Syria stands at political impasse as Aleppo violence reflects deep divisions

FRONTLINES

Yemen's Saudi-led coalition says it will deal with military moves in Hadramout

CLASHES IN the north Syrian city of Aleppo left two civilians dead this week, after fighters associated with the Syrian National Army fired on the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maksoud and Ashrafiyeh, according to sources close to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

Cordon imposed on villages after terrorist fires shots at West Bank perimeter fence

Israeli security forces at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, December 1, 2025. (illustrative)
US President Donald Trump attends a press conference, as he makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet" at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 22, 2025.

'Does anyone know what Somaliland is?': Trump says US not following Israel's lead on Somaliland

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state

Israel recognizes Somaliland as two nations establish full diplomatic relations

Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti condemn Israel's recognition of Somaliland

NETANYAHU AIDE Eli Feldstein, who was arrested in the Qatargate investigation, arrives at District Court in Tel Aviv in May 2025.

Likud Party says Eli Feldstein never served as PMO spokesperson

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024

Netanyahu to decide election date after US trip, citing problems passing draft law

REPORT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Qatargate resurfaces: What was really happening inside Netanyahu's office?

FRONTLINES
 A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrator holds a sign that reads, ‘Glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance,’ on Columbia University campus, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

Why is the West still turning a blind eye to the Islamic challenge?

OPINION
 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam heads a cabinet meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, this week.

Voices from the Arab press: As war postponed in Lebanon, another escalates in Syria

Yossi Cohen is interviewed by Yonah Jeremy Bob at The Jerusalem Post conference in 2021.

Inside the mind of Yossi Cohen: A Mossad chief’s adventure into the shadows

EXCLUSIVE

Chatam: The Anglo community in Rehovot you’ve probably never heard of

Rabbi Ashenberg, together with participants at the Semichas Chaver Siyum in Jerusalem

Two murdered, two wounded in combined terror attack in three sites in northern Israel

Terrorist rams car into IDF vehicle with four soldiers, no injuries reported

Police apprehend terrorist who murdered two in combined terror attack, December 26, 2025.

Soldier robbed of weapon after falling asleep on bus in northern Israel, gun recovered by police

 An illustrative image of grandparents playing with their grandchildren.

Why spending time with grandchildren can ease war trauma for Israel's seniors

UNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.

UNIFIL says IDF forces fire impacted close by, one soldier 'wounded by gunfire, explosion sound'

'We know the chances are small': Ran Gvili's mother continues fight for son's return

'Qatari sheikhs' in Carmel Shuk protest Netanyahu, Qatargate

Talik Gvili, the mother of Ran Gvili, at her home in Meitar, Israel, December 7, 2025

Family of slain IDF Sgt. Gur Kehati announces dismantlement of military gravestone

Sgt. Gur Kehati's family after dismantling his military gravestone.

IDF attacks Hezbollah combat training ground, terror infrastructure in Lebanon

 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, following an Israeli strike after issuing an evacuation warning for the area, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, April 27, 2025.

What to watch in Israel: Crime drama on Jewish-Arab life and a pop culture phenomenon

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Israelis always spot the cloud behind the silver lining

COMMENT
Odessa A'zion at A24's "Marty Supreme" New York Premiere on Dec. 16, 2025 in New York, New York.

Jewish actress Odessa A’zion pushes back after IDF T-shirt controversy: ‘Not a zio!’

Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar in a promotional photo for "Your Show of Shows," in 1952. The television show ran on NBC from 1950 to 1954.

Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar and a roomful of Jewish writers

18 notable Jews who died in 2025.

Actors, leaders, Holocaust survivors among 18 notable Jews who died in 2025

Months later: Jordan receives body of terrorist who killed two IDF soldiers at Allenby Crossing

REPORT

PMO workers involved in Qatargate 'must sit behind bars,' Smotrich says

Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025.

Houthi leader says future rounds of fighting with Israel likely

Members of Syria's security forces stand guard by the New Clock Tower in central Homs, ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim feast of sacrifice, late on June 4, 2025.

Sectarian attack: Eight dead, 21 injured in Homs mosque incident targeting Alawite minority

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025

Israel 'will never withdraw from Gaza,' Katz stresses despite US anger on settlement rhetoric

Police investigate after woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles in Tel Aviv mall

Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose by 600% in days following Bondi Beach massacre

Woman blows out candles of menorah in Tel Aviv mall.

Lox & Loaded: Jewish gun club grows in popularity amid wave of antisemitism across US

Lox & Loaded gun club participants learn to use firearms safely at shooting ranges.

Australian police name John Argento as suspect in Melbourne Hanukkah vehicle arson

A car decorated for Hanukkah was firebombed overnight in Melbourne’s east, with authorities launching an investigation into the incident.

Mezuzahs torn from Toronto seniors’ apartment building in second incident in month

82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest

Vayigash after October 7: Tears, envy, and consolation pedagogy

OPINION
Morton Sher's fighter plane was shot down in 1943.

On Instagram, ‘Rabbinic Fit Check’ is a look book for Jewish clergy

Rabbi Rafi Ellenson (L) and Rabbi Arielle Stein (R), the creators of the "Rabbinic Fit Check" Instagram account.
COMMENT

Editor's Notes: Diaspora Jews are buying homes in Israel, and it is not just real estate

View of the Holy Land buildings next to old apartment buildings in the Gonen neighborhood of Jerusalem, on January 19, 2020.
INTERVIEW

Three artists, three questions: Finding meaning through repetition

Israel’s defense-tech revolution: How MAFAT is shaping the evolution of Israel's warfare

INTERVIEW

Why Israel must reinvest the billions from the Armis sale into its tech ecosystem

OPINION
Dr. Gal Harari.

Anti-Israel Colombia integrates IAI's Barak air defense system

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024

Netanyahu: Israel to spend $110 billion on independent arms industry

DSIT's sonar systems for naval platforms

Israeli firm that detects divers and submarines considers listing on Tel Aviv exchange

Poland temporarily closes two airports due to Russian strikes on Ukraine

UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stands in front of Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jets as he holds a press conference regarding the threat posed by Russian drones in Polish airspace at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, about 30 km south-west of Lodz, Poland, September 11, 2025

Zelensky tells Axios he's prepared to call referendum on Trump plan if Russia agrees to ceasefire

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy waits to welcome Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 4, 2025.

Russia likely placing new hypersonic missiles at former airbase in Belarus, researchers find

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Syrian interim president at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 15, 2025.

Trump administration Christmas messages emphasize Jesus in overtly religious terms

President Donald Trump participates in NORAD Santa tracker phone calls, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 24, 2025.

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

Ester Ben David’s Zionist blueprint for building a stronger state

Ester Ben David and her team: “They are my rock.”

A legacy reinforced: Keren Hayesod shows its impact in Israel’s challenging times

Keren Hayesod World Chairman Sam Grundwerg, CEO & Dir Gen Edna Weinstock-Gabay, Dr. Tzachi Slutsky, Soroka Deputy Hospital Manager, visiting ruins from an Iranian missile at Soroka Hospital, Beersheba

Syria prepares for economic revival as United States drops Caesar Act sanctions

Israel’s aviation rebounds in 2025 with 33% increase in passengers

People walk near shops in Douma, Syria June 19, 2023.

Your Investments: The cost of investor overconfidence

Stock market.

Your Taxes: Leaving Israel? Leave your pension here

Israeli shekel

NYC Jewish-Syrian community buys two Jerusalem towers in deal worth over NIS 1 billion

Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

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

STUDY
Wu Chien-Fu, director of Seismological Center speaks about the recent earthquakes in April during an interview in Taipei, Taiwan April 29, 2024; illustrative.

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

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 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

Pharmacies report localized shortages as weight-loss injection Mounjaro arrives in Israel

Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls

 Weight loss injections: Reducing sugar and increasing satiety.
STUDY

Carrying babies in cloth treated with insecticide reduces malaria cases

STUDY

From test results to bad news: Avoiding info can be coping strategy for threatening situations

OPINION

The path to precision medicine runs through virtual patients

ByNOAM SOLOMON

'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

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

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.

It’s all about the timing

Newly built or second-hand? What homebuyers need to know

OPINION
Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

Nice presentations, less reality: Supervision in urban renewal under criticism

The Command Compound – Heart of the Old City.

Beersheba’s southern command to be vacated and transformed into a residential and leisure complex

Young family dreaming about moving into new house.

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

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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

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'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 Deep Dive: 2025 recap

2025 recap: A year of triumph, resilience, and shifting tides

'I’m not religious but I started praying': Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky speaks

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

US Politics   

An illustration of oil rigs over a background of a Venezuelan flag.

White House orders US forces to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuelan oil for next two months

Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents delays further releases

Trump 'shares love of young girls,' Epstein wrote in card purportedly sent to Nassar

Diaspora   

Two men enjoy Chinese cuisine prepared by Chinese chefs within the guidelines of kosher food preparation at a restaurant.

Jewish Christmas tradition of Chinese food is now backed by science

Antisemitic ISIS-tied rape, kidnapping plot conspirator on bail as Toronto Jews question safety

Leaders who excuse antisemitism dig their own political grave

Judaism   

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Mourning from Montreal: Bondi Beach massacre a wake-up call for Canada's Jews

Showing up for a global family: Comforting Sydney's Jews after the Bondi Beach massacre

Parashat Vayigash: Sharp emotional transitions

Christian World   

Iraqis visit a Christmas market set-up at the foot of the city's ancient Citadel in Arbil, the capital of Iraqi's northern autonomous Kurdish region, on Christman eve, December 24, 2025.

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East

Searching for Christmas in Jerusalem’s Old City

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

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   

Rare Byzantine-era gold coins discovered at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert.

Byzantine-era coins, ring discovered in Judean Desert point to Christian presence in region

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old labyrinth that reveals India’s role in ancient global trade

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

Science   

An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

The world is pushing for nuclear fusion energy. Israel has the keys to crack it

Culture   

Tour Guide Ofek Ron Carmel leads Israeli tourists from all backgrounds through the cobblestone streets of Mi’ilya. They wear Santa hats to be festive and keep their ears warm.

A look at Israel's winter wonderland in the Galilee, where Christmas comes to life

Israeli-American director, screenwriter Amos Poe dies at 76 after battle with cancer

'Oxygen': Breaking taboos on Israeli mothers who cannot send sons to war

History   

The entrance of the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany.

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

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

OMG   

eople look at the artifacts found during the construction of the new metro line at the Colosseum metro station which promise to dazzle locals and tourists with museum-like displays of archaeological discoveries, in Rome, Italy December 16, 2025.

New Rome metro stations showcase ancient treasures after years of delays

Trump tells children, 'US military is tracking Santa' at NORAD's Christmas calls event

Amanda Seyfried learns about Shaker founder for film ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

Consumerism   

Airwallex Team.

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   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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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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