Why Israel says joining Trump’s Board of Peace was not optional

ANALYSIS

'Stop taking credit': Trump says he told Netanyahu Iron Dome is 'US tech' during Davos WEF speech

WATCH
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

Iranian man pretends to be dead for three days, fearing a regime execution with 'finishing shot'

REPORT
Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.
Bereaved families and opposition MKs formed a separate committee meeting in the Knesset in protest of the first debate advancing the government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 attacks.

Knesset advances bill granting October 7 victims unlimited mental health treatment

MK Ayman Odeh speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 12, 2026.

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REPORT

Trump pushes aides for 'decisive' military option against Iran as assets approach Middle East

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.

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US President Donald Trump attends a reception with business leaders during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

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Hamas terrorists in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

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‘INDOCTRINATION ISN’T a moment. It’s a whole ecosystem.’ Palestinian boys, carrying Hamas flags with one wearing fake dynamite to symbolize a suicide bomber, march during a Hamas rally in Bethlehem, 2001.

Trump says Hamas must give up weapons in next few weeks or be 'blown away'

Israeli military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, January 21, 2026.

Israel’s calculated bet on Trump’s Board of Peace

ANALYSIS
Banners hanging from the fence outside Northwestern University during a pro-Palestinian protest, Evanston, Illinois, April 27, 2024.

US anti-Israel groups directly sharing official Hamas, PFLP propaganda, ADL finds

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

Court hears request to lift gag order shielding alleged rapist of Shay-Li Atari Wiener

Hamas Health Ministry claims that IDF strike in Gaza kills 11, including three journalists

Israeli singer Shay-Li Atari Wiener, who recently revealed she was raped several years ago, protests alongside supporters outside a court hearing of her alleged rapist in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2026.

Vehicle hits protester at wounded veterans' rights, benefits rally near Jerusalem's Chords Bridge

Combat veterans suffering from PTSD protest as they demanding better rights and conditions in Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.

Planes are preparing to leave Ben-Gurion Airport in case of missile strikes, Regev says

Travellers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

Israel Police loosen Temple Mount prayer restrictions for Jewish visitors

US President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

What is Trump's Board of Peace and who has joined so far?

EXPLAINER
(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.

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Then-Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera speaks during an election campaign rally at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, on September 13, 2025.

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 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

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NEW YORK CITY mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks at a news conference at City Hall Park last week. Jews have a sacred obligation to their homeland; neither international law nor a mayor should obstruct them, the writer argues.

Australia passes toughest hate crime laws in country's history, despite significant opposition

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Mark Dreyfus honors victims of Bondi Beach massacre with Mourner's Kaddish in Australian Parliament

Iran deaths go beyond protesters, hitting bystanders too, witnesses say

Eight hundred film industry professionals denounce Iranian government’s mass killings

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

Turkey deploys advanced radar at Damascus airport, raising Israeli concerns

U.S. soldiers attached to the Iowa National Guard sign GBU-31 munitions systems in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Dec. 18, 2025 as the U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on U.S. personnel.

CENTCOM says up to 7,000 ISIS detainees could be moved to Iraq from Syria

US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Israel to be Board of Peace founding member as Netanyahu accepts Trump's invitation

Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media

REPORT

'80 million hostages': Iranians under a digital siege amid internet blackout

Migrants try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025; illustrative.
OPINION

Missing at Davos: World Economic Forum agenda should have covered antisemitism

A woman holds up a sign that reads "anti-semitism kills" between police officers as people take part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad in Parliament Square in central London on December 15, 2025.
BySHARON PARDO
OPINION

The 60,000 rifle mirage: Gaza’s Board of Peace risks a strategic catastrophe

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.
ByAMINE AYOUB
OPINION

Trump’s invitation to Putin for Board of Peace signals New World Order

ByALEX SELSKY

From cars to combat: Renault is entering the defense industry

Israel's XTEND joins with Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works for multi-drone mission execution

Turgis Gaillard's AAROK combat drone

Israel can maintain military edge by expanding into space, sources tell 'Post'

Defense Tech saves lives

Deep33 Ventures launches $150 million fund for deep‑tech infrastructure

A soldier salutes while participating in the U.S.-led "LIVEX Immediate Response 2025" military exercise, with the participation of forces from Greece, France, Bulgaria, Spain, Croatia, Slovakia, North Macedonia and Albania, near Xanthi, Greece

Greece, Israel reach agreement on anti-drone systems, cybersecurity

Trump: US 'seeking immediate negotiations to discuss acquisition of Greenland' at Davos WEF

Iran, Turkey must forget 'dreams of empires,' Israel Katz warns at Greek summit

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

China massed fishing fleets in east China sea in apparent Taiwan blockade test

A Taiwan Coast Guard vessel travels near a China Coast Guard vessel as China conducts military drills around Taiwan, in this handout image provided December 30, 2025.
REPORT

Iran Interior Ministry official defects, calls for US action against regime amid violent crackdown

Demonstrators cast shadows on a "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flag during a rally in support of protests in Iran. January 17, 2026.

Erdogan, Trump discuss Syria, Gaza in call as Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces

US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

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Netzah Yehuda: Bridging faith, service, and national unity

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

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Lockdown

Meta's new AI team delivered first key models internally this month, CTO says

Israeli AI startup founded by women entrepreneurs announces $7 million investment round

Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta, speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023.

Israel's imports of Azerbaijani oil via Turkey jump despite Ankara's trade ban

Flag of Azerbaijan

Israeli manufacturing company expands to Europe amid rising geopolitical tensions

Flags of Israel and Bulgaria

WTO chief warns Greenland could lead to trade war, but what can the US gain from the island?

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Katz warns

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

Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

Dozens of Australian east coast beaches closed after four shark attacks in two days

Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

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

Heavy rains in eastern Australia spark flash floods, 20 rescued

LEM laboratory marks milestone in HPV screening as Israel pushes earlier cervical cancer detection

Unfairness perceptions may intensify, prolonging psychological trauma after war, HUJI study says

STUDY
A medical worker and a uterus (illustrative).

Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

STUDY

Women hit far harder than men by October 7 war media overload

Former Supreme Court president Asher Grunis hospitalized after suffering stroke

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

The new law that changes agreements in the real estate world

Renderings of Noga 1 in Jaffa.

Prices in the New Carmey Gat Neighborhood Break a new record: NIS 5.8 million for a duplex

Construction.

Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors

Housing Prices.

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

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Diaspora   

Facade of Templo de la Libertad synagogue, Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 2, 2018

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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

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 Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli attends an Italy-Albania Intergovernmental Summit at Villa Doria Pamphili on November 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Member of the study into  a new class of latent monomers.

Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing

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Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

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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.

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