'Dangerous precedent': UN, world leaders decry US op. that saw capture of Venezuela's Maduro

Trump says US captured President Maduro amid strikes, Venezuela declares national emergency

A man walks past a mural showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the US has struck Venezuela and captured Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026

Trump: US to run Venezuela until 'democratic, and judicious transition takes place'

WATCH
US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.
A graphic showing a Central Intelligence Agency logo on a phone in front of a US flag.

CIA intelligence enabled Delta Force capture of Nicolas Maduro, official says

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. January 3, 2026.

Trump shares image of Nicolas Maduro aboard US warship after capture

EXPLAINER

Who is Delcy Rodriguez, the vice president who could replace Venezuela's Maduro?

A vehicle burns at La Carlota air base in Caracas after a series of explosions on January 3, 2026.

Iran, Hezbollah condemn, Russia offers mediation after US operation on Venezuela

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025

Israel commends US operation that led to capture of Venezuela's Maduro

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Iran on the brink: Could 47 years of oppression finally end?

OPINION
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025

Khamenei admits Iran in economic turmoil for first time as protests escalate

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado waves from a balcony of Grand Hotel, after her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado, accepted the award on her behalf, in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2025.

'The hour of freedom has arrived' says Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a rally to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines, in Caracas on December 10, 2025.

Nicolas Maduro, wife Cilia Flores indicted in New York after US confirms capture in Venezuela

From gaming to infrastructure, Zoran Milosevic building Golden Matrix Group brick by brick

ZORAN MILOSEVIC at  the NASDAQ bell ringing  ceremony: ‘If you don’t own  the technology, you don’t  control the risk.’

How Israel's defense-tech ecosystem reshapes the battlefield - and the Start-Up Nation

FRONTLINES

Eight businesses employing over 50 illegal immigrants closed in police crackdown

DELIVERED TO the IDF late last year, the Iron Beam system marks a historic milestone – the world’s first operational laser defense platform capable of neutralizing rockets, drones, and mortars at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptors.

IDF kills terrorist who crossed Yellow Line, approached troops in southern Gaza

US  actress Angelina Jolie meets with employees of the Egyptian Red Crescent at the Egyptian Rafah border crossing, part of her visit to the North Sinai Governorate to inspect aid entering the Palestinian Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2026

Angelina Jolie visits Egyptian side of Rafah crossing, meets with aid workers

Defense Minister Israel Katz on a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

Katz instructs IDF to prepare to resume combat in Gaza as Hamas refuses to disarm

Indigenous solidarity: Mapuche leader visits Israel, finds common ground with Jewish people

FRONTLINES

PA condemns ‘Judaization project’ after Israel takes over planning for Tomb of the Patriarchs

A DELEGATION from Chile stands with Israeli hosts at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. Ivan Enrique Pardes Pichinao (the representative with a headband behind the Israeli flag) is the president of a Mapuche community called Kupal Pichinao.

Handala hackers claim to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone, share pictures, videos online

Hackers from the Handala group claimed to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone.
FRONTLINES

How internal politics derailed Israel's global defense against war crime charges

‘WHY HAS Israel left the legal playing field primarily to its critics?’ the writer asks. Here, the International Court of Justice bench sits empty ahead of the case on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands in April.
INTERVIEW

‘Let’s start bigger’: Israelis behind ‘The Department of Magic’ detail creative process

Zohran Mamdani looks on at Old City Hall Staion on the day he is sworn in as mayor of New York City, New York, US, Thursday, Jan 1st 2026.

Mamdani defends decision scrapping executive orders on antisemitism amid criticism from Jewish orgs

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured during his first day in office, January 1, 2026.

Mamdani reverses antisemitism order defining anti-Zionism as hate

Michele Weiss, the mayor of University Heights, Ohio, (L) and Justin Brasch, the mayor of White Plains, New York (R).

Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities

Irving Berlin and his wife Ellin Mackay appear in a photograph in the late 1920s. The 1926 marriage between the wildly popular Jewish songwriter and a Catholic heiress was a media sensation.

Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that, 100 years later, hasn’t gone

OPINION

2026: The year for Qatar to be quelled

OPINION

'Javid Shah!' Why Iranians are calling for the return of the Pahlavis and their monarchy

FRONTLINES
A PALESTINIAN flag emblazoned with an image of Hamas military spokesperson Abu Obaida is waved during Nakba Day protests in Brooklyn, New York, May 15.

Voices from the Arab press: Education across the Middle East

Still image from a social media video claiming to show Saudi airstrikes targeting Southern Transitional Council (STC) positions in Sayoun, Yemen, released on January 2, 2026.

Yemen calls for Saudi Arabia hold peace summit with UAE, Southern Transition Council

REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

Anti-Israel activists clash with deceased hostage Ran Gvili's family at Netanyahu Miami shul speech

Jewish community files complaint over Catalonia map identifying Jewish, Israeli-linked businesses

Activists hold signs calling for the return of the final two hostages' remains, including St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, at Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, November 29, 2025.
INTERVIEW

Dennis Prager responds to Candace Owens's provocative remarks

Candace Owens speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Detroit, Michigan, June, 14, 2024; illustrative.

Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint against former IDF soldier in Prague

 Prague Castle with Vltava river at sunrise, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe.
COMMENT

Mamdani's choice to cancel IHRA antisemitism definition must alarm New York Jews

From burden to bridge: How Jewish music is reopening Germany’s cultural soul

Turkey's Erdogan is not a mediator, he is an enemy of Israel

OPINION
 People attend the rally "Against terror and antisemitism! Solidarity with Israel" organised by Germany's Central Council of Jews, political parties, unions and civil society, at Brandenburg Gate, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany.

From Paraguay to Israel: Daughter inspires family to make aliyah

Esther Levin and her family at a simcha before their aliyah.
OPINION

Drought, protests, and destiny: Iran in the spotlight

IRANIANS RIDE their motorbike past a huge banner of former Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, last Wednesday. Will the winds of freedom finally blow across Iran?
ByLEO DEE

Winter in Jerusalem: Cozy soups, simple treats to warm your heart and home

First Ro’em howitzer delivered to IDF's artillery corps

In an unstable world, Israel’s defense tech has become its diplomatic anchor- opinion

OPINION
Elbit Systems Roem wheeled self-propelled howitzer

Taiwan launches massive unmanned sea drone program

Rafael's SPICE missile

India to get Israeli SPICE missiles as part of $8.7 billion arms deal

Oman's Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, December 17, 2025

Modi’s West Asia tour marks India’s quiet reordering of regional security partnerships

OPINION

Breaking: Venezuelan President Maduro captured by US under cover of airstrikes - January 3, 2026

LISTEN

FM says Israeli woman missing after fire at Swiss ski resort that killed 40 people

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he takes part in a march with young members of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas, Venezuela, November 13, 2025.

India, Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear installations, prisoners in first meeting since May

India and Pakistan flags with a map in the backdrop. Ilustrative.

Elon Musk's Grok AI faces scrutiny over sexualized images of women and minors

An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.
REPORT

China upgrading nuclear warhead production, developing rapid counterstrike system

A soldier stands guard as the air and missile defense group displays the HQ-22A missile defense systems during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.

The food Israel wastes each year could feed a country, so why doesn’t it?

One of Leket Israel’s Logistics Centers: An economic endeavor

The bureaucracy whisperer working to secure a more accessible Israel

Shalem Foundation CEO Monik Konfino

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

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

Your Investments: Greatest danger to Israel's moral mission is prosperity without discipline

Starlink to reconfigure satellites into lower, safer orbit in 2026

Child with Israel flag 370

Your Taxes: New Israeli taxation rule calls for immediate action

 Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

HBO Max arrives in Israel with Superman, Euphoria blockbusters, Warner Bros. Discovery announced

HBO Max arrives in Israel, Warner Bros. Discovery announced.
OPINION

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years

BySTAN POLOVETS

Meterological Service: 2025 was historic year in Israel's climate history

Turkey averaged six earthquakes an hour in 2025, one of its most seismically active years on record

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025
WATCH

Firefighters rescue two Israelis trapped in vehicles on flooded roads in West Bank

King tides to return to the Bay Area, possibly exposing ocean treasures

King tides to return to the Bay Area, possibly exposing ocean treasures

A white-tailed ptarmigan in a snowy meadow in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Colorado’s color-changing wildlife face new risks as snow vanishes

ZAKA announces it responded to over 7,000 cases in Israel and abroad in 2025 annual report

MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls

Zaka volunteers

Knesset advances bill to recognize Israeli Sign Language as first language of deaf people

Arizona couple admits in court to faking cancer-curing 'smart chip' device

Israel sees record-breaking number of rabies cases in 2025

Australian family makes aliyah from Sydney, becoming 2026's first olim

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

Sydney family becomes first olim of 2026, landing at Ben-Gurion on January 1

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK AI

From visiting to belonging: Micol Radzik's path to aliyah

Micol Radzik on the Tayelet in Tel Aviv, 2019.

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

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

It’s all about the timing

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

Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

Festive tenders: Thousands of apartments on the way - Ma'ale Adumim in focus

Urban Renewal.

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

Construction Site.

Construction starts surge, transactions stall: More declines ahead?

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

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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   

Iranian protesters set fire to a building in Asadabad, in western Iran, December 31, 2025

Iran's streets are burning, why Israel cannot look away

Jews of China special (part 1)

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

US Politics   

Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City, flanked by his wife Rama Duwaji and New York Attorney General Letitia James, at Old City Hall Station, New York, US, Thursday, Jan 1st 2026.

A new era at City Hall: What’s in store for New York’s Jews under Mayor Mamdani?

Zohran Mamdani takes oath as New York City mayor, vows to enact democratic socialist agenda

Maduro says Venezuela is a 'brother country' to US, offers serious talks on oil reserves, drugs

Diaspora   

 People carry a Palestinian flag during a rally in front of City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 9, 2023.

Ontario tells Toronto police to curb anti-Israel protests in Jewish neighborhoods

Jewish refugees rebuild lives in Dnipro after fleeing war-torn Pokrovsk

Leader of ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect extradited to Mexico, charged with human trafficking

Judaism   

‘The seventh Plague of Egypt,’  hail and fire, by John Martin, 1823.

'Disasters of Biblical Proportions': From ancient Exodus to modern lessons in fear and faith

Parashat Vayechi: King David's lesson in leadership

Parashat Vayechi: Change begins with you

Christian World   

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

FOZ founder Mike Evans tells Netanyahu evangelicals are ‘overwhelmingly united’ in Israel support

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

Christian communities grow slowly as share of population falls in Middle East, North Africa

Food   

STUDIO GURSHA

Studio Gursha: Pan-African fine dining reaches Tel Aviv

Mamilla Hotel hosts wine weekend, attracting Israelis from all over the country

Cocktail party: Raising a glass to 2026 with the stories behind your favorite drinks

Archaeology   

A four-wheeled canopy wagon was recovered from the Lchashen cemetery near Lake Sevan, December 29, 2025.

Bronze Age ‘covered wagon’ emerges as Armenia’s best-preserved ancient vehicle

Pottery fragments found near Ararat renew debate over site of Noah’s Ark

Archaeologists find clues to 1700s fires under New Orleans street

Science   

A 3D immunofluorescent image of melanoma cells (magenta) infected with bacteria (turquoise); cell nuclei are blue

Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

Culture   

Photo from Murder at the Dead Sea

What to watch in Israel: War is over with ‘Murder at the Dead Sea’

'A Letter to David' to open Israel Film Festival in LA, features new ending for 2026

Eran Zahavi announces retirement, bringing an era of Israeli soccer to a close

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   

THE TEXAS Tech Lady Raiders bench celebrates after a play against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls during the second half at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, March 7, 2025.

Texas Tech women's basketball team scores tallest woman in college basketball history for team

Imposter Mossad agent uncovers Assad regime's plan to destabilize Syria

China taxes condoms, contraceptives, in push to combat declining population

Consumerism   

MSC Cruises’ Private Island in the Bahamas.

This is what your cruise will look like in 2026: Six trends changing the tourism world

Nutritious shakes in new flavors

Finally: Google secretly launches feature that will allow you to change your Gmail address

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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