MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the Diaspora correspondent at The Jerusalem Post . She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England. After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju. She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post . In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.

A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Iranians join British Jews to celebrate Khamenei's death in Golders Green street party

Israelis take cover in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel, March 1, 2026; illustrative.

Megillah in the Miklat: Tel Aviv moves Purim underground as Operation Roaring Lion rages

MAJLIS IN honor of Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei at Taha Association Center Melbourne.

Australian mosques hold memorial services for 'pious and pure' Khamenei following his assassination


'No option of shelter': Israelis stuck in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, amid war with Iran - interview

One woman that The Jerusalem Post reached out to explained that her brother was flying to Dubai but was made to land in Muscat, Oman, a country with no normalized relations with Israel.

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

'Very afraid': Canadian Jewish parents horrified after newspaper singles out Jewish students

The article’s main argument was that state-subsidized schools may be crossing into political advocacy by hosting Israeli military speakers during an ongoing war.

Boys in the hallway at Jewish day school

WOL founder Nerdeen Kiswani sues Betar under anti-KKK act for 'terror campaign' against her

It said Betar USA encouraged the public to assault Kiswani, including with feces, urine, and baseball bats, offering a substantial cash “bounty” to any member of the public who assaults her.

A pro-Palestinian activist holds a sign during the "Autonomous Noise Demonstration for Gaza" near supporters of Israel holding Israeli flags (R) outside the hotel of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City on September 25, 2025.

CSTAT Smash overturns ban on Jewish ‘Smash Bros’ player following legal action

The player was banned from three tournaments and two Discord servers dedicated to the popular Nintendo fighting game, after anti-Israel players were angered by a series of social media posts.

Gamers play the video game 'Super Smash Bros Ultimate' developed by Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco and published by Nintendo on a Nintendo Switch console during the 'Paris Games Week' on October 27, 2018 in Paris, France.

Turkish Jewish content creator 'controlling minds of Turkish children,' Turkish news channel claims

"Melih Abuaf controls the YouTube side of the Turkish children's entertainment sector with his million-subscriber channels," the segment stated.

Melih Abuaf, a Turkish Jewish content creator acused of 'controling children's brains,' owns the children's channels Çuf Çuf Çocuk Şarkıları, Karpuz Adam, Pırtık, and Afacan TV, which have millions of followers on YouTube.

Parisian Jewish family ordered to remove mezuzah from apartment door by building management

The family was told they have 15 days to remove the mezuzah, with the management company saying it had been put up "without any authorization."

Mezuzah at the entrance to the O Laffa kosher restaurant owned by a couple belonging to the Jewish community and vandalized by an anti-Semitic act on the night of September 2 to 3 in Villeurbanne, France on September 24, 2024.

UK animal welfare bill forcing divulging of kosher, halal meat passes first reading

MP Esther McVey, who brought the bill on Tuesday, said it is about animal welfare, transparency in meat production and consumer choice, and does not seek to ban halal or kosher meat. 

CUSTOMERS WAIT to be served at a butchers stall in Smithfield Market, the UK’s largest wholesale meat market in London, Britain, November 19, 2021.

Over 1,000 British councilors pledge to uphold Palestine rights, stand against Israel's 'genocide'

Councilors in the UK are individuals elected by local residents to serve as representatives on local councils (including unitary, county, district, borough, and parish councils).

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

Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights

Ecuador's Permanent Rep. to the UN, Andrés Montalvo Sosa, formally informed the UN of his country's withdrawal on 2 February.

Israel and Ecuador flags. Ilustration.

Green Party to vote on 'Zionism is Racism' motion, calls for Palestinian state from river to sea

Motion A105 Zionism is Racism defines Zionism as racism, recognises its "continued harm to Palestinians," and would position the stance of the Green Party as anti-Zionist.

Signs in support of the Green Party stand outside houses in the constituency of Gorton and Denton ahead of a parliamentary by-election, in Manchester, Britain, February 18, 2026.