Iran shuts down internet nationwide as Pahlavi warns regime Trump is 'watching closely'

Iran ready for war with US but open to negotiations, FM Araghchi says in Beirut

Iranians seen protesting in the streets of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.
People walk past closed shops amid, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025

Iran-linked hacker group claims to have hacked, surveiled senior Mossad agent

Laptop and source code on the screen composing flag of Iran.
A flag of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) flutters on a military patrol truck, at the site of a rally by STC supporters in Aden, Yemen, January 1, 2026.

Saudi Arabia draws red line in Yemen, reasserting Middle East role

ANALYSIS
Opposition head Yair Lapid arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court on a petition against the transfer of funds to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026

Israeli gov't 'robbing citizens' of millions for haredi institutions, Lapid charges

Katz says Palestinian trash burning nat'l security threat, okays rules for confiscating vehicles

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

Somaliland delegation to arrive in Israel on Sunday following FM Sa'ar's historic visit

The Arad rifle, distributed by the Defense Ministery and the IDF, to rapid response teams across Israel, January 8, 2026.

Israel rolls out advanced Arad rifles in bid to strengthen border communities

A Kurdish internal security forces member stands guard with a weapon as Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with the people in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, in Hasakah, Syria, January 7, 2026

Israel: Syrian attacks on Kurdish minority in Aleppo 'serious and dangerous'

A member of the Syrian army walks with a weapon in the street as civilians flee following renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Aleppo, Syria, January 7, 2026

Violent Aleppo clashes risk spilling over into rest of Syria if not contained

ANALYSIS
A flag of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) flutters on a military patrol truck, at the site of a rally by STC supporters in Aden, Yemen, January 1, 2026.

Saudi Arabia draws red line in Yemen, reasserting Middle East role

ANALYSIS
US Vice President JD Vance at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat in October 2025.

JD Vance continues to minimize right-wing antisemitism as fringe influencers gain ground

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State: Israeli innovation heads to Texas

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State in Texas

IDF strikes Gaza after terror rocket aimed at Israel falls near hospital

Israel's ban on unsupervised reporters in Gaza causes strategic harm to legitimacy

REPORT
IDF graphic showing the trajectory of the rocket that landed short in Gaza on January 8, 2026.

Israeli officer dumps urine on soldiers' clothes, court martialed by IDF

Lebanese army soldiers inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Tair Felsay near Litani river, early on November 13, 2025.

Lebanon not doing enough to disarm Hezbollah despite army's 'operational control,' Israel says

Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at University College London, May 15, 2024.

Half of US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on October 7

Shin Bet arrests 15-year-old from northern Israel over alleged ISIS ties, planning terror attack

Millions transferred to haredi schools without Knesset approval, state admits to court

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

Israeli start-up reshapes safety and security technology to avoid tragedy at public events

Leadership team of dotSAGA, an Israeli start-up dedicated to rethinking safety and security.

Ultra-Orthodox sages withhold stance on IDF haredi draft

Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, head of the Gur hassidic dynasty,  seen after a meeting of the Council of Torah Sages regarding the haredi draft exemption bill in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026.

Israel must halt funding of haredi schools lacking legal standards, A-G warns

People stand next to the UN vehicles in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, January 8, 2026.

Can Israel trust Lebanon in disarming the border?

LISTEN
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with his Cypriot counterpart at the presidential palace in Nicosia on January 7, 2026.

Zelensky says US security guarantees document set to be finalized with Trump

A detail from Arthur Szyk's “They Too Have a Right to Live,”  which first appeared in the May 12, 1943 issue of The New York Times and was presumably sponsored by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, an organization founded by Zionist activist Peter Bergson in 1943.

This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered

A woman gathers with others in front of the Venezuelan consulate to show solidarity with the Venezuelan Jewish community after a recent attack on a Caracas synagogue on February 13, 2009.

'Reopen, regroup, keep moving': Venezuela's Jews remain cautious, return to routine after US op.

Trump will kill Khamenei if Iranian regime continues murdering protesters, Lindsey Graham says

Iran's Crown Prince calls for coordinated protests at end of week as regime forces reportedly flee

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

UNRWA planning on opening Turkey office, seeks permanent presence in country

 Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the STC's leader, who, according to the Saudi-backed coalition, fled to an unknown destination, in Aden, Yemen, December 21, 2025.

UAE helped separatist leader Zubaidi flee Yemen ahead of peace talks, Saudi coalition says

An illustration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a backdrop of Iranian flags flying amid fire from an Israeli strike on Sharan Oil depot, Tehran.

Iranians 'have fallen in love with Netanyahu,' Tehran resident tells KAN

REPORT

New York's Cooper Union settles campus antisemitism case, pledges reforms

'Curse all of you': Queens man indicted for threatening to kill Jews, Zionists, police

 Pro-Palestinian students and others gather outside of Cooper Union in Manhattan to protest the school's stance on Israel on May 09, 2024 in New York City.

Adelaide Festival accused of anti-Palestinian racism after canceling author post Bondi attacks

A man with an Australian flag draped over him attends the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil honouring victims and survivors of a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025.

Hungarian textbooks portray Jews positively, contain unbiased Holocaust coverage

Rabbi Tamas Vero plays the Jewish shofar during the annual "March of the Living" to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, in Budapest, Hungary, May 5, 2024

Employees of Tel Aviv bakery spinoff in NYC call for Jewish Israeli owners to cut Israeli ties

How to make sense of contradictory messaging on Iran regime change?

ANALYSIS

Meet the key figures shaping the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the families of Iranians who died during the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran, January 3, 2026.
ANALYSIS

Aliyah event protest is the first real test for Mamdani administration

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.
EDITORIAL

Beyond the bus: Addressing hate behind Eisenthal’s death in a Jerusalem riot

Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protest at the Bar Ilan intersection in Jerusalem on November 6, 2016, following the arrest of a haredi draft-dodger.
COMMENT

Are we watching the collapse of Western Europe in real time?

'Innovative, highly sustainable': Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new border protection system

How Israeli defense tech ended up in Venezuela’s hands

EXPLAINER
IAI's border protection system
OPINION

How new US defense policies impact security and industry - opinion

ByMICHAEL S. FLEMING
IAI's Barak MX air defense system

Morocco deploys IAI's Barak air defense system

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

US to triple Patriot missile production in historic defense deal

US to withdraw from 66 int'l organizations deemed 'contrary to US interests'

Venezuelan Interior Minister: One hundred people killed in US operation to capture Maduro

 US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025.

US could maintain oversight of Venezuela 'much longer' than a year, Trump tells NYT

US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Shooting at Salt Lake City church leaves two dead, six injured

Salt Lake City where a shooting at a Mormon Church leaves two dead.

US immigration agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis, city spokesperson says

Members of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stand guard after a driver of a vehicle was shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 7, 2026.

After the sirens fade, the children remain

.

The Diary of Major Eyal Avnion z"l

Major Eyal Avnion leading his troops.

Tel Aviv University launches Global Young Leadership Community

Tel Aviv University's new Global Young Leadership Community on

Israel's Arkia forges deal with JetBlue on flight connections in US

Witnessing Israel’s innovation and moral purpose

OPINION
 Arkia airplane

Bank Hapoalim completes $2 billion overseas bond sale in largest such offering by an Israeli bank

A woman takes out money from a Bank HaPoalim ATM machiine in Tel Aviv on March 25, 2025

Israel's Mobileye buys CEO Shashua's Mentee Robotics for $900 million

Mobileye has agreed to acquire Mentee Robotics, a robotics startup also founded by Amnon Shashua

Bank of America initiates 'buy' on top four Israeli banks, citing post-war momentum

Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop

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

WATCH
A GENERAL view of Israel Electric Corp's Orot Rabin coal-fired power station is seen on the Mediterranean coast near the central town of Hadera April 24, 2013.

Endangered hope: Rare mountain gorilla twins born in war-ravaged Virunga National Park, Congo

A sign displays information about a road closure due to an earthquake on a highway in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, December 9, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles western Japan, infrastructure disruptions reported

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

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

Israeli scientists unlock genetic links to Autism, brain disorder using CRISPR tech - study

STUDY

Subtle face movements can indicate your decisions, scientists say

Autism and ADHD Diagnosis Using Artificial Intelligence

Trump admin. advises Americans to consume alcohol in moderation in order to be healthier

Sheba to inaugurate Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center

First infection of Clade 1b strain of monkeypox identified in Israel, vaccines not in stock

From Paraguay to Israel: Daughter inspires family to make aliyah

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

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

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

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.

Enough with the slogans: How can Israel truly jump-start the long-term rental market?

2026 in urban renewal: Less magic, more depth

Tenting Market.

It only gets worse: How can construction time in Israel be shortened?

Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

It’s all about the timing

Housing Market.

The market awaits a drop: Will it happen in 2026?

All JPost Conferences   

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

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

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

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

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

'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   

US Vice President JD Vance closes out AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 21, 2025

US VP says Venezuela can only sell oil if it serves US interests

Rubio says he'll meet Danish officials next week to discuss US interest in Greenland

Rubio says US plan for Venezuela is stability, recovery, then transition

Diaspora   

PEOPLE ATTEND a march in support of the Jewish community called No Hate No Fear in Cadman Plaza on January 5, 2020 in New York City.

Antisemitic hate crimes surge to 330 cases in NYC, dominating all other incidents

'Beginning of the End': Venezuelan Jews in Israel and Miami react to Maduro’s abduction

Israelis banned from UK sports arena for their own protection, new evidence suggests

Judaism   

The torah dedication ceremony at Kehillat Harlem on Aug. 31, 2025.

At a former driving school, Kehillat Harlem plants roots for Jewish life uptown

Rabbis after Google: Jewish leadership must be reimagined

Faith under persecution: Yad Vashem exhibit on keeping the Jewish calendar in the Shoah opens

Christian World   

Okotch Mondoh, Robert Weinger, Sarah Boulos, Rory Kaye, and Stephanie Bahn Poteet, with a red, white and blue shofar, at the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, January 14, 2025.

Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to address Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast's Mar-a-Lago event

Defending persecuted Christians strengthens Israel

Gaza’s tiny Christian community struggles to survive after war

Food   

Chicken soup.

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

Studio Gursha: Pan-African fine dining reaches Tel Aviv

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

Archaeology   

The mandible of an archaic human who lived about 773 000 years ago is pictured after being excavated at a cave called Grotte a Hominides at a site known as Thomas Quarry I in the southwest part of the Moroccan city of Casablanca in this undated photograph released on January 7, 2026.

Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor

'Grandpa, look what we found': Huckabee family uncovers ancient coins in West Bank caves

Roman-era necropolis, ancient workshops unearthed in Egypt’s western Nile Delta

Science   

A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

Jupiter's moon Europa less likely to hold life than previously thought, scientists discover

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

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

Culture   

 Bar Refaeli

Bar Refaeli launches Livelle pop-up at Ben-Gurion Airport duty-free

Popular Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon marries partner Ella Lusa at age 86

Hapoel Tel Aviv beats Dubai, Maccabi falls in Barcelona

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   

An image depicts the characters of Russian children's cartoon Prostokvashino, Sharik the dog and Matroskin the cat, and the animated version of Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a New Year message to the nation in Moscow's Red Square, in the undated footage released December 26, 2025.

Animated Putin joins talking cat, dog for New Year's message in popular Russian cartoon

Israeli students caught after making approx. NIS 600,000 selling bagrut cheat sheets

Jon Hamm to host NFL Honors ceremony ahead of Super Bowl LX

Consumerism   

Basketball.

Deni Avdija’s NBA leap is turning Israeli hoops into must-watch TV

In an unexpected location: The new hotel that draws attention

Bar Mitzvah in Israel: Why more families are choosing Israel for their Bar Mitzvah celebrations

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily Horoscope for December 11, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily Horoscope for December 10, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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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