UK, France, Canada announce ban on trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank

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Miliband: UK believes Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in West Bank, 'we refuse to be bystanders' • Alongside UK, France, and Canada, 12 countries say they back restrictions on settlements

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband departs after a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, September 8, 2026
Israeli families attend an inauguration ceremony for the new settlement of Maale Arugot in Gush Etzion in the West Bank, September 2, 2026
A Palestinian woman passes by an election poster of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, at the Palestinian village of Jit, near the Jewish Settlement of Kdumim in the West Bank, September 8, 2026

UK toughens Iran nuclear sanctions as Qatar, China push to revive talks

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Mossad's best operation ever? From walkie-talkies to beepers to the Hezbollah takedown

EXCLUSIVE

Mossad’s pager operation blindsided Hezbollah, stunned Washington, and exposed years of Israeli planning behind one of the most audacious intelligence operations in modern history.

A woman's shadow is seen over the Mossad logo (illustrative)
US Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) (C) departs after a candlelight vigil in honor of National Police Week at the US Capitol on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.

‘If you boycott Israel, we boycott you’: Florida rep. Fine warns UK sanctions will destroy economy

In an interview with 'the Post,' he said Britain’s trajectory should serve as a “warning sign” for the United States on immigration and social integration.

INTERVIEW
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements

Israel's settlement policy triggers trade restrictions from 13 nations, incl. UK, Ireland, France

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during Ministerial Statement on Government Direction at the House of Commons in London

What Britain risks by treating Israeli intelligence as a bargaining chip

COMMENT
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

FM Sa'ar: Israel to close UK consulate in east Jerusalem, expel reps. from CMCC over sanctions

WATCH
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani walks to deliver a speech during the Conference of Government’s Achievements in Developing Rural Infrastructure in Tehran, Iran, August 26, 2019.

Iran's ex-president Rouhani urges public say on ending war, prompting calls for arrest

Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.

Eisenkot-led coalition has pathway to 61 seats without Arab parties for first time, poll reveals

POLL
IDF troops operate within Syria in early March.

UN Syria commission warns Israeli military activity may amount to war crimes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas attack days before October 7 massacre, Haaretz reports

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'Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are'

Amid Rising campus antisemitism, 98-year-old Holocaust survivor sends message to Jewish students worldwide

Holocaust Survivor Nate Leipciger on the 2025 March of the Living

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Jordan approves gas pipeline deal to Lebanon via Syria

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FM Sa'ar: Israel to close UK's east Jerusalem consulate

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America’s $40 trillion debt threatens global economy

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Thieves steal Renoir paintings from French museum

UK's Israel boycott could cost British businesses billions, Florida Congressman Randy Fine warns

This comes ahead of the UK's expected announcement on Tuesday of a trade ban with Israeli settlements.

Florida congressman Randy Fine.

Netanyahu adds C14 commentator Bardugo, slain hostage's mother Talik Gvili to Likud slate

Netanyahu rejected Shin Bet recommendation to assassinate Sinwar before Oct. 7

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022

Bennett confirms Netanyahu was warned by UAE of Sinwar threat before Oct. 7

The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

Opposition leaders vow to form Oct. 7 probe as first act of new gov't, demand truth from Netanyahu

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Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defence system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024.

Ukraine contracting around 1,000 Patriot missiles from allies, defense chief says

A worker checks an oil pipeline at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq.

Arab Gas Pipeline revival: Jordan approves strategic natural gas supply route to Lebanon via Syria

Keshet high school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020.

'Catastrophic event on historic scale': Israel plunges in PISA rankings with worst-ever test scores

People sit in front of a World Central Kitchen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on January 26, 2025.

WCK probe leak raises new questions over why IDF colonel was not prosecuted

Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal complaint against FM Sa'ar ahead of visit to Slovenia

At this stage, there is no indication that Slovenian authorities have opened proceedings in response to the complaint. The Foreign Ministry has not yet issued a response.

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar speaks at the Foreign Ministry's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, April 13, 2026.

Will AfD’s historic win affect Holocaust remembrance in Germany?

ANALYSIS

US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights says antisemitism in America is 'national crisis'

Harmeet K. Dhillon speaks at the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 17, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida; illustrative

Canadian council candidate Rasha Zaid says Zionists ‘must be locked up’ in video

Al-Quds day protestors march through the streets in Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2026. (Illustrative)

Israeli-US org. calls for Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore as opener after shouting 'Free Palestine'

India confronts a new regional security equation as Mecca pact takes shape

ANALYSIS

Kuwait invoked the UN Charter’s self-defense provision after Iranian attacks, while the Mecca alliance’s mutual-defense clause has not been publicly tested

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca last Friday.

UK publishes legislation for tougher sanctions on Iran over nuclear program

Secret 1993 Peres-Hussein meeting helped pave way for Israel-Jordan peace, revealed documents show

3D-printed oil pump jacks and a Saudi Arabian flag appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026.

Saudi energy group signs landmark oil, gas agreements with Afghanistan

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) attend a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.

Russia ditches its Syrian bases

OPINION

Israel: The great and powerful vs the isolated pariah

OPINION

These framings, which malign the Jewish state through two different extremes, mirror the anti-Jewish tropes that societies have popularized through the ages. Neither characterization is accurate.

A meeting with European heads of state and government, together with representatives of the EU and NATO, at the Chancellery in Berlin, December 15, 2025; illustrative.

Danger remains real despite Israeli wins against Iranian nukes, sources tell 'Post'

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Trains to run on special Rosh Hashanah schedule, Israel Railways announces

View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.
ANALYSIS

What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life

A supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds a German flag as she attends AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund's campaign event ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, Germany, September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Delta, United Airlines return to Israel in time for High Holy Days, other carriers follow

Rafael, Aurelius to build Iron Dome components at former Volkswagen plant in Germany's Lower Saxony

While the Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor itself will not be manufactured there, military vehicles, launchers, generators, and other equipment will be

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

Germany on its way to getting Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system

FEATURE

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

Turkey's servicemen stand at attention on a Turkish submarine as they participate in the live-fire phase of the "Blue Homeland-2026" (Mavi Vatan) tactical military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya on April 9, 2026.

Ankara raises defense spending by 229%, aiming to develop own technologies

SpearUAV's Viper 300 ready to be deployed around the globe

Israel's SpearUAV announces 1,000 suicide drones ready to deploy around the world

Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says

Since the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's new authorities have committed to working with the IAEA to answer questions relating to so-called nuclear safeguards.

This undated image released by the US government shows the nuclear reactor under construction in Syria that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike on September 6, 2007

Smotrich calls for expulsion of UK ambassador after 'Post' report of planned settlement trade ban

Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats, foreign minister says in major break from Viktor Orban era

Hungary's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Orban (R) looks at German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul as she speaks during a joint press conference after talks in Berlin, on June 10, 2026.

Thieves steal four Renoir paintings from museum on French Riviera in most recent European art heist

Police officers patrol in front of the entrance of the Musee Renoir after four paintings, together valued at nine million euros, were stolen in an early-morning break-in, with two recovered in the museum's garden and two still missing, in Cagnes-sur-Mer on September 8, 2026.

Israel’s ‘crazy election’ making it ‘a little irrational’ in regards to Gaza plan, Kushner says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, after a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026.

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Israir to begin New York flights in September after $85m. investment in two Airbus A330 aircraft

The first flight from Tel Aviv to New York is scheduled for September 15, while the first flight from New York to Israel is planned for September 17.

Israir prepares to open ticket sales for its New York route after completing preparations to operate two Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft.

When AI becomes a double agent - opinion

OPINION

UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks

The future of AI software development may not be about who can generate the most code, but who can decide which code is worth trusting.

Italian tech group Autistici/Inventati shuts down after US terrorist designation

The future of UX design is not just about making technology easier to use, but making it more understandable, transparent and human-centered.

Hapag-Lloyd to improve $4.2b. bid for ZIM after opposition from gov't, workers, company says

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

The announcement follows shutdowns at Israel's desalination plants amid high seawater turbidity, with plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod still inoperative as of Friday.

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

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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

Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ

Andrews was 66, had end-stage kidney disease, no suitable living donor, and a long anticipated wait time for a deceased donor when he underwent surgery in 2025 to receive a kidney from a pig.

Medical team performing surgery

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

INTERVIEW

Bangladesh dengue fever surge strains hospitals as case numbers pass 42,000

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

STUDY

Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years

Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel

INTERVIEW

Artist Ma’ayan reflects on her journey from New York to Jerusalem, finding her spiritual home, discovering her artistic voice, and turning loss and renewal into art.

Ma'ayan in her studio.

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

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

Ofir Levy with the Panamanian flag during his ‘masa kumta,’ the final march marking the completion of combat training in the IDF.
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Time to give olim a voice: Israel’s immigrants deserve more than symbolic representation

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In the middle of the triangle

Muza Residences, a new luxury project by The Phoenix Real Estate and America Israel, is rising between Yarkon Park, the Mediterranean and Tel Aviv's museum row.

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Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

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US Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) (C) departs after a candlelight vigil in honor of National Police Week at the US Capitol on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.

‘If you boycott Israel, we boycott you’: Florida rep. Fine warns UK sanctions will destroy economy

Trump toys with the idea of renaming New Mexico to 'New America'

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

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Jewish–Kurdish Relations in a Changing Middle East: History, Identity and Future Cooperation, London, UK

International Jewish-Kurdish conference kicks off in London

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AT HIS Safed Gallery of Mystical Art, Avraham Loewenthal converts the four traditional shofar blasts, tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and tekiah gedolah, into sound-mapped digital paintings, each canvas built from the frequency patterns of the ancient call.

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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

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Archaeology   

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

Over 20 Stone Age turtle figurines used in ancient rituals found within Turkish cave

Cairo’s Egyptian Museum completes restoration, relocation of Ramesses II basalt stele

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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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