Iranian assassination threat prompted secret Trump transportation switch

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US President Donald Trump gestures during a stop to switch to the Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026

Iran releases video claiming Khamenei unharmed, shares new demands for re-opening Strait of Hormuz

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'We achieved the unimaginable': CENTCOM chief vows enduring US support

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir presents US CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper with a gift during a meeting with senior IDF commanders on August 10, 2026.
People wave Syrian flags as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus to watch a broadcast of Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa delivering a speech at the United Nations, in Syria, September 24, 2025.

Syria's Kurds demonstrate in multiple cities, government announces curfew

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026.

Israel, Lebanon to continue talks in September as Hezbollah seeks to disrupt process

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IAEA set to remove nuclear material from Syrian site in US brokered deal

People evacuate after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026.

Colombia earthquake ‘reminded me of Israel’s sirens and bombs,’ Israeli in Bogota tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026.

At least 111 killed, more trapped under rubble after 7.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia

WATCH
 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) smile after a swap in Chernihiv region

Torture of Ukrainian prisoners 'Widespread and systematic,' UN rights official says

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

Likud announces three more slots on party's Knesset list

 A supporter of Israel holds flags during a protest, following Hamas' biggest attack on Israel in years, in Bogota, Colombia October 9, 2023.

Colombia becomes second country to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights, joining US

A general view shows a detail of the Zawiya Oil Refinery, some 40 kms west of Tripoli, on October 27, 2011. The complex built in two different stages in 1974 and 1976 receives crude oil from the desert oil fields and treats 120,000 tons of crude daily.

Drone strike causes diesel tank fire at Libya's Zawiya oil depot

Meridian Holdings Q2 2026: What happens when the bettors win, but the company still grows?

Zoran Milosevic, Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Holdings Inc. at Washington Conference

Netanyahu uses Likud’s first reserved slot for businessman who called Trump ‘piece of s***'

Entrepreneur and businessman Oren Dobronsky

Ex-hostage’s mother Einav Zangauker says Golan broke promise to add her to Democrats’ Knesset slate

Toto Cup semifinals set as Kiryat Shmona, Maccabi Tel Aviv eye preseason title

 ISRAEL DAPPA (center) vies for the ball during Hapoel Jerusalem’s 3-1 Toto Cup victory this week over Hapoel Petah Tikva, in which the Israeli forward scored two goals.
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Yashar takes lead over Likud as Arab parties projected to receive 10 seats

GADI EISENKOT, head of the Yashar party, speaks at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Israel Festival honors Oct. 7 hero Aner Shapiro with art for social change

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi leave after a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026.

Made in India: Inside the India-Israel weapons alliance Amnesty wants dismantled

FEATURE
US President Donald Trump speaks as he sits behind an airport model as he makes an announcement about a renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 29, 2026.

US has mine swept entire Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a residential building in Gaza City, September 6, 2025; Illustrative.

IDF halts strikes in Gaza after weeks of accelerated fatalities, as BoP seeks Hamas disarmament

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on after they signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

'A paper tiger': Iran sees Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan defense pact as a major win, expert tells 'Post'

Palestine Solidarity Campaign income surges fivefold since Oct. 7 amid growing UK influence

People use megaphones as demonstrators from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign hold a march to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba and against the "Unite the Kingdom" rally taking place in London; illustrative

Teen wearing 'Free Palestine' T-shirt sparks confrontation at Mauthausen concentration camp

University of Minnesota pays $250,000 after pulling anti-Israel professor appointment

 Smith Hall at the University of Minnesota, facing west.

Pro-Palestinian protesters trash defense supplier, target logistics firm in UK

Pro-Palestine protesters chant outside the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey during the trial of eight alleged Palestine Action activists following a break in at Elbit Systems UK on June 29, 2026 in London, England; illustrative

Italian teenager arrested for ISIS association, antisemitic and neo-Nazi propaganda

Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes

A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

IDF urges Gaza residents to exchange old banknotes, prevent Hamas's financial exploitation

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After months out of public view, Iran releases undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Hamas terrorists celebrating during a rally in the northern Gaza Strip.

Hamas’s waiting game buys terror group time as Israel rejects Gaza plan, Palestinian analysts claim

The Beth Elamen Jewish cemetery at Damascus Road in the Achrafieh quarter of the Lebanese capital Beirut, taken 2021

Israel seeks return of Jewish remains buried in Lebanon as part of prisoner talks

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Israel unlikely to compromise security for peace deals with post-October 7 trauma, expert says

 Members of a family, in which the father was murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, search in the rubble of his home in Kibbutz Be'eri for memories.

Reasonable individuals pay a price for standing up for Jews

OPINION

Trump demands Iran compensate families of US citizens injured in IRGC-orchestrated attacks

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026

Ultra-Orthodox protesters attempt to block roads near Jerusalem light rail site

Ultra-Orthodox jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.

Yair Golan unveils NIS 1b. plan to fight crime in Arab society

Israel's secret test on its Arrow system reveals growing concern over Iran

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 Arrow air defense system

Defense Ministry works toward future of Israel's defense sector, plans for munitions independence

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

The empennages of a DHL cargo plane and Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026

Bus driver stops explosive-laden drone at major German NATO logistics hub

An aircraft takes off near a no-entry sign at Rome's Fiumicino airport, as European airlines monitor higher jet fuel costs and supply concerns amid the Iran war, in Fiumicino, Italy, June 6, 2026

Italy removes Israeli companies, including Rafael, from Rome airport's counter-drone project

Trump administration has revoked more than 175,000 visas, State Department says

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

Iran demands compensation from Ukraine over deadly Caspian Sea vessel strike

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Ukraine's Jewish families seek moments of normalcy amid missiles, economic hardship

Volounteers  assisting at theJewish Relief Network Ukraine, August 10th, 2026.

Austria breaks up sanctions-evasion scheme supplying Russian arms industry

 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters fire missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021.
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India-Israel ties will bloom amid Middle East's new Mecca Pact

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.

Beyond the GPA: The real skills Israeli tech companies are looking for today

Yazamut 360: Ben-Gurion University’s entrepreneurship center

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.

Who are the most influential young Zionists of 2026?

25 most influential young Zionists of 2025

Sephora Collection beauty products to be officially imported, sold in Israel

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(Illustrative) The opening of a Sephora store at the Docks Bruxsel shopping center in Brussels on June 25, 2026.

Visa signs $2.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli anti-fraud firm BioCatch

Bank Hapoalim to open free financial education complex for children at Tel Aviv Port

Renderings of the Poalim Junior City complex: Ilan Assouline. Bank Hapoalim campaign

Your Taxes: How Israel taxes SAFE investments in hi-tech startups

 Money and a calculator

Your Investments: Giving should be part of your financial plan, not an afterthought

Typhoon Dolphin causes severe flooding in Shanghai, grounds hundreds of flights across east China

People wade through a flooded street after Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to Shanghai, China, August 10, 2026.

Record Korean peninsula heatwave sets 122-year high temperature of 42.5°C

Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport

Lion cubs Ben Tzur and Uri.

Lion cubs find new home in South African shelter, drawing attention to illegal wildlife trade

The sun goes up on early June 28, 2026, over the Drachenberg mountain in Berlin, as the German capital is expected to reach teperatures around 40 degrees Celsius during a heatwave in Europe.

How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe's economy this summer

ANALYSIS

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

The logo of US supplier Taylor Farms at the company's installations following the temporary closure announced by Taylor Farms, in Doctor Mora, Guanajuato state, Mexico, July 24, 2026.

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

EXPLAINER
STUDY

Can children have a serious allergic reaction just by touching food? Israeli study says no

After another Israeli child dies in hot car, Hatzalah asks parents to 'stop for one second'

OPINION

Skeptical of alternative medicine, I took a leap on Chinese tonics and paid the price

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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.

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

OPINION

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.
FEATURE

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

Chateau D'if, viewed from Marseille.

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

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

It’s all about timing! 2026 is a rare opportunity window for Tel Aviv real estate

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

"Forest" Project.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

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Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

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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   

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026.

Iran releases video of Mojtaba Khamenei as Israel seeks Jewish remains buried in Lebanon

Israelis warned in Greece, Gaza reconstruction plans emerge

Iranians begging for more strikes are the ones with the most to lose

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

Trump administration has revoked more than 175,000 visas, State Department says

US House Democrats press Anthropic, OpenAI about rogue AI agents

Trump names Jewish Will Scharf as new White House counsel, assistant to the president

Diaspora   

Victor Urbancic conducts a makeshift orchestra in Reykjavik, Iceland, sometime after World War II.

How three Holocaust era Jewish refugees built Iceland’s classical music scene from scratch

University of Minnesota pays $250,000 after pulling anti-Israel professor appointment

Hamas transformed Holy Land Foundation into CAIR, survived convictions, former FBI agent says

Judaism   

It takes courage to reject someone who has demonstrated extraordinary gifts.

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

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parashat Re'eh: The choice to choose

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   

Aerial footage of ancient bathing complex found at Tell Nasser archaeological site, August 7, 2026.

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

Second-century building found near Colosseum may have been ancient Rome's firefighter barracks

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   

Dancing to Hayati with cast in a lantern shop in Shuk Hapishpishim.

Finding her own genre: Nicole Raviv blends Hebrew, Arabic, and pop into a new Israeli sound

Israeli rock band Eifo Hayeled releases new album written against the backdrop of war

Boy George releases pro-Israel anthem ‘We Will Dance Again’ honoring Oct. 7 victims

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

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Your kids will love it

We were the only guests at this charming hotel, and it was heartbreaking

Hotel La Perla: A wonderful way to visit the Dolomites

Kafka’s Bohemian rhapsody revived in Prague

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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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