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.
Maj.-Gen. David (Dado) Bar Kalifa, Head of the Manpower Directorate, attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on September 17, 2025.
IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth commands soldiers during the manhunt for a terrorist in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

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

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

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, US, August 2, 2026.
Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

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

REPORT
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

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

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.

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

IDF SOLDIERS operating in the Gaza Strip.

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

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

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

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

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

Monastery of St. James, Jerusalem - the Armenian Quarter.

Six arrested after allegedly spitting, throwing rocks at Armenian church in Jerusalem's Old City

 A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026.

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

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Jewish education’s brightest stars take center stage

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THE JEWISH TEACHERS AWARD

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

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.

Beersheba residents now eligible for firearm licenses under expanded reform

REPORT

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

 LIKUD LEADER BENJAMIN Netanyahu shakes hands with United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Goldknopf in the Knesset last week. If Netanyahu’s promise of a full budget for all haredi educational institutions is realized, the already-low incentive to provide core studies will disappear entirely.

Israel Police declare haredi anti-draft protest in Jerusalem disruptive after major road blocked

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

Ben-Gvir barred from using crocodiles to guard terrorists, court announces

AN IRANIAN flag flutters in the breeze

Iran-linked European crime organization recruiting teenagers for violent attacks

REPORT
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.

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

JERUSALEM 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

 Artificial intelligence (illustrative)

Students to receive personalized AI English lessons in upcoming year, Education Ministry says

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

The vandalized statue of the Rambam.

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

OPINION

Why NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Tisha B’Av wishes are so ironic

An NYPD vehicle is seen outside of the Congregation Temple Emanu-El in New York City in 2025.
BySTEVEN BURG

UKLFI, Ireland Israel Alliance challenge proposed Irish bill on importing goods from West Bank

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

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

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

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.

IDF kills several terrorists in Gaza from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Army of Islam

Trump claims Israel supported halting Iran strikes, says all parties must 'get to work' on deal

SATELLITE VIEW shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, near Natanz nuclear facility, in Iran, June 21.

Voices from the Arab press: The Red Sea, redrawing the war map

Terrorists from Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Adha, in Gaza City, May 27, 2026.

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

REPORT

Reading the signposts: What bus seats and pension meetings teach us about aging

OPINION
The aging process

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

FEATURE
OPINION

Ceuta: The border where Spain, Morocco, Israel, and the United States converge

MIGRANTS HEAD back to Morocco after crossing into Ceuta by sea amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, in 2026.
ByNICOLE MISCHEL MORELY
FEATURE

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

Beit Avi Chai CEO Dr. David Rozenson wants to spread the Jewish Israeli cultural word to all sectors of society.
OPINION

Wherever Jews wander, Chabad welcomes them home

BySTEWART WEISS

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

WATCH
'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

At least 12 people killed by gunmen, women, children abducted in Nigerian village

Nigerian Army soldiers patrol near the scene after a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Extremist content creators spread conspiracy theories blaming Israel for Spain's migration crisis

Two dead after helicopters collide mid-air in Greece while fighting wildfires near Athens

A firefighting helicopter flies over wildfire near the village Agia Paraskevi, Greece, August 2, 2026.

At least 14 killed, 18 wounded in suicide bombing outside Pakistan police station

Police personnel cordon off a street following a suicide bombing during a protest in Pakistan's Swat district on August 2, 2026.

Texas climber among four dead after Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan, more people still missing

This picture taken on July 14, 2023, shows a view of Broad Peak, world's twelfth tallest mountain in the Karakoram range of GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan.

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

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

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

At least 13 killed as 7.1 earthquake hits Japan, evacuation issued for 260,000 people amid blackout

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

The Brigitte Bardot-funded campaign against the live animal shipment industry features 100 advertisements on buses nationwide, showcasing a photo of an animal taken from inside transport trucks. July 29, 2026.

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

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

Pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging, now required by law.

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

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

Some parts of your body age faster than others, Israeli study finds

'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   

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

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

Musk's America PAC plans $100 million-plus effort to boost Republican turnout

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   

This morning, the water level stood at 213 meters below sea level. Shikmim Beach on the Sea of Galilee

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

Condor launch connects Frankfurt and Tel Aviv daily

The Kinneret’s beautiful surprise hotel

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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