Rapid escalation, caught off guard: Part of why Netanyahu asked Trump to slow down on Iran

Netanyahu asks Trump to delay Iran attack, exposing new air defense holes

ANALYSIS
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.
Women hold Israeli flags and pictures of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, while standing next to a huge pre-Iranian Revolution national flag, as Israelis rally in support of the nationwide protests happening in Iran, in Holon, Israel, January 14, 2026.
Women walk past an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli billboard displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran, January 4, 2026.

'He's getting revenge': Israeli cabinet blames Kushner for Turkish, Qatari presence on Gaza board

Jared Kushner looks on, as US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks in Hostages square, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 11, 2025
The United Nations flag over the Jerusalem offices of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees.

World leaders show caution on Trump's broader 'Board of Peace' amid fears for UN

26-year-old Iranian protester Erfaneh Soltani who is set to be executed by the Islamic regime on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Erfan Soltani, Iranian protester sentenced to death, confirmed alive by watchdog

US strike on Khamenei 'tantamount to all-out war' on Iran, Pezeshkian warns

 Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen.

October 7 survivor testifies she was raped in 2011, says courts 'hand out gag orders like candy'

 An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024

USS Abraham Lincoln en route to Middle East as US mulls over Iran strike options

Guy Hochman.

HRF to file war crimes complaint against Israeli comedian Guy Hochman

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud as Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar looks on, before their meeting on Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 3, 2025.

'Muslim NATO': Turkey in advanced talks to join Saudi-Pakistan mutual defense pact

 Nickolay Mladenov, the then-United Nations Secretary-General Special Representative to the Middle East, during his visit to the West Bank city of Hebron, November 4, 2015

Who are Trump's Gaza Board of Peace appointments - and what do they mean for Israel?

EXPLAINER
Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

Trump sets $1 billion price tag for permanent seats on Gaza Board of Peace

REPORT

Confronting Israel’s mental health emergency

Galit Gurevich, whose husband served in the reserves, found crucial support during a dif!cult period through one of  JDC’s vetted digital mental health tools empowering thousands of Israelis to build resilience

'Over 90% of Iranians hate the regime,' INSS’s Beni Sabti reveals from leaked Iran survey

Watch: The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

WATCH
'92% of Iranians hate the regime': INSS’s Beni Sabti cites leaked Iran survey

Alshareef: Israel, Jews, should help Iranians seek liberty to ‘repay debt to Cyrus’

Ido Mahatzri ,CEO TALMA

How TALMA turns English education into social mobility and a Zionist mission

Panel - Israeli Society and the Jewish People – 2036

From the front lines to the future: Israeli society and the Jewish people in 2036

In Collab

Parents of slain Gaza hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Roni Eshel to release memoirs of experience

Former hostage Rom Braslavski files assault complaint against Israeli singer's partner

 RACHEL GOLDBERG-POLIN interviews in Jerusalem, May 29.

Court jails Palestinian man for spitting on female IDF officer on bus, entering Israel illegaly

woman on a mehadrin bus_311

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

Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026

IDF reservist Ari Rosenfeld's defense claims prosecutors hid key materials in Bild leak case

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

Donald Trump saved Iran's Khamenei once before, will he do it again?

COMMENT
IDF Armor Brigade 7 soldiers operate in Gaza on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Turkey and Qatar got Gaza because Israel refused to make a plan

COMMENT
 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Are Iraqi militias, Afghan fighters suppressing protests in Iran?

ANALYSIS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Shin Bet agent who worked with 'Son of Hamas' also foiled a plot to assassinate PM

INTERVIEW

West Midlands Police chief steps down over Israeli fan ban scandal

The BBC haunted by bias - and the Israeli connection

FEATURE
Police officer and security staff look on as protesters display banners before Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Aston Villa, in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025
REPORT

Mamdani sought input from NY Jews before condemning pro-Hamas protest

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured during his first day in office, January 1, 2026.

US A-G Pam Bondi: 'DOJ will pursue death penalty for suspect in Capital Jewish Museum murders'

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 16, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida.
OPINION

A Jewish speaker, a new mayor, and a signal to New York’s Jews

BySHMUEL LEGESSE

Syrian government, SDF agree on immediate ceasefire on all fronts, state media says

Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces, Damascus, January 18, 2026.
REPORT

Iran's FM reassured Witkoff on 'canceled' executions, prompting Trump to call off strikes

US, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza.

Egypt joins Jordan, UAE as third Arab country to visit American CMCC base in Kiryat Gat

REPORT
People walk in Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026

Iran projects calm amid blackout, labels protesters as 'armed aggressors'

REPORT

‘Never again’ is a test, and October 7 exposed who failed it

OPINION

Syria's power struggle: Who controls what, and why fighting continues

ANALYSIS
As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches we ask whether the lessons of the past have taught us anything?
OPINION

From October 7 to reversal: The greatest Jewish turnabout since Israel’s founding

 WE MUST strive for unity and peace.
ByURI PILICHOWSKI
OPINION

I'm a US congressman. This is why I took my staff to the Holocaust Museum

 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
ByABE HAMADEH
OPINION

This was not protest, it was a threat to New York’s Jewish community

ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

Following the 1967 playbook: Israel's post-war tech boom - opinion

OPINION

How war has reshaped Europe's defense sector

Israeli drone startup XTEND has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from the US Department of Defense to develop and deliver AI-enabled, modular, one-way attack drones designed for close-quarter combat.
OPINION

Gaza reveals future of urban combat western armies aren't prepared for

ByANDREW FOX
Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Erez Eskel, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee at signing of joint AI statement

Israel, US sign joint statement on AI a month after Israel joins Pax Silica initiative

Women will soon be able to serve in the Israeli Air Force's elite  669 Search and Rescue Unit as well as the Yahalom combat engineering unit.

Forum Dvorah demands clear support for women in combat as IDF gender debate escalates

Canada's PM agrees to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza 'in principle,' details being worked out

Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,500 soldiers to Minnesota as Walz mobilizes Nat'l Guard to protests

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Ritan Park, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026

UK, France, Germany back Greenland, Denmark against Trump threats in joint statement

A man walks as Danish flag flutters next to Hans Egede Statue ahead of a March 11 general election in Nuuk, Greenland, March 9, 2025.

Israel, Honduras eye diplomatic reset as Sa'ar hosts president-elect in Jerusalem

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosts Honduran President-elect Nasry “Tito” Asfura in Jerusalem, January 18, 2026.

Qatar hired London-based PR firm to edit Wikipedia articles about its human rights violations

A man working on Wikipedia with a flag of Qatar. (Ilustrative)

At the crossroads of Holocaust remembrance

President Isaac Herzog (C) flanked by Dayan and IHRA Secretary-General Michaela Küchler at the IHRA plenary

Netzah Yehuda: Bridging faith, service, and national unity

 NETZAH YEHUDA soldiers at the dedication of a Torah scroll at the Erez Crossing.

Where women are already leading

Meira Lerner, Director of World Emunah, at the World Emunah Women in the Arts event

Two protesters held outside Religious Zionist Party offices amid budget, cost-of-living tension

Your Taxes: Reportable income-tax positions target shelters in US

ISRAELI POLITICIAN Bezalel Smotrich is seen before President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem.
OPINION

The printer is already on the wall: The unexpected solution to the housing crisis

 Bambu Lab A1 Mini Comb
ByERAN CARMI
REVIEW

History is happening in 'Israel Valley, The Technology Shield of Innovation'

Edouard Cukierman at the GoforIsrael 2023 Investment Conference.

Your Investments: The importance of patience in investing

Heavy rains in eastern Australia spark flash floods, 20 rescued

Hundreds of firefighters tackle blaze in deprived area of South Korea's Gangnam district

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

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

WORKERS TAKE care of cannabis plants at a farm in central Israel,  late last year.

Israeli researchers develop SafeWax coating that could cut pesticide use by 50%

 Seismic waves are seen on a screen during a demonstration of an earthquake early warning system which triggers sirens if a nationwide network of 120 seismic monitoring stations detects a strong earthquake, at the Geological Survey of Israel in Jerusalem.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off coast of Oregon, GFZ says

When case studies matter: Reversing dangerous cholesterol without medication

OPINION

Israel sees spike in PTSD and suicide among troops as war against Hamas, Hezbollah persists

Red blood cells (illustrative)

Shlomi initiative uses sensory design, soft architecture to support trauma recovery in children

New study reveals how the brain prepares facial expressions before we move

OPINION

The biggest threat to Israel is mass cognitive warfare

ByJEFFREY KAHN

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

Modi'in closes a street: Ten buildings to be built in a row

Renderings of Noga 1 in Jaffa.

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

real estate.

The new law that changes agreements in the real estate world

Urban Renewal.

Evacuation and reconstruction - opportunity or trap?

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'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

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 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

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MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

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Podcasts   

Members and supporters of the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) hold a rally in solidarity with the Iranian people's uprising, outside Downing Street in London, Britain January 14, 2026.

Will the US, Israel, intervene in Iran?

Maduro's downfall: Was the US capture of Maduro legal?

As Iranian unrest grows, chants for Reza Pahlavi surge as demonstrators unify

US Politics   

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on next to US President Donald Trump as Trump leaves Israel en route to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel, October 13, 2025.

Trump did not notify Netanyahu about Qatari, Turkish participation in Gaza's BoP

If New York can expel Betar US, why can't it crack down on anti-Israel extremists?

Most Americans oppose Trump’s push to take control of Greenland

Diaspora   

Dnipro, Ukraine in January 2026.

Learning Hebrew in bomb shelters: How Dnipro Jewry endures Russian invasion

American Jewry must stop centering its identity on Israel’s critics

The only all-Jewish town outside Israel hides in Azerbaijan’s mountains

Judaism   

Statue of a mans head wearing headphones.

The high price of not listening: What Pharaoh teaches us about power and humility

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali

Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key

Christian World   

Abraham Accords advocate Loay Alshareef, influencer Sigi Flicker, US Justice Department Task Force to Combat Antisemitism head Leo Terrell, and community leader Natalie Hister Ostad in a discussion moderated by Jerusalem Post content strategist Inbal Ann Bouskila.

'We must unite with our Christian brothers and sisters': Flicker on the next front

Herzog expresses concern over exodus of Christian families from Israel

New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem

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   

A damaged tomb is pictured in the abandoned Turkish Cypriot cemetary in the village of Kofinou, in the south of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on July 10, 2024.

Ancient tomb linked to King Midas’ family sheds new light on ancient kingdom

Israeli archaeologist whose work reshaped Jerusalem archaeology, dies at 81

Israeli archaeologists launch project to trace origins of ancient pottery

Science   

A piece of tissue from a woolly rhinoceros that was found inside the stomach of an Ice Age grey wolf puppy discovered in permafrost near the Russian village of Tumat in northeastern Siberia is seen in a laboratory in Vienna, Austria, in this handout picture taken in 2020.

Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf puppy - study

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

BIU study reveals that origin of sleeping in humans is deduced from jellyfish, sea anemones

Culture   

 MACCABI TEL AVIV guard Tre Clark is all smiles during the yellow-and-blue’s 100-97 Euroleague home victory over Zalgiris at Menora Mivtachim Arena.

Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv deliver duo Euroleague victories

Painting longing: Journey through loss, memory, and renewal

Inside ‘My Life at the Moment’: art that confronts war, family, and survival

History   

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Member of Knesset Michael Biton prepare falafel in memory of late Holocaust survivor David (Dugo) Leitner at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 14, 2026.

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

From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

OMG   

Candace Owens (L), Charlie Kirk over illustrative photo of wormhole.

Candace Owens pushes theory Charlie Kirk was 'time traveller' who went to 'X-Men school'

Larry Ellison once renamed a superyacht because its name spelled backwards was ‘I’m a Nazi’

British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show

Consumerism   

SO.KO by Super-Pharm

The Korean trend arrives in Israel: Single-use skincare capsules at Super-Pharm

A place that feels like a hug: The hottest trends in home design

Chery lowers prices: Tiggo 4 will cost almost as much as Picanto. But there’s a catch

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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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