After public clash with IDF, Katz denies announcing Central Command head's dismissal on live TV

Defense Minister Israel Katz gestures during a plenum session and a vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026
Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 1, 2026
(From L-R) IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Tamir Yadai at a meeting discussing West Bank counterterror, December 31, 2025.

Trump says canceled strikes against Iran would have been 'biggest attack since World War II'

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Traffic briefly halted on Highway 1 as vehicle goes up in flames amid record-breaking heatwave

A vehicle is seen engulfed in flames on Highway 1 near the Shoresh Interchange on August 3, 2026.
Migrants stand on a beach in Ceuta, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 2, 2026.

Migration wave from Morocco to Spain signals beginning of much larger crisis, expert warns

EDITORIAL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu can't campaign against draft-evasion law he just backed

Renewed US-Iran talks on Strait of Hormuz, denuclearization to start on Monday, Trump says

Smoke rises after reports of multiple U.S. strikes on the city, as loud explosions were heard according to the Iranian state TV, in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

US CENTCOM appears to have dropped 900kg bomb on civilian house in southern Iran

REPORT
People visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre in  Re’im, southern Israel, on December 16, 2025.

Bar Asraf found deceased in apparent suicide at grave of girlfriend killed in October 7 massacre

ABC said that three Fire and Rescue teams were at the scene.

Seven injured, two hospitalized after building collapse in central area of Sydney, Australia

A boy cools off in a fountain during a heatwave in Seoul, South Korea, July 31, 2026.

Record Korean peninsula heatwave sets 122-year high temperature of 42.5°C

Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Liberman urges opposition to focus on Netanyahu government collapse rather than leadership fights

Mia Ventura attends Teatro Live Powered By Lemon Soda Music at AVALON Hollywood on January 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Israeli OnlyFans model Adva Lavi denied bail in Los Angeles after removing ankle monitor

Jewish education’s brightest stars take center stage

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THE JEWISH TEACHERS AWARD

Police discover illegal resident hidden inside speaker during vehicle check

WATCH
Pictured: The inside of a vehicle searched by Border Police, who discovered an illegal resident hiding inside a speaker.

Haredi draft dodgers will either 'enlist or go to prison,' Netanyahu says in closed-door meeting

REPORT

Katz states intent to replace head of IDF Central Command on live TV, IDF denies validity of move

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a conference at Binyanei HaUma (Jerusalem International Convention Center) in Jerusalem, June 17, 2026.
REPORT

Israel was meant to join major US attack on Iran before Trump decided to call it off, officials say

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump meet at the White House, July 28, 2026.

Katz vows 'revolution in settlement' to strengthen Galilee security, Jewish presence in North

A crocodile hunter opens the mouth of a crocodile carcass for inspection after a hunting operation on the Kemena River in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia, July 18, 2026.

Malaysian villagers abandon ancient taboo to hunt killer crocodiles as attacks rise

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

Japan, US confirm joint yen-buying intervention, signal more action to prevent selloff

AN IRANIAN flag flutters in the breeze

Iran-linked European crime organization recruiting teenagers for violent attacks

REPORT
 A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike last week. As long as teachers are denied the stability, recognition, and respect they deserve, we will keep losing the essential individuals who prop up the backbone of society, the writer argues.

Education Ministry announces mandatory financial education classes for ninth, tenth grades

'It never happened': Norman Finkelstein challenges Oct. 7 sexual violence on Hasan Piker’s podcast

Author and political scientist Norman Finkelstein at thepolitical commentator Hasan Piker’s streaming program.

Labour Against Antisemitism calls for investigation of London mayor after comments on Netanyahu

Mamdani is antisemite hiding behind fake smile, Israeli Consul-General Ofir Akunis says

ISRAEL'S CONSUL-GENERAL in New York, Ofir Akunis, gives a speech before the Israel Day Parade in New York City, May 31, 2026.

Greatest antisemitic terrorist threat in Europe stems from jihadist terrorism, new report finds

Police officers stand guard as demonstrators take part in a pro-Palestine protest, on the day of the celebrations to mark the 35th anniversary of Germany's Unification Day, in Saarbruecken, Germany, October 3, 2025.

Police investigate swastika graffiti painted over Rambam statue in Cordoba, Spain

IDF's Gaza strikes interfere with BoP efforts to disarm Hamas, give medical care, Mladenov implies

The high representative for Gaza under US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, Nickolay Mladenov addresses a press briefing in Jerusalem on May 13, 2026.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad agrees to Board of Peace's proposed Gaza disarmament deal

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Iran fears audio recordings could reveal Mojtaba Khamenei’s location, Iranian media claims

Lebanese army officers on a military vehicle drive in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a village in southern Lebanon, following the deployment of Lebanese soldiers in one of three pilot zones after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered plan, July 26, 2026.

IDF confirms explosive that wounded five Lebanese soldiers was from Hezbollah, not Israeli strike

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

‘We believe Hamas will not disarm,’ Israeli-backed militia figure in Gaza tells ‘Post’

Trump's Gaza plan balances between IDF's operational freedom, US' diplomatic efforts

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IDF SOLDIERS operating in the Gaza Strip.

Twenty years on: Inside Beit Avi Chai's mission to unite Israelis through Jewish culture

FEATURE
JERUSALEM REPORT

The blood libel that won't die: How the UN weaponized genocide claims against Israel

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) looks on next to Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif during a UN Human Rights Council debate over Israel’s actions on September 16, 2025.
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Reading the signposts: What bus seats and pension meetings teach us about aging

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Wherever Jews wander, Chabad welcomes them home

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'We are winning, but the next threat is already inside Israel,' IDSF chairman says

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'We are winning, but the next threat is already inside Israel,' IDSF chairman says on the Defense & Tech podcast.

Israeli defense tech companies combine AI detection with autonomous net interception

US Air Force signs $1.84 billion contract with Northrop Grumman for Rafael Litening targeting pods

Anduril at a border defense tech expo

Israel defense-tech hiring jumps 20% as AI layoffs spread among high-tech sector

View of the Israel–Jordan border along the Yarmouk River in the Golan Heights, March 16, 2026.

Electronics company ESC BAZ presents border protection, defense technology to IDF officials

Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Myanmar's Resident Representative and Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Arnaude de Baecque, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar August 3, 2026.

Cuba suffers islandwide power grid collapse as US oil blockade deepens energy crisis

Heavy rains and deadly floods in southern India kill 14, displace thousands

Rescuers work on the debris following a landslide near the Meenakshi Bridge close to a tunnel project site in Wayanad district, in the southern state of Kerala, India, July 7, 2026.

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds controversial $1.8 b. anti-weaponization fund

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

After mass seabird death event, Australia warns of wider H5N1 bird flu threat

A test tube labelled "Bird Flu", eggs and a piece of paper in the colours of the Australian national flag are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.

New bachelor's degree to train students in trauma treatment through surf therapy

"Incorporate the power of the sea for people living with trauma." Dr. Ariel Ezra during HaGal Sheli activity.

The next revolution in medicine isn't about living longer. It's about living better

Meuhedet Longevity: "The real question isn't how long we'll live, but how we'll live those years."

Longevity: A mathematician’s perspective on society

Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

AI burns books? Tech giants are buying, shredding books to train smarter chatbots

Some of the 5 million books in the NLI collection.

Israeli startup Qedma helps IBM outperform top supercomputer using quantum technology

American Airlines cancels flights to Tel Aviv from NY's JFK Airport until at least March 2027

A Boeing 777 passengers aircraft of American Airlines arrives from Milan at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on February 7, 2024; Illustrative.

Trump sells VIP access to Truth Social posts for $100k. in what some view as insider trading

A 3D printed miniature of US President Donald Trump and the Truth Social logo are seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Israeli technology could halt Colombia's drug traffickers as relations improve between the nations

Tremors felt in southern Israel after magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Egypt, no damage reported

Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Brigitte Bardot-funded campaign targets Israel's live animal shipments

West Nile virus found in mosquitoes near Israel’s Dead Sea

Smoke rises as flames burn during a wildfire at Ares, Grionde, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 25, 2026.

Climate change made 'fire-prone' weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say

Pigeons fly in front of the sun as it rises over Kuwait City on August 23, 2025.

Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region

No time to retire: Why growing older does not have to mean slowing down

FEATURE
An elderly couple going for a run.

Israeli surgeons use customized 3D implant to replace sternum, ribs in patient with rare cancer

Israeli law mandating graphic warning images on all smoking products takes effect

Does smoking outside protect your children from cigarette smoke? Israeli study says no

Jerusalem teacher’s vision improved from 10% to 90% after Hadassah surgery

'Friends become your family here': For young immigrants, belonging in Israel takes years

JERUSALEM REPORT
New olim arrive in Israel with Nefesh B’Nefesh.

Israel launches 'Masa diplomacy' program in push for pro-Israel advocacy through Diaspora youth

Lisa Cain Hammerman: The miraculous art of motherhood

ASHER & LISA CAIN with their miracle child.

Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire

Sally Reidman.

Chani Kaplan: Finding her place in Israel, from Sydney to Jerusalem

Chani Kaplan.

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

The Grand in Netanya - a new luxury residential tower overlooking the Mediterranean.

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

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

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

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

"Forest" Project.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

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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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

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

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

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   

'We are winning, but the next threat is already inside Israel,' IDSF chairman says on the Defense & Tech podcast.

'We are winning, but the next threat is already inside Israel,' IDSF chairman says

Trump claims Israel supported halting Iran strikes, Jerusalem bus driver attacked

Tensions between Iran, Houthis, and Saudi Arabia escalate

US Politics   

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds controversial $1.8 b. anti-weaponization fund

Trump sells VIP access to Truth Social posts for $100k. in what some view as insider trading

Trump vaccine policy reversal deepens rift with Health Secretary Kennedy

Diaspora   

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Boy George performs on stage during Henley Festival 2026 at Mill Meadows.

Boy George cedes role in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ production after releasing pro-Israel song

Fire at kosher meat processing plant in Iowa shuts down production ahead of High Holidays

Israeli stabbed at Hungary's Ozora music festival, two suspects arrested

Judaism   

THE AUTHOR attempts to place today’s challenges within the broader sweep of Jewish history and Torah.

'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war

'The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel': Groundbreaking way to explore the Book of Samuel

Parashat Eikev: With respect for the past

Christian World   

Israeli envoy to the Christian world George Deek.

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

'Does JD stand for Jew Defamer?': Evangelical leader urges Trump to reject Vance's Israel remarks

A future pope will 'welcome us back', says priest from excommunicated antisemitic Catholic sect

Food   

Crave food truck – a classic for Anglos in the city.

Jerusalem’s Food Truck Festival: Good food with better prices

In the kitchen with Henny: Nourishing a healthier life

Wine Talk: Tuscan dreamland

Archaeology   

A rare Judean Pillar Figurine mold dating to the First Temple period found in the Tower of David, July 27, 2026.

First Temple-era figurine mold unearthed in Jerusalem's 'most significant excavation' in decades

Ancient Cypriot silver coin found on Ashdod's shore offers new insight into 2,500-year-old trade

Previously undiscovered ancient Egyptian tomb found at Theban necropolis on Nile's west bank

Science   

FILE PHOTO: A life-size replica of a woolly mammoth on display at the American Museum of Natural History's exhibition "The Secret World of Elephants" in Manhattan, New York City, US, November 8, 2023.

Prehistoric people in Eurasia, North America specifically hunted female mammoths, new study shows

Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

To save one endangered owl species, scientists back waging war on another

Culture   

Dancing to Hayati with cast in a lantern shop in Shuk Hapishpishim.

Finding her own genre: Nicole Raviv blends Hebrew, Arabic, and pop into a new Israeli sound

Israeli rock band Eifo Hayeled releases new album written against the backdrop of war

Boy George releases pro-Israel anthem ‘We Will Dance Again’ honoring Oct. 7 victims

History   

 El Al Flight 402 - The Lockheed Constellation registered as 4X-AKC, pictured here in 1950.

On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard

'A Life of the Mind': New biography reexamines the mind of Hannah Arendt

The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on

OMG   

People gather in the exhibition hall during the opening day of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, US, July 23, 2026.

Marvel unveils upcoming film lineup, including 'Ghost Rider,' 'Black Panther 3,' at Comic-Con

Over 500 Peruvian babies named after Norwegian soccer star Haaland after legendary World Cup run

Psychic Uri Geller vows to help England win World Cup, calls on millions to 'neutralize' Messi

Travel   

The Faroe Islands.

Escaping paradise: Why are the youth abandoning the most beautiful place in the world?

Sea of Galilee is boiling: Here is what the heat did to the water level

Condor launch connects Frankfurt and Tel Aviv daily

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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