IDF shifts focus to Iranian nuclear threat as Trump briefed on CENTCOM plan to renew Iran strikes

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Iran would use a nuclear weapon if it acquired one, Trump says

US President Donald Trump salutes during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2026.
Smoke rises following explosions in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from northern Israel, April 27, 2026
Guided-missile destroyer USS Mason sails in the US CENTCOM area of responsibility in an undated picture, published April 29, 2026.

IDF shifts focus to Iranian nuclear threat as ballistic missiles, regime change fall by wayside

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025
Firefighters douse flames in a field after a drone launched from southern Lebanon fell near Kibbutz Snir in the Upper Galilee.

No magic way to stop Hezbollah's FPV drones from striking, IDF admits

Hadas Levy is the first Israeli woman to give birth to a baby whose father was killed in the war against Hamas using posthumous sperm removal.
JERUSALEM REPORT

Posthumous parenthood: After loss of loved ones, Israeli widows choose to bring new life

Most Gaza flotilla activists to disembark in Greece, Israel to bring two in for questioning

Protest against Israel's seizure of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in Barcelona, Spain, May 1, 2026.

Spain reportedly summons Israeli chargé d'affaires as protests erupt over Gaza flotilla seizure

REPORT
CCTV footage from IDF interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, May 1, 2026.

Israel's arrest of Gaza flotilla activists a 'brazen violation of int'l law,' Mamdani charges

Illustrative Israeli F16s.

Israeli Air Force says it dropped 135,000 bombs in recent wars, warns of Syrian military rebuild

The Iron Beam laser defense system, pictured in December 2025.

IDF: Iron Beam laser saw limited use in Iran war due to lack of batteries

IDF troops active in Southern Lebanon, published on April 28, 2026.

'Let the IDF win': Bennett criticizes gov't restrictions on soldiers operating in southern Lebanon

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen sprints past security personnel in a screengrab form security camera video, at Washington Hilton Hotel, April 25, 2026.

Security footage shows suspect Cole Allen shooting Secret Service officer before White House dinner

Patterns of influence: Inside Prof. Yaniv Dover’s physics-inspired view of marketing

WATCH
Prof. Yaniv Dover, Associate Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean for Research at the Hebrew University Business School

In Israel’s Arab sector, war exposes a dual threat of rampant crime and no shelter

JERUSALEM REPORT

IDF Home Front restores security guidelines for northern border towns with Lebanon

Arab Israelis survey the damage following a missile strike in the Arab Israeli city of Kafr Kassem on March 26.

Two injured, car destroyed by Hezbollah drone attack against northern Israel border town

An Apache helicopter fires a missile toward Lebanon near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel, April 26, 2026.
POLL

Bennett, Eisenkot lead PM suitability polling ahead of Netanyahu

Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot at a march for conscripting haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews into the IDF, in Jerusalem, January 15, 2026; illustrative.

US ships 6,500 tons of munitions, equipment to Israel in 24 hours

Iranians stand on a pavement along a street next to a billboard depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on April 24, 2026.

Khamenei vows to protect nuclear program, warns US over Gulf presence in written statement

Bennett saw what Israelis wanted. He chose the opposite. Then-prime minister Yair Lapid with alternate prime minister Naftali Bennett at a government cabinet meeting in 2022.

Editor's Notes: Israel turned right after Oct. 7, Bennett turned left

COMMENT
Soldiers stand in front a memorial to fallen soldiers in Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Cemetery a few days ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day.

Even in ceasefire, Israelis are still living with the war

JERUSALEM REPORT
MERYL STREEP and Anne Hathaway in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2.’

'The Devil Wears Prada 2’ reunites cast but lacks original bite

REVIEW

NH lawmaker reprimanded for ‘final solution’ joke aimed at Jewish colleague

GOP lawmaker pushed to add a Holocaust denier to New Hampshire’s Holocaust panel

New Hampshire GOP state Rep. Travis Corcoran (center) walks out of his own disciplinary hearing for tweeting a "final solution" reference at a Jewish colleague, April 27, 2026.

London police charge man with attempted murder in antisemitic Golders Green stabbing attack

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley attend a meeting of criminal justice agencies following the Golders Green attack, in London, Britain April 30, 2026.

A 'general aversion to anything Jewish' reported in Italy after Milan clash and Rome shooting

Participants clash during the 79th anniversary of the Liberation Day that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic, in Milan, Italy, April 25, 2024.
INTERVIEW

Antisemitism ‘everywhere’ in German universities, student union president tells 'Post'

Pezeshkian, Ghalibaf look to fire FM Araghchi over allegiance to IRGC commander

REPORT

Syrian pilot confessions reveal centralized bombing orders during war

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the day he addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

US official says Iran war truce 'terminated' hostilities for war powers deadline

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.

Hegseth decries spread of 'falsehoods' regarding security of Kuwaiti base during Iran war

 US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.

Iran may run out of oil storage within weeks under US blockade pressure

Middle Israel: Will Bennett and Lapid's fourth Israeli alliance last?

OPINION

Drop the cynicism: Bennett, Lapid's merger represents Israel's search for unity

OPINION
FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Naftali Bennett (left) and Yair Lapid pose during a press conference announcing a joint list named ‘Together’ to be led by Bennett, ahead of upcoming elections.
EXCLUSIVE

Bennett unveils ‘Israeli Renaissance’ plan, says Lapid on board, alliance will replace Netanyahu

Naftali Bennett

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir about her son's murder tops NYT bestseller list

 RACHEL AND JON Goldberg-Polin attend the funeral of their son, Hersh, in Jerusalem.

Parashat Emor: The social revolution

Despite tensions, dozens of Israeli companies set to head to Eurosatory 2026

US-Israel talks to discuss shifting military aid funding to joint defense partnership

View of the closed Elbit Systems stand after the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow have been shut down by organizers during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2025.
ANALYSIS

Growing Hezbollah drone threat shows Israel's innovation race is in its infancy

A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026

Ukraine claims to have intercepted 30,000 drones in March

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 1, 2026 at Sea.

Pentagon may be understating severity of US missile stockpile shortage

REPORT

Israel rejects Russian grain ship amid Ukraine sanctions threat

FIFA head announces no changes to Iran's World Cup schedule as protestors demand team ban

View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.

Jewish man arrested for allegedly firing pellet gun at left-wing activists in Rome

JEWISH COMMUNITY members hold Jewish Brigade sign as they participate in the 79th anniversary of the Liberation Day that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic, in Milan, Italy, April 25, 2024.

Peruvian president claims Jews pushed Germany into war because 'they controlled banks'

JOSE BALCAZAR leaves the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026.

Leader of Iran's Jewish community pledges allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei

Iranian Jews attend a mourning ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Yousef Abad Synagogue in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.

Against the odds, a new generation of Jews is choosing hope

(L TO R) The Jewish Agency for Israel’s CEO & Director-General Yehuda Setton; President Isaac Herzog; and Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog

Decoding the digital pulse: How Prof. Yaniv Dover maps the flow of information and human behavior

PROF. YANIV DOVER brings physics-based thinking to the social sciences

The network effect: Orly Carmon’s ORCA is rewriting power for women across borders

ORCA. A transnational network of women designed around movement

Technion launches new aerospace prize to honor legends and trailblazers

World Bank warns of 16% rise in commodity pricing over Hormuz closure

Aerial view of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

State-linked hackers eye power grids, water systems – report warns

Hacker attack

Tariffs on digital displays could help avoid US military dependence on China, policy group says

 Flags of China and U.S. are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023.
STUDY

Israel is building homes, but not the homes Israelis need, Shoresh study warns

Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution

'Graceful dancing giants': Divers spot five manta rays swimming through Eilat Bay

THE VERTICAL green walls are transferred from decorative features into intelligent, responsive environmental systems

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

AFTER A 16-HOUR journey from Tel Aviv, I encountered an unexpected California winter, where ancient pines in the Sierra Nevada stood heavy with snow between January storms.

The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?

FEATURE
 A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026.

Japan wildfires burn for fifth day, forcing mass evacuations in Otsuchi

West Bank hospitals in crisis as PA reported pays medical staff only fraction of wage for April

Lessons from the safe room: Navigating fear, routine, and family togetherness

Palestinian medical workers receive Pfizer-BioNTecha vaccine against the Coronavirus at the Palestinian Medical center in the West Bank city of Dura on March 21, 2021.

Man indicted for illegally operating dental clinic in Rishon Lezion for nine years

OPINION

Should Israel's prime ministers disclose their health status?

BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
STUDY

Israel’s wars are changing sleep, diet, and exercise in alarming ways

Promoting Diaspora aliyah will never succeed through anger

OPINION

Yakov Schacht: How a Ninjutsu coach navigates life in Israel’s war zone

American Jews [Illustrative]

First Bnei Menashe flight lands as Israel launches operation to complete community’s Aliyah

Bnei Menashe olim arriving in Israel, April 23, 2026.
COMMENT

An Israeli columnist called American Jews ‘traitors,’ here's why he's wrong

 CELEBRATING ISRAEL during a New York parade. What does Chabad have against the flag?
OPINION

Immigration by choice: Why do most olim from America choose Jerusalem?

Jerusalem’s Mesila Park in snow, 2022.
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Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

The Luria project by Tzarfati Shimon in Arnona, Jerusalem.

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

A landmark project - Midtown Jerusalem

Midtown Jerusalem

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

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Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

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Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

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 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

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US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu presses Trump on Lebanon while Washington builds Hormuz coalition

The Deep Dive: Middle East ceasefires are fragile peace on the brink

Hezbollah's drone warfare and the fragile ceasefire

US Politics   

New Hampshire GOP state Rep. Travis Corcoran (center) walks out of his own disciplinary hearing for tweeting a "final solution" reference at a Jewish colleague, April 27, 2026.

NH lawmaker reprimanded for ‘final solution’ joke aimed at Jewish colleague

Graham Platner becomes presumptive Dem. nominee as opponent Janet Mills drops out of race

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

Diaspora   

Dave Goldberg, right, with wife Sheryl Sandberg in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2013.

Sheryl Sandberg endows scholarship at Camp Ramah in California in honor of late husband

Jewish man arrested for allegedly firing pellet gun at left-wing activists in Rome

Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms

Judaism   

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parashat Emor: The social revolution

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell

Christian World   

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar and new envoy to Christian world George Deek.

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

Nationwide Bible reading event marks 250 years of scripture in America

Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent's needs

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Good-old cooking days: Old-school Israeli kitchen in more modest times.

Wine Talk: Wining in the kitchen

Archaeologist revives 2,000-year-old bread recipe in Pompeii after 18 years of experimentation

In the kitchen with Henny: Marinade magic for your grill

Archaeology   

Marble statue of Athena found by archaeologists in Laodicea’s Western Theater near Denizli, Turkey, April 23, 2026.

Marble statue of Greek goddess Athena found hidden in rubble in Turkey's ancient city of Laodicea

Evidence of what may be world’s oldest cremation found in Ethiopia, new study reveals

Italian archaeologists use AI to generate image of Pompeii victim for first time

Science   

An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

Asteroid the size of 60 sloths to fly past the Earth tomorrow

Technion launches new aerospace prize to honor legends and trailblazers

Scorpions load their stings and claws with iron and zinc, boosting killing power

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Yair Garbuz

Influential Israeli painter and satirist Yair Garbuz dies at 80

Black Metallica Symphony Tribute show to perform in Tel Aviv

The TV series, 'Unconditional,' has its Israeli premiere

History   

A life-preserver of Laura Mabel Francatelli, a survivor of the Titanic disaster is displayed before the auction of Maritime Models and Maritime Pictures at Christie's Auction House in West London, 16 May 2007.

Titanic survivor’s signed life jacket sells for over $900,000

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

British professor uncovers location of Shakespeare’s London home using previously unknown documents

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Orange juice

Licked it and put it back—in Singapore: French student’s costly mistake

Thessaloniki: Man sleeps in trash bin, saved seconds before being crushed by trash comapctor

He went to work as usual: Husband investigated for burning wife's body in zoo’s animal incinerator

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Why does a landline phone still exist in hotel rooms?

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The new pharmacy chain that wants to shake up the market

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