Inside Israel’s secret operation to turn Hezbollah’s beepers into bombs

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MOSSAD OPERATIVE ‘Adam Feyn,’ who recently published a book in Hebrew called ‘Hoda’ah Goralit’ (Fateful Message), exploring the Hezbollah beeper operation, provides his first English-language interview about it to ‘The Jerusalem Post.’

Khamenei reportedly says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Israel deports all flotilla activists

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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

 A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026.
An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Two men charged for plot to assassinate German Jewish leaders on behalf of Iran

Israeli activist Zohar Chamberlain Regev (L, born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth), member of a flotilla bound for Gaza and one of dozens of activists that were detained when the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces, arrives at a court in Ashkelon, Israel on May 21, 2026.

Israeli flotilla activist released under conditions as foreign participants deported

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Israel established elite task force to hunt down terrorists who took part in Oct. 7

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures on the day the Supreme Court hears a petition seeking to force the prime minister to oust him, in Jerusalem.

Poland's foreign minister calls to ban Ben-Gvir from entering country as flotilla storm continues

US President Donald Trump attends a GCC summit photo session in Riyadh, alongside Qatari, Saudi, and  Bahraini leaders, May 2025.

Iran war pulling some Gulf states toward Israel, while pushing others away

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Palestinian women walk past buildings damaged during the war at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, March 31, 2026.

BoP head Mladenov publishes roadmap for Gaza peace plan

US President Donald Trump looks on during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump vows US will retrieve enriched uranium from Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dealing with a US president who is personally, emotionally, and politically invested in his fate. Trump has never hidden his view that Netanyahu should be pardoned. Here, the two stand together in the Knesset, during Trump’s October visit.

'Bibi's hair was on fire': Inside the call between Trump, Netanyahu on Iran ceasefire talks - Axios

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A Ukrainian serviceman from the special police unit Hyzhak prepares a Gara, a Ukrainian multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence elements, before flying it over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk.

How Ukraine is using home-grown tech to shield its skies from Russian drones

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Building Israel, delivering returns: Inside Keystone’s infrastructure strategy

Navot Bar, CEO and co-founder of Keystone Infra

What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate

ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan.

Irish bill to curb trade with Israeli settlements due in 'coming weeks', minister says

Last remaining survivor of 1929 Hebron massacre passes away at 100

An officer of the Palestinian Police stands guard outside the Hebron Yeshiva (school for Talmudic study) in the aftermath of the Hebron massacre in Mandatory Palestine, 1929.

Israel's defense industry races to develop defenses against Hezbollah's deadly fiber-optic drones

An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.

‘Nowhere to hide': Police to deploy drones to aid in fight against crime in southern Israel

US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Will Trump strike Iran or choose diplomacy at the last minute?

OPINION
Ahmed Al Ahmed stands for the national anthems alongside other first responders after receiving a guard of honour for their service, on day one of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on January 4, 2026.

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed's brothers charged for threatening him

An illustrative image of man and AI touching.

In the age of AI, Shavuot reminds us that wisdom is not data

OPINION
 The real Jerry Seinfeld was never the assimilated man his show implied. Seinfeld during his visit to Israel, December 2023.

Editor's Notes: Why some Jews are scrubbing themselves from the internet

COMMENT

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed's brothers charged for threatening him

Ahmed Al Ahmed stands for the national anthems alongside other first responders after receiving a guard of honour for their service, on day one of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on January 4, 2026.

'He stabbed me and shouted Allahu akbar': Rabbi stabbed in Ramat Gan attack recounts ordeal

Romania: Fashionable antisemitism

DIANA IOVANOVICI-SOSOACA,  European Parliament member and far-right Romanian politician, holds religious icons as she speaks to the media, before a vote to choose the next European Commission president, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 2024.

Two men charged for plot to assassinate German Jewish leaders on behalf of Iran

An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Jews are 'universal enemy,' San Diego shooters wrote in neo-Nazi antisemitic manifesto

Iran propaganda push seeks to project unity despite internal divisions

Food vendors sit below posters of the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on May 17, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz in, on Qeshm Island, Iran.

Iran possesses modern weapons that have not yet been used, tested, military source claims

REPORT
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Iran's ability to rebuild damaged military infrastructure set back by months, not years

A still image taken from an Islamic State (ISIS) video

ISIS escalates rhetoric, seeks ‘new phase of fighting’ in Syria

ANALYSIS
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Religious Zionist Party crosses threshold, strengthening coalition even as Likud weakens

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Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street

Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Michael Bay to direct movie on Operation Epic Fury airmen rescue

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How Ukraine is using home-grown tech to shield its skies from Russian drones

A Ukrainian serviceman from the special police unit Hyzhak prepares a Gara, a Ukrainian multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence elements, before flying it over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk.

Paris appeals court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over 2009 crash

Air France planes arrive at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on April 26, 2023.
OPINION

How Shavuot was rescued by the Torah, and brought home by Israel

ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

What every board member should know about Quantum, before it's too late

OPINION
Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

IAI reveals new DIAMOND Concept to upgrade naval fleets without the need to build new ships

Smart Shooter wins Israel's Defense Ministry contract for anti-drone SMASH Hopper weapon stations

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana

PM: IDF combating drones for six years, unlimited budget team formed for Hezbollah's FPV threat

Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.

Israel allocates NIS 2b. to counter Hezbollah’s lethal fiber-optic drone threat

US sanctions nine individuals accused of enabling Hezbollah's undermining of Lebanese sovereignty

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026

Exposing Hezbollah’s tunnels triggers debate in the Arab world

INTERVIEW

'I speak to everybody': Trump says he will speak to Taiwan's president in diplomatic shift

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs Joint Base Andrews for the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, in Maryland, U.S., May 20, 2026.

Israel has lost its morality, Tucker Carlson says, in first interview with Israeli media

Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Poland's foreign minister calls to ban Ben-Gvir from entering country as flotilla storm continues

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures on the day the Supreme Court hears a petition seeking to force the prime minister to oust him, in Jerusalem.

Evolving regional economic opportunities

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Why availability, personal care, and accessibility matter when choosing a health fund

“Availability, accessibility, and personal care are becoming central to how Israelis evaluate healthcare.”

AI and robots will not replace engineers; they will remove the tedious work

Eli Boichis, ‏Country Manager, Dassault Systèmes Israel

Spotify declines to take down rap song cited for antisemitic conspiracy claims

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Elon Musk vows to appeal after losing bid to hold OpenAI liable for straying from founding mission

Black Cube doubles office space in Tel Aviv

Cyber Is Not a Luxury.

Dror Bin to step down as CEO of Israel Innovation Authority after five-year term

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.

New drone‑mounted robot transforms high‑voltage maintenance in Israel

All city buses in Eilat, Kiryat Shmona to be replaced with electric ones by end of 2026

Electric Egged bus.

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

FEATURE

Firefighters battle blaze near Beit She’an, northern Israel, as aircraft work to contain flames

A satellite image shows likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, May 6, 2026.

Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub, Iran denies

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.

Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%

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Writing to heal: How putting trauma on paper can restore clarity

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

 Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

Daniela Lachster: Moving from uncertainty in Argentina to a Jewish state of uncertainty

Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv

Lilian Gandelman
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Studying in Israel: International students find a home at Reichman University

LEVI PREGER and Rachel Eskandry feel supported as both ‘olim’ and lone soldiers.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

It’s all about timing! 2026 is a rare opportunity window for Tel Aviv real estate

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

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

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 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

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PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Nova exhibit in hiding, death penalty filing, Eurovision boo: Inside the week in antisemitism

Was Ahmadinejad in the running to be reinstated?

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US Politics   

Maureen Galindo, left, and Johnny Garcia, candidates for U.S. House District 35, participate in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in the Sidney Board Room at Brooks in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Democrats condemn Texas candidate over antisemitic rhetoric ahead of runoff

Josh Shapiro to face Stacy Garrity in Pennsylvania governor race

Trump reveals new details of bunker-like ballroom with drone base

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Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street

Barney Frank’s final warning on Israel: cut aid to Netanyahu if he ignores Palestinian suffering

Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect

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We begin our day with the acknowledgment of ‘Modeh Ani.’

Shavuot 2026: The holiday's enduring call to faith, loyalty, and Jewish purpose

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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) leads a prayer at the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 17, 2026.

Thousands gather on National Mall for Trump-backed 'Rededicate 250' national prayer event

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

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

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YARDEN SAUVIGNON BLANC is perfect with goat cheese. Cheese and wine are natural partners.

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Reim Bistro: Friends for a Kosher dinner

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Archaeology   

Views from five different angles of a molar of an adult Neanderthal individual, discovered at Chagyrskaya Cave in the Siberia region of Russia and dating to about 59,000 years ago, seen in this undated image released on May 13, 2026.

Neanderthal tooth from Siberian cave shows signs of earliest-known invasive dental surgery

Pompeii victim revealed to be a doctor fleeing Vesuvius’ eruption over 60 years after discovery

Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site

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Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA

Study warns elevator safety standards in the UK, EU lag behind rising body weight

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Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

Israel’s Noam Bettan keeps singing through Eurovision boycott storm

Israel's Noam Bettan wins spot in Eurovision final at first semifinal

Cultural boycott surge: Israeli artists cut off from global stage after October 7

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Hurva remains, 1972.

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Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

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Southampton's Daniel Peretz celebrates after Shea Charles scores their second goal.

Daniel Peretz, Southampton soccer team thrown out of Championship playoff final over spying scandal

Moldova broadcaster chief resigns after Eurovision jury vote sparks public backlash

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