Trump confirms IRGC backchannel, threatens to 'bomb the s***' out of Oman if it 'gets in the way'

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026
US soldier after boarding an Iranian ship in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 9, 2026.

Kushner, BoP officials meet Netanyahu in Jerusalem as future of US-Iran MoU remains unclear

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Netanyahu meets Kushner, Blair in Jerusalem as US presses Israel to advance Trump's Gaza plan

(L-R) Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch presentations during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington, DC, February 19, 2026
Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.

Katz: IDF to outline plan shifting West Bank settler violence authority to police within two weeks

A worker at the Likud Primary election in front of a photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, August 17, 2026.

Likud primaries begin as Netanyahu faces test of control over party's Knesset slate

Israel should kill ‘30-40’ Gazans every night, Ben-Gvir says on ex-hostage’s podcast

A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

US-Iran talks hit new impasse as MoU's 60-day deadline expires with no deal

Missiles produced by Iran's armed forces are displayed near a row of Iranian flags during commemorations to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution on February 11, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran prepared for larger war, fearing US talks were cover for Israeli attack

REPORT
MK Tally Gotliv attends a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

The Likud primary: Trolling as a way to gain support

OPINION
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

As Trump pushes for peace, Netanyahu is curbing IDF strikes in Gaza

ANALYSIS
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei holds a weekly press conference in Tehran on October 28, 2024.

Iran bars two French embassy employees from returning to Tehran following diplomatic dispute

Rapper Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting

What Australian trauma doctors found when they came to Israel

Group of Australian trauma physicians.

Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar leader, speaks at meeting about plan to make aliyah and absorption easier.

Missing Israeli found dead on side of road in Finland after disappearing during solo cycling trip

Firefighters work to extinguish bus fire on Highway 1 between Jerusalem, Ma’aleh Adumim

Screenshot from video of bus fire on Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim, August 17, 2026.
WATCH

Netanyahu brands UK ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ as tensions grow over Iran war

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

Netanyahu's ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ remark reveals how Israel views Europe

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026; Illustrative.

El Al cancels Tel Aviv-Hanoi flight route after Shin Bet denies security authorization

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a debate in the Knesset plenum earlier this year. Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, and Ben-Gvir embody fear Zionism; they do not speak for all Zionists, says the writer.

Netanyahu under fire before primaries, Ben-Gvir makes explosive statements on Gaza

LISTEN
Home Front Command's "Alliance of Brothers" delegation operating at several major sites destroyed by the earthquake that struck Cali, Colombia, August 17, 2026.

Israel’s 'Alliance of Brothers' delegation aids in search and rescue efforts across Colombia

WATCH
ALMOG OZERI

Israeli scientists make plants produce milk protein, paving way for cow-free dairy

STUDY

New Jersey councilwoman to Zohran Mamdani: You are the mayor – act like it!

OPINION
Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.

Canadian man charged after targeted vandalism of Saskatchewan synagogue

EDITORIAL

Mamdani fans flames of antisemitism by pairing false allyship with anti-Israel rhetoric

People attend a rally organised by "End Jew Hatred" in opposition to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, US, July 26, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Israeli journalists attacked in N. Ireland while filming documentary on European antisemitism

Crew from i24NEWS attacked by a man in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 16, 2026.

Jewish watchdog urges NYPD to increase officers in hot spots after synagogue attack

US-allied Gulf States increasingly frustrated with Trump's Iran approach

REPORT
(From L) TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7.

Iranian army chief places $30,000 bounty on killed, captured US soldiers

Two drones attack Kurdistan Regional Government prime minister, head of protection agency

US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Kushner, Blair, BoP head Mladenov meet Hamas delegation in Cairo over Gaza roadmap

An Israeli military vehicle displaying an Israeli flag in southern Lebanon. August 16, 2026.

Hezbollah disarmament 'integral' to Lebanon-Israel security process, US official tells 'Post'

Jewish men permitted to pray on Temple Mount with prayer books for first time, Ben-Gvir confirms

An Orthodox Jewish man faces the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 12, 2026

‘I’m fine with Jews, just not Zionists’: Time to rip off the anti-Zionist mask

OPINION
OPINION

Remembering IDF soldiers who lost their lives to hidden wounds

Family and friends attend the funeral of Zehava Shaul, mother of fallen Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, at the Poria Illit Cemetery in northern Israel, July 26, 2026.
ByJANE KIEL
OPINION

A genuine path to peace in Gaza: why real disarmament must come before withdrawal

A US soldier waves at the entrance to the LSA Endurance, a logistical support and staging facility designed to support the International Stabilization Force (ISF) under the direction of the Board of Peace (BoP), near the aza border in the Kerem Shalom area, southern Israel, August 10, 2026
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OPINION

Jewish educators should stop relying on archaeology to prove Israel’s history

ByURI PILICHOWSKI

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.

How Propeller Drones became Israel's quiet powerhouse for drone operations

REPORT

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

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

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

WATCH
View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.

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

Conditions aboard USS Lincoln 'exacerbated by decision to start Iran war,' senators tell Hegseth

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026.

Trump says US military to reduce military exercises with South Korea, cites North Korea relations

Somalia troops and armed opposition clash in heavy Baidoa fighting as civilian toll rises

Somali government forces patrol a street as residents gather following reported shelling in the Howl Wadaag district of Mogadishu, on June 4, 2026.
REPORT

American 'Heroes,' 'Nashville' actress Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere poses at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style awards at the Armand Hammer museum in Los Angeles, California.

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing departs for Russia to expand energy and economic ties

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing reviews a guard of honour with Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (not pictured), during a welcoming ceremony at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, August 6, 2026.

Inside the student fund backing tomorrow's entrepreneurs

Cactus Capital Winners

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

National Transport Infrastructure Company deploys AI-based adaptive traffic lights across Israel

 Traffic light displaying green.

Summer demand pushes prices up 0.3%, including rent, transportation costs, statistics bureau says

US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 15, 2024.

Financial education program for soldiers in need launched by IDF, Bank of Israel, nonprofits

Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Amir Yaron with members of the IDF Manpower Directorate launching the consumer and financial guidance program for IDF soldiers in need, August 12, 2026.

IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups

Israeli birdwatcher finds 30 migrating white storks dead under utility poles in Jordan Valley

Israeli birdwatcher discovers about 30 electrocuted, dead storks in the Jordan Valley, August 16, 2026.

Indonesia earthquake leads to thousands evacuated, at least 53 killed, roads blocked

Thousands of hectares in flames as Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026.

August disguised as fall: Thunderstorms, extreme heatwave expected as Israel nears end of summer

A wildfire burns in a canyon near Asomatos village on the island of Crete, Greece, July 30, 2026.

Israeli arrested for allegedly lighting barbecue at rented villa, sparking wildfire in Crete

Two Israeli children eat chocolate spiked with hallucinogenic mushrooms, rushed to hospital

The Galilee Medical center in the Northern Israeli city of Nahariya. April 13, 2026.

Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC

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

Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak

STUDY

Israel's human milk bank tripled activity after October 7, helping feed wartime babies

Australian lawyer makes aliyah just before October 7, quits job to launch babywear brand

MIRIAM AGRANAT with a collectible Tiftaf onesie.

‘My form of Zionism’: Jerusalem nonprofit helps new olim build businesses in Israel

FEATURE

'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together

New immigrants from Great Neck New York's Persian Jewish community arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. August 11, 2026.

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.

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

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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   

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a debate in the Knesset plenum earlier this year. Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, and Ben-Gvir embody fear Zionism; they do not speak for all Zionists, says the writer.

Netanyahu under fire before primaries, Ben-Gvir makes explosive statements on Gaza

Kasau family demand resources as missing mother and daughter are found in one week

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

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   

People attend a Holy Mass for the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint, and Pier Giorgio Frassati, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, September 7, 2025

First Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America elected

Israel’s 'Alliance of Brothers' delegation aids in search and rescue efforts across Colombia

Israeli arrested for allegedly lighting barbecue at rented villa, sparking wildfire in Crete

Judaism   

‘MAN IS like the tree of the field.’

What is the connection between Zionism and planting trees in Israel?

Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

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   

Food at the Tandoori restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Tandoori: Restaurant moves near Tel Aviv beach, bringing sea breeze to the spice

Wine Talk: Salute the wine ambassadors

In the kitchen with Henny: Road-trip ready meals for kids

Archaeology   

Aerial view of the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in Ramat Gan, August 16, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old ‘shopping hub’ beneath stadium in central Israel

‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker

Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers, trained with weapons, controversial study claims

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   

BIELSKI partisans and families. Lazar Engles stands third from the left.

'Our Partisan Kingdom' and 'Written in a Barn': Holocaust survival up close and personal

'Children of Abraham': Over a millennium of Jewish-Muslim relations

The Sbarro bomber’s American saga: Ahlam Tamimi escaped Israel - US failed to bring her to justice

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   

Six Senses Shaharut.

Luxury, quiet, and fine food: Finding true luxury and quiet in the Israeli desert

In a city returning to life, Tel Aviv’s Artist Hotel rewards a closer look

900 new parking spots: Haifa Airport prepares for surge in passenger numbers

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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