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Deal with Iran can happen 'as soon as Monday,' Trump tells Fox News

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM AND GOLDIE KATZ — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:49:49 GMT

This comes only hours after Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately.

WATCH: Ten wounded in northern Israel after Iranian missiles damage car, hit building

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:49:55 GMT

According to MDA, the wounded people were in a car at the time of the missile strike. The damage didn't come from glass breaking or shrapnel, they added, but from the shockwave.

Hamas claims disarmament request a 'way for Israel to continue genocide against Palestinians'

BY REUTERS — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:22:05 GMT

According to Hamas, Israel "calls for an illusory peace through brute force, spreading destruction across the entire region."

IDF strike kills Head of Commerce at Iranian regime's oil headquarters

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:36:21 GMT

The IRGC's Oil Headquarters generates billions of dollars annually in profits for the Iranian regime's brutal police force through oil sales.

How US fooled Iran to rescue downed F-15 airman stranded in a mountain crevice

BY SHOSHANA BAKER AND MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:21:16 GMT

A US airman stranded in Iran's mountains for 36 hours was rescued thanks to a CIA-led deception campaign and a daring military operation that thwarted Iranian efforts to locate him.

How tech enabled the overnight rescue of a downed US airman in Iran- analysis

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:47:07 GMT

The rescue force operated under the protection of a substantial US air presence as it faced fire from nearby Iranian troops. So what technology was used?

Sources say Israel's defense establishment at odds, note force can't solve all war aims - analysis

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:34:54 GMT

While government policy and a majority of top serving defense establishment figures are in favor of the Iran war, a growing number of current and former top defense officials vehemently dissent.

RAF shoots down Iranian drones over Middle Eastern countries to protect British allies, interests

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:30:34 GMT

Additionally, Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said it intercepted an Iranian cruise missile launched towards the Gulf state on Sunday morning.

Israeli airstrikes kill several in Lebanon on Easter Sunday, as IDF raids Hezbollah cells

BY JAMES GENN AND REUTERS — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:59:08 GMT

Meanwhile, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Beirut's southern suburb of Ghobeiry on Sunday morning.

Sovereignty under siege: The multidimensional war against Iran - opinion

BY RACHEL AVRAHAM — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:16:44 GMT

The Iran war was not just military; it targeted sovereignty itself across political, economic, and cognitive fronts, pushing the state to the brink.

Israel needs a diplomatic alternative to war with Iran - opinion

BY GERSHON BASKIN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:16:12 GMT

Peace usually begins not with trust but with exhaustion. When both sides conclude that war no longer serves their interests, diplomacy becomes thinkable.

Victory over the kingdom of evil

BY SHRAGA BIRAN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:13:25 GMT

The richest country – the poorest people

'Over 90% of Iranians hate the regime,' INSS’s Beni Sabti reveals from leaked Iran survey

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:42:41 GMT

“It was a secret poll which said that 92% of the Iranian people hate their regime,” Sabti said, according to a transcript provided to The Jerusalem Post.

Alshareef: Israel, Jews, should help Iranians seek liberty to ‘repay debt to Cyrus’

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:57:00 GMT

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit on Wednesday, Alshareef called on Israel and the Jewish people to back Iranians seeking freedom, as Netanyahu voiced solidarity with the protesters.

How TALMA turns English education into social mobility and a Zionist mission

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:10:20 GMT

At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, TALMA CEO Ido Mahatzri showed how teachers, language and values reshape Israel’s periphery.

From the front lines to the future: Israeli society and the Jewish people in 2036

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:48:03 GMT

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, IDF veterans and civil-society leaders highlighted service, dignity, and Diaspora responsibility as pillars of Israel’s next chapter.

Watch: The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:27:15 GMT

Amid changing geopolitics and evolving Diaspora-Israel relations, the conference served as a platform for powerful ideas, bold discussions, and building bridges across continents.

Inside the legal battle: High Court rules on wartime protests and freedom of speech - explainer

BY SARAH BEN-NUN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:51:39 GMT

The legal battle over Saturday’s anti-war protests explores the tension between wartime security restrictions and the right to protest. The High Court’s intervention sets a significant precedent.

High Court hears petition on expanding Western Wall worship cap after protest ruling

BY SARAH BEN-NUN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:55:35 GMT

The petition comes a day after the High Court intervened in the dispute over anti-war protests, criticizing the Home Front Command’s framework and later ordering the state to allow demonstrations.

Jewish settlers burn farms, buildings in West Bank as retaliation for Palestinian stone attack

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND ANNA BARSKY — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:41:09 GMT

The incident came after another Jewish settler was attacked after he accidentally entered Palestinian private property while going from Esh Kodesh to Ahiya.

Flights to start departing from Ben-Gurion with 100 passengers, Transportation Ministry announces

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:42:43 GMT

This represents an increase in the 80-passenger limit per flight, while the ministry will also allow two flights to depart per hour.

El Al cancels all scheduled flights till April 18 due to war in Middle East

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:48:24 GMT

El AL's decision follows a government announcement easing flight restrictions, with additional departures now available under the emergency flight schedule currently in place.

'They broke my leg for what happened in Sde Teiman': Bar Kupershtein recounts Hamas brutality

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:31:57 GMT

"They took Yosef Chaim Ohana and me, and broke my leg. They said that it was because of Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, because of Sde Teiman," Kupershtein said in an interview for KAN Reshet Bet.

Israeli youth maintain positive moods amid global life satisfaction crisis, war - opinion

BY LILAC SIGAN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:02:24 GMT

"In Israel, the reality encountered within the IDF is harsh, but ultimately produces something far healthier - far more communal and meaningful," researcher Anat Fanti says.

Modigliani painting looted, resold by Nazis returned to estate of rightful Jewish owner

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:58:30 GMT

The estate of Oscar Stettiner, a British-born Jewish art dealer in Paris, has been engaged in a lengthy legal battle to retrieve Seated Man With a Cane by Amadeo Modigliani.

Zelensky, Sharaa meet to discuss security cooperation in light of Iran war

BY REUTERS — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:28:39 GMT

It was the Ukrainian leader's first trip to Syria since diplomatic relations were re-established at the end of last year following the fall of Syria's long-time strongman Bashar al-Assad.