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From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent

King Antiochus IV Epiphanes must be turning in his grave as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel to discuss regional security, energy, and technological advancement.

Former PM Bennett calls Qatargate treasonous, calls on Netanyahu to resign

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides hold a press conference in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025.

Hezbollah 'dissatisfied' with Iran funding, demands for $2 billion in post-war aid

REPORT

Over the last year, Tehran transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah to provide its force rehabilitation due to downsizing as a consequence of the war with Israel.

Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025.

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

According to Owens, Jews like Shapiro supposedly believed that they were "contract lords and that people are not allowed to violate contracts or you will ruin them for years."

Former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite speaks with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photograph released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into Epstein.

Clinton urges full release of Epstein files as Trump decries 'reputation ruin'

California mayor 'sees no reason to resign' after post saying Bondi Beach attack was 'false flag'

White nationalist Nick Fuentes (L), VP JD Vance over a backdrop of a person wearing a MAGA hat.

'Eat s***': JD Vance hits out at Nick Fuentes over racial slurs hurled at wife Usha

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

JD Vance: Anti-Israel sentiment 'backlash' to US foreign policy, not antisemitism

Tombstones at the Jewish Cemetery on Okopowa Street in Warsaw, Poland.

Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired after clashing with state-funded heritage group

Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation, walks on the stage at The Heritage Foundation's 50th anniversary Leadership Summit at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor

US Heritage Foundation thinktank staff quit amid antisemitism controversy

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), alongside White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Jared Kushner (R), attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials headed by Rustem Umerov in Hallandale Beach, Florida on November 30, 2025.

Rubio, Witkoff feud over Russia-Ukraine peace terms, blame lack of communication

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, December 22, 2025.

'Most consequential' meeting: Israel, Greece, Cyprus deepen strategic ties at trilateral summit

WATCH

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

Building a fortress of resilience together, against those who seek to harm

Dubi Weissenstern CEO of ZAKA & Exec Dir Moshe Rozenberg at the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement in Washington with outgoing CEO of US National Sheriffs’ Association Jonathan Thompson

Egypt, Qatar, Turkey called on US to prevent Israeli strikes on Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey urged senior US officials to prevent Israel from striking in Gaza, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post.

Netanyahu: ‘Balanced’ state commission to probe October 7 'right way to ascertain truth'

WATCH

(From L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, US President Donald Trump, and Qatari PM and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, at Gaza ceasefire summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025; illustrative.

Kurdish-led SDF cooperating with Israel in Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claims

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Iranian missile exercises may be preparation for surprise attack, Israel warns US

REPORT

Iranians visit an exhibition showcasing missile and drone achievements in Tehran on November 12, 2025.

Iran conducts missile tests in cities across country as Israel warns of renewed threat

Feldstein says 'Netanyahu erased concept of responsibility for October 7,' in first KAN interview

Former military spokesman for the Prime Minister Eli Feldstein gave a public interview on Monday for the first time since he was accused over the Bild and Qatargate cases.

ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence

Eli Feldstein, who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation seen at the District Court in Tel Aviv, on May 15, 2025.

REPORT

Jewish settlers slaughter Palestinian livestock, assault family in West Bank, IDF reports

IDF forces stand guard on a roadway in the West Bank, October 23, 2025

Israeli gov't approves Army Radio shutdown, chief vows to fight closure

An illustrative image of a reporter for Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) taken in 2019.

Israel advances political probe into October 7, gov't committee to outline probe limits

Spotlight

CIA Director John Ratcliffe receives updates in the Situation Room of the White House, in Washington, June 21, 2025.

Iran’s operations in Venezuela and the looming threat to US security

OPINION

A druze fighter stands at a roundabout draped with the Druze flag and a portrait of a local leader, in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria, in July, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted a week of sectarian bloodshed.

Druze claim Syrian gov't attack as clashes between Syrian troops, SDF in Aleppo de-escalate

REPORT

Soldiers from the Public Security walk in Aleppo, Syria, April 3, 2025.

At least two civilians killed in Aleppo violence as Syrian government, SDF trade blame

Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Brussels, on October 2, 2025.

Anti-Israel protests continue at Belgium Christmas markets with smoke grenades, drums

Huckabee: Iran ignored Trump’s warning until US B-2 bombers struck Fordow nuclear site

Speaking at INSS in Tel Aviv, Huckabee said Iran appears to be trying to rebuild its nuclear facilities, and argued Europe is also in Iran’s sights.

Iran’s ballistic missiles now rival its nuclear threat to Israel, Lindsey Graham tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW

‘Never Again’ revisited: The Jewish community’s struggle to balance Darfur, Oct. 7 priorities

AL JAZEERA journalist Anas Al-Sharif, killed in an Israeli strike last week, reports in Gaza City in 2024.

FPA welcomes Israel's High Court move to curb delays on journalists' entry to Gaza

Kafr Sousa security complex after it was emptied following the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria December 15, 2024.

Assad's prisons emptied by Syria fill up again as abuse spreads

REPORT

‘Parasites:’ University of Sydney staffer charged for harassing Jewish attendees at holiday event

The University of Sydney staffer had allegedly yelled antisemitic comments at Jewish students and staff, with a video showing her calling Sukkot celebrants "parasites."

Bondi gunmen condemned ‘Zionist’ actions prior to attack, threw bombs that failed to detonate

A University of Sydney staff member was suspended after allegedly harassing Jewish students and staff holding a Sukkot holiday event on campus last Thursday, calling students "parasites."

‘Dance, pig’: Man harasses young Jewish boys in France, orders them to ‘free Palestine’

Pennsylvania principal to be fired over antisemitic voicemail: ‘They control the banks’

Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.

StopAntisemitism names Tucker Carlson ‘Antisemite of the Year’

Israel's Army Radio was an exception to the global military broadcasting standard

COMMENT

Many democracies do have military broadcasting, but it is typically aimed at serving troops, often overseas, not operating as a mainstream competitor in the domestic news ecosystem.

The inquiry into October 7 can either help heal or deepen Israel’s divide

ANALYSIS

An Israeli soldier serving at Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) holds a microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025.

ANALYSIS

Pezeshkian the fall guy: Could Iran impeach its president?

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum during an interview on September 25, 2025, in New York City.

Iranian military chief claims Israel plotted Bondi massacre to build sympathy as 'victims'

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi, speaks during a mourning ceremony for late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami, who was killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 4, 2025.

ANALYSIS

Israel must be prepared for Iran's missiles, but exaggerating the threat can be dangerous

US Navy launches first one-way attack drone from ship amid growing threats

The US Navy has launched its first one-way attack drone from a ship, a milestone in the mission to field low-cost drones at scale.

United Arab Emirates named as Elbit's mystery $2.3 billion customer

REPORT

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.

Ukraine hits Russian 'Shadow Fleet' tanker in Mediterranean with drones

IDF establishes artificial intelligence division in response to Oct. 7 failure

Eyal Zamir is seen signing a many-billion-euro deal with Germany to provide Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system, 2023 (as Defense Ministry director-general).

Germany doubles its investment in Israel's Arrow 3 with new $3.1 billion expansion deal

Is Pakistan pushing for a greater role in the Middle East over South Asia?

ANALYSIS

Several recent meetings indicate Pakistan’s potential shift from a focus on South Asia to West Asia. This may also reflect its intention to work more closely with the US under Donald Trump.

Russia claims S-500 can counter F-35s, but sources say system not ready

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

OPINION

The eighth, most dangerous front: How Turkey went from ally to strategic threat

Relations between Turkey and Israel (illustrative)

ByGIORA EILAND

Iranian-backed militias may be weighing disarmament amid Iraq political shift

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.

Australia sets eyes on Hizb ut-Tahrir, neo-Nazis for post-Bondi ‘hate organization’ list

A group of extremists of the National Socialist Network (White Australia) march through Ballarat with a banner that reads "AUSTRALIA FOR THE WHITE MAN."

In Collaboration

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

Love in the third age like the first

Jewish Agency Shlichim Strengthen Communities Worldwide and Spread Hanukkah’s Global Glow

Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog and CEO Yehuda Setton with Jewish Agency shlichim

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Israel tourism to Japan in April increased by 88% from 2024 to 2025, according to Eshet Tours VP Shirley Cohen-Orkaby.

Alumni keep close ties after Israel-focused fellowships and consulting

STUDY

A view shows cherry blossom trees over a pond at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023.

OPINION

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

ByRON BOUSSO/REUTERS

Bank Hapoalim receives 'Accessible Organization' certificate from Access Israel

JERUSALEM REPORT

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.

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

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

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

Conference

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

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

JPost sits down with Professor Michael Edelstein.

Professor Michael Edelstein: Measles outbreak and the trust gap in vaccines

Are Australia's Jews safe? The crucial security, spiritual insights taken from Bondi Beach massacre

The ever-evolving David Broza: A new live jazz album

US Politics

US AMBASSADOR to Israel Mike Huckabee visits the Western Wall in August. The words on his kippah read: ‘Together we will fight.’ American interests are served when Israel acts from strength, the writer asserts.

Mike Huckabee assures he stands by Israel even as MAGA critics question US support

Trump’s contempt for logic could end in devastation for the United States

US intercepts another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, officials say

Diaspora

A rabbi performs the Havdalah ceremony while Margaret Beazley, governor of New South Wales, holds the Havdalah candle, during a tribute for the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.

Beyond the Headlines: In memory of Rabbi Eli Schlanger

Australian Police say Bondi attackers planned for months, scouted site days before

Jews attacked en route to Hanukkah candle lighting at Istanbul synagogue

Judaism

Col. Richard Kemp lights a hanukkiah in the field.

Heroes of PALMAR: Hanukkah and the few against many

Bondi, Oct. 7: A deliberate pattern of terror on Jewish holidays

Hanukkah 2025: From Hellenism to today’s culture wars

Christian World

Christmas returns to Nazareth, marking a gradual revival of the city's Christian tourism

Herzog, Pope Leo discuss rise in worldwide antisemitism ahead of Christmas

Pope Leo decries leaders who invoke religion for violence and nationalism

Food

Aaron Reich and Shir Perets enjoy their donuts in Jerusalem Post's studio.

The donut debate: What is the best sufganiya in Jerusalem on Hanukkah 2025?

Gaston Steakhouse at Airport City: Where meat is an art

Amaia: Stellar dairy and fish in Jerusalem

Archaeology

The White Sands National Monument Visitor Center is seen at the White Sands National Park, New Mexico, U.S. June 24, 2025

Oldest evidence of transport technology uncovered in White Sands, New Mexico

3000-year-old burial site uncovered in Scotland sheds light on devastation in the Bronze Age

High-tech cleaning brings back brutal detail of Rome’s Danube wars

Science

Ancient DNA reveals extreme family ties in Bronze Age southern Italy

Israeli scientist makes ‘Nature’ journal’s top ten list of shapers of science in 2025

Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistance

Culture

Lion of Persia: The online warrior fighting for Iran's future - and Israeli coexistance

Viktor Ullmann’s 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' as a manifesto against tyranny

250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

History

PORTRAIT OF Jewish poet Naftali Herz Imber, from The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1920.

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem

OMG

A portrait of 10-year-old Matilda, victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, sits on a flower memorial beside Bondi Pavilion on December 17, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Matilda Bee tribute goes viral as Build-a-Bear stock vanishes in days

Bowen Yang breaks silence on ‘SNL’ exit in heartfelt goodbye

Haredi rioters hurl stones at bus carrying IDF soldiers in Jerusalem

Consumerism

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

Astrology

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

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From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent

Former PM Bennett calls Qatargate treasonous, calls on Netanyahu to resign

Hezbollah 'dissatisfied' with Iran funding, demands for $2 billion in post-war aid

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

Clinton urges full release of Epstein files as Trump decries 'reputation ruin'

California mayor 'sees no reason to resign' after post saying Bondi Beach attack was 'false flag'

'Eat s***': JD Vance hits out at Nick Fuentes over racial slurs hurled at wife Usha

JD Vance: Anti-Israel sentiment 'backlash' to US foreign policy, not antisemitism

Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired after clashing with state-funded heritage group

US Heritage Foundation thinktank staff quit amid antisemitism controversy

Rubio, Witkoff feud over Russia-Ukraine peace terms, blame lack of communication

'Most consequential' meeting: Israel, Greece, Cyprus deepen strategic ties at trilateral summit

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

Egypt, Qatar, Turkey called on US to prevent Israeli strikes on Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Netanyahu: ‘Balanced’ state commission to probe October 7 'right way to ascertain truth'

Kurdish-led SDF cooperating with Israel in Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claims

Iranian missile exercises may be preparation for surprise attack, Israel warns US

Iran conducts missile tests in cities across country as Israel warns of renewed threat

Feldstein says 'Netanyahu erased concept of responsibility for October 7,' in first KAN interview

ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence

Jewish settlers slaughter Palestinian livestock, assault family in West Bank, IDF reports

Israeli gov't approves Army Radio shutdown, chief vows to fight closure

Israel advances political probe into October 7, gov't committee to outline probe limits

Spotlight

Iran’s operations in Venezuela and the looming threat to US security

Druze claim Syrian gov't attack as clashes between Syrian troops, SDF in Aleppo de-escalate

At least two civilians killed in Aleppo violence as Syrian government, SDF trade blame

Anti-Israel protests continue at Belgium Christmas markets with smoke grenades, drums

Huckabee: Iran ignored Trump’s warning until US B-2 bombers struck Fordow nuclear site

Iran’s ballistic missiles now rival its nuclear threat to Israel, Lindsey Graham tells 'Post'

‘Never Again’ revisited: The Jewish community’s struggle to balance Darfur, Oct. 7 priorities

FPA welcomes Israel's High Court move to curb delays on journalists' entry to Gaza

Assad's prisons emptied by Syria fill up again as abuse spreads

‘Parasites:’ University of Sydney staffer charged for harassing Jewish attendees at holiday event

Bondi gunmen condemned ‘Zionist’ actions prior to attack, threw bombs that failed to detonate

‘Dance, pig’: Man harasses young Jewish boys in France, orders them to ‘free Palestine’

Pennsylvania principal to be fired over antisemitic voicemail: ‘They control the banks’

StopAntisemitism names Tucker Carlson ‘Antisemite of the Year’

Israel's Army Radio was an exception to the global military broadcasting standard

The inquiry into October 7 can either help heal or deepen Israel’s divide

Pezeshkian the fall guy: Could Iran impeach its president?

Iranian military chief claims Israel plotted Bondi massacre to build sympathy as 'victims'

Israel must be prepared for Iran's missiles, but exaggerating the threat can be dangerous

US Navy launches first one-way attack drone from ship amid growing threats

United Arab Emirates named as Elbit's mystery $2.3 billion customer

Ukraine hits Russian 'Shadow Fleet' tanker in Mediterranean with drones

IDF establishes artificial intelligence division in response to Oct. 7 failure

Germany doubles its investment in Israel's Arrow 3 with new $3.1 billion expansion deal

Is Pakistan pushing for a greater role in the Middle East over South Asia?

Russia claims S-500 can counter F-35s, but sources say system not ready

The eighth, most dangerous front: How Turkey went from ally to strategic threat

Iranian-backed militias may be weighing disarmament amid Iraq political shift

Australia sets eyes on Hizb ut-Tahrir, neo-Nazis for post-Bondi ‘hate organization’ list

In Collaboration

Why was Gal Gadot Chosen to be the 2026 Laureate of the $1 Million Genesis Prize?

Love in the third age like the first

Jewish Agency Shlichim Strengthen Communities Worldwide and Spread Hanukkah’s Global Glow

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Alumni keep close ties after Israel-focused fellowships and consulting

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return

Bank Hapoalim receives 'Accessible Organization' certificate from Access Israel

Israel's economy showed wartime resilience, but recovery demands structural reform

Jerusalem apartment destroyed by fire during Shabbat, seven injured

Israeli scientists use AI to improve irrigation and spot plant stress early

Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories

US House of Representatives passes bill to expedite permitting for big energy projects

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

Which snack harms your gut most? Experts point to bagged potato chips

Frontal-lecture courses don’t work for older adults, Israeli study finds

England hospitals brace for worst-case flu wave as UK health minister vows to prevent strikes

More than 1,500 runners join 'For The Heroines' run in support of women with breast cancer

Bone marrow bank founded by families of fallen soldiers saves first lives of cancer patients

'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

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future

Israel expected to advance aliyah emergency aid plan for new immigrants

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

It’s all about the timing

Newly built or second-hand? What homebuyers need to know