Editor's Notes: Iranian people use VPNs to fight the regime with internet connectivity

COMMENT

'Javid Shah!' Why Iranians are calling for the return of the Pahlavis and their monarchy

FRONTLINES
 A screenshot of a pre-recorded message by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from a hidden location.

‘Refrigerators are empty’: Iran protests spark civilian cries for regime collapse

INTERVIEW
People walk past stores as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji stand onstage during his inauguration ceremony in New York City, U.S., January 1, 2026.

Zohran Mamdani takes oath as New York City mayor, vows to enact democratic socialist agenda

PEOPLE AFFILIATED with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hold signs during a vigil to honor colleagues and others who have been killed during the war in Gaza outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, December 6, 2023.
EXCLUSIVE

MSF advanced anti-Israel narrative, maintained ties to terror groups

'They threw a glass bottle at him': Israeli artists attacked over antisemitic mural in Barcelona

 Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..

Palestinian father reveals how Hamas manipulates Gazan teens to join terror ranks

INTERVIEW
A man holds a weapon next to a poster with an image of late senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, in Lebanon, November 27, 2024

Hezbollah given 'final chance' to disarm by Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt

REPORT
A Spanish Civil Guard boat sails past Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain August 13, 2019

Russia asks US to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker, claims authority

REPORT
Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City, flanked by his wife Rama Duwaji and New York Attorney General Letitia James, at Old City Hall Station, New York, US, Thursday, Jan 1st 2026.

A new era at City Hall: What’s in store for New York’s Jews under Mayor Mamdani?

ANALYSIS
 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

Israel Police looking into Jaffa attack on rabbi of local hesder yeshiva

Activists hold signs calling for the return of the final two hostages' remains, including St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, at Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, November 29, 2025.

Anti-Israel activists clash with deceased hostage Ran Gvili's family at Netanyahu Miami shul speech

From gaming to infrastructure, Zoran Milosevic building Golden Matrix Group brick by brick

ZORAN MILOSEVIC at  the NASDAQ bell ringing  ceremony: ‘If you don’t own  the technology, you don’t  control the risk.’

Why was Doctors Without Borders banned after Israel greenlit most Gaza aid groups?

Iran's middle class uprising poses new security challenge for Israel

Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from aid trucks near the Zikim border crossing between Israel and Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2025.

First Ro’em howitzer delivered to IDF's artillery corps

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.

Somaliland denies trading recognition with Israel for accepting Gazans

Soldiers of the Hashmonaim Brigade complete first operational activity in southern Syria, January 1, 2026.

IDF's haredi Hashmonaim Brigade completes first operational activity in southern Syria

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

Court orders ex PM residence worker to pay Sara Netanyahu NIS 100,000 in defamation case

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

High Court orders gov't justify law allowing funding cuts, teacher firings over alleged terror ties

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Diaspora youth mark Disability Awareness Month in inclusive race at Israeli rehabilitation village

PARTICIPANTS IN Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran's Disability Awareness Month inclusive race, December 31, 2025.

Police to indict five members of Hariri crime group in ‘Prince’ extortion case

Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion and fire at the Le Constellation bar, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026

At least 40 killed, 100 injured after fire causes explosion at Swiss ski resort bar

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu attend US President Donald Trump's New Years Eve celebration in Mar-a-Lago, January 1, 2026.

Benjamin, Sara Netanyahu attend Trump's presidential New Years celebration after Mar-a-Lago meeting

Ukrainian police officers seen in the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 12, 2025

Jewish refugees rebuild lives in Dnipro after fleeing war-torn Pokrovsk

FIGURE SKATER Mariia Seniuk, selected as Israel’s flag bearer, faces uncertainty over her participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics next month in Italy due to a passport issue, a bureaucratic fiasco affecting much of the blue-and-white delegation.

No Minister, no passport: Bureaucracy risks Israel’s 2026 Winter Olympic dreams

What could lead to the collapse of Iran's regime, 47 years after the revolution

OPINION

Iran president says Tehran must address people's issues or 'we will end up in hell'

Iranians walk past closed shops at Tehran Grand Bazaar amid currency plunge protests.

US-led coalition to hand over strategic Ain al-Assad base to Iraqi forces

Syrians holds flags as they gather to mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Latakia, Syria December 8, 2025

Imposter Mossad agent uncovers Assad regime's plan to destabilize Syria

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Iranian Basij member, several protesters reported killed on fifth day of nationwide protests

WATCH

'Jew rat:' Antisemitic graffiti painted on Irish roads in repeated incidents

West Midlands Police officially apologizes for claiming B'ham Jewish reps supported Maccabi TLV ban

Antisemitic graffiti as seen between Louth and Meath counties.

Ontario tells Toronto police to curb anti-Israel protests in Jewish neighborhoods

 People carry a Palestinian flag during a rally in front of City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 9, 2023.

Eric Adams publishes report into actions to combat antisemitism during time as NYC mayor

New York City former Mayor Eric Adams looks on an event to mark the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in Central Park, New York City, US, October 7, 2024.
ANALYSIS

Why Israel set up the J50 forum: Streamlining the global Jewish message

Deterrence or illusion? The Egypt gas deal is Netanyahu’s test

OPINION

How Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani’s politics shaped New York City’s new mayor

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a gas deal with Egypt worth NIS 112 billion. December 17, 2025.
ANALYSIS

What challenges will Israel face in the Middle East in the upcoming year?

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

'I could hear the carnage': Former hostage Elkana Bohbot recounts Nova massacre, Hamas captivity

Former Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot reacts as he returns home after leaving the hospital, following his release from captivity in Gaza, in Mevaseret Zion, Israel, October 19, 2025.
OPINION

Why Taraneh Alidoosti frightens the Iranian regime

ByNEGAR KARAMATI

Taiwan launches massive unmanned sea drone program

Anti-Israel Colombia integrates IAI's Barak air defense system

An autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel is seen during trials in Singapore
OPINION

In an unstable world, Israel’s defense tech has become its diplomatic anchor- opinion

ByROTEM MAY-TAL
Rafael's SPICE missile

India to get Israeli SPICE missiles as part of $8.7 billion arms deal

The Iron Beam laser defense system, pictured in December 2025.

Iron Beam laser system rolled out across Israel, reshaping air defense

WATCH

US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care

Leader of ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect extradited to Mexico, charged with human trafficking

 An illustrative image of a healthcare worker.

Bulgaria celebrates entry into euro zone, lev currency banished into history

A man shows euro banknotes after withdrawing them from an ATM at a bank branch of UBB bank in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 1, 2026, as Bulgaria joins the Eurozone.

Russia hands US alleged proof of attempted Ukrainian strike claimed to target Putin residence

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual New Year's televised address to the nation in Moscow, Russia December 31, 2025.

Norway to extradite ‘Ashkelon hacker’ Michael Kadar to US despite severe mental health concerns

An US-Israeli teen who was arrested in Israel on suspicion of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand is seen at a remand hearing at Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, Israel on March 23, 2017

The food Israel wastes each year could feed a country, so why doesn’t it?

One of Leket Israel’s Logistics Centers: An economic endeavor

The bureaucracy whisperer working to secure a more accessible Israel

Shalem Foundation CEO Monik Konfino

Ester Ben David’s Zionist blueprint for building a stronger state

Ester Ben David and her team: “They are my rock.”

Is AI giving biased, antisemitic info? Here's how you can fight it

OPINION

Nvidia in advanced talks to acquire Israeli AI startup AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion

Artificial intelligence

Israelis shop more online during wartime, Wolt 2025 Online Consumer Report shows

Woman sitting on sofa with laptop shopping online

Fuel prices in Israel to drop below 7 shekels per liter for first time since 2023

View of the southern Israeli town of Beer Sheva. March 31, 2025.
OPINION

Gaming: Israel's digital success story excluded from the Start-Up Nation narrative

ByIDO BROSH

Firefighters rescue two Israelis trapped in vehicles on flooded roads in West Bank

WATCH

Scientists warn great white sharks in danger of disappearing from Meditteranean

Heavy winds and rain at the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, December 10, 2025.

King tides to return to the Bay Area, possibly exposing ocean treasures

A white-tailed ptarmigan in a snowy meadow in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Colorado’s color-changing wildlife face new risks as snow vanishes

A DRONE view shows the site of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Sindirgi in the western Balikesir province, Turkey, August 11, 2025.

Turkey averaged six earthquakes an hour in 2025, one of its most seismically active years on record

Medical ties linked Israel and Somaliland years before formal recognition

MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls

AWO AND Sumaya from Somaliland with Israeli volunteer Ella in the middle.

Arizona couple admits in court to faking cancer-curing 'smart chip' device

Israel sees record-breaking number of rabies cases in 2025

Health index 2025: 39% of IDF soldiers report urgent need for mental health care

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

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

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

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

Micol Radzik on the Tayelet in Tel Aviv, 2019.

'Come home!': FM Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah to Israel

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

It’s all about the timing

Beersheba’s southern command to be vacated and transformed into a residential and leisure complex

Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

Festive tenders: Thousands of apartments on the way - Ma'ale Adumim in focus

Urban Renewal.

Nice presentations, less reality: Supervision in urban renewal under criticism

Construction Site.

Construction starts surge, transactions stall: More declines ahead?

All JPost Conferences   

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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

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

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   

Many Chinese dress in historic attire when visiting national monuments.

Jews of China special (part 1)

2025 recap: A year of triumph, resilience, and shifting tides

'I’m not religious but I started praying': Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky speaks

US Politics   

An F-15 jet releases a flare as it flies over Gaza, July 20, 2025

Pentagon announces $8.6 billion Boeing contract for Israel's F-15IA Program

United States renews 2004 free trade agreement with Israel for 2026

How Jewish politics are shaping the 2026 election map, from coast to coast

Diaspora   

PARTICIPANTS IN Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran's Disability Awareness Month inclusive race, December 31, 2025.

Diaspora youth mark Disability Awareness Month in inclusive race at Israeli rehabilitation village

Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments on Muslims alarm many Jews, backed by pro-Israel right

Orthodox rabbi Julius Berman, who influenced secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90

Judaism   

 TRAVELERS COME and go at Ben-Gurion Airport last month

Tourism rebounds with 1.3 million visitors in 2025, led by US, France and UK

2025’s ‘Persons of the Year’: Israeli mothers

Recognized by rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in Israeli legal limbo

Christian World   

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

FOZ founder Mike Evans tells Netanyahu evangelicals are ‘overwhelmingly united’ in Israel support

A look at Israel's winter wonderland in the Galilee, where Christmas comes to life

Christian communities grow slowly as share of population falls in Middle East, North Africa

Food   

RAZIEL WINES.

Mamilla Hotel hosts wine weekend, attracting Israelis from all over the country

Cocktail party: Raising a glass to 2026 with the stories behind your favorite drinks

Carlton hotel in Tel Aviv: Where breakfast is a meal to be savored

Archaeology   

A four-wheeled canopy wagon was recovered from the Lchashen cemetery near Lake Sevan, December 29, 2025.

Bronze Age ‘covered wagon’ emerges as Armenia’s best-preserved ancient vehicle

Pottery fragments found near Ararat renew debate over site of Noah’s Ark

Archaeologists find clues to 1700s fires under New Orleans street

Science   

A 3D immunofluorescent image of melanoma cells (magenta) infected with bacteria (turquoise); cell nuclei are blue

Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

Culture   

ERAN ZAHAVI, the all-time leading scorer of the Israel national team, bid farewell to the pitch at 38, closing the curtain on a legendary career defined by goals, records and unforgettable moments.

Eran Zahavi announces retirement, bringing an era of Israeli soccer to a close

Daniel Peretz to Southampton, Manor Solomon to Fiorentina in midseason moves

Israel’s population growth falls below 1% for first time as fertility rates decline

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   

A general view of a Nashville area Starbucks that has been transformed into a Starbies pop up celebrating the release of Taylor Swift's new album "The Life Of A Showgirl" on October 03, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Taylor Swift leads charts as Israel's favorite artist, album, song of 2025

Beyoncé claims billionaire crown after record-breaking concert tour

Mentally ill man steals car with infant in back seat at Hadera hospital, baby returned unharmed

Consumerism   

MSC Cruises’ Private Island in the Bahamas.

This is what your cruise will look like in 2026: Six trends changing the tourism world

Nutritious shakes in new flavors

Finally: Google secretly launches feature that will allow you to change your Gmail address

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily Horoscope for December 11, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily Horoscope for December 10, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

President-CEO Eric Fingerhut addressing attendees at the 2024 General Assembly.

“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

From vision to action

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