US Embassy warns of potential flight cancellations due to security situation

The US Embassy in Jerusalem warned that due to "heightened tensions in the Middle East," US citizens should be prepared for possible flight cancellations.

American aircraft take off from Ben Gurion airport, during the Israel/US war with Iran, March 04, 2026.

Iran continues strikes on Bahrain, Jordan after rejecting Iraqi-led ceasefire proposal

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'Mr. Security': Inside Amir Baram's mission to secure Israel's military future, defense ties

FRONTLINES

MILITARY AFFAIRS: As Israel's lead negotiator for a new US defense agreement, Baram is racing to replace decades of military aid with a long-term strategic partnership.

DEFENSE MINISTRY Director-General, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram, speaks at a Defense Export Controls Agency’s conference last November about the ministry’s strategic priorities for defense exports. These pertain to expanding activities in existing markets, establishing national leadership
(From R-L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Council head Shmuel Ben-Ezra, military secretary Maj.-Gen. Guy Markizeno, IDF chief Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Shin Bet head David Zini consult, July 24, 2026.

Netanyahu orders West Bank crackdown after two Israelis killed in terror shooting amid clashes

PM, Defense Minister Katz announce increased troop deployments, new checkpoints, expanded counterterrorism measures • Terror shooting followed confrontation involving settlers, IDF, and Palestinians

Yuval Kogan is found by Israel Police officers in Ashkelon on July 24, 2026.

Missing 4-year-old Yuval Kogan found alive after overnight search near Ashkelon

Netanyahu to fly to Washington Monday at Trump's invitation

A Palestinian assailant attacks Israeli hikers near Gilad Farm, northern West Bank, July 24, 2026.

IDF kills terrorist who fatally shot two Israelis, wounded three others in West Bank

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a shooting attack near the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Murder is murder, trespassing is trespassing: Crime must be prosecuted regardless of perpetrator

ANALYSIS
An Iranian Shahed Drone is displayed by the United Against Nuclear Iran at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 22, 2025.

In first, NATO fighters in Romania shoot down drone in airspace incursion

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

US, Ukraine pushing to bring Russia back to negotiating table, hopeful for partial ceasefire

REPORT
A 5th-generation F-35 lands at RAF Lakenheath, in Mildenhall, England, January 7, 2026

British military ready to defend country after IRGC threatens bases over presence of US bombers

A supporter of Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, chairman of the Pakatan Harapan (The Alliance of Hope) coalition, holds a Malaysia flag during an election campaign rally on November 16, 2022; file photo.

Malaysia amb. to US summoned by State Department over country's Israel policy

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Nominations open for Top 25 Vizionaries of 2026 honoring young Zionist leaders

25 most influential young Zionists of 2025

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Can AI tax agents replace human experience in the tax field?

US Embassy warns of potential flight cancellations

EU sanctions Iranian judges, leading cyber group figure

Romania shoots down drone in airspace incursion

Netanyahu to visit Washinton Monday

Justice must apply to terror and settler violence

Gold artifacts from Byzantine shipwreck found off Croatia

Kyiv, Washington eye partial ceasefire with Russia

Netanyahu orders West Bank crackdown after deadly shooting

Inside Amir Baram's mission to secure Israel's defense ties

Merz elects first female chief of staff ahead of elections

UK: Military ready to defend country after Iran's threats

Defense Ministry, FIDF to establish IDF brain injury center

Report: Iran repairing sites bombed by US, Israel

Man filmed threatening Yesh Atid MK's aide in Ramat Gan

Can Israel finally make a peace deal with Lebanon work?

Grapevine, July 24, 2026: Is Jewish unity a myth?

The next US-Iran escalation may not begin in Tehran

US sanctions Muslim Brotherhood official over Hamas ties

Netanyahu's Likud falls to lowest position since June 2025 as Eisenkot reaches new heights

POLL

A new Maariv poll shows Likud at its weakest level since June 2025, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar reaches a record 23 seats and Bennett maintains his lead over Netanyahu in the prime ministerial race.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset vote, July 16, 2026.

After third attack in 24 hours, leaders call on IDF to respond to West Bank terror with 'iron fist'

FRONTLINES

'Land for arms': Can Israel finally make a peace deal with Lebanon work?

LEBANESE TROOPS deploy in the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in the Nabatieh region after the IDF withdrew from the area earlier this week.
WATCH

'I want to kill you': Man threatens, hits MK Moshe Tur-Paz's aide in Ramat Gan

A police officer escorts a man away after appearing to smack the phone of MK Moshe Tur-Paz's aide, following a death threat towards a woman, July 24, 2026.

Smotrich advances new Samaria settlement after attack near Derech Avraham Farm

Spotlight

Igor Miholjek, head of research, Croatian Conservation Institute, Department of Underwater Archaeology, shows the gold buckle decorated with rubies, emeralds, and pearls, which they found in a Byzantine shipwreck near Polace on the island of Mljet, Croatia, July 21, 2026.

Byzantine gold artifacts help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatian coast

JEWISH IMMIGRANTS from Europe arrive in Haifa in 1929. Drawing on Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of ‘The Odyssey,’ the writer explores why the Jewish return to Zion remains one of history’s enduring homecoming narratives.

Middle Israel: How 'The Odyssey' echoes the Jewish story of homecoming

OPINION
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at the Bestepe Presidential Compound during a formal welcome for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Has Israel been sidelined as the new regional order is being written?

OPINION
Larry Ellison, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle

AI spending spree hits $600b as Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund boom

Hillel files, then withdraws, brief supporting Harvard's campus antisemitism fight against Trump

Hillel argued that the Trump administration’s moves to defund the school “do not help Jewish students or improve the campus climate.” 

A sign at Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, on December 12, 2023.

French Jewish DJ Barbara Butch defiant after concert disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

Attacker yells 'Allahu Akbar,' stabs two in potential Manhattan antisemitic hate crime

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.

British Jews feel abandoned, no longer trust UK institutions on antisemitism, new report reveals

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.
REPORT

Metropolitan police reopen war crimes probe against four British IDF veterans

Iran repairing missile bases, sites bombed by US, Israel faster than previously anticipated

REPORT

“They refilled their stockpiles,” WSJ quoted former IDF air defense chief Brig.-Gen. Ran Kochav as saying. “They have very impressive industrialization and reconstruction capabilities."

A satellite view shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, of the of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 21, 2026.

US deployed B-1 bomber in Iran strikes for first time since war resumed, sources tell 'Post'

INTERVIEW

Could Iran invade Kuwait? New threats raise fears of wider Middle East war

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran completes second week of strikes against Gulf States

Maj. Ella Waweya, the new Arabic language spokesperson.

IDF is ready and prepared for fighting with Iran to resume, Arabic spokesperson Waweya says

Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative

The Ten Commandments are not an independent list of fundamental principles, but rather the nucleus from which the entire Torah unfolds - its genetic code.

Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien.

Oldest copy of Homer’s Odyssey in book form joins Christopher Nolan's film press tour

Parashat Va'ethanan: Behind the curtain

Modern culture has gradually eroded many boundaries.

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Shabbat candles
OPINION

My Word: Political name of the game

ByLIAT COLLINS

Jeen Technologies deepens footprint in defense sector

INTERVIEW

The company’s main solution is an agentic AI platform capable of running entirely offline and under strict security controls.

Hacker. Autonomous AI Agents.

IDF considering purchase of anti-submarine aircraft amid growing Turkish threat

Greece approves €3.5 billion defense package for Israeli missile defense tech

Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor high powered microwave counter-drone solution

Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor to fry drones with high-power microwaves

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

IDF still working to determine origin of drone intercepted near Syrian border

ICC members to vote on prosecutor Karim Khan's dismissal over sexual misconduct allegations

France said on Thursday it would vote in favor of the removal of Khan. The Netherlands, which hosts the court in The Hague, has also said it would support his dismissal.

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025.

Court rejects Trump administration's bid to re-detain pro-Palestinian Georgetown scholar

Germany's Merz picks first woman chief of staff in shake-up before state elections

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2ndR), outgoing German Health Minister Nina Warken, outgoing parliamentary State Secretary in the Digital Ministry Philipp Amthor and outgoing Secretary General of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Carsten Linnemann (R), July 23, 2026.

EU sanctions Iranian judges, leading cyber group figure, US sanctions Iranian financier

A VIEW from a drone shows the European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters, known as the Berlaymont building in Brussels, in 2026.

US Treasury sanctions Turkish, British-based Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas financial networks

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

In Collaboration

Could Australia be Israel's secret gateway to global success?

Rear view of adult Australian woman looking at Kangaroo Point Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist bridge across the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia.

Breathing Data: How environmental data is rewriting public health in Israel

Prof. Lena Novack at Soroka Medical Center

Searching for hope in an age of extinction

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

One in three startups at Google’s cybersecurity forum are Israeli, organizers announce

Of the 33 startups selected for Google’s top cybersecurity program, 11 are either founded in Israel or led by Israeli entrepreneurs.

Google's Gemini Startup Forum: Cybersecurity.

No flight cancellations expected at Ben-Gurion, Airports Authority chairman says

Israeli cybersecurity firm reaches deal with US giant over sharing technology, systems

System hacking warning message appears on laptop.

OpenAI cybersecurity models escape test environment, hack separate company systems

In this photo illustration, the ChatGPT logo is displayed on a smartphone on May 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Rubio tells diplomats to push back on tech 'kill switch' talk after attempt to block AI companies

Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

The Earendil-1 satellite, created by startup Reflect Orbital, contains a thin-film reflector that can direct “abundant sunlight” to specific locations at specific times, including night time

Earendil-1

Twenty killed, 100 missing after flash floods hit Afghanistan, authorities say

US government reverses longstanding endangered species regulation, opens habitats to development

Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Hebron’s sewage crisis flows south toward Negev

A Northern Spotted Owl sits on a tree stump in Stanley Park on August 4, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada.

To save one endangered owl species, scientists back waging war on another

Defense Ministry, FIDF to establish new brain injury rehabilitation center for wounded soldiers

It will be located in Tel Aviv, serving as the only center in Israel dedicated exclusively to the rehabilitation of IDF veterans with brain trauma. It is expected to be completed in 2030.

IDF soldiers patrol by the Lebanese border in northern Israel, June 9, 2026

FDA reverses lettuce warning: Taylor Farms cyclospora test was a false positive

US FDA says it is investigating another cyclosporiasis outbreak

Health Ministry announces restaurant sector reform, eases requirements

Taxi driver suspected of swindling dementia patient he picked up from Ichilov out of NIS 10,000

Chani Kaplan: Finding her place in Israel, from Sydney to Jerusalem

Chani Kaplan’s path from Sydney to Jerusalem shows how patience, resilience and openness can turn the challenges of aliyah into opportunity.

Chani Kaplan.

Government approves initiative to streamline licensing for psychologists who make aliyah

Israel launches 'Masa diplomacy' program in push for pro-Israel advocacy through Diaspora youth

An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.
FEATURE

'Go big and go home': North American families make aliyah in the shadow of war

DJ Raphi entertains the kids, leading them through fun dance moves set to catchy music.

‘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.

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

From family firms of Herzl Fadlon and Yehoshua Shponder in the 1970s to a Israel real estate group focused on development execution and urban renewal across Israel with large-scale portfolio.

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

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

The INFINITY Project.

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

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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   

Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC.

Houthis threaten a second chokehold on shipping routes, Hormuz remains contentious

Israel's most volatile election season begins with integrity warnings, coalition chaos

Iran hits Jordanian territory again in missile attack, tensions escalate in the Middle East

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump salutes during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2026.

Trump returns to White House correspondents' dinner after April attack halted gala

Minnesota man gets life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman

US Education Department removes rules against discrimination, civil rights groups condemned move

Diaspora   

A sign at Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, on December 12, 2023.

Hillel files, then withdraws, brief supporting Harvard's campus antisemitism fight against Trump

Limmud LA to return in 2027 with more than 100 Jewish learning sessions

Rabbi shows interfaith relations in Azerbaijan at Religious Freedom Forum on Capitol Hill

Judaism   

Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien.

Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative

Parashat Va'ethanan: Behind the curtain

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

Israeli envoy to the Christian world George Deek.

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

'Does JD stand for Jew Defamer?': Evangelical leader urges Trump to reject Vance's Israel remarks

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

Food   

AN ARRAY of Belgian chocolates are created on-site.

Chocolate De Luxe brings handmade kosher luxury to Netanya

Chef Aviv Moshe returns to Tel Aviv with kosher Italian restaurant Bella

Cooking at the cutting edge

Archaeology   

Igor Miholjek, head of research, Croatian Conservation Institute, Department of Underwater Archaeology, shows the gold buckle decorated with rubies, emeralds, and pearls, which they found in a Byzantine shipwreck near Polace on the island of Mljet, Croatia, July 21, 2026.

Byzantine gold artifacts help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatian coast

Oldest copy of Homer’s Odyssey in book form joins Christopher Nolan's film press tour

Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

Science   

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Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

To save one endangered owl species, scientists back waging war on another

Jonty Hurwitz brings mind-bending science, art, and optical illusions to Jerusalem

Culture   

NOGA EREZ performs at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, last year.

'Crazy, moving': Noga Erez documentary charts music star's rise through tragedy and triumph

Tom Wesselmann's American pop art takes center stage at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

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

History   

HANNAH SZENES, 16, in Budapest.

'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe

'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer

This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers

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Erling Haaland of Norway in action during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16 match between Brazil and Norway at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 5, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Over 500 Peruvian babies named after Norwegian soccer star Haaland after legendary World Cup run

Psychic Uri Geller vows to help England win World Cup, calls on millions to 'neutralize' Messi

Iran-backed Lego AI propaganda channel claims regime behind Graham's death, threatens Laura Loomer

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