Trump says Iran war will end 'very quickly’ amid reports of planted mines in Strait

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US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026.
Fishing boats sit idle on May 17, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz in, on Qeshm Island, Iran.
A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) is flown by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on May 14, 2026 in San Diego, California.

Maj. Itamar Sapir killed in southern Lebanon

Israel has lost its morality, Tucker Carlson says, in first interview with Israeli media

Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC.
People walk past a caricature depicting US President Donald Trump, in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2026.

Why did Gulf states ask Trump to hold off on Iran strikes?

ANALYSIS
A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 20

US Senate advances measure curbing Trump's Iran war powers

UAE says drone that hit near its nuclear plant was launched from Iraq

An aerial view of the Nana Estate Winery vineyards at the start of harvest season on August 3, 2022 near Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's Negev Desert.

Israel's Negev officially recognized as international wine region

The Pauker Red made in memory of winemaker Gideon Pauker, murdered on Oct. 7, 2023.

Wine accessories take center stage in Israeli homes despite global decline in consumption

:ocal residents look on from outside a cordoned-off area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London last month, following the stabbing of two people nearby.

'It's like the Holocaust': Golders Green gang-beating victim tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
US President Donald Trump speaks at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026.

Trump reveals new details of bunker-like ballroom with drone base

Sally Rooney, left, promotes her novel "Intermezzo" at London’s Southbank Centre, Sept. 25, 2024.

Sally Rooney to issue novel in Hebrew with Israeli publisher who complies with BDS

A woman holds a combination American-Israeli flags during Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving on the National Mall on May 17, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Two polls find growing split among Republicans over support for Israel

Last Call: 'The Amechaye Health Retreat' begins in just two weeks

Amechaye Health Retreat

University of Haifa unveils program to help Druze after IDF service

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

Israel can expect 'tens or hundreds of missiles a day' if Iran war renews, expert warns

No live ammunition fired towards Gaza-bound flotilla, says Foreign Ministry

Israeli soldiers are seen on a vessel bearing symbols of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with a cargo ship behind it, as seen from Ashdod, southern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Knesset dissolution bill vote set for Wednesday amid coalition crisis over haredi draft bill

MK Boaz Bismuth seen with Haredi MK's during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

Smotrich says ICC ordered arrest warrant, orders evacuation of West Bank village Khan al-Ahmar

(L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israel assesses ICC will issue arrest warrants for five officials over Gaza war crime allegations

Harry Styles performs in Amsterdam at the first concert of the Together, Together tour.

Pop star Harry Styles to ‘Viva Palestina’ concertgoer in Amsterdam: ‘Correct’

People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

When anti-Zionism becomes the respectable language of antisemitism

OPINION
Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026.

NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission, top commander says

Canada Labor Congress votes to cut ties with Histadrut

The president of the Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske speaks while meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 26, 2024.

Jewish man gang-beaten in antisemitic hate crime in Golders Green

Leiter says J Street is 'cancer of the Jewish community' over org's Israel arms stance

Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter the President residence in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.

Jewish US lawmakers warn antisemitic threats have surged since October 7

Rep. Jared Moskowitz in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Orthodox rabbi at Washington faith rally says antisemitism is ‘utterly un-American’

US sanctions Iranian foreign currency exchange, international front companies

A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

Hamas leadership calls for kidnapping of IDF soldiers following death penalty law passing

REPORT

Iran hosts mass weddings for couples who signed up for ‘self-sacrifice’ in war against Israel

US VICE President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026.

US Vice President JD Vance says 'a lot of progress' made in Iran talks

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.

Trump was 'an hour away' from a decision on Iran before being called to wait

Minab school struck at start of Iran war was located on active missile base, CENTCOM chief says

US CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on "The Posture of the US Central Command and US Africa Command in Review" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 14, 2026.

Israel Air Force introduces all-women Arad special commando unit

Captured Hamas document shows how group used ceasefire to train new fighters

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

Iran’s parliament to vote on bill offering €50 million reward for killing Trump, Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump as he points while delivering remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.
EXCLUSIVE

Nearly 80% of Gazans open to emigrating from Strip, COGAT survey finds

IDF Home Front Command updates application's alert system for clarity in emergency situations

Israel's Home Front Command app; illustrative.

Turning Iran’s conflict data into defensive AI

OPINION

PM: IDF combating drones for six years, unlimited budget team formed for Hezbollah's FPV threat

Drones can save lives

From battlefield to backyard: Inside Israel's Cando drone revolution

WATCH
Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.

Israel allocates NIS 2b. to counter Hezbollah’s lethal fiber-optic drone threat

US Army ignoring safety concerns before Iranian strike led to mass casualty, soldiers say

REPORT
A satellite view shows the Ali Al Salem Base, after Iranian strikes, near Al Jahra, Kuwait, March 1, 2026.

Slain security guard of California mosque engaged gunmen in shootout, hailed as hero

ANALYSIS

Putin visits China after Trump as Moscow seeks to shore up ties

 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk at the personal residence of the Chinese leader Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China September 2, 2025.

Gaza flotilla leader linked to Hamas, PFLP leaders sanctioned by US Treasury

Global Sumud Flotilla Steering Committee members Susan Abdallah, Muhammad Nadir Al-Nuri, Suemeyra Akdeniz Ordu, Maimon Herawati, Thiago Avila and Saif Abukeshek, Eva Saldana, Greenpeace Spain; Maria Serra, GSF Catalunya and Oscar Camps, Open Arms attend a press conference as humanitarian flotilla pr

‘Anti-Islamic writings’ found in car of California mosque shooting suspects, official says

A police officer stands outside the Islamic Centre of San Diego the morning following a shooting, in San Diego, California, US, May 19, 2026.

Confronting the Iranian regime’s ideological warfare strategy against Israel and the West

Dr. Dan Diker is President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs with Zvika Klein, Chief editor at Jpost Annual New York Conference 2025

Why availability, personal care, and accessibility matter when choosing a health fund

“Availability, accessibility, and personal care are becoming central to how Israelis evaluate healthcare.”

Israel's new threat map is a system, not a front

Alon Lifshitz, Founding Partner of Aurelius Capital

New drone‑mounted robot transforms high‑voltage maintenance in Israel

 Airborne robotic system for installing and removing warning balls

Taiwan is building a smart healthcare system with AI, big data

OPINION

Elon Musk vows to appeal after losing bid to hold OpenAI liable for straying from founding mission

Elon Musk

Project Spire: US said weighing secure AI base in Israel’s Negev to counter China

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026.

Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses

Firefighters battle blaze near Beit She’an, northern Israel, as aircraft work to contain flames

Firefighters work to extinguish blaze near Beit Shean, May 19, 2026.

The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?

FEATURE

Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub, Iran denies

THE VERTICAL green walls are transferred from decorative features into intelligent, responsive environmental systems

Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

CAR-T therapy saved my life: One year since I nearly died

OPINION

War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%

JERUSALEM REPORT

Writing to heal: How putting trauma on paper can restore clarity

Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

 Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

Daniela Lachster: Moving from uncertainty in Argentina to a Jewish state of uncertainty

Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv

Lilian Gandelman
FEATURE

Studying in Israel: International students find a home at Reichman University

LEVI PREGER and Rachel Eskandry feel supported as both ‘olim’ and lone soldiers.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

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

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Trump pauses Iran strike as Tehran vows talks don’t mean surrender

Israeli Navy seizes Gaza-bound flotilla as commandos board boats at sea

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026.

Trump reveals new details of bunker-like ballroom with drone base

Federal funding for Trump's ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling

Trump seeks to establish 'Truth and Justice Commission' for victims of government 'weaponization'

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Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect.

Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect

Leiter says J Street is 'cancer of the Jewish community' over org's Israel arms stance

Orthodox rabbi at Washington faith rally says antisemitism is ‘utterly un-American’

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Six Israeli hiking trails and natural sites to reconnect with nature this Shavuot

Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’

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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) leads a prayer at the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 17, 2026.

Thousands gather on National Mall for Trump-backed 'Rededicate 250' national prayer event

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

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Ancient Egyptian wooden coffin found at  Draʻ Abu el-Naga’s necropolis site near Thebes, Egypt, May 19, 2026.

Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava

Egypt exhibits rare artifact from King Tut's tomb, two restored New Kingdom tombs in Luxor

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Study warns elevator safety standards in the UK, EU lag behind rising body weight

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Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

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Hurva remains, 1972.

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