The Red Sea strategy: What does Israel stand to gain from recognizing Somaliland?

ANALYSIS

UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Israel's recognition of Somaliland

Somalis react after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 27, 2025
Somalis react after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 27, 2025
Somalis react after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 27, 2025

Iran in 'full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe,' Pezeshkian says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.
DESPITE BEING fully recognized by the Chief Rabbinate, many Orthodox converts are living in legal and social limbo, denied citizenship, as they face systemic bureaucracy and discrimination at the Interior Ministry. Here, women pray at the Western Wall.

Recognized by the rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in legal limbo over Israeli citizenship

FRONTLINES
Israeli security forces at the scene where a Palestinian terrorist was shot after carrying out an attack at several locations near the city of Afula, December 26, 2025.

Terrorist who killed two in Israel's North discharged from hospital, brothers arrested

REPORT

Hamas set to elect new terror leader with Hayya, Mashaal in pole position

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.

Israel’s recognition highlights Somaliland’s entrapment in world’s colonial past

ANALYSIS
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.

Trump says US won't follow Israel's lead on recognition: 'Does anyone know what Somaliland is?'

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators sits down in front of police officers during the protest on the Milan's highway against the interception by Israeli army of the Global Sumud Flotilla, on October 3, 2025.

Italy arrests seven for raising millions in terror funding for Hamas

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Israel Police say Negev community attack was 'revenge' for raids, suspects arrested

 A silhouette of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, is displayed near a flag of the state of Israel on a building in Jerusalem.

Zionism's real test is coming in 2026 - here's what it needs to survive

OPINION
ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem, in November 2025.

Zionism didn’t start in Europe, and Ethiopian Jews can prove it

OPINION

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.

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

Weapon used by man illegally hunting in West Bank.

Security forces detain illegal hunter who fired shots near West Bank security fence

 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.

IDF attacks Hezbollah combat training ground, terror infrastructure in Lebanon

Israel becomes first UN member state to recognize Somaliland, Netanyahu declares

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

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

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

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

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

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

Man steals weapon from IDF soldier who fell asleep on bus ride, arrested by police

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!’

NETA ROTH in ‘Jaffa.’

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

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

Iranian missiles streak across the night sky above Jerusalem on June 14, 2025, a day after Israel launched a major aerial campaign targeting the Islamic Republic's military and nuclear infrastructure.

Triumphs and tragedies: Unpacking 2025's top stories from Israel and the Jewish world

REVIEW

Syria stands at political impasse as Aleppo violence reflects deep divisions

FRONTLINES

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

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.
OPINION

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

ByMICHAEL J. SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN
Yemenis members of the Sabahiha tribes of Lahj, who live along the strip between the south and north of the country and who support the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), hold an image of the STC leader Aidaros Alzubidi as they wave the old South Yemen flag

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

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi attends a military parade for the members of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) marking its eighth anniversary, in Diyala province, Iraq July 23, 2022.

Iraqi militias may disarm over US-Israel threats, 30 million light weapons outside state control

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

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

EXCLUSIVE

Why President Herzog reaffirms the shared destiny of Israel and the Jewish world

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

Palestinians must renounce culture of deception for real peace with Israel

 THE FAMOUS handshake: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin seals the deal with PLO leader Yasser Arafat as US president Bill Clinton admires his handiwork, at the White House upon the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993.
ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
OPINION

Israel's West Bank building spree is an ideological course correction

A general view shows new buildings in the Jewish settlement of Kadim in the West Bank, earlier this year.
ByMICHAEL FREUND
OPINION

Going into 2026, let's choose to practice gratitude

ByBRIAN BLUM

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

Taiwan rattled by 7.0 magnitude earthquake, no major damage reported

Sauna fire in Japan kills married couple, Tokyo police probing

People take part in a ceremony ahead of the demolition of a damaged building, following the earthquake, in Hualien, Taiwan April 5, 2024.

Ukraine's Zelensky en route to Florida for Trump meeting, expresses hope for Russia war compromise

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

Russia strikes Ukraine, causing power, heat failures, forces temporary closure of Polish airports

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

Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict

Cambodia's Defence Minister Tea Seiha and Thailand's Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit pose with documents during a special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint, in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, December 27, 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

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

Delta launches service that will change the flying experience once and for all – Israel included

AN EL AL flight takes off, 14 July, 2025,

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

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

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

STUDY
 An illustrative image of grandparents playing with their grandchildren.

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

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

STUDY

Carrying babies in cloth treated with insecticide reduces malaria cases

'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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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   

18 notable Jews who died in 2025.

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

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

Jewish Christmas tradition of Chinese food is now backed by science

Judaism   

Iraqi Jews pray at the tomb of Ezekiel in Al-Kifl in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al Hillah, in 1932.

When brothers reunite: Ezekiel’s prophecy and Israel’s deepest divide

Parashat Vayigash: A shoulder of tears

Parashat Vayigash: Sharp emotional transitions

Christian World   

A large decorated Christmas tree is lit as a crowd watches a live performance on stage during the tree-lighting ceremony in Manger Square in Bethlehem, in the West Bank

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

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East

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

Food   

Toasting the new year with a colorful, cordial cocktail.

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

Carlton hotel in Tel Aviv: Where breakfast is a meal to be savored

George & John: Classic cool rules in Tel Aviv

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   

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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

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Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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“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

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