Israel, Lebanon discuss exchanging prisoners for Jewish remains buried in Beirut, Sidon

REPORT
Tombs in the Jewish Cemetery of Beirut.

Houthis continue strikes in Yemen, Iran says 'no reason' to fear new Mecca defense pact

Live Updates

Middle East officials urged states to make deals with Israel - while secretly preparing for war

 Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attend a group photo session with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025.
A general view of the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, northern Israel, March 10, 2026.

'Racist incitement': Israeli medical orgs. decry allegations against Arab medical staff at Rambam

Beit Shemesh mayor and Mayoral candidate Aliza Bloch seen during the second round of Municipal Elections, in Beit Shemesh, March 10, 2024.

Dr. Aliza Bloch to join Erdan-Edelstan party, prioritizes focus on education

REPORT

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

Tel Aviv beach promenade, August 09, 2026.

Netanya youth attacked by group of 20 teenagers in Eilat after refusing to give away cigarette

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Three minors indicted for threatening two others into performing sexual acts on each other

 Labor protests and strikes have intensified in recent weeks. The photo shows workers at the Iran Berk factory in Rasht gathering and striking over 19 months of unpaid wages.

Islamic Republic has no option but to wage war to survive, Iranian student says

WATCH
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.

Pakistan says defense pact with Turkey, Saudi Arabia is 'purely defensive,' open to other nations

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

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

The sun sets behind the Doha skyline on August 4, 2026.

Gulf states pay the price as shipping crisis exposes costly dependence on Hormuz

ANALYSIS

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

Settler suspected of attacks on Palestinians released from house arrest, barred from West Bank

Administrative detainee Tal Yinon Dardik, who is on a hunger strike in prison, arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing on Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth’s appeal against a decision to release him from administrative detention, August 6, 2026.

'I've never been violent': Singer Ofek Adanek revealed as suspect in domestic abuse case

INTERVIEW

The billionaire who wants to build the Middle East a parliament on Israeli soil

Joseph (Joe) J. Sitt, the chairman and CEO of the New York real estate firm Thor Equities.
POLL

Netanyahu strengthens bid for prime minister, Likud overtakes Yashar! ahead of election

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election
REPORT

Netanyahu willing to give Trump's Gaza plan a chance, IDF retreating to Yellow Line

An ElAl flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, February 25, 2026.

Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate

Ben Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026

Nearly one-fifth of citizens considered leaving Israel over past two years, KAN poll finds

POLL
Books burn at the site of a book warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, August 1, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Millions of burnt books show how 'war of endurance' is hurting Ukraine, economy continues to slow

A plum of ashes rises from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano during an eruption on July 30, 2026.

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

France: A license to kill

PRO-PALESTINE demonstration in Nancy, France, 2024

Toronto police arrest two pro-Palestinian activists for willful promotion of hatred

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

Closeup of arrested hands with handcuffs.

‘Day of action’: Diaspora Ministry warns Israelis abroad of pro-Palestine protests across Greece

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

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

US, Iran approach key point in Hormuz talks as Trump weighs next steps

U.S. Vice President JD Vance walks as Jared Kushner looks on, after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

Syria, Russia reach deal on future of Tartous, Hmeimim bases after 18 months of talks

Khamenei appoints IRGC founding leaders Rezaee, Zolghadr to senior political positions

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Syrian authorities arrest nine-member ISIS cell in town adjacent to Israel's demilitarized zone

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

Turkey, Saudi, Pakistan defense pact complicates Israel normalization hopes, expert tells 'Post'

India-Israel ties will bloom amid Middle East's new Mecca Pact

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

Despite Netanyahu's rejection, Israel's actions in Gaza are in line with agreed 15-point framework

ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS

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

 Arrow air defense system
OPINION

Israel must prepare its Joshua Generation for the post-Netanyahu era

THE KNESSET during a meeting on December 24, 2025.
BySHMUEL LEGESSE
OPINION

The rubicon of antisemitism crossed in the West - Israel will face new dangers, too

ByJACOB LAVIEL DALLAL

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

Flying high with Propeller Drones

Israel successfully tests improved Arrow system as defense upgrades accelerate

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

Defense Ministry Director-General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram.

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

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

The 51st state? Alberta to vote on whether to pursue separation from Canada in historic referendum

EXPLAINER
Alberta separatists rally outside the offices of Elections Alberta before turning in a petition to trigger a referendum on separating from the rest of Canada in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada May 4, 2026.

Iran says Oman deal is in 'final stages,' but US must act first to open Strait of Hormuz

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

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

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.

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

Will Scharf

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.

Searching for hope in an age of extinction

Prof. Uri Roll: "The love of nature was already there."

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

REPORT
(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

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

ANALYSIS
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.

Traffic briefly halted on Highway 1 as vehicle goes up in flames amid record-breaking heatwave

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

Illustrative: Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near Moshav Mesilat Zion, April 30, 2025.

Several fires reported throughout West Bank settlements, highways

A boy cools off in a fountain during a heatwave in Seoul, South Korea, July 31, 2026.

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

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

 Magen David Adom Ambulance

Elderly man dies from West Nile Virus as infected mosquitoes are found in central Israel

STUDY

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

OPINION

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

ByBRIAN BLUM
FEATURE

AI relationships won't break your heart – but they might cost you the real thing

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

All JPost Conferences   

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

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

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

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   

A Chinook helicopter flies during a military parade marking Greece's Independence Day, in Athens, Greece, March 25, 2026.

Israelis warned in Greece, Gaza reconstruction plans emerge

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

Trump clashes with Hegseth over munition shortages, slams 'communist' El-Sayed

US Politics   

Will Scharf

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

Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread 'into his bones', son Hunter says

Democrats eye Trump allies, companies in post-midterm investigations

Diaspora   

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

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

UK watchdog probes prominent Islamic aid charity over Hamas connections, funding

From fake burps to reverse tashlich, new children’s books bring the High Holidays to life

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

Travel   

LA PERLA was established in 1956, when Ernesto and Anni Costa opened a small guesthouse in this well-known ski area just opposite the family’s traditional home.

Hotel La Perla: A wonderful way to visit the Dolomites

Kafka’s Bohemian rhapsody revived in Prague

Taly's Travel: Cruising the Rhine and Moselle the Gordon way

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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