Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland plan to sign joint declaration demanding self-determination

REPORT
Scottish First Minister John Swinney (L) delivers a statement on the 2026 Programme for Government at Scottish Parliament on September 1, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Protestors hold up flags during a rally in support of a second Scottish Independence vote on May 26, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham departs 10 Downing Street to attend PMQs on September 09, 2026 in London, England.

Pezeshkian vows not to surrender as Iranian ship struck near Qeshm Island

Live Updates

Netanyahu may seek broad national government after election, sources in Ben-Gvir's camp believe

Prime Minister Netanyahu sits with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defense Minister Israel Katz as the Knesset votes on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 9, 2026.

Yemeni army rosters 80% filled with 'ghost names,' leaving Mocha Port vulnerable to Houthi takeover

REPORT
Residents attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli airstrike that hit a vehicle in Gaza City, August 31, 2026.

Two killed in Gaza City strike, IDF says it targeted car with Hamas terrorists

OPINION

Israel’s PISA collapse exposes a failing education system threatening its future

ByDAN PERRY
German police officers stand guard, July 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. Ilustrative.

Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle after wearing Star of David necklace, police say

Protesters hold up Pride flags as they stand in front of riot police officers in Izmir, Turkey, on June 27, 2026.

Turkey detains 26 people in raids targeting LGBTQ+ associations over accusations of obscenity

 A FLAG march takes place through the Old City on Jerusalem Day, in May. Israel will become a bi-national state and its Jewish expressions, including the national flag, will lose their status and their meaning, the writer warns.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Israel’s 78-year miracle was never supposed to happen

OPINION
Statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his wife, Sabina, found in Kibyra, Turkey, September 11, 2026.

Turkey unearths rare statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian, Empress Sabina in ancient Mediterranean city

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

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'

Lighting the way: Meet the next generation of Zionist leaders

JNFuture JLIM participants in Israel

25 ViZionaries: Jacki Karsh - No. 16

Jacki Karsh, founded the Karsh Journalism Fellowship.

25 ViZionaries: Rudy Rochman - No. 17

25 ViZionaries: Noah Pollak - No. 18

Rabbi Daniel Rabin, Senior Rabbi of Caulfield Shule, Melbourne.

25 ViZionaries: Rabbi Daniel Rabin - No. 19

Yuval David.

25 ViZionaries: Yuval David - No. 20

Five sea turtles return to nature after rehabilitation, Israel Nature and Parks Authority announces

Ran (top) and Nidal (bottom), two young green sea turtles, during breakfast in the rehabilitation pool at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center.

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

POLL

Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.

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

Israeli security forces seen during a raid in the West Bank village of Salem, near Nablus, on August 2, 2026.

Anti-tank missile found in Ramle residential compound during police weapons search

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
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
 A Jewish worshipper blows a Shofar as he takes part in Slichot at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, 2017

Rosh Hashanah 2026: What does ‘shana tova’ mean in an Israel divided by politics?

OPINION
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

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

REPORT
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.

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

INTERVIEW

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

Pro Israel protest in Milan, Italy.

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

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

ANALYSIS
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

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

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

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

EXCLUSIVE
JERUSALEM REPORT

Where are all the women? Why Israel still struggles to put women at the top of politics

Women make up roughly a quarter of Israel’s Knesset, but their representation thins considerably at the highest levels of political power.
JERUSALEM REPORT

Israeli voters have strikingly little say - a 'semi-open ballot' reform can help

Israeli citizens have fewer opportunities to vote, in fewer democratic arenas, than citizens of any other developed democracy.
FEATURE

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

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

INTERVIEW
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

Rescuers searching for 140 people after missing Indonesian passenger ship sinks

Rescuers work at a command post during an operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ship, according to a search and rescue agency, sank while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 13, 2026.

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

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

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

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

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.

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

'We must pace the frontier': Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development

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.

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

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

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

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

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

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
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
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

SPONSORED
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

Image for illustration purposes only.

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

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   

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   

Statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his wife, Sabina, found in Kibyra, Turkey, September 11, 2026.

Turkey unearths rare statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian, Empress Sabina in ancient Mediterranean city

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

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

81% of Israelis agree: This is the most important thing in a hotel room

Hiking in the Holy Land: A new year brings a change in the air

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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