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Israel has 'no intention' of resettling Gaza, Katz says after reported US backlash

US officials at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat reportedly demanded explanations from Israel after learning of Katz's backtracking in an English-language statement.

Israel to resettle northern Gaza with Nahal nucleus groups, Katz claims

Then-foreign minister Israel Katz looks on in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024

Israeli right-wing activists take part in a rally organized by settlers groups to promote Israel's resettling in Gaza, near the border, July 30, 2025

US and Israeli soldiers convene at the Civil Military Coordination Center, overseeing the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, November 17, 2025

Jerusalem in danger of October 7-style invasion due to failed border security, special report says

Israel ignoring lessons from Hamas's invasion from Gaza • IDF lookouts still stationed too close to border • Lack of coordination between Shin Bet, IDF, Israel Police regarding West Bank checkpoints

(Illustrative) People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, May 7, 2021.

UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, visit the scene of the deadly attack on Yom Kippur at a Manchester synagogue. Antisemitism is a light sleeper, and Starmer’s spineless appeasement has only stirred it awake, the writer charges.

Two UK men found guilty over terrorism plot against Jewish community

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty of a single charge of preparing terrorist acts after a trial at Preston Crown Court.

CCTV footage shows Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid Akram carrying items wrapped in blankets in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released December 22, 2025

Australia's NSW to ban terror symbols, curb protests in wake of Bondi Beach terror shooting

Police officer injured in Bondi Beach massacre wakes from coma, another discharged from hospital

Models of Iranian-made missiles displayed at a rally marking the anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, November 4, 2025; illustrative.

Iran may be concerned over possible Israeli strikes, messaging from Tehran suggests

ANALYSIS

An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.

Israeli, American strategies on Iran diverge as timelines shrink - and risks grow

ANALYSIS

Armis founders, Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael.

ServiceNow to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion

An illustration of a spokesperson's stand with the Israel flag in the background.

Israel must create a civilian public diplomacy corps now

COMMENT

Wizz Air plans Eilat-Budapest route, Israel bases from March

Cracked brick wall painted with a Iranian flag on the left and a Iraqi flag on the right.

Iraq says gas supplies from Iran have been halted as Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign kicks in

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

Building a fortress of resilience together, against those who seek to harm

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

IDF strike kills Hezbollah operatives, including one who also served in Lebanese army

Abdullah and the others were killed in a drone strike against a car near the coastal Lebanese city of Sidon on Monday.

Lebanese officials deny any links between army and Hezbollah after IDF strike in southern Lebanon

IDF graphic showing the three Hezbollah operatives it killed on December 23, 2025.

Christmas shadow: Lutheran leaders praise Hamas violence against Israel

A model of a B-2 bomber is visible on the Resolute desk as President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.

‘Maximum pressure’: Trump using sanctions, not military force, to counter Iran for now - official

(From L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, US President Donald Trump, and Qatari PM and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, at Gaza ceasefire summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025; illustrative.

Egypt, Qatar, Turkey called on US to prevent Israeli strikes on Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Remains of Itamar Shlesinger found after two years near Ein Hod in northern Israel

Shlesinger, a 33-year-old from Haifa, went missing on September 22, 2023, after being involved in a car accident in the Ein Hod area of the Carmel.

Israel Hofsheet petitions High Court to freeze haredi national-civic service track

Israel's Supreme Court to hear petitions against Army Radio's closure in January

An Israeli soldier holds an Army Radio microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025

Armenia-Israel ties warm as US Armenian lobby works to block Azeri cooperation

Demonstrators, including members of the Armenian community, protest against Israeli policy over arms sales to Azerbaijan, outside Israel's foreign ministry in Jerusalem October 22, 2020.

ANALYSIS

Egypt, Turkey move in step as Washington, Jerusalem pull apart

Spotlight

Greta Thunberg protesting in London, December 23, 2025.

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London under Terrorism Act

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

IN RIYADH’S Kafd King Abdullah Financial District.

'Chief Rabbi' in Saudi Arabia says he was blocked from entering kingdom

US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

Gaetz slams antisemitism envoy, blames Israel for sex-trafficking probe on Tucker Carlson's podcast

Iranian missile exercises may be preparation for surprise attack, Israel warns US

REPORT

The report notes that the likelihood of an attack is below 50%, but an Israeli source said that "nobody is willing to take the risk and just say it is only an exercise."

Iran not transferring enough funding, Hezbollah complains, demanding $2 billion

REPORT

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Kurdish-led SDF cooperating with Israel in Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claims

Eli Feldstein, one of the suspects in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court on July 15, 2025.

In wake of Feldstein interview, opposition MK calls to open probe into Netanyahu's chief-of-staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Israel sending weapons, aid to Syria's Druze fighters as it monitors Sharaa's government

REPORT

Australia to invite Herzog for state visit in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

PM Anthony Albanese said Australia’s governor general will invite President Isaac Herzog to visit, as the two discussed the Bondi Beach terror attack and rising antisemitism.

California mayor 'sees no reason to resign' after post saying Bondi Beach attack was 'false flag'

President Isaac Herzog seen at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025

'Deeply upsetting': Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks

The suspect in the antisemitic MSU incidents.

US Heritage Foundation thinktank staff quit amid antisemitism controversy

Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation, walks on the stage at The Heritage Foundation's 50th anniversary Leadership Summit at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor

JD Vance: Anti-Israel sentiment 'backlash' to US foreign policy, not antisemitism

Iran pushes for cultural, economic diplomacy with nations across central Asia

REPORT

Iranian official Ali Asghar Tahmasebi reportedly emphasized the importance of developing Central Asia via "economic diplomacy."

Gunfights in northern Syria show tensions remain between Sharaa, Kurdish forces

ANALYSIS

Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East and Central Asia as seen on a vintage globe, November 14, 2024

OPINION

A Kurdish crisis and a missing American: Iran’s expanding influence in Iraqi Kurdistan

Lahur Talabany, co-leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, is seen during an interview with Reuters in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq May 3, 2021; illustrative.

ByOBSIDIAN RESEARCH BUREAU

EDITORIAL

From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides hold a press conference in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025.

'Shameful and reprehensible': Arson destroys Christmas tree, Nativity grotto at Jenin church

US blocks new Chinese-made drones over national security fears

The addition to the FCC's "Covered List" means that DJI, Autel, and other foreign drone companies will not be able to obtain FCC approval to sell new models of drones.

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

A drone is displayed at DJI's flagship store in Hong Kong, China September 22, 2016, two days before its opening.

US Navy launches first one-way attack drone from ship amid growing threats

A Ukrainian sea drone approaches to strike the Dashan, a tanker part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", in the Black Sea, December 10, 2025, in this picture obtained from a video. S

Ukraine hits Russian 'Shadow Fleet' tanker in Mediterranean with drones

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

Archaeologists find Switzerland’s oldest gold coins dating back 2,200 years

Two rare Celtic gold coins dating to the 3rd Century BCE were uncovered near Arisdorf, marking the oldest gold coins ever found in Switzerland, shedding light on ancient trade and ritual practices.

DOJ briefly posts fake video purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell death

Ancient Celtic gold coins found in Switzerland.

REPORT

Rubio, Witkoff feud over Russia-Ukraine peace terms, blame lack of communication

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), alongside White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Jared Kushner (R), attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials headed by Rustem Umerov in Hallandale Beach, Florida on November 30, 2025.

WATCH

'Most consequential' meeting: Israel, Greece, Cyprus deepen strategic ties at trilateral summit

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, December 22, 2025.

'Eat s***': JD Vance hits out at Nick Fuentes over racial slurs hurled at wife Usha

White nationalist Nick Fuentes (L), VP JD Vance over a backdrop of a person wearing a MAGA hat.

In Collaboration

Why was Gal Gadot Chosen to be the 2026 Laureate of the $1 Million Genesis Prize?

STAN POLOVETS, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation / Gal Gadot

Love in the third age like the first

Jewish Agency Shlichim Strengthen Communities Worldwide and Spread Hanukkah’s Global Glow

Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog and CEO Yehuda Setton with Jewish Agency shlichim

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Israel tourism to Japan in April increased by 88% from 2024 to 2025, according to Eshet Tours VP Shirley Cohen-Orkaby.

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return

OPINION

A view shows cherry blossom trees over a pond at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023.

OPINION

Iron Dome to AI: Israeli technology has become the country’s most powerful diplomatic asset

Security officials have stated that Laser Dome also has the capacity to take on barrages of simultaneous aerial threats and is not merely limited to shooting down one or two at a time.

ByHILLA HADDAD CHMELNIK

OPINION

Three bets Israel should make to ride the Nvidia wave into the AI age

An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

ByJUDAH TAUB

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

Ofir Sofer (middle), Rabbi Eli Schlanger (Far right)

POLL

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future

Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

Israel expected to advance aliyah emergency aid plan for new immigrants

New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016.

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

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

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

Conference

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

JPost sits down with Professor Michael Edelstein.

Professor Michael Edelstein: Measles outbreak and the trust gap in vaccines

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

US Politics

US AMBASSADOR to Israel Mike Huckabee visits the Western Wall in August. The words on his kippah read: ‘Together we will fight.’ American interests are served when Israel acts from strength, the writer asserts.

Mike Huckabee assures he stands by Israel even as MAGA critics question US support

Trump’s contempt for logic could end in devastation for the United States

US intercepts another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, officials say

Diaspora

‘Dance, pig’: Man harasses young Jewish boys in France, orders them to ‘free Palestine’

Beyond the Headlines: In memory of Rabbi Eli Schlanger

Australian Police say Bondi attackers planned for months, scouted site days before

Judaism

Tuvia Book lights a hanukkiah in the field.

Heroes of PALMAR: Hanukkah and the few against many

Bondi, Oct. 7: A deliberate pattern of terror on Jewish holidays

Hanukkah 2025: From Hellenism to today’s culture wars

Christian World

Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Brussels, on October 2, 2025.

Anti-Israel protests continue at Belgium Christmas markets with smoke grenades, drums

Christmas returns to Nazareth, marking a gradual revival of the city's Christian tourism

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

Food

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

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

Gaston Steakhouse at Airport City: Where meat is an art

Amaia: Stellar dairy and fish in Jerusalem

Archaeology

The White Sands National Monument Visitor Center is seen at the White Sands National Park, New Mexico, U.S. June 24, 2025

Oldest evidence of transport technology uncovered in White Sands, New Mexico

3000-year-old burial site uncovered in Scotland sheds light on devastation in the Bronze Age

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

Science

An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

Frontal-lecture courses don’t work for older adults, Israeli study finds

Ancient DNA reveals extreme family ties in Bronze Age southern Italy

Israeli scientist makes ‘Nature’ journal’s top ten list of shapers of science in 2025

Culture

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

Viktor Ullmann’s 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' as a manifesto against tyranny

250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

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

A portrait of 10-year-old Matilda, victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, sits on a flower memorial beside Bondi Pavilion on December 17, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Matilda Bee tribute goes viral as Build-a-Bear stock vanishes in days

Bowen Yang breaks silence on ‘SNL’ exit in heartfelt goodbye

Haredi rioters hurl stones at bus carrying IDF soldiers in Jerusalem

Consumerism

Investors eye growth: Airwallex raises $330M in successful funding round

Narin Ammara turns adversity into ambition with the upcoming launch of Narins Beauty

Wood, bamboo, and warm light: Celebrate Hanukkah with green and unique design

Astrology

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

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Israel has 'no intention' of resettling Gaza, Katz says after reported US backlash

Israel to resettle northern Gaza with Nahal nucleus groups, Katz claims

Jerusalem in danger of October 7-style invasion due to failed border security, special report says

Two UK men found guilty over terrorism plot against Jewish community

Australia's NSW to ban terror symbols, curb protests in wake of Bondi Beach terror shooting

Police officer injured in Bondi Beach massacre wakes from coma, another discharged from hospital

Iran may be concerned over possible Israeli strikes, messaging from Tehran suggests

Israeli, American strategies on Iran diverge as timelines shrink - and risks grow

ServiceNow to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion

Israel must create a civilian public diplomacy corps now

Wizz Air plans Eilat-Budapest route, Israel bases from March

Iraq says gas supplies from Iran have been halted as Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign kicks in

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

IDF strike kills Hezbollah operatives, including one who also served in Lebanese army

Lebanese officials deny any links between army and Hezbollah after IDF strike in southern Lebanon

Christmas shadow: Lutheran leaders praise Hamas violence against Israel

‘Maximum pressure’: Trump using sanctions, not military force, to counter Iran for now - official

Egypt, Qatar, Turkey called on US to prevent Israeli strikes on Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Remains of Itamar Shlesinger found after two years near Ein Hod in northern Israel

Israel Hofsheet petitions High Court to freeze haredi national-civic service track

Israel's Supreme Court to hear petitions against Army Radio's closure in January

Armenia-Israel ties warm as US Armenian lobby works to block Azeri cooperation

Egypt, Turkey move in step as Washington, Jerusalem pull apart

Spotlight

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London under Terrorism Act

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

'Chief Rabbi' in Saudi Arabia says he was blocked from entering kingdom

Gaetz slams antisemitism envoy, blames Israel for sex-trafficking probe on Tucker Carlson's podcast

Iranian missile exercises may be preparation for surprise attack, Israel warns US

Iran not transferring enough funding, Hezbollah complains, demanding $2 billion

Kurdish-led SDF cooperating with Israel in Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claims

In wake of Feldstein interview, opposition MK calls to open probe into Netanyahu's chief-of-staff

Israel sending weapons, aid to Syria's Druze fighters as it monitors Sharaa's government

Australia to invite Herzog for state visit in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

California mayor 'sees no reason to resign' after post saying Bondi Beach attack was 'false flag'

'Deeply upsetting': Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks

US Heritage Foundation thinktank staff quit amid antisemitism controversy

JD Vance: Anti-Israel sentiment 'backlash' to US foreign policy, not antisemitism

Iran pushes for cultural, economic diplomacy with nations across central Asia

Gunfights in northern Syria show tensions remain between Sharaa, Kurdish forces

A Kurdish crisis and a missing American: Iran’s expanding influence in Iraqi Kurdistan

From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent

'Shameful and reprehensible': Arson destroys Christmas tree, Nativity grotto at Jenin church

US blocks new Chinese-made drones over national security fears

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

US Navy launches first one-way attack drone from ship amid growing threats

Ukraine hits Russian 'Shadow Fleet' tanker in Mediterranean with drones

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

Archaeologists find Switzerland’s oldest gold coins dating back 2,200 years

DOJ briefly posts fake video purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell death

Rubio, Witkoff feud over Russia-Ukraine peace terms, blame lack of communication

'Most consequential' meeting: Israel, Greece, Cyprus deepen strategic ties at trilateral summit

'Eat s***': JD Vance hits out at Nick Fuentes over racial slurs hurled at wife Usha

In Collaboration

Why was Gal Gadot Chosen to be the 2026 Laureate of the $1 Million Genesis Prize?

Love in the third age like the first

Jewish Agency Shlichim Strengthen Communities Worldwide and Spread Hanukkah’s Global Glow

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return

Iron Dome to AI: Israeli technology has become the country’s most powerful diplomatic asset

Three bets Israel should make to ride the Nvidia wave into the AI age

US to ease tariffs on defense and diamond imports from Israel

Jerusalem apartment destroyed by fire during Shabbat, seven injured

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

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

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

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

Health Ministry tightens oversight as demand for sperm donations surges

Bone marrow bank founded by families of fallen soldiers saves first lives of cancer patients

Which snack harms your gut most? Experts point to bagged potato chips

England hospitals brace for worst-case flu wave as UK health minister vows to prevent strikes

More than 1,500 runners join 'For The Heroines' run in support of women with breast cancer

'Come home!': FM Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah to Israel

Finding her place: Leora Leeder's journey from New York to Israel

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future

Israel expected to advance aliyah emergency aid plan for new immigrants

It’s all about the timing

The Hidden Momentum Driving Israel’s Housing Boom

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market