US-Iran negotiations see little progress, Israel reportedly sought to reinstate Ahmadinejad in Iran

Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the U.S Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.
IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise on May 15, 2026.
Israeli soldiers are seen on a vessel bearing symbols of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with a cargo ship behind it, as seen from Ashdod, southern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Why did Gulf states ask Trump to hold off on Iran strikes?

ANALYSIS

Israel, US early war goals sought to reinstate Iran's Ahmadinejad as leader, NYT report says

REPORT
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election, at Tehran’s Interior Ministry, June 2024.
Brig.-Gen. Shai Tayeb is seen speaking  as Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discusses advancing the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill on May 20, 2026.

IDF warns of urgent manpower shortage as haredi draft bill debates resume amid coalition crisis

Terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City, March 20, 2026.
STUDY

Hamas planned to spark wider war against Israel with October 7 massacre

Haifa court orders 11 Gaza flotilla boats from Oct. '25 fleet transferred to state ownership

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

South Korea’s Lee criticizes Israel detentions, says actions ‘way out of line’

U.S. military vehicles escort buses transporting Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq, according to a security source from the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Qamishli, Syria, February 8, 2026.

US, Nigerian forces kill senior ISIS leader in strategic blow to terror group

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

Putin says Russia ready to work with US, has discussed this with Xi

Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter the President residence in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.

Leiter’s blunt accuracy may be undiplomatic, but his criticism is valid

EDITORIAL
The badges of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are seen as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Ted Weiss Federal Building on May 12, 2026 in New York City.

ICE will be at World Cup, but not to ‘round up’ migrants, DHS chief says

Plaster cast of victim of Pompeii, recently discovered to be a doctor, May 19, 2026.

Pompeii victim revealed to be a doctor fleeing Vesuvius’ eruption over 60 years after discovery

Last Call: 'The Amechaye Health Retreat' begins in just two weeks

Amechaye Health Retreat

Israel has lost its morality, Tucker Carlson says, in first interview with Israeli media

Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Knesset dissolution bill vote set for Wednesday amid coalition crisis over haredi draft bill

Haymanut Kasau's family says they receive updates on investigation from media instead of police

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025
REPORT

Tair Rada's mother accuses police of 'dragging their feet' on reopening murder case

ILANA RADA, family and friends attend the 19th memorial service for Tair Rada murder at the Katzrin cemetery in the Golan Heights, December 4, 2025.

Haifa Naval base suffers 'catastrophic' sanitary conditions, says source

MAJOR ITAMAR Sapir, 27, a fallen IDF soldier.

Maj. Itamar Sapir killed in southern Lebanon

Southampton's Daniel Peretz celebrates after Shea Charles scores their second goal.

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

Rep. Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech on May 19, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky.

Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie ousted from Congress as Trump endorsee wins primary

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

US-Saudi civil nuclear pact nears signing without toughest safeguards urged by Democrats

'It's like the Holocaust': Golders Green gang-beating victim tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
:ocal residents look on from outside a cordoned-off area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London last month, following the stabbing of two people nearby.

Jewish man gang-beaten in antisemitic hate crime in Golders Green

With AOC backing and anti-Israel message, Chris Rabb vies for open House seat in Philadelphia

State Rep. Chris Rabb, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, share the stage during a Rabb for Congress rally on May 15, 2026, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sally Rooney to issue novel in Hebrew with Israeli publisher who complies with BDS

Sally Rooney, left, promotes her novel "Intermezzo" at London’s Southbank Centre, Sept. 25, 2024.

Leiter says J Street is 'cancer of the Jewish community' over org's Israel arms stance

War with Iran 'not a forever war', says Vance

US Vice President JD Vance attends a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026.

Trump was 'an hour away' from a decision on Iran before being called to wait

REPORT

At least ten mines discovered in Strait of Hormuz, US intelligence says

Israeli soldiers are seen on a vessel bearing symbols of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with a cargo ship behind it, as seen from Ashdod, southern Israel, May 19, 2026.

No live ammunition fired towards Gaza-bound flotilla, says Foreign Ministry

Fire and smoke rise in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, UAE, March 4, 2026; illustrative.

UAE says drone that hit near its nuclear plant was launched from Iraq

Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller race

Daniel Hershkowitz, Israel's Head of the Civil Service Commission speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022.

Trump approval falls to 35% as Iran war, gas prices cause Republican support to slip further

POLL

Israel's Negev officially recognized as international wine region

An aerial view of the Nana Estate Winery vineyards at the start of harvest season on August 3, 2022 near Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's Negev Desert.

Six Israeli hiking trails and natural sites to reconnect with nature this Shavuot

Nahal HaShofet.

Wine accessories take center stage in Israeli homes despite global decline in consumption

IDF Home Front Command updates application's alert system for clarity in emergency situations

Israel's Home Front Command app; illustrative.

Turning Iran’s conflict data into defensive AI

OPINION

PM: IDF combating drones for six years, unlimited budget team formed for Hezbollah's FPV threat

Drones can save lives

From battlefield to backyard: Inside Israel's Cando drone revolution

WATCH
Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.

Israel allocates NIS 2b. to counter Hezbollah’s lethal fiber-optic drone threat

Smotrich says ICC ordered arrest warrant, orders evacuation of West Bank village Khan al-Ahmar

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Bessent urges more disruption to Iran's financing, will review US sanctions list

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before 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.

Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency

Bahati Erasto Musanga, provincial Governor walks with other officials, as they leave the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB), where samples from suspected Ebola cases are examined, as part of the response to the epidemic in Goma, North Kivu province of the Demo

NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission, top commander says

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

Confronting the Iranian regime’s ideological warfare strategy against Israel and the West

Dr. Dan Diker is President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs with Zvika Klein, Chief editor at Jpost Annual New York Conference 2025

Why availability, personal care, and accessibility matter when choosing a health fund

“Availability, accessibility, and personal care are becoming central to how Israelis evaluate healthcare.”

Israel's new threat map is a system, not a front

Alon Lifshitz, Founding Partner of Aurelius Capital

New drone‑mounted robot transforms high‑voltage maintenance in Israel

 Airborne robotic system for installing and removing warning balls

Taiwan is building a smart healthcare system with AI, big data

OPINION

Elon Musk vows to appeal after losing bid to hold OpenAI liable for straying from founding mission

Elon Musk

Project Spire: US said weighing secure AI base in Israel’s Negev to counter China

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026.

Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses

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

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

The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?

FEATURE

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

THE VERTICAL green walls are transferred from decorative features into intelligent, responsive environmental systems

Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

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

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

CAR-T therapy saved my life: One year since I nearly died

OPINION

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

JERUSALEM REPORT

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

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

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

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

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

Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv

Lilian Gandelman
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.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

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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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

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Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

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

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

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

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   

Drones can save lives

From battlefield to backyard: Inside Israel's Cando drone revolution

Trump pauses Iran strike as Tehran vows talks don’t mean surrender

Israeli Navy seizes Gaza-bound flotilla as commandos board boats at sea

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump speaks at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026.

Trump reveals new details of bunker-like ballroom with drone base

Federal funding for Trump's ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling

Trump seeks to establish 'Truth and Justice Commission' for victims of government 'weaponization'

Diaspora   

Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect.

Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect

Leiter says J Street is 'cancer of the Jewish community' over org's Israel arms stance

Orthodox rabbi at Washington faith rally says antisemitism is ‘utterly un-American’

Judaism   

Nahal HaShofet.

Six Israeli hiking trails and natural sites to reconnect with nature this Shavuot

Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) leads a prayer at the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 17, 2026.

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

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

Food   

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   

Plaster cast of victim of Pompeii, recently discovered to be a doctor, May 19, 2026.

Pompeii victim revealed to be a doctor fleeing Vesuvius’ eruption over 60 years after discovery

Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava

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

OMG   

Southampton's Daniel Peretz celebrates after Shea Charles scores their second goal.

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

“Too precise to be accidental": Tehran researcher claims Great Pyramid was a 'cosmic beacon'

Consumerism   

Pelephone

Pelephone launches a dedicated plan for content creators

Airline to serve northern wine and cheeses to support businesses affected by war

Say cheese: Ma’afe Ne'eman’s must-have Shavuot desserts are here

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Confronting the Iranian regime’s ideological warfare strategy against Israel and the West

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