Inside the IDF's cutting-edge 'targeting cell' course, shaped by lessons from the Gaza war

FRONTLINES
GRADUATES OF the IDF’s new targeting cell officers’ course graduation ceremony. Established to train commanders to coordinate precision strikes by integrating intelligence, ground forces, air power, drones, artillery, & naval assets while balancing operational needs while minimizing civilian harm.
Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip on September 20, 2025.

Trump says US willing to talk with Iran but ceasefire over, IDF uncovers Hezbollah arms caches

Live Updates

As Iran fades, Turkey emerges as Israel's biggest strategic threat

FRONTLINES
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey holds a press conference at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.
US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to let Syria take on Hezbollah has unsettled many in the country, reviving memories of past prolonged Syrian interference.

Trump floats Syrian re-entry into Lebanon, reviving decades of trauma

JERUSALEM REPORT
Monaco's Public Safety director Eric Arella holds up the red notice issued by Interpol against a Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that injured three people, including a Ukrainian-born tycoon, during a press conference in Monaco on July 3, 2026.

Ukraine wants joint investigation in Monaco bomb case after suspect found dead, top prosecutor says

FEATURE

Israel’s ‘Tinder for pets’ is helping shelter animals match with loving homes

Mourners hold an anti-Trump poster as they gather during funeral ceremonies held for Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 5, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Trump says he left instructions to strike Iran as 'never seen before' if he's assassinated

REPORT
A poster of Benjamin Netanyahu with a message of revenge is carried by a demonstrator appears in front of a huge banner of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as people gather to bid farewell to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Revolution Square on July 6, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran: Israel will 'not be spared' in future attacks, Qatari negotiators in Iran to defuse tensions

US-ENTERTAINMENT-STREAMING-WARNER-NETFLIX-FILM The HBO Max logo is seen outside the Warner Bros. Discovery offices in Culver City, California, on December 5, 2025.

What to watch this week: Larry David's new HBO comedy, talking sheep, and Kim Novak

Visitors walk at the entrance of the central Pavilion during the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia at Giardini della Biennale on May 11, 2026 in Venice, Italy.

Venice art installation grapples with its Jewish history at 61st International Art Exhibition

IDF SOLDIERS operating in the Gaza Strip.

IDF killed 12 terrorists in Gaza, including senior Hamas figures, Oct. 7 perpetrators

Volkswagen had previously slated the plant to close in 2027, though the company is now in talks with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to retool the plant and produce components for the "Iron Dome" missile defence system. The shift would save the factory's 2,300 jobs.

Qatar vetoes Volkswagen deal with Israeli defense company Rafael in Germany

REPORT

The leaders steering Israel Bonds through a historic moment

Laura Stein, incoming chair of the Israel Bonds National Campaign Advisory Council.

Border Police rescue Israeli citizen who accidentally entered Palestinian territory

WATCH
[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

Police foil terror plot targeting Beersheba police, central bus stations, four arrested

REPORT

Israeli, Egyptian senior officers discuss Gaza in Cairo meeting

Aerial photograph of Egypt's Octagon, July 5, 2026.

Two injured in light aircraft crash at Ein Vered airfield

Fire and Resuce on scene at light plane crash at Ein Vered airstrip

Police uncover massive weapons cache in Druze village, complete longstanding investigations

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026.

Countries must reject Iran's efforts to control Strait of Hormuz, UN agency document says

 The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.

After 50-years of Jewish outreach, pioneering American Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald steps down

Two Boeing 737-8AS passenger aircrafts of Ryanair airline, taxi on a runway at Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, in Malaga, Spain, May 3, 2024; illustrative.

Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after window 'dislodged,' partially sucking passenger out

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.

Alien life on nearby 'super-Earth' exoplanet more likely than previously thought, scientists find

STUDY

Australian academics sign open letter calling on Dan David winner to return 'genocidal' prize

A man walks past a graffiti reading "Oct 7, do it again”' on a retail store in Melbourne, Australia, October 7, 2025.

UN maps alleged attacks by violent Jewish Israelis on West Bank Palestinians since 2023

Pennsylvania man arrested for alleged antisemitic threats against Gov. Josh Shapiro

 PENNSYLVANIA GOV. Josh Shapiro takes the stage at an election rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, in Philadelphia, last week. Shapiro can show that he isn’t backing down from his lifelong mission of helping Jews and others in need, says the writer.

Anti-Israel protests organized by global NGO network tied to IRGC, Islamists, NGO Monitor reveals

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

A Messi conspiracy: Egyptian pundit blames Israel for Egypt's World Cup loss against Argentina

Trump briefs Netanyahu on 'American moves in Gulf' in phone call after renewed US strikes on Iran

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Several explosions heard in southeastern Iran, air defense systems activated

REPORT
REPORT

Israel warns US of new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump as tensions in region grow

[FILE PHOTO] Delegation staff members meet during the quadrilateral meeting in Switzerland between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar on June 21, at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.

Qatar in talks with US, Iran to de-escalate crisis as the two nations trade blows

REPORT
A person holds a placard with a picture of US President Donald Trump alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as protesters gather near the United Nations office, on the day of the second round of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Push for diplomacy continues even as strikes in Iran, Hormuz intensify, US official says

After the IDF mistakenly killed her son in Gaza, Yotam Haim's mother chose forgiveness and hope

FEATURE
Iris Haim with son Yotam z”l, who was mistakenly shot by IDF soldiers in Dec. 2023.

Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment

OPINION
FEATURE

Esther Marcus helped Israelis recover from October 7 - then she became a war widow

Esther and Stevie Marcus married in 1991 and lived in Kibbutz Alumim, which was attacked on Oct. 7.
OPINION

Our future rests on prioritizing the common good, not the elections

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INTERVIEW

Netanyahu a ‘burden to Trump,' dismantled US-Israel ties, Liberman tells ‘Post’

Israeli startup raises $36 million to build world's first ‘Iron Dome for drone swarms’

Drone being remotely controlled

Axon Vision links its AI system with Czech radar to spot drone threats

NATO selects Anduril’s Lattice platform for next-generation air command and control

The logo of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is pictured at Eurosatory in Villepinte, near Paris, France June 13, 2022

Rafael in talks to set up Iron Dome interceptor production line in India

REPORT
An airplane carrying French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at Esenboga Airport ahead of the 36th NATO Summit held in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026

Despite restricting Israeli defense firms, Macron flew to Syria on jet equipped with Elbit system

Politicians condemn replica of mosque set alight in anti-migrant bonfire in Northern Ireland

An effigy of a person holding a knife in a mosque stands atop the Moygashel bonfire ahead of its lighting as part of the annual bonfire events marking the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, July 9, 2026.

At least 12 killed, 23 missing as over 100 firefighters battle wildfires raging in southern Spain

Turkey says it hopes US will lift sanctions soon, continues push for F-35 fighter jets

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025

German military to leave base in Erbil, northern Iraq by September, Spiegel reports

German Bundeswehr troops march during a public ceremony to mark the expansion of Germany's Lithuania military commitment on February 4, 2026.
FRONTLINES

Rahm Emanuel to 'Post': ‘I told Mamdani river to the sea means destroying the Jewish people’

FORMER WHITE HOUSE chief of staff Rahm Emanuel speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday. What was billed as an honest conversation about the US-Israel relationship ended up closer to an indictment of Israel.

Tel Aviv University opens $35m Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute

The opening of the Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute with Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Eran Ben Gal, Yael Arad and Sylvan Adams.

Shared vulnerability: Addressing child abuse In diverse Israeli communities

Little girl with teddy bear near light wall indoors, back view

Israel against the current

Matan Shitrit, Chief Economist at Phoenix Financial

Your Taxes: How to live longer according to the OECD

A photo shows a view of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris on September 22, 2025

EU Aviation Safety Agency loosens restrictions on flights to Israel

Arkia Israel Airlines to resume flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after wartime hiatus

 Arkia airplane

Bank Hapoalim launches digital banking platform for children

Bank Hapoalim launches Poalim Junior, a new digital banking platform for children aged 8 and up.

Israeli unemployment rates rising in hi-tech with the advancement of artificial intelligence

Marine researchers rescue sea turtle tangled in fishing line off the coast of Caesarea

Sea turtle rescued from fishing lines off the coast of Caesarea.

Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as 'battle resumes' against raging wildfires

Israel agrees to extend earthquake aid in Venezuela after rare call between president, FM Sa'ar

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

A 'stab in the back': Israel's refusal to extend Jordanian water agreement may spark crisis

Paramilitary police officers evacuate residents in a rubber dinghy through a flooded area after rainfall brought by typhoon Maysak, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China July 6, 2026.

Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit

At least one in four women experienced violent behavior from partner or relative, study finds

STUDY
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Can 'being a b****' really prevent autoimmune disease? Viral meme may hold some truth

Poison apples: The danger hiding inside your favorite fruits

At least 17 hospitalized following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Jerusalem beauty salon

Rights org. files complaint after Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yosef shames women for private mikveh use

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

Government approves initiative to streamline licensing for psychologists who make aliyah

Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer speaks to individuals at an aliyah event.

Elbit plans to hire 2,000 new employees, ending 2026 with 4,000 new hires, CEO Machlis says

View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.

Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya

Tali Mekere

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

The INFINITY Project.

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

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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   

Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what US Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screen grab from a video released on July 8, 2026.

US reportedly strikes Iran as Trump says the regime is 'out of control'

Is Turkey going to be 'the next Iran'? F-35 talks expose Israel’s growing Ankara dilemma

'To me, I think it's over': Trump says MoU with Iran is nullified after strikes

US Politics   

Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a campaign town hall meeting in Ogunquit, Maine, US, October 22, 2025.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner formally withdraws from race

Palm Beach officially changes name of its airport in honor of Trump, his support in Florida

Replacing Graham Platner: US Senate replacement options split over Israel policy

Diaspora   

Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day.

Less than half of Milwaukee Jews identify as Zionists despite strong Israel ties, survey finds

After 50-years of Jewish outreach, pioneering American Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald steps down

Armenia’s Jews hope Israeli recognition of 1915 Ottoman genocide will jumpstart bilateral ties

Judaism   

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady

Christian World   

A faithful receives a blessing in front of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) in Econe, Switzerland, July 2, 2026.

A future pope will 'welcome us back', says priest from excommunicated antisemitic Catholic sect

Christian converts still face discrimination, arrests in Egypt, US State Dept. confirms

Christian Zionists confront a crisis inside their own camp

Food   

Lasange

Biga: Something for everyone

Wine Talk: The kosher Michel Rolland

In the kitchen with Henny: American classics

Archaeology   

Samson carrying the gates of Gaza on his shoulders, the original mosaic from Huqoq is on display in the exhibition at the Yigal Allon Center, July 9, 2026.

Secrets of Huqoq: New Galilee exhibit premieres mosaics, coins found at ancient Jewish settlement

New sections of ancient Egyptian temple reveal inscriptions of Pharaoh Psamtik I

Frescos from famed Etruscan tomb go on display in Rome after multi-million euro purchase by Italy

Science   

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.

Alien life on nearby 'super-Earth' exoplanet more likely than previously thought, scientists find

AI doesn't replace good writers, it demands better judgment, researchers find

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

Culture   

Many pictures combine abstract designs with more conventional figures.

‘Feelings in Between’: Autistic artists challenge stereotypes in new Jerusalem exhibition

Jerusalem Film Festival returns with Sundance hits, Cannes winners, and Israeli premieres

Designs on Jerusalem: Hansen House hosts event devoted to everyday aesthetics around us

History   

Captives returning after the Entebbe Operation.

Entebbe daze

'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism

'Vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives

OMG   

Musician Nicki Minaj (L) joins U.S. President Donald Trump on stage as he delivers remarks during the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Pink Friday on Wall Street: Nicki Minaj joins Trump for White House lunch as Trump Accounts launch

Young ambassador: A girl’s journey to the World Cup puts a spotlight on genetic awareness

Louvre heist sequel? Millions of euros worth of jewelry stolen from France's Lalique museum

Consumerism   

Project courtesy of Buchhalter Studio for Architecture and Interior Design.

Open skies: How the skylight became the new luxury element in designed homes

Will we get a clamshell iPhone? Apple has not yet made a final decision

Ariston expands the scope of solar collector production in Israel

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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