'If there were not an Israel, there wouldn’t be a United States,' Huckabee tells Report

JERUSALEM REPORT
Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and die-hard supporter of Israel, believes firmly that the US needs Israel as much as Israel needs the US.
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026.
A billboard of US President Donald Trump reading "Cyrus the Great Is Alive" is seen on the outside of the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem.

Foreign officials arrive for Khamenei's funeral as Iranian general warns Israel, US against strikes

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IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas terror leader who held four hostages in Gaza, incl. Cpt. Daniel Perez

An IDF biographical infographic on Muhammad Na’im Jandiya, the Head of Military Security in Hamas’ Shuja'iyya Battalion, who held four hostages captive, published July 3, 2026, following a strike that killed the terror commander.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the JNS (Jerusalem News Syndicate) International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026.

Netanyahu, Likud could win more seats apart than together, but would weaken coalition

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OPINION
AS THE USA prepares to bask in its 250th birthday’s fireworks, the American dream faces an unprecedented pincer attack from both the Right and the Left, the writer argues. Here, a soccer fan holds a flag celebrating the 250th anniversary before a FIFA World Cup game last week in California.

Middle Israel: The Fourth of July and the fading American dream

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COMMENT

Iran’s opposition, diaspora must remain united during protest week

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (L) shakes hands with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi (R) before a meeting in Muscat, Oman, on June 22, 2026.

Iran, Oman reached agreement on Strait of Hormuz based on US MoU, Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf says

Coffins are displayed containing the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian general warns of 'harsh response' if Israel, US attack during Khamenei's funeral

Taylor Swift announces her engagement to Travis Kelce, August 26 2025.

The next great American dynasty: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce donate $26m. ahead of wedding weekend

Alexandru Munteanu, Moldova's Prime Minister, attends a meeting with members of the media in Chisinau, Moldova, October 28, 2025.

Moldovan prime minister Munteanu steps down in surprise trigger for government crisis

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks to the reporters at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 19, 2026

'Political systems cannot sustain it': Turkish FM calls for sanctions on Israel, Sa'ar retaliates

Police officers stand guard after an explosion was reported, on Boulevard d'Italie, in Monaco, June 30, 2026.

Interpol issues red notice for female suspect in Monaco bombing targeting Jewish oligarch

Life story that goes beyond Entebbe: 'I swore near his burnt tank to never leave a soldier behind'

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DORON ALMOG HAS served as chairman of The Jewish Agency since 2022.

IDF chief awards US Air Defense battery captain, commanders with Certificate of Appreciation

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir awards US military Captain Nathan John Pernot with the IDF Certificate of Appreciation, July 3, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest eight Palestinians suspected of assaulting Israelis in West Bank village

COMMENT

Editor's Notes: Countries didn't ban athletes from flying to Israel, they let the paperwork do it

Israeli participants at the 2026 Maccabiah games, Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

Israel Police arrest IDF reservist under suspicion of illegal weapon possession, arms trafficking

Israel Police seize a sniper and Kalashnikov rifle, along with ammunition, from the home of an IDF reservist accused of arms trafficking, published July 3, 2026.

Israeli pop star Sasson Shaulov lightly wounded in car accident, MDA confirms

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership

Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall.

Parashat Pinchas: A prophet for difficult times

UGANDAN PRESIDENT Idi Amin wanted the world to see a mediator. The Israeli archive records the week when that mask began to slip.

The dictator in the terminal: Idi Amin and the Entebbe hostage crisis, 50 years on

FRONTLINES

California advances three bills curbing hate speech, protecting Jewish students and employees

Jewish California members and partners meet with California Secretary of State Shirley Weber to discuss hate speech in the California voter guide on June 4, 2026.

Harvard antisemitism has become less overt, more ‘insidious,’ faculty claim in open letter

Liberal Jewish groups plan UN protest against possible Ben-Gvir visit

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gives a statement during a party meeting at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, Jerusalem, June 3, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protesters convicted of misdemeanor charges in 2024 Golden Gate Bridge protest

An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Canada synagogue firebomber was promised $15,000 for attack, motivated by drugs, not antisemitism

IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint Jbail

(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.

Israel Police's Counterterrorism Unit, Shin Bet arrest suspects in northern Israel mosque shooting

NATO leaders to gather in Ankara next week, aiming to smooth over tensions with Trump

FOREIGN MINISTER of Iran Abbas Araghchi, and Speaker of Iran Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf with the delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.

US officials believed Israel planned to kill Iranian negotiators amid peace talks

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(Illustrative) IDF soldiers standing near the Gaza border, in Israel, February 4, 2026

Senior IDF officer: 1,000 days since Oct. 7 changed how Israel fights its enemies

Herzog, first lady, visit Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on day 1,000 since October 7 massacre

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog at a Kibbutz Kerem Shalom event marking 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, July 2, 2026.

October 7 remembrance ceremony crowdfunding tops NIS 700,000 on first day of campaign

Soldiers are 'most important resource,' IDF chief says as haredi draft bill advances in Knesset

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen on November 3, 2025
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Why Israeli officials fear Iran-backed Hezbollah could still rearm, despite Lebanon deal

A boy holds a yellow Hezbollah flag while walking among a crowd during a mourning ceremony in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 26, 2026

Reporter’s Notebook: The threat along Syrian buffer zone is far from over for Israel

Israeli drones aid Mexican rescue teams in Venezuela earthquake aftermath

EXCLUSIVE
Xtend's Honey Badger unmanned aerial system

Mysterious drone over Germany’s Arrow 3 battery may open door for Rafael, Elbit laser deal

US Marine Corps deploys Iron Dome interceptors on Guam for China war drills

Esh-Tech's DroneLight system.

Israeli defense startup Esh-Tech raises $18 million for counter-drone laser

The IDF's Lavi Hummer in an undated photograph

IDF unveils upgraded Hummer, featuring 'first of its kind' turbo system

Trump claims he's the 'best president in Israel's history' during interview

US President Donald Trump speaks on the day he signs an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 29, 2026.

Secret Service missed 102 radio calls during 2024 Trump assassination attempt, watchdog finds

Pakistani bus falls into roadside ditch, rescue agency reports 40 killed, 8 injured

A Pakistani bus upturned in a ditch, July 3, 2026.

Man dies after self-immolation near UN HQ in NYC, identified by exiled Tibetans as activist

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CENTCOM considers relocating US bases from Gulf States to Israel's Negev after painful Iran strikes

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar April 9, 2016.

Thousands of Israelis abroad plan to fly home to vote – one initiative wants to help them get there

AID Coalition co-founder & CEO Batell Blaish-Sultanik: ‘The challenge is not the desire to participate, but ability to do so.’

“The Cage” music video by Shyfrin Alliance: The state of Creation before the Sin

Eduard Shyfrin - The Cage

The safest place: Why more Jews are buying homes in Israel after October 7

“For many diaspora Jews, an apartment in Israel has become both an investment and a source of security and belonging.”

AI doesn't replace good writers, it demands better judgment, researchers find

STUDY
 AI education illustrative

ESCO Israel announces plan to tackle AI data centers consumption crisis without new power plants

Air Haifa expands with new Ben-Gurion-Eilat route and up to 10 daily flights

Air Haifa launched their new airplane in July as part of their airline launch.

Australian unicorn Airwallex plans expansion of Israel operations following $11 billion valuation

Airwallex Israel team.
REPORT

Microsoft planning 2.5% cut in workforce in latest round of tech company layoffs

In aftermath of Venezuela earthquake, Health Ministry conducts drill to boost preparedness

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

Nearly one million Gazans remain in tents amid extreme summer heat, Norwegian report suggests

REPORT

As Dead Sea plans languish, gov't probe finds Israel still unprepared for climate change

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building following earthquakes that hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 26, 2026.

Aftershock rocks Caracas during fourth day of earthquake rescues

The rare bristly cephalaria growing in the Jerusalem Botanical Garden as part of the joint initiative with KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF aiming to preserve endangered plant species at Jerusalem Botanical Garden, Eshtaol Nursery

Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases

A saliva based genetic test at Mor Institute.

'Seniorland': Growing old in the world's largest retirement city

REVIEW

Soroka University Medical Center begins new partnership with Azerbaijan healthcare system

Medical journal retracts paper on Amgen’s Tavneos drug trial after FDA findings

Israel abortion application rates decline, with nearly all requests gaining approval, CBS reports

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

Shoppers browse goods at Nefesh B'Nefesh's Shuk Olim event in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2026.

Eli and Chana Coten: From London to Ma’alot amid war and new beginnings

Surge in Aliyah of young, skilled olim despite wartime challenges, 22,522 moved to Israel in 2025

 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.

Roy Freeman: Building a comfortable community for LGBT olim in Israel

HOLDING A BANNER for LGBT Olim at Tel Aviv Pride, June 12.

Mimi ‘Mabrat’ Biyadgilon: The former village girl who has come a long way

Mimi Biyadgilon.

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

The INFINITY Project.

It’s all about timing! 2026 is a rare opportunity window for Tel Aviv real estate

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Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia summit

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

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

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

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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   

Did Trump stop the Iran war too soon? Gil Troy on Israel, Hormuz and what comes next

Will America turn 250 with the same unbreakable bond with Israel?

Iran threatens US and Israeli 'pets in Tel Aviv', IDF Chief of Staff talks Lebanon with Clearfield

Katz: War against Israel being waged terror financing, not just on the battlefield

US Politics   

MAJOR JASON Watson on the steps of the US Capitol building protesting US President Donald Trump and demanding his impeachement.

US Air Force officer under investigation after calling for Trump's impeachment

Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days, court rules

Alleged Epstein victim accused Trump of sexual assault, fears retaliation from Trump administration

Diaspora   

Jewish California members and partners meet with California Secretary of State Shirley Weber to discuss hate speech in the California voter guide on June 4, 2026.

California advances three bills curbing hate speech, protecting Jewish students and employees

Liberal Jewish groups plan UN protest against possible Ben-Gvir visit

Judah Gribetz, lawyer and counsel behind landmark Holocaust restitution plan, dies at 97

Judaism   

Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership

Parashat Pinchas: A prophet for difficult times

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

A GREEK Orthodox priest holds up a bible during the Holy Friday service at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St George in Coptic Cairo on May 3, 2024.

Christian converts still face discrimination, arrests in Egypt, US State Dept. confirms

Christian Zionists confront a crisis inside their own camp

Bipartisan lawmakers, faith leaders gather on Capitol Hill for Jerusalem Day celebration

Food   

At Picual, even before the first course reaches the table, the air is filled with the aromas of fresh olive oil, damp wood, and wild herbs.

Picual fine dining: Serving the Land of Israel, one course at a time

In the kitchen with Henny: Healthy, fresh salads for the summer

Amaya: Outstanding culinary experience in Rehovot

Archaeology   

People look at the newly acquired Tomb of Francois, a 4th-century BC masterpiece bought last month by Italy's Culture Ministry for 15 million euros, at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, Italy, June 30, 2026.

Frescos from famed Etruscan tomb go on display in Rome after multi-million euro purchase by Italy

New AI-powered research project aims to uncover the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Turkey places site of Alexander the Great’s first battle with Persians under historic protection

Science   

 AI education illustrative

AI doesn't replace good writers, it demands better judgment, researchers find

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

Who's a good boy? Study suggests interacting with pets may not improve stress, negative emotions

Culture   

‘LEGENDS’ IS a series based on a true story about British customs inspectors in the 1990s who infiltrate the drug trade.

What to watch this week: ‘Legends’ hits the mark as Pride month programming begins

Taiwan Film Week brings the island’s stories, culture to Jerusalem

How to find the perfect summer camp in Jerusalem for your kids and teens

History   

UGANDAN PRESIDENT Idi Amin wanted the world to see a mediator. The Israeli archive records the week when that mask began to slip.

The dictator in the terminal: Idi Amin and the Entebbe hostage crisis, 50 years on

The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died

On this day: Bodies of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrah found in West Bank

OMG   

Taylor Swift announces her engagement to Travis Kelce, August 26 2025.

The next great American dynasty: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce donate $26m. ahead of wedding weekend

World's cutest minister? Sweden's climate minister brings three-month-old son to parliament

Game on: Chiefs' Travis Kelce, pop star Taylor Swift to wed Friday in NYC ceremony

Consumerism   

Project courtesy of Buchhalter Studio for Architecture and Interior Design.

Open skies: How the skylight became the new luxury element in designed homes

Will we get a clamshell iPhone? Apple has not yet made a final decision

Ariston expands the scope of solar collector production in Israel

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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