Israel bets on quantum technology as the computing arms race heats up

FEATURE

EU questions Trump’s power in Board of Peace, citing constitutional concerns

An artificial diamond for quantum sensory technology  is displayed in June 2025 at the  quantum technology fair World of Quantum.
 The quantum computer's superconductor enables fast, complex calculations

Jewish K-12 teachers in US report widespread antisemitism at work, from teachers' union

POLL
A welcome sign is seen on the door of a classroom at Nora Sterry Elementary School as students relocated from Marquez Elementary, destroyed in the Palisades Fire, begin class at the school in Los Angeles, January 15, 2025.
IRAN'S SUPREME National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani speaks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon August 13, 2025.

Georgia senator calls for removal of Iran official's daughter from Emory university faculty

Janusz Korczak motivated the children in his care by giving them jolly cards.

Ghetto Fighters’ House: World's first Holocaust museum keeping memory, message alive

Rafah border crossing to reopen next week with Israeli oversight, advanced screening

A demonstrator protesting the deadly crackdown in Iran gathers outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 17, 2026.

US imposes new sanctions on Iran in response to violent crackdown on protesters

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence

Police troopers patrol a street after in Aden, Yemen, January 7, 2026

Yemeni experts support allegations of secret UAE prisons, despite Emirati denial

US President Donald Trump speaks, during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Including Turkey, Qatar in Gaza’s Board of Peace undermines Hamas demilitarization

OPINION
US President Donald Trump and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani attend a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, late last year.

Trump's board of folly: Why putting Turkey, Qatar in charge of Gaza is a farce

OPINION
An Iranian living in Japan, with taped mouth and carrying a sign, marches in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2026.

Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis

Music, kabbalah, and time: Inside Eduard Shyfrin’s kabbalistic soundscape

Shyfrin (center) at Abbey Road Studios with producer Mike Hedges (L) and arranger Fred Luzignant

With new players and old alliances, Israel’s post-October 7 political map takes shape

FRONTLINES

Opposition hits 61 seat majority for first time in months

POLL
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen with Gadi Eisenkot during a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026
OPINION

Benny Gantz is reclaiming relevance in politics because Israel wants unity

Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during press conference in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2025.
ByALON TAL

Netanyahu met Republican US Senator Ernst at Jerusalem Office, PMO says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 23 January 2026), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).

'We are doing everything to bring Ran back': Zamir meets parents of Ran Gvili at IDF's Kirya HQ

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction

WATCH
Iranian Basiji men carry a hanging noose attached to a banner that reads "the Execution Verdict of Netanyahu and Other Zionist Regime Leaders Must be Issued" during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2026.

Iran disputes claim that Trump stopped over 800 executions, say none were scheduled

REPORT
IDF commanders visit Auschwitz as part of their training.

After Oct. 7, IDF commanders visit Poland for Holocaust lessons, battlefield reflections

FEATURE
AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.

IDF to trim reserve duty, could expand mandatory service as soldier shortage deepens

Ms. Rachel appears to support antisemitic conspiracy theory in apology post

Man charged for antisemitic attack on Israeli lecturer, two others in Manhattan

Ms. Rachel attends the Sesame Workshop 2024 Benefit Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 29, 2024 in New York City

From Alfred Dreyfus to Josh Shapiro: How the ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Jewish public life

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a solidarity rally for Israel in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, October 9, 2023.

Resignations hit Canadian gallery after rejecting Nan Goldin acquisition over antisemitism claims

Nan Goldin attends the Bailey House's 2023 Art House benefit honoring Nan Goldin at Bowery Hotel Terrace on June 14, 2023 in New York City.
REPORT

US to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria, Homeland Security claims

West Bank training center at risk of shutdown by Israel authorities, UNRWA says

Trump warns Iran on nuclear reset as US carrier group deploys to Middle East

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

IDF concludes Hebron security operation, begins tactical drill in Kiryat Shmona

Destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on January 4, 2025.

Jared Kushner unveils $25 billion plan to transform Gaza into economic hub

U.S. President Donald Trump walks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Trump's Iran strategy: US prepares decisive action as tensions rise in the Middle East

'I don’t care about optics': Inside United Hatzalah’s Jerusalem daycare disaster response

Editor's Notes: Who is Yakir Gabay, the billionaire on Trump's Gaza Board of Peace?

COMMENT
Israel Police take a woman in for questioning.
OPINION

Middle Israel: The life and times of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

A woman holds a picture of Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran’s government, near the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad last week.
ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
OPINION

My Word: Never forget, never distort

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.
ByLIAT COLLINS

Parashat Bo: Jeremiah’s timeless promise to Israel

Rafael subsidiary strikes deal with four NATO countries for Trophy APS

Greece, Israel reach agreement on anti-drone systems, cybersecurity

EuroTrophy GmbH and KNDS Deutschland

From cars to combat: Renault is entering the defense industry

 Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Israel can maintain military edge by expanding into space, sources tell 'Post'

Defense Tech saves lives

Deep33 Ventures launches $150 million fund for deep‑tech infrastructure

Trump, world leaders launch Gaza's Board of Peace in Davos ceremony

Will Donald Trump's Hamas disarmament endgame make Israel safer?

ANALYSIS
US President Donald Trump takes part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.
WATCH

Pahlavi announces six demands for int'l community, Iranian diaspora to support protesters

Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Paris, France, hold banners, including of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over a background with the Pahlavi royal crest, reading "FREE IRAN," January 18, 2026.

Moscow's proposal to use frozen Russian assets is 'nonsense,' Zelensky says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to welcome Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 4, 2025.
EXPLAINER

Investment, amnesty, withdrawal: US outlines Gaza demilitarization plan led by NCAG

DR. ALI Shaath, leader of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, signs the NCAG Mission Statement.

SEA ONE: A new standard of resort-living for English speakers in Israel

SEA ONE Outdoor Pool

Voices of October 7: Ben Zussman z”l final words

First Funeral, 2023

Why making better decisions Is harder than we think

Prof. Choshen-Hillel (L) with Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Aumann and Prof. Maya Bar-Hilel at the  Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality at Hebrew University

Your Investments: If you don’t understand it, don’t invest in it

Your Taxes: Who is who on Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza?

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

Tel Aviv hamburger chain becomes Israel's latest exit in a NIS 65 million deal with Nono Group

The Nono Group acquired 50% of Tel Aviv's burger brand GDB for NIS 65 million.

AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round

AI writing

Intel’s new processor developed in Israel during Gaza War mirrors 2006 ‘miracle’ chip

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Katz warns

Thousands go hiking in Israel as fallout from severe weather raises flood risk

Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

Dozens of Australian east coast beaches closed after four shark attacks in two days

Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Firefighters in New South Wales rescue Australians from the flooding across New South Wales on January 17, 2026.

Heavy rains in eastern Australia spark flash floods, 20 rescued

'Zombie' cells may cause common form of epilepsy

STUDY

Scientists find proof of brain activity measurably boosting vaccine response

High-resolution 3D illustration of a human neuron with glowing axons and synaptic signals, symbolizing brain activity, neuroscience, and neural communication

US officially exits WHO, citing COVID-19 pandemic management failure

Nurture vs nature: Children with early ADHD risk are more sensitive to environment

FDA clears AI model to triage urgent CT findings, Israeli firm says

Aliyah to Israel: A wedding postponed, a dream fulfilled

Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia

INTERVIEW
 Shira Sedek Ben-Zekhariah arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 26, 2025.
OPINION

Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah now

South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.
ByBRENDA KATTEN

IDF unveils ‘Olim Al Bet’ program for fast-track immigrant reserve enlistment

 IDF reservists joining the "David Brigades," the five new reservist brigades announced by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, December 17, 2024.
INTERVIEW

Saving lives under fire: A Brazilian doctor’s journey from Brazil to the IDF

Captain Dr N of 51st Battalion Golani during his service

Luxury with roots and a vision for the future

The new law that changes agreements in the real estate world

Renderings of Noga 1 in Jaffa.

Prices in the New Carmei Gat Neighborhood Break a new record: NIS 5.8 million for a duplex

Construction.

Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors

Housing Prices.

After months of decline: Housing prices in Israel begin to rise

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

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   

The weekly news roundup with Jacob Laznik, host of The Deep Dive.

Can Israel trust Trump's Gaza board on border security?

Israeli musician Eyal Zakai reflects on Gaza service, song written dedicated to fallen soldier

Will the US, Israel, intervene in Iran?

US Politics   

A view of the plane which will now carry President Trump to Switzerland after Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews on January 20, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Qatar-donated Air Force One jet expected to be delivered to Trump by summer 2026

Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules

Vance: US power stops Russia, China from invading Greenland, not Denmark

Diaspora   

An Israeli border policeman runs as a pro-Palestinian Jewish activist holds a sign during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the West Bank, December 3, 2020

Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents

Mark Dreyfus honors victims of Bondi Beach massacre with Mourner's Kaddish in Australian Parliament

Invoking Torah, Minnesota Jews mobilize against ICE operations

Judaism   

Gold.

Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parashat Bo: Promises must be kept

Christian World   

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Huckabee says no single church 'speaks for Christians worldwide' in Holy Land dispute

ICEJ challenges church leaders’ claim that Christian Zionism is 'damaging ideology'

Christian Zionism is 'damaging,' Jerusalem's Armenian church claims

Food   

Exterior architecture of the Renaissance castle in the village of Grignan in the Drome department of France on September 23, 2025.

A slow journey through France’s Loire Valley: Chateaux, wine, and quiet beauty

Wine Talk: The journey continues

Passador in Tel Aviv: A meat lover’s paradise - restaurant review

Archaeology   

 Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli attends an Italy-Albania Intergovernmental Summit at Villa Doria Pamphili on November 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

Italy discovers basilica design by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, 'father of architecture'

Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall

Antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Roman burial cave in Galilee

Science   

 Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. January, 22.

Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says

Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say

Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing

Culture   

BEITAR JERUSALEM coach Barak Itzhaki has quietly guided the yellow-and-black from early-season promise to an unlikely place atop the Israel Premier League table at midseason.

Down the yellow-and-black road: Beitar Jerusalem’s title dream takes shape

Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category

Taylor Swift to be inducted in Songwriters Hall of Fame, will become second-youngest ever

History   

 Eliezer "Geizi" Tzafrir, former Mossad chief for Iraqi Kurdistan and last before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, poses for a Maariv interview back in 2022.

'Last plane to leave Tehran': Mossad's final Iran chief Eliezer Tsafrir dies at 92

Why falafel is at the heart of Israel’s 'Operation Dugo' Holocaust remembrance

The war in Israel is in a lull, but Jewish soldiers are still fighting in Ukraine

OMG   

 An illustrative image of an Israeli hacker

Online gambler who predicted Israel military action may be security insider

Emily Damari proposes to girlfriend Danielle Amit at event marking a year since release from Hamas

Andrew Tate denies singing Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’, others present double down

Consumerism   

Digital Marketing.

Rainmaker: An AI marketing agency responding to global and Middle Eastern market shifts

Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare

Can you predict a pitchers' duel before betting odds shift?

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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“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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