Filling the void: The debut of a new Abu Obeida is first step in Hamas’s 2026 election cycle

Disgraced BBC content chief who greenlit controversial Gaza doc. receives honor from UK gov't

Hamas's new military spokesman, whose name is yet to be revealed.

Like Tiananmen's 'Tank Man,' Iran's bazaari defiance signals potential regime collapse

ANALYSIS
(L) An Iranian protester sits on a road, blocking Iranian authorities during a mass protests in Tehran, (R) man standing in front of a convoy of tanks in the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Beijing, China, June 5, 1989.
An Iranian protester sits on a road, blocking Iranian authorities during a mass protests in Tehran, December 29, 2025

Protests erupt across Iran as collapsing rial sparks unrest, regime blames 'enemy' influence

WATCH
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.

Iran opens dialogue with protest leaders after demonstrations over plunge in currenncy value

ANALYSIS

Yemen aistrikes show national security is red line that Saudi Arabia wont let UAE cross

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Trump, top advisers asked Netanyahu to change West Bank Policy during meeting

REPORT
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Grading Trump-Netanyahu meeting on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Syria

ANALYSIS
IDF soldiers pay respects to loved ones who fell in battle at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025

IDF to recognize civilian suicides within two years of service as fallen soldiers, in major reform

An F-15 jet releases a flare as it flies over Gaza, July 20, 2025

Pentagon announces $8.6 billion Boeing contract for Israel's F-15IA Program

A billboard displays the photo of Aidarous al-Zabidi, the head of Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025.

Saudi-led coalition strikes UAE-backed Southern Transition Council ships in southern Yemen

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog over a backdrop of Netanyahu's presidential pardon request.

Neither Gaza nor Iran: Netanyahu's only focus in Trump meeting was pressuring Herzog for his pardon

OPINION

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

'We'll knock them down': Trump backs attack on Iran if weapons development continues

IDF launches broad probe into Gaza war phases after October 7

US President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) upon arrival at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025.

Trump says Israel '100%' lived up to Gaza first phase requirements, Hamas has 'hell to pay'

The new Hamas spokesperson in front of an ilustrative image of former Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida's coffin.

In first message from new spokesperson, Hamas admits death of Abu Obeida, Mohammed Sinwar

A man walks in floodwaters at a makeshift camp housing displaced Palestinians following heavy rain in Gaza City on November 25, 2025.

IDF troops find Gaza tunnel after rain, flood-induced landslides reveal terror site, 'Post' learns

Rescue services locate lifeless body of man swept away by flooding near Meitar River

Israel to allow daylight pilgrimage at Joseph’s tomb for first time in 25 years

Israel fire and Rescue Personnel at Nahal Beersheba, where the lifeless body of a man swept away by flooding was found, December 30, 2025.

‘Do not mess with us,’ - Herzog issues stern warning to Israel's enemies

President Isaac Herzog visits Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in northern Israel.

Trump says Herzog told him Netanyahu pardon 'on the way,' presidency denies claim

US President Donald Trump talks to the media as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Israel to become 'global leader': Netanyahu, Elon Musk discuss future of AI in Israel

US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump to receive 2026 Israel Prize for 'special contribution towards the Jewish people'

Interior of the Kingsbrook Synagogue.

Gov. Hochul says she stepped in to block demolition of historic Brooklyn shul

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 10, 2025

China rejects Somaliland recognition, accuses Israel of 'selfish interests'

Gold pricing is in a virtuous cycle

Sudan says 2025 gold output reached 70 tons despite ongoing war

Jewish merchant walks free after 20-days in Syrian prison, authorities say all charges cleared

After Iraq legalizes child marriage, Baghdad bridal market booms as young girls sold to older men

Entrance of a synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, February 18, 2025.

'We are with you': Mossad spurs Iran protests, says agents with demonstrators

Iran's crown prince and now key opposition figure Reza Pahlavi poses during a session photo after a press conference in Paris on June 23, 2025.

Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi backs protests: Join your fellow citizens in the streets

Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu meet with Itzik and Talik Gvili in Florida, December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu tells final hostage Ran Gvili's parents every effort being made to return remains

WATCH

Bondi Beach massacre gunmen acted alone, not tied to ISIS, Australian police commissioner says

Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens dramatically increased Israel focus in recent months

STUDY
Alleged Bondi Beach shooter Naveed Akram.

El-Fattah did not have 'good character' check before obtaining UK citizenship due to legal loophole

Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, greets family and friends at their home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.

Albanese rejects royal commission into Hanukkah Bondi attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025

Russian schoolboy beaten by classmate, eye socket fractured, over Israeli flag in profile picture

Between PA and Turkey, Gaza’s peacekeeping future could reshape Israel’s borders

ANALYSIS

Jewish orgs. need to stop being silent on antisemitism on the US Right

OPINION
People take part in a rally in support of Palestinians and to condemn Israeli forces' interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2025.
OPINION

Europe is drifting away from Israel, toward Iran’s worldview

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025
ByMICAH HALPERN
OPINION

'Inner core of love': Hostage survivor Matan Angrest joins Ishay Ribo on stage in NYC - opinion

Former hostage Matan Angrest sings with Ishay Ribo on stage in NYC
BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
OPINION

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland a strategic earthquake

ByPESACH WOLICKI

Modi’s West Asia tour marks India’s quiet reordering of regional security partnerships-opinion

OPINION

Israel’s Iron Beam laser set to change regional defense dynamics

ANALYSIS
Oman's Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, December 17, 2025
WATCH

Iron Beam laser system rolled out across Israel, reshaping air defense

Satellite in Space.

Israel launches national space lab to lower barriers for domestic satellite, space tech development

 The Barak medium-range surface-to-air missile system.

Anti-Israel Colombia integrates IAI's Barak air defense system

Veteran Jazz ensemble cancel New Year’s show over Trump Kennedy Center renaming

Alaa Abd-El-Fattah apologizes for comments calling for the killing of Zionists, white people

The newly added lettering for US President Donald Trump's name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 19, 2025

'They gave me coffee, it was all good': UK Muslim slammed after sharing Ben-Gurion experience

Screenchot of Sanam's TikTok over a backdrop of travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Israel steps in to defend Somaliland recognition move at UN amid concerns over Gaza motives

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

Russia vows response after claim Ukraine targeted Putin's residence to alter Moscow's negotiations

Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to service members, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine and awarded the title of Hero of Russia, in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025.

TAU and Google Israel launch three-year program to advance research in artificial intelligence

Left to right: Avinatan Hassidim, Prof. Tova Milo, Prof. Yossi Matias, Prof. Ariel Porat & Prof. Yishay Mansour

Chatam: The Anglo community in Rehovot you’ve probably never heard of

Rabbi Ashenberg, together with participants at the Semichas Chaver Siyum in Jerusalem

Ester Ben David’s Zionist blueprint for building a stronger state

Ester Ben David and her team: “They are my rock.”

15 billion attacks a day: Israeli AI startup races to secure workplace chats

Smotrich threatens to double tax on Israeli banks if consumer benefits canceled

Cyber Systems Management

'New beginning': Mizrahi-Tefahot launches savings grant for Israeli children born since Oct. 7

 A man uses an ATM at Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot in Tel Aviv, Israel November 22, 2021. Picture taken November 22, 2021.

Israel launches NIS 15 million initiative to bring Druze, Circassians into tech industry

ISRAELI AND Druze flags at the entrance to the northern Druze village of Hurfeish on November 29 2023.

New Israeli airline recruiting pilots as commercial operations set to start in 2026

Firefighters respond to flooding at special-needs school in Jerusalem amid severe weather

Coastal cliffs between Hefer Valley, Netanya collapse due to heavy rainfall from Storm Byron

Israeli firefighters at the scene where a kid in a critical condition after a fire broke at an apartment in Ramot, Jerusalem, December 3, 2025.

Police, volunteers conducting searches following fears Israeli swept away in river flooding

Snow seen on Mount Hermon on December 28, 2025.b

Rain, snow hit Israel as powerful winter system sparks flood warnings, road rescues

A DELTA Air Lines plane prepares to take off during a winter storm at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York, US, December 26, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

Petah Tikva declared 'red city' for measles outbreak, six-month-old children to be vaccinated

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

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Israeli health officials call for sanctions on anti-vaxxers as flu morbidity rate rises

STUDY

Babies begin forming expectations of their parents as early as their first year

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

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK

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

POLL
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.

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

It’s all about the timing

Beersheba’s southern command to be vacated and transformed into a residential and leisure complex

Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

Festive tenders: Thousands of apartments on the way - Ma'ale Adumim in focus

Urban Renewal.

Nice presentations, less reality: Supervision in urban renewal under criticism

Construction Site.

Construction starts surge, transactions stall: More declines ahead?

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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

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'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   

Many Chinese dress in historic attire when visiting national monuments.

Jews of China special (part 1)

2025 recap: A year of triumph, resilience, and shifting tides

'I’m not religious but I started praying': Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky speaks

US Politics   

HONORING CHARLIE KIRK in the state that was site of his Sept. 10 assassination, in Logan, Utah, Sept. 30.

Judge grants release of redacted transcript of Charlie Kirk case hearing

Newest member of Mamdani's inaugural committee praised people tearing Israeli hostage posters

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

Diaspora   

13 notable Jewish New Yorkers we lost in 2025

In honor: 13 influential Jewish New Yorkers who passed away in 2025

France elected to lead International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2027

When warnings are ignored: Bondi Beach paid the price for tolerated extremism

Judaism   

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 rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in Israeli legal limbo

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

Parashat Vayigash: A shoulder of tears

Christian World   

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

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

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East

Food   

RAZIEL WINES.

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

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

Archaeology   

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

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

Science   

A 3D immunofluorescent image of melanoma cells (magenta) infected with bacteria (turquoise); cell nuclei are blue

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

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

Culture   

Former hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzwesky got engaged.

Former Gaza hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzwesky announce engagement

French actress, icon, advocate: Brigitte Bardot passes away at 91

State Cup weekend sees Beitar comeback and dominant displays by top clubs

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   

The Hillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera.

Mentally ill man steals car with infant in back seat at Hadera hospital, baby returned unharmed

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

Consumerism   

Airwallex Team.

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   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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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

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