Can Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction handle peace with both Israel and Hamas?

FRONTLINES
MOHAMMAD DAHLAN, leader of Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction, has called for Palestinians to put past divisions aside and build a political system in which elections transfer power, and institutions are ‘greater than individuals.’
A MAN drives through Beirut’s Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp beneath portraits of Yasser Arafat and Mohammad Dahlan, whose Fatah Democratic Reform faction is seeking a new path toward Palestinian unity and political change.
A Palestinian woman is seen voting in local elections, in Gaza.

IDF intercepts drone, strikes in Lebanon, Trump warns of possible US strike on Pickaxe Mountain

Live Updates

Trump administration developing post-war Middle East strategy for Iran, Israel

REPORT
US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participate in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.
Arab-Israeli protesters hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv to draw attention to the rising crime rates in their community on January 31.

Israel's war within: As murders mount, Arab sector struggles to escape a cycle of violence

JERUSALEM REPORT
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Aiya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank that is home to many American citizens, September 5, 2026.

Huckabee says Israel not planning to force Palestinians out of Gaza Strip during West Bank visit

REPORT

Iranian leadership considers escalation as US officials fear military, cyberattacks

EMOTIONAL SCARS remain. Illustration of a woman with a puzzle-piece shaped hole in her chest, with the corresponsing puzzle piece seen floating beside her.

The second year: Anticipating the Jewish High Holidays after experiencing grief and loss

Israel Aerospace Industries Airbus A330-300BDSF.

Israel Aerospace Industries' first cargo-converted Airbus aircraft completes first flight

Security guards stand watch in front of a synagogue in Los Angeles, Oct. 9, 2023.

California man faces trial over alleged threats to shoot up Jewish community center

Migrants deported from the United States walk a jet bridge. (Ilustrative)

Five European nations seek deals to send migrants out of the EU

(Illustrative) Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025.

Putin orders three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow

Venezuelans swarm to aid trucks where other civilians have come to deliver aid and food.

Beneath the rubble: Photojournalist documents Venezuela's earthquake aftermath, Israeli aid

JERUSALEM REPORT

“Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are”

Holocaust Survivor Nate Leipciger on the 2025 March of the Living

Meet the small, growing wave of Latin American IDF lone soldiers

JERUSALEM REPORT
Ofir Levy with the Panamanian flag during his ‘masa kumta,’ the final march marking the completion of combat training in the IDF.

Ruth Bar breaks silence on her 1993 affair with Netanyahu, his early political rise

INTERVIEW

Former NSC chief Eiland warns Israel’s diplomatic approach is harming vital interests

Giora Eiland attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on September 18, 2024.

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after Israeli soldiers intercept drone attack

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026; Illustrative.

IDF cleared Hezbollah terrorists from tunnels under Ali al-Taher ridge, Katz announces

Tenne.

Tenne offers gourmet kosher food for effortless holiday hosting

REVIEW
YOU CAN make a toast for the New Year with a good sparkling wine, like Yarden Brut Rose.

Wine talk: Eat well, drink well

Henny Shor.

In the kitchen with Henny: Sweetness in every course

EMMER & CANE baked goods. Yum!

Sweetening the new year: How Jewish food becomes family tradition

OPINION

Hollywood’s Jews take sides in Mark Ruffalo-Paramount antisemitism row

Mark Ruffalo attends the European Gala Screening for Amazon's "Crime 101" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 28, 2026 in London, England.

American Jewish community security spending surpasses $1 billion, new data shows

STUDY

IMPACT's Digital Defender 102 workshop helps Jews aged 55 and up fight online antisemitism

IMPACT’s Digital Defender 102, a workshop for those aged 55 and up focusing on confronting antisemitism and amplifying Jewish pride, joy, and resilience through the use of artificial intelligence and social media, Queens, New York, September 3, 2026.

Israeli athletes removed from Northern Irish triathlon amid BDS pressure, fears for safety

Palestine Action hunger striker supporters hold pro-IRA and pro-Palestinian banners while protesting in Parliament Square while waiting for the Derry delegation on December 15, 2025 in London, UK; illustrative.

Spanish far-right activists use Nazi-style salutes in anti-migrant protests

Houthis escalate fighting in Yemen, eyeing control over Mocha Port, Bab al-Mandab Strait

REPORT
Members of Houthi security forces sit on a rock at the site of a rally held to commemorate Mawlid, marking the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birthday, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026.

Syria’s oil corridor plans take shape as Trump looks beyond Hormuz

ANALYSIS

Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon, new oil pipelines may replace Hormuz

A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

US sanctions Turkish bank, two subsidiaries in bid to increase economic pressure on Iran

Iran and Iraq map. Ilustration.

Iraq emerges as Iran’s economic lifeline amid tighter US sanctions

America, beware: The battle over Israel’s identity could be coming for the US

OPINION
A flag combining the Israeli and American flags flutters in seen in front of a military post in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, October 29, 2025

'Zionism is genocide': How Israel became the Left’s organizing target for grievance coalitions

OPINION

What to watch this week: Gal Gadot speeds through The Runner, Hearsay delivers gripping thriller

‘THE RUNNER’ is just what the trailer promises, an action-packed thriller featuring Gal Gadot as Maia, a lawyer and single mother in London who has to save her son.

John Malkovich to return to Israel with satirical theatrical-musical show

JOHN MALKOVICH: ‘I’m thrilled to return to Israel.’
FEATURE

Is 'Purity of Arms' holding the IDF back? Inside Israel’s battle over military ethics

From Dolphin to Dakar: 'Dragon' submarine reveals Israel’s changing undersea posture

ANALYSIS
(illustrative) A submarine firing a missile.

After Achilles Shield deal, Israeli air defense dominates in Europe as continent races to rearm

OPINION

India, Sri Lanka, and Israel’s overlooked Indian Ocean opportunity

ByDR. LAUREN DAGAN AMOSS
Boaz Levy, CEO of IAI

IAI chairman says Defense Ministry debt stands close to NIS 6 b., warns about keeping up production

US-China space race is heating up

US, China arm for space warfare, raising stakes in race for military control of orbit

Trump to continue traveling in Qatari-gifted Air Force One despite security concerns

REPORT
US President Donald Trump gestures as he tours the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026.

White House reviews candidates to replace Hegseth deputy Feinberg, sources say

REPORT

Pentagon gives polygraphs to Joint Staff officials in attempt to find munitions info leak

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025.

Explosion at Bolivia military base kills at least 2, 14 missing, ministry says

A bomb disposal truck leaves the area while military personnel form a security cordon following explosions that left people dead and injured at the "Bolivar" Mechanized Artillery Regiment, in Viacha, Bolivia, September 4, 2026.

Canadian federal court rules to release redacted sections of 1986 Nazi resettlement report

A man looks at a Nazi flag as he visits the exhibition "Design of the Third Reich" at the Design Museum Den Bosch in 's-Hertogenbosch; illustrative.

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

Professor Tal Dvir

75 years of investing in Israel: Standing strong with Israel

Devastation at the Nova site

The ecosystem of healing

Little Twin Girls are sitting and ancient old olive tree. Children are enjoying big and old ancient olive tree in the olive garden in Mediterranean

OpenAI commits $1 billion to cyberdefense effort amid growing AI safety scrutiny

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

US, China to discuss AI safety risks, cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks

INTERVIEW

Israeli startup uses advanced AI for new communication alternative for verbally-challenged people

An illustrative image of the Israeli flag covered in computer pieces and the words "Artificial Intelligence."

Your Taxes: Mulling a return to Israel? Here's what you need to know

New immigrants from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 14, 2019.

Your Investments: No need to go looking for financial independence

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

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

Ethiopian flags flutter in the wind next to a power station at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built along the Blue Nile, during its inauguration, in Guba, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, September 9, 2025.

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

OPINION

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israeli scientists find carp can resist a deadly virus

INTERVIEW
Prof. Lior David holds a small fishbowl with carps.

Two children hospitalized in Jerusalem after severe poisoning from THC-infused cannabis candies

INTERVIEW

Straight from the horse’s mouth: New Israeli AI helps horses tell us when they are in pain

Health funds launch flu vaccination campaigns as supplies gradually reach clinics

Police arrest suspect in Jerusalem baby food sedative contamination case

Time to give olim a voice: Israel’s immigrants deserve more than symbolic representation

OPINION
OFER WINTER speaks at the launch of the People of Israel party in Jerusalem.

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

OPINION

From midrasha to the IDF: A journey toward serving Israel

 Over 300 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.
ByLILAH
OPINION

From feeling at home in Canada to making aliyah

 Protesters in support of Palestinians stand at an encampment, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at McGill University’s campus in Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 2, 2024.
ByEDEN DONSKY

Your Investments: What new olim can teach us about gratitude and entitlement

Ben-Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026

In the middle of the triangle

Image for illustration purposes only.

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

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

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

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

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   

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Netanyahu's right-wing bloc strains as Likud slides, Eisenkot surges ahead of list deadline

Netanyahu spoke with IDF chief three hours into Oct. 7, Iran pressure fuels regime divisions

From a tortured father in Tehran to a brain-cancer cure in Israel: Heshmatpour's two-front fight

US Politics   

An artist rendering of US President Donald Trump's planned Triumphal Arch.

Trump administration to break ground on 250-foot Washington arch despite legal challenges

Trump administration takes USPS mail-in ballot fight to Supreme Court

Unlikely alliance: Bannon joins forces with Sanders, AOC over AI, data center restrictions

Diaspora   

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Consulate General of Israel to condemn Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Los Angeles, California, US, October 2, 2025.

US House passes bill stripping federal funds from universities that boycott Israel

Canadian federal court rules to release redacted sections of 1986 Nazi resettlement report

Trump meeting brings estranged Satmar Rebbes face to face for first time in decades

Judaism   

KING DAVID, a detail of the early 16th-century marble statue by Michelangelo,   kept at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy.

From Saul's failure to David's reckoning, 'Human Kingship' examines the dangers of power

‘You are standing today’: A Jewish lesson for America, 25 years after 9/11

Israel after Oct. 7: What Moses teaches us about survival and responsibility

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   

Tenne.

Tenne offers gourmet kosher food for effortless holiday hosting

Wine talk: Eat well, drink well

In the kitchen with Henny: Sweetness in every course

Archaeology   

Excavations at the Tell Qana archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, on behalf of Bar-Ilan University and the Israel Antiquities Authority, August 30, 2026.

‘Healing through restoration’: How Israel’s hidden dig site builds community out of archaeology

Egypt unearths Mamluk-era pilgrim’s inn belonging to lost city along historic Sinai trade route

Archaeologists find Ramesses II inscription in Sinai pointing to Egypt’s lost city of Mesn

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   

YARON BOB stands next to a remnant of an Iranian ballistic missile in the backyard of his blacksmith studio in Yated.

From Iranian missiles to menorahs, Israeli blacksmith forges trauma into works of art

Israeli animated short 'Two Robots' film wins award at San Francisco sci-fi festival

Moshe Rosenthal’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ brings a powerful coming-of-age story to Israeli theaters

History   

Aharon Bar-Oz deposits Naomi Shemer’s leter of response with the National Library of Israel, August 31, 2026.

Author of postcard sent to Naomi Shemer praising 'Jerusalem of Gold' identified after 59 years

“Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are”

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year

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   

Flight searches in Israel surged 30% compared to last year.

Israelis back in the air: Vietnam searches surge 160% as AI reshapes travel planning

Tishrei Holidays 2026: Is it really more cost-effective for families to fly abroad?

Did lost Ben-Gurion Airport bags end up in Cyprus?

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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