Greer Fay Cashman

Greer Fay Cashman is a veteran Australian born journalist whose by-line has appeared in The Jerusalem Post for some 45 years. She has written on a wide variety of subjects and says she has been educated by her profession.
30 years since Shimon Peres, the world-renowned statesman who had served in multiple governments for an aggregate 24 years, was dethroned by a political novice nearly three decades his junior, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Grapevine: Jerusalem remembers Peres

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 8, 2026
President Isaac Herzog is pictured with the Ambassador of Georgia to Israel, Beka Dvali on August 3, 2026.

Chile, Honduras return ambassadors to Israel for first time since October 7

During his meeting with Chile's ambassador, Herzog addressed ongoing diplomatic efforts surrounding the Gaza conflict and referred to the Trump Board of Peace initiative.

AUGUST 3, 2026
Cancelled postage stamp printed by Israel, that shows Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), 50th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, circa 1967.

Grapevine August 2, 2026: The significance of Balfour Day

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 2, 2026

Grapevine: Onward August

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 1, 2026
Jewish worshippers and visitors gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem a day before the eve of Tisha B’Av, July 21, 2026.

Grapevine, July 31, 2026: Common sense and compassion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 31, 2026
MK Mansour Abbas speaks during a 40 signatures debate at the Knesset.

Grapevine: Light rail, hefty price

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

JULY 25, 2026
The Elifelet Light Rail station in Tel Aviv. November 17, 2024.

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

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 24, 2026
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG receives the credentials of Nauru Ambassador Lara Erab Daniel in 2025.

Grapevine July 19, 2026: Factors for aliyah

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

JULY 18, 2026
New French Jewish immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on July 6, 2026.

Grapevine: Vexing logistics

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 18, 2026
Israeli "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot (3rd-R) and Jerusalem film festival director Roni Mahadav-Levin (2nd-R) attend the opening ceremony of the event in Jerusalem on June 17, 2025.

Grapevine July 17, 2026: Birds of a feather

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

JULY 17, 2026
MK Yisrael Eichler seen at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

Grapevine July 15, 2026: A tribute to her father

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 14, 2026
Sir Joshua Hassan CBE, MVO, QC, JP, Chief Minister of Gibraltar at his desk.

Grapevine: Non-sacred in the holy city

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 11, 2026
IN THE German Colony: The struggle is changing course.

Grapevine, July 10, 2026: Mixed Irish feelings

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 10, 2026
CHIEF OF State Protocol Gil Haskel with Tanzanian Ambassador Alex Gabriel Kallua.