MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the international affairs 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.

Jewish men pray in a Belgian synagogue.

Brussels-based center trains mohelim as Belgium circumcision debate intensifies

A Finnish soldier participates during the military exercise Aurora 23 in the harbour in Oskarshamn, Sweden on May 2, 2023

Finland's Israel policy might be driven by upcoming elections, expert tells 'Post' - interview

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference and bill signing on July 13, 2026 in Oakland, California

California Legislature approves Safe Worship Zone Act, now awaiting Newsom’s stamp


Australian judge rejects IHRA antisemitism definition, rules ‘F*** Israel’ graffiti not antisemitic

Australian man, Mohommed Farhat, carried out a series of vandalism offenses in November 2024, including spray-painting slogans such as “PKK,” “PKK coming” and “F*** Israel” on vehicles and buildings.

 A PRO-ISRAEL rally takes place at The University of Sydney last year.

Beneath the rubble': Photojournalist documents Venezuela's earthquake aftermath and Israeli aid

Two weeks after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, Photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel documented the rubble and the search for loved ones

Venezuelans swarm to aid trucks where other civilians have come to deliver aid and food.
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Muslim charity CAIR-NJ's back-to-school guide attributes 9/11 attacks to US support for Israel

The guide contains advice for Muslim students regarding their religious rights in schools, a section on “Discussing Palestine in the classroom,” and a page on “Muslim Studies: 9/11."

Woman and children receive traditional sweets as they attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at Brooklyn's Prospect Park on March 20, 2026, in New York City.

The Durban Conference 25 years later: A blueprint for anti-Israel demonization - interview

The conference has become synonymous with discrimination of the anti-Zionist kind, and is considered by many the birthplace of modern anti-Israel rhetoric.

A march organized by the Muslim Judicial ahead of the Durban conference in Cape Town, August 2001.

CBC allows reporters to describe 9/11 attacks as terrorism without attribution after backlash

As previously reported by The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, the CBC circulated a memo last week to reporters and editors instructing them not to refer to the attacks as “terrorist attacks.”

A sign is seen at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building in Toronto, March 25, 2009.

'Let us have our peace': Fearing disruption at Ground Zero, 9/11 families ask Mamdani to stay away

US AFFAIRS: Families of 9/11 victims are urging New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero, saying his presence could disrupt their day of mourning.

AMERICAN FLAGS and flowers mark victims’ names at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Families say the site is sacred ground that should be a place of mourning, not a ground for political division.

Canada cancels travel authorization of Arieh King with 'no explanation,' he tells 'Post'

Some have speculated that the last-minute cancellation resulted from intensive campaigning by anti-Israel groups.

Arieh King speaks at a protest calling for the closure of the French Consulate in Jerusalem, September 29, 2025; illustrative.

British PM reportedly ready to announce Israeli settlement trade ban in coming weeks

British sanctions on Israel trade could, however, cause a split inside the Labor Party, where a third of the party has signed a letter to the new PM calling for sharp measures against settlements.

Britain's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting walks following the first cabinet meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 21, 2026.

Far-left extremist media group 'Abolition Media' cited in State Dept sanctions - exclusive

The Department did not name the group, but the Post identified it as Abolition Media, which describes itself as a platform for revolutionary, anarchist, and abolitionist perspectives.

A Palestinian flag is held up outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

Do not refer to 9/11 as 'terror attacks,' leaked Canadian broadcaster memo instructs reporters

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, CBC journalists were reportedly told to avoid describing the attacks as “terrorist attacks,” drawing criticism in Canada.

A sign is seen at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building in Toronto, March 25, 2009.