With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape

FRONTLINES

Benny Gantz is reclaiming relevance in politics because Israel wants unity

OPINION
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen with Gadi Eisenkot during a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026
Eisenkot, the Yashar Party leader, is pictured sitting next to political ally Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in November.
Yonatan Shamriz speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 22, 2026

Jewish K-12 teachers in US report widespread antisemitism at work, from teachers union

POLL
A welcome sign is seen on the door of a classroom at Nora Sterry Elementary School as students relocated from Marquez Elementary, destroyed in the Palisades Fire, begin class at the school in Los Angeles, January 15, 2025.
Iranian Basiji men carry a hanging noose attached to a banner that reads "the Execution Verdict of Netanyahu and Other Zionist Regime Leaders Must be Issued" during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2026.

Iran disputes claim that Trump stopped over 800 executions, say none were scheduled

REPORT
An Iranian living in Japan, with taped mouth and carrying a sign, marches in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2026.

Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis

West Bank training center at risk of shutdown by Israel authorities, UNRWA says

World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Trump withdraws Canada Board of Peace invitation, Spain declines offer

 An illustrative image of an Israeli hacker

Online gambler who predicted Israel military action may be security insider

Ms. Rachel attends the Sesame Workshop 2024 Benefit Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 29, 2024 in New York City

Ms. Rachel appears to support antisemitic conspiracy theory in apology post

A view of the plane which will now carry President Trump to Switzerland after Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews on January 20, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Qatar-donated Air Force One jet expected to be delivered to Trump by summer 2026

REPORT
A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

'Nuremberg moment': Emergency UN session targets Iran violence, eyes future war crimes trials

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction

WATCH

Music, kabbalah, and time: Inside Eduard Shyfrin’s kabbalistic soundscape

Shyfrin (center) at Abbey Road Studios with producer Mike Hedges (L) and arranger Fred Luzignant

IDF concludes Hebron security operation, begins tactical drill in Kiryat Shmona

Emily Damari proposes to girlfriend Danielle Amit at event marking a year since release from Hamas

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir speaking with two IDF tanks in the background, May 2025; illustrative.

IDF to trim reserve duty, could expand mandatory service as soldier shortage deepens

AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.

AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round

AI writing
POLL

Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.

My Word: Never forget, never distort

OPINION
A woman holds a picture of Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran’s government, near the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad last week.

Middle Israel: The life and times of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

OPINION
Gold.

Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again

From Alfred Dreyfus to Josh Shapiro: How the ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Jewish public life

Man charged for antisemitic attack on Israeli lecturer, two others in Manhattan

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a solidarity rally for Israel in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, October 9, 2023.

Resignations hit Canadian gallery after rejecting Nan Goldin acquisition over antisemitism claims

Nan Goldin attends the Bailey House's 2023 Art House benefit honoring Nan Goldin at Bowery Hotel Terrace on June 14, 2023 in New York City.
REPORT

US to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria, Homeland Security claims

 Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil stands next to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a day after he was released from immigration custody, at Newark airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 21, 2025.

France's Law Committee adopts controversial bill to combat 'renewed forms of antisemitism'

Trump warns Iran on nuclear reset as US carrier group deploys to Middle East

Jordan officials use products from Israeli company to violate activists privacy, rights

REPORT
A F-35 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises about 100 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii, US July 19, 2024.

Trump's Iran strategy: US prepares decisive action as tensions rise in the Middle East

US President Donald Trump takes part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Trump, world leaders launch Gaza's Board of Peace in Davos ceremony

Yemenis brandish weapons and copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, during a demonstration over remarks made by a candidate for the US Senate on the Koran in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is under Houthi control on December 19, 2025.

Houthi leaders absent from public events amid rising concerns following Israeli strikes

REPORT

Editor's Notes: Who is Yakir Gabay, the billionaire on Trump's Gaza Board of Peace?

COMMENT

Iran must be rebuilt on the foundation of dignity, coexistence, and truth

OPINION
US President Donald Trump and Yakir Gabay.
EXPLAINER

Investment, amnesty, withdrawal: US outlines Gaza demilitarization plan led by NCAG

DR. ALI Shaath, leader of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, signs the NCAG Mission Statement.

'Last plane to leave Tehran': Mossad's final Iran chief Eliezer Tsafrir dies at 92

 Eliezer "Geizi" Tzafrir, former Mossad chief for Iraqi Kurdistan and last before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, poses for a Maariv interview back in 2022.
EDITORIAL

The cost of risk: Why Israel’s security voice must outweigh Davos technocrats

Rafael subsidiary strikes deal with four NATO countries for Trophy APS

Greece, Israel reach agreement on anti-drone systems, cybersecurity

EuroTrophy GmbH and KNDS Deutschland

From cars to combat: Renault is entering the defense industry

 Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Israel can maintain military edge by expanding into space, sources tell 'Post'

Defense Tech saves lives

Deep33 Ventures launches $150 million fund for deep‑tech infrastructure

Experts warn of national risk after investigations find decade-old Houthi shell companies in UK

Putin agrees next steps with US envoys but Kremlin says territory is key

Yemen’s Houthi-appointed Foreign Minister Jamal Amer speaks during a press conference held on February 26, 2025, in Sana'a, Yemen.
WATCH

Vance: US power stops Russia, China from invading Greenland, not Denmark

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 2026.

Indonesia locates remains of 10 passengers on crashed surveillance plane

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide, which hit Cibeunying village on November 13, in Cilacap, Central Java province, Indonesia, November 15, 2025.

US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says

Children and women, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, walk inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026; illustrative.

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

SEA ONE Outdoor Pool

Voices of October 7: Ben Zussman z”l final words

First Funeral, 2023

Why making better decisions Is harder than we think

Prof. Choshen-Hillel (L) with Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Aumann and Prof. Maya Bar-Hilel at the  Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality at Hebrew University

TikTok reaches deal for new US joint venture to avoid American ban

Ryanair’s O’Leary shrugs off Musk insults after rejecting Starlink

 TikTok

Microsoft 365 down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

File photo of a Microsoft logo on an office building in New York

Intel’s new processor developed in Israel during Gaza War mirrors 2006 ‘miracle’ chip

Intel research and development office in Matam business park in Haifa.

Israeli unicorn Wix launches world-first AI website builder, cutting weeks of work into minutes

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Katz warns

Thousands go hiking in Israel as fallout from severe weather raises flood risk

Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

Dozens of Australian east coast beaches closed after four shark attacks in two days

Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Firefighters in New South Wales rescue Australians from the flooding across New South Wales on January 17, 2026.

Heavy rains in eastern Australia spark flash floods, 20 rescued

'Zombie' cells may cause common form of epilepsy

STUDY

Scientists find proof of brain activity measurably boosting vaccine response

High-resolution 3D illustration of a human neuron with glowing axons and synaptic signals, symbolizing brain activity, neuroscience, and neural communication

US officially exits WHO, citing COVID-19 pandemic management failure

Nurture vs nature: Children with early ADHD risk are more sensitive to environment

FDA clears AI model to triage urgent CT findings, Israeli firm says

Aliyah to Israel: A wedding postponed, a dream fulfilled

Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia

INTERVIEW
 Shira Sedek Ben-Zekhariah arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 26, 2025.
OPINION

Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah now

South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.
ByBRENDA KATTEN

IDF unveils ‘Olim Al Bet’ program for fast-track immigrant reserve enlistment

 IDF reservists joining the "David Brigades," the five new reservist brigades announced by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, December 17, 2024.
INTERVIEW

Saving lives under fire: A Brazilian doctor’s journey from Brazil to the IDF

Captain Dr N of 51st Battalion Golani during his service

Luxury with roots and a vision for the future

The new law that changes agreements in the real estate world

Renderings of Noga 1 in Jaffa.

Prices in the New Carmei Gat Neighborhood Break a new record: NIS 5.8 million for a duplex

Construction.

Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors

Housing Prices.

After months of decline: Housing prices in Israel begin to rise

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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

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

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Past Event - 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   

The weekly news roundup with Jacob Laznik, host of The Deep Dive.

Can Israel trust Trump's Gaza board on border security?

Israeli musician Eyal Zakai reflects on Gaza service, song written dedicated to fallen soldier

Will the US, Israel, intervene in Iran?

US Politics   

US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R), with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (L) at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington, December 3, 2025; illustrative.

Democratic US Senator Amy Klobuchar files paperwork for Minnesota governor run

'We're going to get it solved': Ukraine peace deal within reach, Witkoff says

Turkey is Trump’s Eisenhower moment: Will he set a precedent in Syria?

Diaspora   

An Israeli border policeman runs as a pro-Palestinian Jewish activist holds a sign during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the West Bank, December 3, 2020

Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents

Mark Dreyfus honors victims of Bondi Beach massacre with Mourner's Kaddish in Australian Parliament

Invoking Torah, Minnesota Jews mobilize against ICE operations

Judaism   

People gather at a OneTable Shabbat dinner.

OneTable reimagines Shabbat dinner program amid layoffs and funding downturn

Israel Police loosen Temple Mount prayer restrictions for Jewish visitors

Sweden’s Jewish leaders gift Muslim community al-Aqsa Quran in act of solidarity

Christian World   

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Huckabee says no single church 'speaks for Christians worldwide' in Holy Land dispute

ICEJ challenges church leaders’ claim that Christian Zionism is 'damaging ideology'

Christian Zionism is 'damaging,' Jerusalem's Armenian church claims

Food   

Exterior architecture of the Renaissance castle in the village of Grignan in the Drome department of France on September 23, 2025.

A slow journey through France’s Loire Valley: Chateaux, wine, and quiet beauty

Wine Talk: The journey continues

Passador in Tel Aviv: A meat lover’s paradise - restaurant review

Archaeology   

 Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli attends an Italy-Albania Intergovernmental Summit at Villa Doria Pamphili on November 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

Italy discovers basilica design by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, 'father of architecture'

Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall

Antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Roman burial cave in Galilee

Science   

 Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. January, 22.

Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says

Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say

Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing

Culture   

BEITAR JERUSALEM coach Barak Itzhaki has quietly guided the yellow-and-black from early-season promise to an unlikely place atop the Israel Premier League table at midseason.

Down the yellow-and-black road: Beitar Jerusalem’s title dream takes shape

Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category

Taylor Swift to be inducted in Songwriters Hall of Fame, will become second-youngest ever

History   

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Member of Knesset Michael Biton prepare falafel in memory of late Holocaust survivor David (Dugo) Leitner at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 14, 2026.

Why falafel is at the heart of Israel’s 'Operation Dugo' Holocaust remembrance

From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

OMG   

Andrew Tate, left, appeared on the Patrick Ben-David Podcast to distance himself from footage of the right-wing influencers singing "Heil Hitler." Myron Gaines, right, doubled down, appearing in a video dressed as an Orthodox Jew.

Andrew Tate denies singing Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’, others present double down

AI-generated 'rabbi' draws thousands of followers online, raising transparency concerns

Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha announce they are expecting fourth child

Consumerism   

Digital Marketing.

Rainmaker: An AI marketing agency responding to global and Middle Eastern market shifts

Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare

Can you predict a pitchers' duel before betting odds shift?

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily Horoscope for December 11, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily Horoscope for December 10, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

President-CEO Eric Fingerhut addressing attendees at the 2024 General Assembly.

“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

From vision to action

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