Belgium's ban on ritual circumcision is the same as making Jews second-class citizens

EDITORIAL

If Jews are being harassed in the street, synagogues are being attacked, and Israel is regularly delegitimized, then why do Jews want to live there?

A Belgian national flag flies over the Royal Palace

Israel has 'drawn near final stages of their cursed demise,' Khamenei says in latest statement

IDF to invade deeper into Lebanon, begin operating beyond Yellow Line to deter Hezbollah drones

All of this occurs as the world expects the Trump administration to soon reach a ceasefire with Iran, which will likely impose a fuller ceasefire on the IDF versus Hezbollah.

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 29, 2026.
IDF soldiers' helmets are hung from a rail, with Jerusalem in the background, on Israel's Memorial Day on April 30, 2025 in Jerusalem, Israel.

American-born former IDF soldier dies at 23 of apparent suicide

Miller’s death comes amid growing concern over the mental health toll of Israel’s ongoing conflicts, with IDF suicides at the highest number since 2010.

Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu from the roof of the Kirya base in Tel Aviv.

'I would be happy if a military coup overthrew Netanyahu,' says PM's former friend

REPORT

Netanyahu eyes Caroline Glick for New York diplomatic post

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

IDF attempted to assassinate Hamas military leader Mohammed Ouda, PM says

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 26, 2026.

Rockets fired from Lebanon as IDF begins ground ops. beyond Yellow Line

Live Updates
A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City.

Shin Bet, police bust east Jerusalem terror cell headed by PFLP terrorist in France

FILE PHOTO: A missile is fired during a test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer Choe Hyon, North Korea, April 12, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), April 14, 2026.

North Korea tests mix of enhanced ballistic, cruise missiles and artillery rockets

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) attends the reburial ceremony of Andriy Melnyk at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on May 25, 2026.

Ukraine reburies Nazi collaborator with state honors, drawing Israeli condemnation

Harry Styles performs on stage during his Together, Together Tour at Johan Cruijff Arena on May 16, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Is Harry Styles's new concert tour indirectly fundraising for Hamas-linked charities?

New initiative lets Jews around the world support Israel's North amid drone attacks

In Collab

There is no ceasefire in northern Israel - only families facing fear, displacement, and growing hardship every day.

Civilians and security forces at the scene where a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck a parking area in Safed, causing heavy damage, April 10, 2026.

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442 families join Israeli foster care system over past year

Elbit wins $1.4b. European defense contract

Israel shares country's Muslim education statistics

North Korea tests AI-guided cruise missiles

Police: No grounds to reopen Eyal Golan sex crimes case

Police officer indicted for allegedly falsifying tickets

Netanyahu eyes Caroline Glick for New York diplomatic post

At least one dead in chemical tank rupture in Washington

Board of Peace blames Hamas for ceasefire breakdown

Maccabi cruises, Hapoel rallies as Tel Aviv derby

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast head urges Christian solidarity

Basketball Association launches initiative for veterans

Shin Bet, police bust PFLP-tied terror cell

Officials note Khamenei is 'difficult to reach'

IDF attempted to assassinate Hamas military leader

High Lander and ThirdEye team up against hostile drones

IDF marks 78th anniversary of its establishment

Data centers take center stage as Keystone Infra posts soli

US weighs mandating NDAs for federal workers

Hezbollah FPV drones utilized night vision for strikes on IDF soldiers, new footage shows

REPORT

Hezbollah used an FPV drone equipped with night vision or thermal technology in a strike that wounded two IDF soldiers, KAN News reported.

A screenshot from Hezbollah footage of a drone attack on Israel; illustrative.

Israel bans 40 Euro-Med activists from entry over alleged Hamas ties

Former IDF legal chief dismissed, loses pension over Sde Teiman affair

THEN-MILITARY advocate-general Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi attends a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman last year. Tomer-Yerushalmi and her entire office covered up their own crimes, the writer charges.

Israel shares country's Muslim education statistics, notes female population's progress

JEWISH AND Arab students mingle on the Mount Scopus campus of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University

Police: No grounds to reopen 'Party Games' sex crime investigation into Eyal Golan

Spotlight

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza. The offer conveyed by Hamas presupposes that the Board of Peace and its Palestinian administrative committee are up and running, but this is not the case currently, the writer says.

Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike at the Ghaith Camp west of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 31, 2026

Hamas ramping up 'psychological warfare' on Gazans, Khan Yunis militia leader tells 'Post'

EXCLUSIVE
Students take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.

Jewish community was top target of extremist threats in Belgium in 2025

A sign reading "Jewish Lives Should Matter, Too" is seen at the floral tributes area outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 18, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting. The attack at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, 2025 was one of the deadliest in Australian history.

Australian Jews report harassment, intimidation after testifying before Bondi commission

‘People are genuinely afraid now’: Elizabeth Pipko speaks to ‘Post’ about battle over US' future

INTERVIEW

Elizabeth Pipko, born in New York to Soviet immigrant parents, grew up conscious of both Jewish identity and American patriotism. She will appear at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in June.

Official White House Photo of Elizabeth Pipko.

Antisemitism is ubiquitous in US healthcare, medical unions, Jewish doctor tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
OPINION

Jewish safety is not negotiable

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.
ByMICAH HALPERN

Hanged effigies of Trump, Netanyahu paraded through Montreal by anti-Israel groups

HANGING EFFIGIES of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in Montreal, Canada.

Galindo’s antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday runoff

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem reportedly targeted twice as Beirut braces for escalation

REPORT

The report came shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he had instructed the IDF to intensify attacks against the terrorist organization.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

Trump ally says Saudi Crown Prince MBS told him he could recognize Israel ‘today’

REPORT

Syrian government finds remnants of chemical weapons program from Assad regime era

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Rubio says negotiations with Iran to continue, official tells 'Post' Khamenei 'difficult to reach'

A number of new generation Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021

Iran may send near-weapons-grade uranium to China under ceasefire deal

Shaping the future of AI at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

WATCH

The Scholar: Insights from the Faculty of the Hebrew University Business School. In conversation with Dr. Michael Gofman, hosted by Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director.

Dr. Michael Gofman speaks with Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director.

China signals strength while Washington leaves Beijing without gains

OPINION
OPINION

The price tag of opting out of the IDF

HAREDI MEN protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an IDF draft order, in May 2026.
ByOZ BIN NUN

Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023.

Maccabi cruises, Hapoel rallies as Tel Aviv basketball derby looms

Israeli defense tech companies High Lander and ThirdEye team up against hostile drones

The agreement will integrate ThirdEye’s MeduzaX optical‑detection system into High Lander’s Vega uncrewed traffic‑management platform

ThirdEye drone detection system

Rafael unveils Storm Shield to protect UAVs in contested environments

WATCH

Inside the perfect storm: Windward on the hidden war reshaping the oceans

A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026.

Iran did not win the war, it won something more dangerous

OPINION
THAAD missile defense battery

Lockheed Martin breaks ground for new THAAD missile manufacturing facility

Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war

The disagreement over Starlink’s use on LUCAS suicide drones is part of increasing tensions between SpaceX and the Pentagon over Starlink pricing in recent months.

The SpaceX building, as the company prepares to file for an initial public offering (IPO), in Hawthorne, California, April 23, 2026.

Iran demands access to $12b. assets frozen in Qatar as precondition to advancing talks

REPORT

Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal workers to crack down on leaks to journalists

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2026.

Russia urges foreign diplomats in Kyiv to leave ahead of strikes on 'decision-making centers'

A worker takes part in repair work on a damaged residential building following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 25, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
WATCH

Did Israel win the Iran war? The Jerusalem Dispatch hosts aren't so sure

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

In Collaboration

On the Front Lines of Care: Kaplan Medical Center Faces War’s Challenges, Eyes Major Expansion

Prof. Tarif Bader, the CEO of Kaplan Medical Center.

The civilian army: Anat Vidor and the quiet power of WIZO

World WIZO President Anat Vidor. A biography that reads like the story of Zionism.

Reviving Tel Hai: Yair Belachovsky’s mission to preserve a defining legacy

Yair Belachovsky speaks at a state memorial ceremony for Joseph Trumpeldor and the defenders of Tel Hai in 2025

Ferrari unveils first fully electric four-door Luce with over 1,000 horsepower

Ferrari launched its first fully electric car, the four-door Luce, featuring 1,000+ horsepower, a 500km. range, family-friendly design, and high-tech luxury for $640K.

Ferrari's first fully electric car "Luce" in this handout image obtained by Reuters May 25, 2026, after the luxury sports car maker unveiled the model.

Your Taxes: How California’s new software tax may hit Israeli tech companies

Tax Authority wants army tech veterans tied to Israel

UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Bank of Israel cuts interest rates, inflation stable despite Iran war

BANK OF Israel headquarters in Jerusalem: Israel’s favorable environment for economic development has been accompanied by an impressive improvement in the country’s credit rating, say the writers.

Your Investments: Shavuot lessons, from Torah to retirement planning

Gofra Beach's mineral-rich sulfur springs reopen after six years

The last time the spring was accessible was in 2020, before rainy conditions caused the Sea of ​​Galilee’s water level to swell and underwater pebbles blocked the spring’s flow.

Gofra Beach’s mineral-rich sulfur spring reopened in mid-May after being revealed by the lowering of the Sea of ​​Galilee’s water line.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

All city buses in Eilat, Kiryat Shmona to be replaced with electric ones by end of 2026

Firefighters work to extinguish blaze near Beit Shean, May 19, 2026.

Firefighters battle blaze near Beit She’an, northern Israel, as aircraft work to contain flames

A satellite image shows likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, May 6, 2026.

Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub, Iran denies

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Promising early results have been put on the back burner despite renewed global concern following a deadly cruise ship outbreak.

Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.

Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%

JERUSALEM REPORT

Writing to heal: How putting trauma on paper can restore clarity

If Israel wants mass aliyah, it must end its bureaucratic gatekeeping

OPINION

What should have been a relatively simple process, has ended up being a non-ending nightmare of bureaucracy, almost meant to turn away new citizens by completely wearing them down.

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.

Daniela Lachster: Moving from uncertainty in Argentina to a Jewish state of uncertainty

Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive award at JPost NY Conference

New Olim coming to Israel 2026

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.
FEATURE

Studying in Israel: International students find a home at Reichman University

LEVI PREGER and Rachel Eskandry feel supported as both ‘olim’ and lone soldiers.

It’s all about timing! 2026 is a rare opportunity window for Tel Aviv real estate

The INFINITY Project.

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

A landmark project - Midtown Jerusalem

Midtown Jerusalem

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Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

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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

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Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026.

Inside the perfect storm: Windward on the hidden war reshaping the oceans

Did Israel win the Iran war? The Jerusalem Dispatch hosts aren't so sure

Ethiopian Jewish activist calls for unity in Israel

US Politics   

Official White House Photo of Elizabeth Pipko.

‘People are genuinely afraid now’: Elizabeth Pipko speaks to ‘Post’ about battle over US' future

Trump to have physical check-up amid ailment scrutiny in third visit to hospital during past year

US Justice Department seeks to lift White House ballroom injunction after shooting

Diaspora   

IDF soldiers' helmets are hung from a rail, with Jerusalem in the background, on Israel's Memorial Day on April 30, 2025 in Jerusalem, Israel.

American-born former IDF soldier dies at 23 of apparent suicide

More than a GPA: Inside the movement to end letter grades in Jewish education

Israel bans 40 Euro-Med activists from entry over alleged Hamas ties

Judaism   

Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher.

'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism

'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

International spiritual leaders stand on stage at a Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast event at the Knesset auditorium marking 600 days since the start of the war, May 28, 2025.

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast at 10: Moral Courage of Christians Needed as Jews Face Danger

Pope Leo apologizes for Church's historic role in slavery

Thousands gather on National Mall for Trump-backed 'Rededicate 250' national prayer event

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YARDEN SAUVIGNON BLANC is perfect with goat cheese. Cheese and wine are natural partners.

Wine Talk: Wine and cheese, please

Reim Bistro: Friends for a Kosher dinner

In the kitchen with Henny: Cheesy does it

Archaeology   

During an archaeological survey, researchers from the Maritime Encounters, University of Gothenburg, identified six previously unregistered Bronze Age mines in Spain, May 23, 2026.

Six previously unknown Bronze Age mines found in Spain, some 150 more remain ‘undiscovered’

Iraq races to restore ancient Ziggurat of Ur amid threat of climate erosion

Korean, Egyptian archaeologists find ancient temple gate blocks during restoration work in Luxor

Science   

Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA

Study warns elevator safety standards in the UK, EU lag behind rising body weight

Culture   

Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

Israel’s Noam Bettan keeps singing through Eurovision boycott storm

Israel's Noam Bettan wins spot in Eurovision final at first semifinal

Cultural boycott surge: Israeli artists cut off from global stage after October 7

History   

Hurva remains, 1972.

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall

Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz

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Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally (Illustrative).

NYC based artist, activists places middle finger-shaped statue in front of Mamdani's City Hall

Daniel Peretz, Southampton soccer team thrown out of Championship playoff final over spying scandal

Moldova broadcaster chief resigns after Eurovision jury vote sparks public backlash

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