The battle for Israel: As Netanyahu rallies the Right, Eisenkot makes his move for power

FRONTLINES
AN ELECTION billboard featuring Gadi Eisenkot towers over campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference organized by the Israel Democracy Institute in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2026
Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu visits supporters in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026

Israel cannot afford another election: Why Netanyahu, Eisenkot must consider unity

OPINION

You don't need psychic powers to see Obama is an 'antisemitism superspreader'

OPINION
Former US president Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in John Lewis Plaza on June 18, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
A billboard of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024

IDF launches interceptor near Lebanon border amid ongoing airstrikes on Hezbollah terror targets

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Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Liberman accuses Eisenkot of plotting post-election alliance with Netanyahu, siphoning votes

Israel Police, Shin Bet launch manhunt for armed man in military uniform in Kafr Kara olive grove

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

'I don't trust anybody': Trump declines to endorse Netanyahu in upcoming election race

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026.

'We'll knock it out fast': Trump threatens Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site with strikes

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett.

Bennett questions Netanyahu's motives in protecting Urich despite 'Qatargate' investigations

INTERVIEW
Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speaks during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister following their meeting as part of a visit in Athens on May 7, 2025.

'Egypt will never pose a threat': Netanyahu questioned Egypt's military expansion, Sisi says

 NEWLY ELECTED BRITISH MPs gather in the House of Commons Chamber for a group photo in London.

UK expands sanction powers, enabling action against companies supporting West Bank settlements

Ben-Gvir plans to change IDF ethics code, emphasize 'Jewish values,' if named defense minister

A pre-election billboard of Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, bearing the Hebrew text, "If he had been defense minister, October 7 would not have happened," is on display ahead of Israel's general election later this month, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 6, 2026.

Majority of Israelis favor unity government if October 27 election ends without clear winner

POLL

Haredi draft dodgers subjected to 'Holocaust' treatment, ultra-Orthodox Knesset candidate claims

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block traffic on Highway 4 during anti-draft demonstration, October 8, 2026.

Yaron Zelekha slams Netanyahu's economic policy, vows to cut cost of living

Professor Yaron Zelekha, chairman of the New Economic Party and a candidate on the joint electoral list with Yoaz Hendel’s Reservists Party, speaks during a press conference in the central Israeli city of Modi’in, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 15, 2026.

Hamas will be destroyed within 18 months of becoming PM, Eisenkot pledges

Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot give press briefing at Gaza border, October 15, 2026.

Why American doctors travel to Israel for Magen David Adom training

Participants in a previous Magen David Adom International Seminar on Emergency Response visit the Western Wall, Jerusalem

IDF releases Sinwar letter encouraging Oct. 7 terrorists to plan broadcast of massacre footage

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar holds the child of an Al-Qassam Brigades fighter, who was killed in the recent fighting with Israel, with a Kalashnikov rifle in his hand during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021.

'Shoot the Jews': Two years after Sinwar's death, IDF releases letter from Sinwar's 10-year-old son

REPORT

Netanyahu declined proposal to strike Hamas terrorists in Gaza weeks before October 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court, October 11, 2026.

Ben-Gvir accuses Netanyahu of planning to oust him, form unity gov't with Eisenkot

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Netanya, September 1, 2026.

Netanyahu's dilemma: War with Iran might hand election win to Eisenkot, sources say

Emergency personnel direct traffic at the scene of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, US, October 15, 2026.

Shooter kills four at Oregon elementary school before being shot dead by community member

He could throw the empty cup out the window, thinking no one will notice.

Parashat Noah: The main thing is the intention

‘Teivah,’ by Yoran Raanan, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, 2026.

Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times

A Jew is arrested by German soldiers in April 1943 after the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto during WW2. When the Nazis set up the ghetto in 1940, it held more than 300 000 Jews. Two years later most of them has either died from starvation or disease or been carted off to an extermination camp.

Holocaust memory compels us to reject false genocide claims and face Gaza’s agony

OPINION

Canadian anti-Israel group to host Wikipedia edit-a-thon honoring ‘martyred’ Palestinians

Protesters and counter protesters hold flags during a protest outside the screening of the documentary "The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue" about the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 10, 2025.

The UK's Green Party declare Zionism racism, exposing their double standards

OPINION

Wikipedia left biased edits on Israel, Hamas, and Zionism pages intact despite bans, ADL finds

Wikipedia website and logo.

Canadian authorities arrest two suspects of anti-Israel incidents, assaults in Edmonton, Toronto

A pro-Palestinian demostration during a World Cup game in Toronto, Canada. Ilustrative.

Trump addresses Michigan synagogue as antisemitism event sparks Jewish community backlash

Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack targeting Iranian armed forces

Illustrative: An Iranian woman member of the Basij militia's Ashura battalion takes part in a military parade to mark the national Basij week at a military base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008.

Israel ‘very close’ to creating conditions for regime change in Iran, Netanyahu adviser says

WATCH

Iran warned Hezbollah to prepare for war as it expects US strikes soon, diplomats tell 'Post'

Settlers from the Nahala movement build an outpost near the Gaza border, October 15, 2026.

IDF blocks roads leading to Gaza border after Nahala settlers attempt to build outpost overnight

Nickolay Mladenov takes part in a charter announcement for U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

BoP's Mladenov: Suspension of private sector goods into Gaza is 'unacceptable'

Majority of Israelis back haredi draft law, October 7 inquiry, IDI survey finds

POLL
Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a welcoming parade in Jerusalem for Haredi draft dodgers following their release from military prison, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 29, 2026.

Netanyahu vs Bar: Who called who is fascinating, but both ignored the writing on the wall

ANALYSIS

US midterms could reshape support for Israel as anti-Israel sentiment grows among voters

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.
OPINION

He was just a plumber. Then he helped save a plane full of passengers

Yaniv Hayoun, hero of the flydubai incident, is seen alongside Dr. Mike Evans, at the Friends of Zion museum in Jerusalem.
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COMMENT

Editor's Notes: A break with Israel would hurt American Jews, too

Israel received Iranian, Russian weapons in secret transfer from Ukraine, fmr. ambassador says

ILLUSTRATIVE: Visitors observe the Iranian Ministry of Defense’s display featuring the Shahed 136 drone during the 13th edition of Iraq’s Defense, Security, and Cybersecurity Exhibition (IQDEX) in Baghdad, Iraq April 19, 2025.

Skapion set for autonomous counter-swarm live-fire test

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'Mother of all bombs': Potential US strike plans for Iran include largest non-nuclear weapon

The Axiom Mission 3 launches to the International Space Station at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 18, 2024.

US Space Force electromagnetic weapons played key role in Venezuela, Iran operations

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Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.

Israel ended Iran war with more interceptors than it started with, Rafael CEO says

EXCLUSIVE

US bill targeting Israeli settlements in West Bank, Gaza gains 53 co-sponsors

Jewish settlers pray during Yom Kippur at a settlement outpost northwest of the West Bank city of Nablus, September 21, 2026.

Trump says US is holding denuclearization talks with Russia, China

Israel 'took the land' from Palestinians, has 'ceded moral ground,' Obama tells Belfast crowd

Former US president Barack Obama delivers his speech at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 18, 2026. Picture taken through the bulletproof glass.

Kamala Harris criticizes Biden administration's failure to curb Israel's conduct during Gaza war

Former US vice president Kamala Harris speaks at the third annual SHE LEADS Conference at SLS Hotel on September 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in New York, US, September 23, 2026.

Acting CEO of Mekorot development & enterprise: Understanding the problem key to finding solutions

Barak Graber, Acting CEO, Mekorot Development & Enterprises

From forensic evidence to global accountability: Families demand the world hear the truth of Oct. 7

Jonathan Riss, Managing Director of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, welcomes guests to the Forensic Symposium on Tuesday

A place in Israel

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Flying cars: Tesla's new Roadster uses SpaceX thrusters to turn in the air, can drive upside down

Tesla unveils its long-delayed Roadster nearly a decade after first revealing a next-generation version of its original electric sports ​car, at a launch event in Waco, Texas, US, on October 15, 2026.

Investing in Israel's immigrants: New VC firm offers olim up to $500k. in funding for startups

Dollar-shekel exchange rate reaches NIS 3.1 for first time since April's strengthening round

New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration.

Israel-US commercial relations strengthen after 80 organizations sign MoU to improve bilateral ties

Pictures from the MIBA event announcing the US-Israel Innovation Exchange (USIIE).

Ukraine's Starshield functionality in motion has been restored, source says

Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake

This view shows a collapsed building and damaged cars after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026.

Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake

Attacks on oil infrastructure endangering marine life in Persian Gulf, research finds

Ships by the Eilat port, Red Sea, on January 03, 2024.

Eilat records first rain of year as authorities issue flash flooding warning in Dead Sea region

People walk past damaged houses following deadly flash floods and a mudslide in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 21, 2026.

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, no casualties, five missing

Hadassah inaugurates Cyprus medical center, plans hospital near Nicosia

A CT scanner at Hadassah Medical Center in Limassol, Cyprus.

US Army urges adoption of Israeli battlefield medicine as IDF cuts casualty deaths by half

REPORT

Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says

Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people, relief agencies say

Schneider Children's Medical Center established a program for children facing school anxiety

Cara Nachshon: The grandma with a red nose in her pocket

CARA & TONY NACHSHON surrounded by their children at a family dinner.

Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America

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INTERVIEW

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

Aliyah Minister urges Israel to prepare for wave of French immigrants as student protests intensify

Demonstrators hold lit flares behind a banner reading AUTODEFENSE Lyceenne, amid smoke and flags. Grenoble, Isere, France, October 6, 2026.
INTERVIEW

From Australian judge to Israeli tour guide: David Parry's aliyah journey

JUDGE-TURNED-TOUR GUIDE: David Parry.

Where the sea meets sophistication

Architecture: Yashar Architects

Make your Jerusalem aliyah dream come true! The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55

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Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

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In the middle of the triangle

The New Talpiot project.

‘New Talpiot’: A global community in one of Jerusalem’s most sought-after locations

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

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Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

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“Let's tell the incredible story of this place”

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

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

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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   

US military officers stand near US Air Force planes, which were used to evacuate people from Afghanistan, at Al Udeid airbase in Doha, Qatar, September 4, 2021.

US military weighs 'Mother of All Bombs' for Iran strikes as Eisenkot vows to destroy Hamas

Israelis and Diaspora Jews are donating more since Oct. 7, says JGive founder

Deri issues haredi draft law ultimatum as Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia

US Politics   

Democratic candidate for US Senate James Talarico speaks during a rally in Houston, Texas, on September 13, 2026.

Talarico blames Netanyahu, not Israeli people, for devastation in Gaza

US midterms could reshape support for Israel as anti-Israel sentiment grows among voters

US bill targeting Israeli settlements in West Bank, Gaza gains 53 co-sponsors

Diaspora   

Brandeis students pose for a photo during the Brandeis Plan launch celebration.

How Brandeis University is reimagining the liberal arts for a new generation

Trump addresses Michigan synagogue as antisemitism event sparks Jewish community backlash

Morocco opens first state-funded museum dedicated to Jewish culture in Arab world

Judaism   

‘Teivah,’ by Yoran Raanan, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, 2026.

Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times

Parashat Noah: The main thing is the intention

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

 Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says

Friends of Zion says October 7 broadcast reached 250 million in 176 countries

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

Food   

Food is prepared at Chentro Kosher in Hadera.

Chentro Kosher: New Hadera joint offers a fresh take on the classic burger

In the Kitchen with Henny: Five recipes with five ingredients or less

Wine talk: All’s well that ends well

Archaeology   

Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland

Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount

WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work

Science   

Sheep and goats during their transfer from summer pastures to winter pastures, near Pribram, Czech Republic, November 7, 2025; illustrative.

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

Culture   

GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

History   

Former hostage arrives in Sheba Medical Center, two years after being captured by Hamas,on October 13, 2025.

On This Day: Final living hostages return from Gaza, as Trump addresses Knesset following ceasefire

Over 50 years later, Saul Bellow’s Israel observations remain strikingly relevant

On this day: US, Britain strike Afghanistan over September 11 attacks, kickstart War on Terror

OMG   

Actor Selma Blair attends Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hills, California, US September 23, 2026.

Actor Selma Blair arrested, accused of abusing flight attendants

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts amid legal troubles

Travel   

Rendering of the NYX Dead Sea Hotel, Fattal Hotels.

Fattal unveils massive expansion with 12 new Israeli hotels

A hidden underwater world: Rare rays spotted off the Galilee coast

Jerusalem opens its doors: Free Open House tours this month

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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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