Iran freezes talks with US over Israeli military action in Lebanon, IRGC-affiliated outlet claims

A Houthi protester with a poster of Ali Khamenei demonstrates amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 6, 2026
A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.
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US strikes Iranian island in Strait of Hormuz, IDF launches new wave of strikes in Beirut

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'After 80 years, it's time to get rid of the UN,' Erdan tells JPost Annual Conference

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Gilad Erdan, Global President, Magen David Adom, speaks at the Jerusalem Post 2026 Annual Conference in New York City on June 1, 2026.
HAREDI PROTESTERS block Highway 1, June 1, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters hold anti-draft protests, block train tracks near airport

Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Gofman approved to lead Mossad after High Court rejects petitions against him

UK bans entry, revokes visas of activists Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur over anti-Israel rhetoric

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026; illustrative.

Hezbollah drone explodes in IDF site near Rosh Hanikra, no injuries reported

 A visitor walks past the Israeli pavilion during the Eurosatory International Defence Exhibition in Villepinte, north of Paris, France June 11, 2018.

France bans Israel from defense exhibition, limits Israeli companies to showing defensive weapons

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

For the first time in decades, Israel is imposing its will on Hamas

OPINION
(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

Several figures emerge as next leaders of Hamas in Gaza, but who will end up leading the group?

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Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026.

Lebanon truce unravels as Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to renew Hezbollah strikes in Beirut

An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon on May 31, 2026.

What is Beaufort Castle, the historic Crusader fortress Israel now holds in southern Lebanon?

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Tourism Ministry director-general to visit US in push to boost incoming tourism to Israel

Ministry of Tourism Director General Michael Izhakov

Staff-Sergeant Adam Tzarfati killed from Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon

Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati.

Knesset panel advances dissolution bill ahead of first reading, debates election date

Supreme Court president: Fake news, incitement against judges threaten rule of law

Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit and Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

Israel under 'unprecedented delegitimization attacks' from several global tribunals, IDF MAG says

IDF Military Advocate General (MAG) Maj. Gen. Itay Offir.

Netanyahu asks to shorten, cancel testimony days as judges push to finish Case 2000

Chagit Leviev Sofiev speaks at the opening gala of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, May 31, 2026.

Leviev Foundation announces new $50 million educational initiative

US Navy F-18 prepares to launch from a carrier, May 29, 2026.

US strikes Iranian targets along Strait of Hormuz as Kuwait defends against drones, missiles

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Iranian attacks awaken Bahrain’s demons

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A drone view shows vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 30, 2026.

Maritime leaders say US-Iran peace deal must provide clear framework for Strait of Hormuz transit

Jews were Winnipeg’s top hate crime target in 2025, police data shows

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After Santa Monica attack, setting dog to bite Jewish victim, man charged but not with hate crime

Global Intifada publishes locations, maps of factories, ports for targeted sabotage

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Mamdani missed the Israel Day Parade, many who went didn’t miss him

Marchers in the Israeli Day Parade carry cardobard cutouts of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji, the first lady of New York City, on May 31, 2026.

Bennett condemns Mamdani for not attending Israel Day Parade amid celebration preparation

Iran's Pezeshkian said to offer resignation to Khamenei over growing IRGC influence

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

Iran executes two men over January mosque arson amid trial outcry

Trump consolidates Middle East policy by appointing Special Envoy Tom Barrack to Iraq and Syria

Graves of recently-buried people killed in US-Israeli airstrikes are pictured at Beheshta Zahra cemetery on the southern outskirts of Tehran on March 9, 2026.

Burial prices in Iran skyrocket by up to 50% after Tehran council approves new tariff

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Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

Amnesty International warns Islamic regime using ‘wartime conditions’ to intensify repression

Israel Police chief meets with members of LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month

Police Commissioner Danny Levy meets LGBTQ+ representatives ahead of Pride Month.

Paraguay marks independence day at its embassy in Jerusalem, deepening ties with Israel

Israeli musician Yonatan Razel hospitalized, stable after suffering brain hemorrhage

Israeli musician Jonathan Razel, October 23, 2024.

El Al launches direct, 15-hour-long flight to San Francisco from Tel Aviv for next fall

 The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA at sunset. This photo was taken from the Marin Headlands.

Former Technion president Professor Yitzhak Apeloig passes away aged 81

Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic warfare company

A Bluewhite autonomy kit installed on a BL Advance Systems BLR MK2 Platform.

Defense establishment developing new solutions against Hezbollah's fiber-optic FPV drones

REPORT

Trump admin. in advanced talks to directly fund US drone firms to boost production

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

Israeli AI defense-tech firm Airis Labs emerges from stealth with $60m. in funding

IDF receives first KC-46 aircraft from US, May 27, 2026.

Israel receives first KC-46 aircraft from US, boosting options for independent strikes on Iran

Iran clears bombed tunnels, restores missile operations paused by US-Israeli strikes

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A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Trump requests amendments to enriched uranium, Hormuz clauses in US-Iran ceasefire deal draft

REPORT

Malta fireworks factory explodes, two injured, livestock killed

AN EXPLOSION in a fireworks factory in Malta.

Trump, Sharaa hold phone call, discuss lifting sanctions, importance of 'prioritizing diplomacy'

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Taiwan opposition leader aims to meet Trump on US trip, discuss avoiding conflict with China

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, speaks at party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan April 15, 2026.

On the Front Lines of Care: Kaplan Medical Center Faces War’s Challenges, Eyes Major Expansion

Prof. Tarif Bader, the CEO of Kaplan Medical Center.

Shaping the future of AI at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Michael Gofman speaks with Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director

Reviving Tel Hai: Yair Belachovsky’s mission to preserve a defining legacy

Yair Belachovsky speaks at a state memorial ceremony for Joseph Trumpeldor and the defenders of Tel Hai in 2025

Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025

Evening view of the Tel Aviv skyline. October 26, 2025.

Israel’s mobility sector forecasts what inventions can actually deploy and when

Stocks shake off Iran jitters as AI pushes market up, even amid oil climbs and Hormuz crisis

Markets are closely watching the next moves in the U.S.-Iran conflict, as renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to threaten global oil flows, inflation stability, and investor confidence.

Israeli ministries move to block $4.2 billion sale of ZIM over security concerns

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Haredim making headway in hi-tech: Projects to introduce ultra-Orthodox to workforce see success

Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

HANITA FOREST

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

ANALYSIS

After years-long drought where Syria, Iraq were running out of water, dams are now flooding

Gofra Beach’s mineral-rich sulfur spring reopened in mid-May after being revealed by the lowering of the Sea of ​​Galilee’s water line.

Gofra Beach's mineral-rich sulfur springs reopen after six years

Electric Egged bus.

All city buses in Eilat, Kiryat Shmona to be replaced with electric ones by end of 2026

Health Ministry officials meet to discuss, monitor ongoing Ebola outbreak

Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

New shot for cancer can eradicate whole tumors in patients, trial shows

REPORT
OPINION

Caring for the carers: Israel's hidden mental health crisis

ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Former Gaza hostage, October 7 survivors receive therapeutic Healing Ink tattoos

STUDY

AI tools can help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, Israeli study finds

Dr. Katya Mandoki: Caressing the land by every step

Dr. Katya Mandoki

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

FEATURE
OPINION

If Israel wants mass aliyah, it must end its bureaucratic gatekeeping

 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.
ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive award at JPost NY Conference

New Olim coming to Israel 2026

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

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

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

"Forest" Project.

Midtown Jerusalem

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

The Luria project by Tzarfati Shimon in Arnona, Jerusalem.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

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   

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

NGO Monitor's Gerald Steinberg warns of anti-Israel NGO influence

IDF secures Beaufort Ridge as Hezbollah drone kills St.-Sgt. Tyukin

Israel at a crossroads: War, elections, and the future of the US-Israel alliance

US Politics   

 US ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office at the White House on September 25, 2025 in Washington.

Trump consolidates Middle East policy by appointing Special Envoy Tom Barrack to Iraq and Syria

'No. 1 attraction in the world': Trump says he will headline Nat'l Mall fair after singers drop out

Trump admin. in advanced talks to directly fund US drone firms to boost production

Diaspora   

Chagit Leviev Sofiev speaks at the opening gala of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, May 31, 2026.

Leviev Foundation announces new $50 million educational initiative

Bennett condemns Mamdani for not attending Israel Day Parade amid celebration preparation

J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship

Judaism   

Dina Gavriely: ‘My task was clear – create vibrant and joyful texts.’

Meet the Israeli author making Jewish texts accessible for children

The beauty and frustration of Shavuot at the Western Wall

'The Sacrificial Service': Leviticus has been mistranslated for centuries

Christian World   

POST-ISRAELI withdrawl in May 2000, a donkey survives in a minefield in the south Lebanon village of Aytaroun.

A Lebanese Christian fled from Hezbollah - and found refuge in Israel

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast at 10: Moral Courage of Christians Needed as Jews Face Danger

Pope Leo apologizes for Church's historic role in slavery

Food   

Happ

Happicerie: Brunch at a ‘happy grocery’ in Netanya

National Library of Israel acquires copy of UK's oldest kosher cookbook belonging to Montefiores

Wine Talk: Wine and cheese, please

Archaeology   

Rupert van Der Werff from Summers Place Auctions with a rare skeleton of a long-extinct woolly rhinoceros in Billingshurst, England, March 5, 2019; file photo.

Neanderthals' ancient toolkit included hammers, blades made from rhino teeth

Evidence of ancient Native American life uncovered near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Rare, intact ancient Roman burial unearthed during excavations in eastern Croatia

Science   

NEGEV DESERT - APRIL 06 2011:Israeli farmers desert farming planting vines in a desert farm in the Negev, Israel. Israel is a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite its dry climate

Can fungus farming make tomatoes taste better? Israeli researchers say yes

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA

Culture   

Meir Shalev

Docaviv 2026 opens in Tel Aviv with global documentaries, masterclasses, and retrospectives

Author of ‘People Love Dead Jews,’ Dara Horn, delights Jerusalem crowd

Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a unifying ‘East-West’ sound together

History   

An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon on May 31, 2026.

What is Beaufort Castle, the historic Crusader fortress Israel now holds in southern Lebanon?

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall

Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

OMG   

Ivanka Trump wearing a deep-blue resortwear set by Israeli designer Shani Shemer during Trump family wedding festivities in the Bahamas.

Ivanka Trump spotlights Israeli designer Shani Shemer's resortwear at family Bahamas celebration

NYC based artist, activists places middle finger-shaped statue in front of Mamdani's City Hall

Daniel Peretz, Southampton soccer team thrown out of Championship playoff final over spying scandal

Consumerism   

KARL STUDIO's new flagship branch in Midtown

KARL STUDIO is expanding: Launching a new flagship branch in Midtown

Pocket Hose Ballistic reviews: Don’t get this hose till you’ve read this!

Why payment security is becoming the first check for players

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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