Can US strikes on ISIS help bring change to Syria?

ANALYSIS

Trump admin. pitches 'Project Sunrise' to turn Gaza into 'futuristic coastal destination'

REPORT
US Airmen prepare to load GBU-31 munition systems onto F-15E Strike Eagles within the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025

Netanyahu to brief Trump on new plans to strike Iran in upcoming meeting

REPORT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace on the Knesset plenum, October 13, 2025.
IDF soldier illustrative.

IDF establishes artificial intelligence division in response to Oct. 7 failure

 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to the press following the formation of the new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon. February 8, 2025.

Hezbollah disarmament south of Litani River to wrap up in days, Lebanese PM says

WATCH

Jerusalem apartment destroyed by fire during Shabbat, seven injured

Then-Hamas Arab relations chief Khalil al-Hayya (R) hold a press conference during a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus on October 19, 2022

Hamas chief, Turkey's intelligence head discuss Gaza ceasefire's second phase in Istanbul

Younes Sadaghiani in the Knesset.

Lion of Persia: The online warrior fighting for Iran's future - and Israeli coexistance

INTERVIEW
US President Donald Trump reacts while preparing to sign an executive order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction' during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 15, 2025.

US interdicting, seizing vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say

David Harris is executive vice chair of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP).

Antisemitism is an enduring conspiracy theory - October 7 proved it's not going away

OPINION
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Moriah War Memorial College in Sydney, Australia on February 23, 2017.

Israel-Diaspora relations are fracturing - both sides must invest in repair

OPINION
An illustrative image of a Star of David.

The Great Inversion: When Israel became the Diaspora's shield

OPINION

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

Dubi Weissenstern CEO of ZAKA &  Exec Dir Moshe Rozenberg at the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement in Washington with outgoing CEO of US National Sheriffs’ Association Jonathan Thompson

Israel launched Operation Narnia on Iran's nuclear scientists with US backing

REPORT

IDF reveals details of Shayetet 13 op. that foiled Hezbollah maritime network run by Nasrallah

Smoke rises from a location allegedly IRGC's Sarallah Headquarters in north of Tehran, Iran after being targeted by Israel on June 23, 2025.
OPINION

How Israel's amateur radio operators used quiet diplomacy, saved lives on Oct. 7

ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
US, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza.

US-led coordination center in Israel maps Gaza's future amid hope and skepticism

JERUSALEM REPORT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to revive the Ottoman Empire and his fundamental views are largely overlooked in the West. Here seen at a ceremony welcoming Pope Leo XIV to Ankara on November 27, 2025.

As Iran weakens, Turkey emerges as new threat to Israel and the West

OPINION

A voice from apartheid: South Africa's Regent Xami’s calls for indigenous support of Israel

FEATURE

Woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles at Tel Aviv mall

WATCH
Regent Xami in Jerusalem’s Old City, with the Western Wall behind him.
OPINION

The case for Sharren Haskell: The leader Israel needs and the system can’t tolerate

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, as she marches on a three-day journey from Kfar Saba to Jerusalem to protest the current outline of the haredi conscription bill.
ByADAM SCOTT BELLOS

High Court rules Hapoel Tel Aviv fans can wear anti-police shirts to soccer matches

Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was canceled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025.

Israeli woman rescued by police after abduction in Jericho

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025

J’accuse: Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood led to Bondi Beach

OPINION
US Representative Elise Stefanik arrives for the Republican caucus meeting, in Washington, US, May 14, 2021.

GOP Congresswoman, loyal Trump ally Elise Stefanik ends New York governor bid

The Herbert Samuel Reef Hotel

The Reef Hotel, Eilat: Boutique luxury in a city under fire

REVIEW
Mumbai's Khai Fest featured Bollywood dancing alongside Hanukkah foods.

This Jewish community in India celebrates Hanukkah not with fear, but in belonging

US, Jordanian forces conduct joint strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, Hegseth confirms

Abbas's unilateral successor pick sparks fears of division, anarchy among Palestinians

JERUSALEM REPORT
US soldiers attached to the Iowa National Guard sign GBU-31 munitions systems in the US Central Command area of responsibility December 18, 2025 as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on US personnel.

US to move ahead with Gaza governance board and stabilization force, Rubio says

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a copy of the Koran as others shout slogans against the military and the interior ministry during a protest in the Cairo suburb of Matariya November 28, 2014.

Voices from the Arab press: The collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood

A man wears a noose around his neck as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be declared a "terrorist organization," in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024.

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, judiciary's news outlet says

Toronto trio arrested for alleged attempted abductions of Jews, women

Federal prosecutors resign over Trump DOJ handling of UC antisemitism probe

Waleed Khan, 26, Osman Azizov, 18, and Fahad Sadaat, 19. 

Jewish group calls for resignation of US mayor who spread Bondi Beach conspiracy theories

Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez speaks during a press conference at a homeless encampment on Rydin Road in Richmond, California, on Sept. 15, 2022.

Hapoel Tel Aviv owner shoved, called 'dirty Jew' during basketball match in Greece

The EuroLeague basketball match between KK Crvena zvezda and Hapoel Tel Aviv in Jerusalem, December 16, 2025.

Australia PM says Jewish community 'completely unbreakable' after Bondi attack

The case for Sharren Haskell: The leader Israel needs and the system can’t tolerate

OPINION

Amaia: Stellar dairy and fish in Jerusalem

REVIEW
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, as she marches on a three-day journey from Kfar Saba to Jerusalem to protest the current outline of the haredi conscription bill.
OPINION

As global powers compete for Africa, Israel risks being left on sidelines

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari walks from the stage after speaking at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in New York, U.S., September 21, 2016.
BySHIRI FEIN-GROSSMAN

The donut debate: What is the best sufganiya in Jerusalem on Hanukkah 2025?

Aaron Reich and Shir Perets enjoy their donuts in Jerusalem Post's studio.

Gaston Steakhouse at Airport City: Where meat is an art

United Arab Emirates named as Elbit's mystery $2.3 billion customer

REPORT

Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia

 Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa.

Germany doubles its investment in Israel's Arrow 3 with new $3.1 billion expansion deal

Signs of the US and Taiwan symbolising bilateral cooperation are seen on the Barracuda-500, a low-cost autonomous cruise missile jointly developed by NCSIST and US company Anduril, during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on July 18, 2025.

US approves $11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever

Communal workers clean an area near an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine November 23, 2025.

Drone Dystopia: War-torn Ukrainian towns exist as shells of themselves amid Russian assualt

US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged

Federal judge allows lawsuit by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower against NYC to proceed

Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to service members, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine and awarded the title of Hero of Russia, in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025.

Trump administration moves to pause visa lottery after Brown University attack

MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

US Justice Department violates Tranparency Act, heavily redacts 'Epstein Library' before release

A giant photo of US President Donald Trump and late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed on the National Mall by activist groups Glasgow Actions Team and Everyone Hates Elon, ahead of the expected release of the Epstein files, in Washington DC, US December 15, 2025.

Pakistan alleges Israel and India spread disinformation linking it to Bondi Beach attack

Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Adding Light Through Giving Blood

Yair Lifshitz

Love in the third age like the first

Mediterranean Towers Jerusalem

From vision to action

SHABBOS KESTENBAUM has become a sought-after speaker and advocate

Your Investments: Patience consistently beats prediction when navigating market fluctuations

Oman boosts solar supply chain with Italian-built automated production line

THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Daniel Kahneman in the East Room at the White House in 2013.

Your Taxes: What Israelis should review before tax year closes

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Egypt: Gas deal with Israel 'purely commercial,' doesn't change Palestine stance

Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt's Press Syndicate and chairman of the State Information Service (SIS), speaks in Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2022
OPINION

How innovation-led diplomacy can help rebuild Israel’s global reputation

ByNICOLE GRUBNER

Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories

Advanced pollution monitoring begins in the Yarkon River

The First Station, in snow.

US House of Representatives passes bill to expedite permitting for big energy projects

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on the US economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US December 9, 2025.

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

Crop irrigation illustrative.

Israeli scientists use AI to improve irrigation and spot plant stress early

STUDY

Four-year-old dies from flu in Israel's North in fifth fatal case this year

Spain investigates possible lab leak behind African swine fever outbreak

 A member of the medical staff receives a flu vaccine at the department where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Havelhoehe community hospital in Berlin, Germany, October 30, 2020.

More than 1500 runners join 'For The Heroines' run in support of women with breast cancer

Israeli medical team removes 'largest-ever' facial tumor found on fetus

A life-saving injection: How MDA responders saved an infant from severe allergic shock

Emerging Real Estate Hotspots in Israel

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

Beer Sheva City Israel Aerial Shot

From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation

Dr. Norman Bloom.

Aliyah and Integration Ministry director-general speaks at 'Post' Washington Conference

Adv. Avichai Kahana, Director General of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration

Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

SEA ONE: A new standard of resort-living for English speakers in Israel

How long does urban renewal take to launch? 'Only' 16 years

SEA ONE Outdoor Pool

When land no one wanted becomes good news for students

First Urban Renewal in Kiryat Malakhi.

Data reveals: housing demand in Kiryat Malakhi is on the rise

Master Plan Agreement Signing.

The growing city in Israel: 17,000 additional apartments in Dimona

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Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

 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

Podcasts   

Rabbi Levi Wolff lights a menorah at Bondi Pavilion to honour the victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025. (photo credit: HOLLIE ADAMS/REUTERS)

Are Australia's Jews safe? The crucial security, spiritual insights taken from Bondi Beach massacre

The ever-evolving David Broza: A new live jazz album

Will Israel go back to Gaza fighting, draft haredi men? MK's weigh in

US Politics   

US Representative Elise Stefanik arrives for the Republican caucus meeting, in Washington, US, May 14, 2021.

GOP Congresswoman, loyal Trump ally Elise Stefanik ends New York governor bid

Washington’s Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump Kennedy Center'

US House reaches bipartisan majority opposing radio performance tax

Diaspora   

French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.

Algerian nanny imprisoned for poisoning French Jewish family

Bondi Beach massacre exposes Israel’s limits, forcing a rethink on Jewish security abroad

'I don't feel like a hero': Bondi attack survivor Chaya Dadon recounts protecting younger children

Judaism   

Hanukkiot are on sale at the Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem. This Sunday, let’s ignite meaningful discussion as Jews start lighting Hanukkah candles, the writer suggests.

Lighthearted Hanukkah: Jokes and advice from Jews around the world

Hanukkah 2025: The power of the invisible

Over 100 Holocaust survivors light fifth Hanukkah candle at Western Wall in ceremony of resilience

Christian World   

President Isaac Herzog meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, September 4, 2025.

Herzog, Pope Leo discuss rise in worldwide antisemitism ahead of Christmas

Pope Leo decries leaders who invoke religion for violence and nationalism

Sen. Bernie Moreno urges Israel to fight ‘propaganda war,’ highlights Christian solidarity

Food   

Flam's vineyard snakes through the valley.

Wine Talk: From winemakers to farmers

Nurah’s Kitchen: Kosher Druze food in Daliyat al-Karmel

Salta revisited: Inside the Ra’anana dairy gem celebrating 20 flavorful years

Archaeology   

A worker uses a laser to clean a section of the Column of Marcus Aurelius during restoration work, in Rome, Italy, December 18, 2025.

High-tech cleaning brings back brutal detail of Rome’s Danube wars

New frescoes unearthed in villa near Pompeii show 'extraordinary details and colors'

Israeli AI, drone imagery revolutionizing mapping of archaeological sites

Science   

A microscope.

Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistance

Americans tune out news as social media becomes main source of information, Pew finds

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

Culture   

 ROMAN SORKIN has continued his rise as an anchor of Maccabi Tel Aviv, scoring 26 points this week during the club’s victorious, long-awaited Euroleague homecoming.

Maccabi Tel Aviv center Roman Sorkin continues to climb the ladder of success

Eretz Nehederet spoofs Aussie cartoon Bluey after Hanukkah massacre in Sydney

"Butcher’s Stain' lands Oscars shortlist as Israel shut out of international feature race

History   

PORTRAIT OF Jewish poet Naftali Herz Imber, from The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1920.

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem

OMG   

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest following the issuance of a parking ticket on Bar-Ilan Road in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2025.

Haredi rioters hurl stones at bus carrying IDF soldiers in Jerusalem

Thirteen officers injured as ultra-Orthodox Jews riot over parking ticket, four arrested

First US TikTok Awards crowns Keith Lee as top creator in Hollywood

Consumerism   

Paris Hilton

Meet the Israeli beauty device that stole Paris Hilton’s heart

Alpine A290: How to launch a rocket without waking the neighbors

Entered the business world with a bang: Deni Avdija launches a new protein brand

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 8, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily horoscope for December 7, 2025 – all zodiac signs

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Small Patients, Big Emergencies

Small patients, big emergencies

In the face of war, Reichman University’s international students demonstrate remarkable resilience

An HCI Degree - the bridge to Product Teams

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