Iranian Ambassador to Germany summoned over attempted attack on Jewish community leader

Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, Iran's Ambassador to Germany, gives an interview to AFP at the Iranian embassy in Berlin on March 19, 2026.
An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.
Exterior view of the Iranian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2024.

Hamas document reveals plan to exploit civilians as Netanyahu warns 'Israel is ready to strike'

Live Updates

'Terrorist in Istanbul!' Pro-Palestinian mob attacks Israeli-Turkish citizen Kloyda Medina in mall

Turkish-Israeli citizen Kloyda Medina Halfon attacked in an Istanbul mall, October 19, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025

Trump waited for favorable election polling before endorsing Netanyahu, sources say

A child carrying an umbrella walks near displacement tents in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on October 18, 2026. During the first rainfall of the season in northern Gaza City, rain falls on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians amid the rubble of destroyed buildings.

Hamas planned to detonate bombs at Gaza refugee camps to cover terrorists' escape, IDF reveals

World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages

Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers of the Central Command during a tour of the West Bank.

IDF deploys new Border Police company as Jewish extremist violence rises in West Bank

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman tours kibbutz Be'eri, southern Israel, May 14, 2026

Liberman accuses Trump of seeking to run Israel through 'puppet' PM Netanyahu

A police officer falls during a demonstration as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Nantes, France, October 17, 2026.

Marseille bans protests, communal gatherings as France sees series of violent riots nationwide

Holly Passmore

British woman questioned by police over pro-Israel advocacy, referred to counterterror org.

REPORT
Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rican economist, current Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and candidate for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations position, poses during a photo session in Paris on April 29, 2026.

Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish frontrunner to lead the UN - and what is her Israel stance?

EXPLAINER

Likud open to Liberman joining coalition, Education Minister Kisch tells ‘Post’

INTERVIEW
Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks with The Jerusalem Post on October 18, 2026.

Ra'am, Joint List push community for high voter turnout in hopes of boosting anti-Netanyahu bloc

EXPLAINER

Israel Election 2026: What does Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud stand for?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.
POLL

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
POLL

Some 30% of Israeli voters are undecided, while 39% say nothing could change their mind

Election campaign billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 17, 2026

Bonei Zion Prize honors Olim rebuilding Israel after the war as North American Aliyah hits records

WATCH
The 12th annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients. Top row, from left: Danielle Abraham, Dr. Philip Klipstein, Naomi Stuchiner and Ami Baran. Bottom row, from left: Rabbanit Chana Henkin, Amb. Ron Dermer, Prof. Marta Weinstock-Rosin and

Trump endorses Netanyahu days before Israeli election, warns US could face Iran alone if PM loses

US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of  Trump at the Knesset on October 13, 2025.

How much will Trump’s endorsement help Netanyahu?

ANALYSIS

IDF kills three Hamas terrorists, including commander, during latests Gaza strikes

IDF infographic shows three Hamas operatives killed in Saturday's strikes.

Israeli national wanted in $16.7 million Dubai fraud case arrested in Colombia

A 61-year-old Israeli national known by the nickname "El Banquero" (The Banker) arrested at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia.

Israel urged Qatar to continue Gaza funding despite public criticism, documents reveal

Jewish yeshiva students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva, in Jerusalem on August 19, 2026.

Beyond the Headlines: Dedicating Torah study and why no good deed is done alone

OPINION
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 5, 2026.

Putin suggests meeting with Trump, Xi to discuss Ukraine war resolution

REPORT
A fire burns, as Police officers in riot gear stand guard, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026.

Paris synagogue, several Jewish-affiliated sites vandalized on weekend, antisemitic motive unlikely

A demonstrator stands as flames rise behind them, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026.

Watchdog tracks over 1,300 posts blaming Jews, Israel for France riots

Pro-Palestinian students disrupt talk by UK lawyers who represented British hostages taken by Hamas

A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

UK Charity Commission opens case against Restless Beings after UKLFI complaint alleging Hamas ties

Banned Israeli chess players demand 'world' be stripped from Malaysian championship title

Chess

BBC's Responsible AI chief previously jailed over immigration offenses, found with al-Qaeda manual

A person walks outside BBC Broadcasting House. November 16, 2025.

Palestinian history children's book withdrawn from publisher due to editorial disagreements

Syria strongly condemns escalating IDF incursions in Quneitra, Daraa, demand pullout from Golan

Israeli soldiers seen at an IDF post on the Syrian side of the border with Israel, September 24, 2026.

Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new defense minister and veteran of its missile program?

EXPLAINER

Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister after predecessor killed by Israel

An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2026

Iran's IRGC exploits women through sex trafficking, uses children to fund proxy wars, report finds

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Cairo, Egypt, September 15, 2026.

Egyptian parliament weighs vote on authorising troop deployment to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthis

Lebanon must refuse Hezbollah’s demand to return seized explosives

EDITORIAL
Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Majority of New York Jewish voters view Mamdani unfavorably

POLL
JERUSALEM REPORT

Yemen might be far away from Israel, but the Houthi threat is not

Houthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.
PREVIEW

LGBT film festival celebrates 21st anniversary with award winners, thought-provoking dramas

IN ‘THE WRONG GIRLS,’ best friends become entangled with an experimental substance that gives them telepathic powers.
COMMENT

Mamdani, Paris already knows where 'globalize the Intifada' ends up

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

REPORT
This US Department of Defense (DoD) handout photo shows the Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon March 11, 2003 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

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

EXCLUSIVE

Reporter's notebook: Israeli defense tech brings a wartime playbook to AUSA

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.

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

Propeller Drones simulation room

Drones don’t sell on need. They sell on value

OPINION

Massive overnight Russian attack leaves over half a million Ukrainians without power, Zelensky says

Aftermath of massive Russian attack against Ukraine that left over half a million without power, October 19, 2026.

Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as several boats capsize off Greek islands

Macron condemns 'shocking' scenes of violence across France, points to 'insurrectionist far-left'

France's President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he chairs an Interministerial Crisis Meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, October 18, 2026.
POLL

Trump's approval drops to new record low as Iran war shakes US economy

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally to support Republican House of Representatives candidate Ed Gallrein and Senate candidate Andy Barr, at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky, US, October 17, 2026
REPORT

Abdul El-Sayed fields accusations of family ties to terror orgs. as midterms apporach

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to reporters following a campaign event at the Ionia Theater on October 11, 2026 in Ionia, Michigan.

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

Connecting buyers, properties and professionals to simplify the journey to an Israeli home.

JPMorgan Chase Bank subsidiary discriminated against conservative customers, US investigation finds

Exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue on November 13, 2025 in New York City.

Boeing 737 MAX 10 to be certified despite software glitch, airlines may refuse delivery

REPORT
POLL

Nearly one in three Israeli students considers leaving country amid rising living costs

Students attending Bar-Ilan university in Ramat Gan.

Settlement expansion, Jewish terror pose severe risk to Israel’s economy, senior economists warn

A banner featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed near Palestinian-owned olive groves in the village of Rantes near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 6, 2026

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

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

Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, central Israel, January 26, 2026

State of emergency: Unseen footage takes viewers inside Clalit-Soroka on October 7

JERUSALEM REPORT

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads

Sheba opens psychological treatment center for security operatives with PTSD in northern Israel

STUDY

'The emotional cost has been unbelievable': How three years of war have changed Israelis

Former Prisoners of Zion, aliyah activists, discuss plans for new Soviet Jewry heritage center

Alex Silnitsky addresses a gathering of former Prisoners of Zion and aliyah activists at the Heritage Ministry in Jerusalem on October 5.

Europe sees fragmented pro-Palestinian protests on the three year anniversary of October 7

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

Welcoming new olim to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 14, 2026.
INTERVIEW

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

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

ANU marks Aliyah Day with a tribute to Jewish dining, memories, traditions

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025.

Where the sea meets sophistication

Architecture: Yashar Architects

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

WATCH

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

Image for illustration purposes only.

In the middle of the triangle

The New Talpiot project.

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

All JPost Conferences   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

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

Conference   

Bini Zomer, GM for Corporate Affairs & Joint Ventures at Chevron Mediterranean Limited

Chevron’s GM for Corporate Affairs and Joint Ventures at Jpost Diplomatic Conference

“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."

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   

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

Anti-draft protests erupt as Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in polls

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

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally to support Republican House of Representatives candidate Ed Gallrein and Senate candidate Andy Barr, at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky, US, October 17, 2026

Trump's approval drops to new record low as Iran war shakes US economy

Abdul El-Sayed fields accusations of family ties to terror orgs. as midterms apporach

Lawler, Conley battle for Jewish voters in pivotal New York race that could decide House control

Diaspora   

A fire burns, as Police officers in riot gear stand guard, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026.

Paris synagogue, several Jewish-affiliated sites vandalized on weekend, antisemitic motive unlikely

US, Israeli business groups unite to strengthen economic ties amid growing anti-Israel backlash

Thai authorities inspect Chabad House in Chiang Mai, find no violations

Judaism   

There are many roads that lead home.

From Terah to today: The many roads that lead Jews home

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

Parashat Noah: The main thing is the intention

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   

Willy Rudolf Foerster with his children,  Willy Jr. and Erica.

The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later

Saved from Nazi-occupied Prague, thousands of Torah scrolls find new life through a Satmar scribe

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

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   

A buff-breasted sandpiper in the northern Negev, over the weekend.

Rare bird spotted over weekend for only second time in Israel

The Land of the Monasteries in the Dead Sea is opening to hikers this week

The gate of Eden: In Israel’s Valley of Springs, ancient history offers a new journey of healing

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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