAINER

Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot, cites autism diagnoses

Australia to vaccinate vulnerable native birds against bird flu following New Zealand's lead

Taylor Farms recalls salsa, guacamole over salmonella risk, weeks after cyclosporiasis concerns

How a Connecticut Torah scroll traveled 50 years, and thousands of miles, to make aliyah

OPINION
The sefer torah.

Sages, synagogues, and seaside: Discovering Jewish history along the French Riviera

FEATURE

Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel

The Douglas family, including Nefesh B'Nefesh's 100,000th olah, celebrate their immigration to Israel, August 2026.

Birthright Israel launches project to build gardens for Druze town two years after Hezbollah strike

Birthright Israel volunteers in Majdal Shams.

‘Power of Zionism’: Israel welcomes 140 new immigrants from France, including 80 children

The Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog (far right) and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer with a new Olim family from France, August 3, 2026.

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

Israel Canada invites you to experience life at MIDTOWN JERUSALEM. A prestigious complex that combines residential living, retail, leisure, and a prime location.Renderings are provided for illustration purposes only.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

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

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

All JPost Conferences   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

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   

The Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026.

IDF strikes Hamas cell in Khan Yunis as gag order hits Vienna disappearance probe

Gazans steal pipes from Yellow Line, IDF reacts too slowly

'Whether you like it or not': The Israeli VC on who's really buying Israeli tech

US Politics   

Democratic Senate candidate, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan speaks during a get out the vote event at the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Twin Cities Office on Aug. 8, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minnesota’s Democratic nominee is an Israel critic, but she is not El-Sayed 2.0

'Profoundly corrupt': Trump faces lawsuit after selling early access to Truth Social posts

Trump administration set to spend $900 million on White House construction projects

Diaspora   

ZAKA volunteers operating at one of the sites that was struck by an earthquake in Colombia, August 13, 2026.

ZAKA volunteers open temporary clinic amid search and rescue operations after Colombia earthquake

Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, buying NBA's Los Angeles Lakers team

Jack Ukeles, researcher of Jewish communities, dies at 89 years old in Jerusalem

Judaism   

SORCERERS, MAGICIANS, diviners: The Torah rejects them all.

Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parashat Re'eh: The tyranny of ‘one’ truth

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   

PistVanilla ice cream with cherries and 'edible' flowers.

Caesarea Golf Club’s Mariposa: Kosher dining hits above par

Mifgash Ticho: A fantastic meat meal in the heart of Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Food Truck Festival: Good food with better prices

Archaeology   

A drone view of the foundations of the ancient Constantine Bridge, commissioned by Roman emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, is seen in the Danube River near Gigen, Bulgaria, in this handout image released on August 6, 2026.

Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters

Egypt uncovers first complete bath complex, ancient hydraulic system north of Suez Canal

Egypt unearths underground tombs, golden tongues ahead of construction in ancient coastal city

Science   

 OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024

AI agent caught creating fake online identities during OpenAI, Anthropic model security evaluations

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound

Prehistoric people in Eurasia, North America specifically hunted female mammoths, new study shows

Culture   

Photo of a screening at Yehi'am Fortress National Park/Courtesy of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.

'Summer at the Movies' program brings family, films, and fun to Israel's national parks

'Megillat Yerushalyim': Israeli artist Rachel Kainy is turning Jerusalem into a living scroll

What to watch this week: 'Operation Thunderbolt,' 'Jurassic Park,' and Israeli classics

History   

 El Al Flight 402 - The Lockheed Constellation registered as 4X-AKC, pictured here in 1950.

On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard

'A Life of the Mind': New biography reexamines the mind of Hannah Arendt

The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on

OMG   

A pilote on the flight deck in the Airbus A350X WB passenger plane as he stands on the tarmac at Munich Airport during a presentation of the new plane by Airbus officials on February 27, 2015; illustrative.

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

Surf’s pup: Some 20 dogs make a splash at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in California

Fabulous felines: Celebrating the beloved cats of the 'Post' for International Cat Day

Travel   

Family, illustration.

Heatwave leaves no choice: Indoor air-conditioned attractions for the summer vacation

Tel Dan Nature Reserve damaged by missile in war; here is how it looks after restoration

Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter offers family ticket to six heritage sites for NIS 160

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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