Netanyahu to convene security cabinet on Iran, says Israel watching protests 'in awe'

PM: Israel strongly condemns mass slaughter of innocent civilians • Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee also set for Iran discussion

Pezeshkian takes aim at Israel, US as over 2,000 estimated killed in Iran protests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the government meeting on January 4, 2026.
A billboard with a caricature of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2025
An Israeli man walks past a new graffiti of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following the 12 days war between Israel and Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 8, 2025

UAE cuts state funding for citizens studying at UK universities due to fears of radicalization

"The UAE will not send its students to become hostages of Islamist jihadist ideology disguised as campus activism," said Emirati Expert in Strategic and Political Affairs, Amjad Taha.

People walk past tents at The University of Manchester campus, as students occupy parts of British university campuses to protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, May 7, 2024.
Illustrative image of former commander of the Israeli Navy, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom.

Iranian unrest could make it harder for regime to fire missiles at Israel, ex-Navy chief says

“It is possible that the current regime falls and is replaced by one led by the Revolutionary Guards,” he said.

Effigies of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being hanged are displayed during the 46th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025.
ANALYSIS

TACO Trump or Fordow Trump? What Washington's silence on Iran signals

Iran protests an internal issue but Israel ready to strike, IDF chief believes

Iran's crown prince and now key opposition figure Reza Pahlavi poses during a session photo after a press conference in Paris on June 23, 2025.

Reza Pahlavi moves from supporter to leader as Iran’s protests grow

ANALYSIS
A drone photo shows the damage over residential homes at the impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel June 14, 2025.

Iran threatens retaliation against Israel, US bases if Washington attacks

IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Every time Washington issues sanctions without follow-through, Tehran learns that defiance pays, the writer argues.

Pezeshkian fuels incitement against Israel and the US

WATCH
Mohammad Rasoulof, the director of The Seed of the Sacred Fig, who issued a statement with Jafar Panahi, who directed It Was Just an Accident, expressing concern for the Iranian protesters.

Iran's leading filmmakers express fear for protesters in anti-regime statement

People attend the first anniversary commemoration paying tribute to victims of Hamas' October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, at the Great Synagogue in Brussels, on October 7, 2024.

Hungary changed from antisemitic to center for Jewish life, senior rabbi says

INTERVIEW
‘JAVID SHAH’ (Long Live the Shah) has become the slogan of the ongoing Iranian protests. Here, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last shah of Iran, sits during an interview in Paris in June, after the Israel-Iran war.

Don’t impose another Persian dictator on a multinational Iran

OPINION

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State: Israeli innovation heads to Texas

The Jerusalem Post, in partnership with the Texas-Israel Alliance (TIA), today announced the launch of Unicorn Rodeo, a two-day international conference to be held in Dallas on April 29–30, 2026.

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State in Texas

Germany signs $3.1b deal with Israel to expand Arrow 3 missile defense system

The announcement comes only one month after the initial Arrow 3 battery Israel provided to Germany was deployed at a major ceremony at Holzdorf Air Force Base.

IDF strikes Hamas and Hezbollah, kills key terrorists after ceasefire breaches

The Jerusalem Post's Yonah Jeremy Bob visits Holzdorf Air Force base in Germany, December 3, 2025.
REPORT

Rubio speaks with Netanyahu, discusses Iran protests, Gaza, Syria

IDF officers planning an operation in Kafr Aqab, December 2025.

Israel Police arrest Palestinian suspect in $950,000 online marketplace scam

WATCH
IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

IDF launches manhunt in West Bank after soldier wounded by terror gunfire

Samoan PM announces plans to establish embassy in Jerusalem

Israel and Samoa deepen ties as Samoa plans embassy in Jerusalem, building on years of cooperation through MASHAV and UN support.

Israel tapering off US military aid within the decade 'in progress,' Netanyahu announces

Prime Minister of Samoa La’auli Leuatea Schmidt spoke with Gideon Saar on Sunday January 11, 2026.

FDA clears first US trial of Israel’s EndoArt synthetic corneal implant

ENDOART, A synthetic endothelial layer for the treatment of chronic corneal edema.

High Court to gov't: Disclose details on ultra-Orthodox school funding within 10 days

Supreme court justice Yael Willner arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on a petition against the Finance Committee’s decision to transfer funds to Ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026.

Ashkelon court extends Domrani house arrest, tightens contact ban in grenade case

Spotlight

Security forces affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior stand guard in the Ashrafieh neighbourhood, which they have taken control of, according to the Interior Ministry, following battles with the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Aleppo, Syria, January 9, 2026.

Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods fall, and Syria’s minority question resurfaces

ANALYSIS
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil speaks during a budget debate at the lower house of parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, November 25, 2025.

Germany warns Trump: International law applies to everyone, including US

AN IMAGE supporting terrorism, found to have been published on a dentist's social media page by Israel Police.

'This is jihad': Dentist arrested for social media posts praising Hamas, supporting terror

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One while departing for Florida at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 9, 2026

Trump: Iranian protesters looking at freedom, US 'stands ready to help'

Netanyahu’s chief of staff detained for questioning by investigators over Bild leaked documents

Tzachi Braverman, who was approved as an ambassadorial candidate to the UK, was detained by police for questioning on suspicion of obstruction of justice.

Israeli official asked about Starlink in Iran as Musk weighed in, sources say

Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.

Turkish FM accuses Mossad of stoking Iran protests, says Netanyahu aims for regional conflict

PEOPLE CELEBRATE in Sheikh Maksoud neighbourhood following the collapse of an agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Aleppo, Syria, January 10, 2026.

Syrian Democratic Forces leave Aleppo, announce understanding for ceasefire

Iranians attend a protest in the city of Rasht, northern Iran, January 8, 2025

Iran tells UN: US to blame for 'violent' protests

The ongoing Iranian uprising is not a revolution: It’s a reclamation

OPINION

As Iranians challenge the Islamic Republic, a shared history and future with Israel is reemerging from decades of enforced hostility.

Winnipeg man arrested for spray painting swastikas on synagogue, mosque, school

Iranian protests

One arrested as UK anti-Zionists protest Israeli restaurant for 'complicity in genocide'

PROTESTERS HOLD placards that read "Stop Arming Israel" as they attend a demonstration against the DSEI trade show on the Western Gateway close to the London Excel as visitors leave the Security Equipment International (DSEI) on September 10, 2025 in London, England.

Man arrested for throwing rock at school bus, fractured skull of 8-year-old Jewish girl

A school bus is seen in Brooklyn in New York, United States of America, on July 4th, 2024.

Leipzig kosher café attacked by juvenile gang, hurl bottles, and racist remarks

Local Testimony 2025: Powerful images of conflict, life, and hope at Eretz Israel Museum

The Eretz Israel Museum hosts Local Testimony 2025, a moving exhibition of photography documenting war, life, and hope.

Belgian 12-year-old caught driving in place of drunk father while sober mother sat in back seat

Avishai Shaar-Yashuv documented the first few months of Emily Damari’s life following her return from captivity in Gaza, for ‘The New York Times.’
REVIEW

'The Seven Facets of Healing': The compassionate companion - book review

Fitness and friends are two of Rabbi Dee's seven facets of healing.
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
OPINION

Strategic autonomy in an unstable world is no longer optional

ByCOLONEL (RET.) ADI BERSHADSKY

How US broke through Venezuela's Iranian, Russian, and Chinese defenses

FRONTLINES

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Venezuela’s military arsenal, sourced from Russia and Iran fail under technologically and operationally superior US attack.

How new US defense policies impact security and industry

OPINION
OPERATION ABSOLUTE Resolve offered a harsh real-world test of the military hardware Venezuela had accumulated over the years from Iran, Russia, and China. Here, a Russian-made Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKV is displayed during the 2025 Venezuela Industrial Aviation Expo at Libertador Air Base
OPINION

Israel’s 'Wild West' of weapons is a growing national security threat

ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
Illustrative: Various decommisioned aircraft and missiles are displayed at the entrance to the former Naval Air Station off California Highway 1 on June 12, 2022, in Point Mugu, California.

How Israeli defense tech ended up in Venezuela’s hands

EXPLAINER
IAI's border protection system

'Innovative, highly sustainable': Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new border protection system

Oslo airport briefly closes one runway due to drone detection

Oslo Airport, also known as Gardermoen, is located north of the Norwegian capital.

Maduro's fall decimates the Russia-Iran-China axis in Latin America

OPINION
Oslo Airport; illustrative.

Netanyahu discusses Middle East geopolitics, Iran threat in Dr. Phil interview

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.
REPORT

Iranian doctors say hundreds killed in protests, hospitals in Tehran enter crisis mode

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026.

Victoria's bushfire crisis deepens: Human remains discovered as fires consume 860,000 acres

CFA firefighters conduct black-out operations at dusk as they mop up remaining hot spots following bushfire activity near Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, as extreme fire danger conditions persist across the state, January 10, 2026.

In Collaboration

After the sirens fade, the children remain

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The Diary of Major Eyal Avnion z"l

Major Eyal Avnion leading his troops.

Tel Aviv University launches Global Young Leadership Community

Tel Aviv University's new Global Young Leadership Community on

Israel Railways, Exodigo unveil AI‑powered underground mapping system

A new AI‑driven mapping platform promises safer, faster, and more efficient rail development.

Top Chinese official meets with Disney CEO amid strained US-China relations

Workers repair Israeli Railway tracks after a shutdown caused by a technical problem in Tel Aviv, August 15, 2025

What are tech exits doing to Israel's economy?

Israeli shekel

Your Taxes: Will Israel's proposed property tax crash again?

Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Your Investments: Retirees, don’t let market noise derail your long-term retirement strategy

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

Police closed Highway 90 between Dragot Junction and the Dead Sea hotel district in both directions due to flooding and warned travelers of serious danger.

Meterological Service: 2025 was historic year in Israel's climate history

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Up to 100 km/h winds: Emergency responder gives safety tips for this weekend's stormy weather

A GENERAL view of Israel Electric Corp's Orot Rabin coal-fired power station is seen on the Mediterranean coast near the central town of Hadera April 24, 2013.

Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop

Mafuko, a female mountain gorilla from the Bageni family holds her newly born twins at the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, in this undated handout picture released January 7, 2026.

Endangered hope: Rare mountain gorilla twins born in war-ravaged Virunga National Park, Congo

Rambam, Rabin, and Sheba: Health Ministry reveals Israel's top hospitals

The index examines staffing levels, patient experience, and clinical outcomes and serves as the basis for performance-based incentive grants to hospitals.

Eleven-month-old baby becomes 13th victim of Israel's measles outbreak

Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on September 22, 2024.
FEATURE

Supporting Israel’s soldiers: Alon Center helps reservists rebuild their lives

TAU discovers breakthough mechanism for treating deadliest type of skin cancer

Embrace the wins: When life turns upside down, focus on what you can control

Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia

INTERVIEW

What began as export of American branch campuses to the Gulf states ended up with those same states investing millions into American universities in a non-transparent way. 

From visiting to belonging: Micol Radzik's path to aliyah

Alisa Rubin Peled (2nd row, C) in blue dress, with Argov class of 2025.

From Paraguay to Israel: Daughter inspires family to make aliyah

Esther Levin and her family at a simcha before their aliyah.

Australian family makes aliyah from Sydney, becoming 2026's first olim

Sydney family becomes first olim of 2026, landing at Ben-Gurion on January 1

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK AI

Modiin closes a street: Ten buildings to be built in a row

Construction company Ran-Or won another tender this week from the Israel Land Authority, to expand its project to a row of ten buildings along a single street.

It’s all about the timing

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The education revolution in Acre: Three new schools to open in the upcoming school year

Tenting Market.

Enough with the slogans: How can Israel truly jump-start the long-term rental market?

Construction.

It only gets worse: How can construction time in Israel be shortened?

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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

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Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

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   

A government supporter gestures as he participates in a march calling for the release of Venezuela’s ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, after they were captured in a U.S. operation in the capital on January 3, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 7, 2026.

Maduro's downfall: Was the US capture of Maduro legal?

As Iranian unrest grows, chants for Reza Pahlavi surge as demonstrators unify

Iran's streets are burning, why Israel cannot look away

US Politics   

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025.

Trump administration denies Gabbard was excluded from planning Venezuela operation

Longtime pro-Israel Democrat Steny Hoyer announces retirement from Congress

Netanyahu's meeting with Trump sends clear signal to Israel’s enemies

Diaspora   

Samir Khosla and his wife participate in the March of the Living last April.

'If not us, then who?': Indian CEO pushes Holocaust awareness at home

Several Israelis injured in bus accident in northern Thailand, one in critical condition

'We support Hamas:' Activists protest Israeli real estate expo at Queens synagogue

Judaism   

Shofarim. Illustrative.

The return of the lost Jews - and the ‘great shofar’

'Why Am I a Jew?' A sincere attempt at addressing big questions about Judaism

Why I can’t live without Shabbat

Christian World   

A delegation of more than a thousand Evangelical Christians attend a special prayer outside Jerusalem’s Old City, December 4, 2025

New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem

Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech

Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to address Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast's Mar-a-Lago event

Food   

The brewer of four Shomron beers says that brewing is what cured him from post-trauma after many years of active combat duty.

New Israeli craft beers tell stories of war, recovery, and creativity

Meshek Barzilay in Tel Aviv: Veteran vegan cuisine

Winter in Jerusalem: Cozy soups, simple treats to warm your heart and home

Archaeology   

The mandible of an archaic human who lived about 773 000 years ago is pictured after being excavated at a cave called Grotte a Hominides at a site known as Thomas Quarry I in the southwest part of the Moroccan city of Casablanca in this undated photograph released on January 7, 2026.

Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor

'Grandpa, look what we found': Huckabee family uncovers ancient coins in West Bank caves

Roman-era necropolis, ancient workshops unearthed in Egypt’s western Nile Delta

Science   

Bar-Ilan and Sheba Medical Center’s HealthTech Valley.

Bar-Ilan University’s ecosystem: Science, crisis, and institutional responsibility

BIU study reveals that origin of sleeping in humans is deduced from jellyfish, sea anemones

NASA returns ISS crew early for first time in history, due to 'serious medical condition'

Culture   

BOB WEIR poses at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025.

Rock musician Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, passes away 78

Hiking the Holy Land: Biblical secrets in Yatir Forest

Gal Gadot to star in an adaptation of Janet Evanovich’s 'The Recovery Agent' series

History   

The entrance of the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany.

From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

OMG   

An image depicts the characters of Russian children's cartoon Prostokvashino, Sharik the dog and Matroskin the cat, and the animated version of Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a New Year message to the nation in Moscow's Red Square, in the undated footage released December 26, 2025.

Animated Putin joins talking cat, dog for New Year's message in popular Russian cartoon

Israeli students caught after making approx. NIS 600,000 selling bagrut cheat sheets

Jon Hamm to host NFL Honors ceremony ahead of Super Bowl LX

Consumerism   

Basketball.

Deni Avdija’s NBA leap is turning Israeli hoops into must-watch TV

In an unexpected location: The new hotel that draws attention

Bar Mitzvah in Israel: Why more families are choosing Israel for their Bar Mitzvah celebrations

Astrology   

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Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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