Iran's Princess Noor Pahlavi to ‘Post’: ‘Iranians have chance to reclaim their country’

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Iranians “didn’t suddenly decide to reject the Islamic Republic,” said Noor. “Each generation tried to see if the system could change, and each time the answer was repression."

How the air force broke down Iran's air defenses: Operation Roaring Lion vs. Operation Rising Lion

Iranian Crown Princess Noor Pahlavi addresses a crowd in Los Angeles during global demonstrations marking the “Global Day of Action” called by her father, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, February 14, 2026.

PM Netanyahu: Iran at its weakest thanks to US, Israel cooperation, regime change possible

WATCH

Netanyahu claimed that the Iranian regime was around a year off from creating intercontinental ballistic missiles that could have hit the United States.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu giving a press conference, March 19, 2026.
IDF troops from the 91st Division operating in Southern Lebanon, published on March 16, 2025.

Brig. Gen. (res.) Dedi Simchi: Civilians face shelter-or-slaughter dilemma amid threats

“They say the choice is between alternatives: to run to shelters for a year, or they will slaughter your children, behead them, and burn them in the safe room,” said Simchi.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves Lakemba Mosque after a visit for Eid al-Fitr in Sydney, Australia, March 20, 2026.

PM Albanese heckled, booed at Sydney mosque during Eid prayers over Gaza stance

Sirens sound across Israel, Iran sends multiple missile barrages

An Israel Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel-US and Iran, March 18, 2026.

IDF strikes over 130 Iranian infrastructure sites, sirens sound across Israel from Iranian strikes

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An Israel Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel-US and Iran, March 18, 2026.

War by the numbers: How many strikes, targets, and missions has Israel carried out?

EXPLAINER
People gather for the funeral of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2026

War could leave Iran with a more radical, nuclear-ambitious regime, IDF sources say

Rabbi Matt Cutler speaks with WNYT on March 12, 2026.

NY rabbi threatened online as police arrest suspect in hate crime case

About 40% of structures in Metula, Israel, were damaged during the war that began in October 2023. The city on the Israeli border with Lebanon is seen here Dec. 9, 2024.

Resilience in Metula: Ayuni Pizza Bar stays open amid war with Hezbollah

An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

New air force tactics reduce refueling needs for attack runs on Iran

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The Hebrew University Business School is adapting its approach to business education while guiding students through one of the most challenging periods in Israel’s recent history.

HEBREW UNIVERSITY graduation ceremony

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Iran's air defenses greatly reduced by repeated IDF ops.

IAF implements new fuel-saving flying tactic

Trump, Japanese PM discuss Iran war, Strait of Hormuz

Gov’t must reimburse parents for closed daycare costs during war, Haskel tells ‘Post’

INTERVIEW

Haskel argues that the system is failing, with private daycare costing parents thousands of shekels a month, and even more for families with multiple young children.

Israel makes progress against Iran missiles, but disputes within IDF about the extent

Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.
WATCH

WATCH: Bazan oil refinery damaged after Iran launches series of missile barrages across Israel

AN OIL REFINERY in Haifa, damaged in an Iranian missile barrage, March 19, 2026.

IDF sets back Iran military years, but no answer for China rebuilding it

People clear rubble in a house in the Beryanak District after it was damaged by missile attacks two days before, on March 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
WATCH

Israel strikes Iranian Navy sites in Caspian Sea for first time since start of war

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People take cover in a bomb shelter from incoming missiles fired from Iran in Holon, March 17, 2026.

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Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 16, 2026.

Yair Golan issues ‘severe warning’ to Netanyahu against military strategy in Lebanon

Iran’s strategic shifts and the escalating Middle East crisis: analyzing week 3.

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WATCH
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STUDY

Israeli nonprofit and Fiverr launch overnight AI marathon to combat online antisemitism

ADIR and Fiverr unite young developers for an AI marathon to tackle rising online antisemitism in gaming and digital spaces.

Nazi Germany and the Iranian Mullahs, similar dangers, same isolationist excuses - opinion

OPINION
Fiverr building in Tel Aviv
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Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism

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Germany: 'Respectable antisemitism'

European Union calls for moratorium on military strikes in Middle East on energy, water facilities

The leaders called for reinforcing the bloc's existing Red Sea naval mission, Aspides and counter-piracy naval mission Atalanta in the Horn of Africa.

Today will be most intense day of US strikes on Iran, Hegseth claims again

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UAE says it broke up terror cell tied to Hezbollah, Iran amid Gulf tensions, arrests suspects

An IDF F-35 "Adir" shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 fighter jet on March 4, 2026.

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US and Israeli war aims in Iran are not the same, Gabbard says

Macron: Shut down Tehran’s terror embassy in Paris immediately

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France must set an example for the whole of Europe.

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Survival means victory: Preserving honor as a war objective

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Hegseth says biggest attack on Iran to come, US-Israel goals are questioned

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salute during a transfer of the remains of two Iowa National Guard members and an interpreter killed in Syria, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, December, 17, 2025.

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Tens of thousands stranded as Middle East airspace closures hit global travel

An Israeli El Al Boeing 777 aircraft flies over Tel Aviv during its landing approach to Ben Gurion Airport on March 16, 2026.
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The dollar isn’t the problem. The systems businesses rely on are

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The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem

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Smoke continues to rise after a reported strike on fuel tanks in an oil refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026.

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Health Ministry urges vaccines after unvaccinated 17-year-old dies of measles

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Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

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Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction

MDA warns of chemical exposure risk, 'two-phase poisoning process' from Iranian missile fuel

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Olim, along with returning residents who have lived abroad for at least ten years, will be eligible for the tax exemption.

Over 330 new applicants file for aliyah during first week of Operation Roaring Lion

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Daniel Biss speaks to supporters after winning the Democratic primary for Illinois' 9th congressional district, March 17, 2026.

Jewish progressive prevails in closely watched Illinois primary, blasting AIPAC in victory speech

Iran war fuels Democratic primary clashes ahead of 2028 fight

Pentagon bars photographers from briefings after ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos

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Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is installed as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 11, 2026.

Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association

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People pay their last respects to Georgia's late Patriarch Ilia II as his remains are carried to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia March 18, 2026.

Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93

Christians in Lebanon navigate fear and neutrality amid ongoing regional conflict

Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire

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Panama Culture Minister María Eugenia Herrera and archaeologists at the entrance to Tomb 3 at the El Caño archaeological site in Panama, March 19, 2026.

Funerary offerings, pottery, gold jewelry discovered in 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic tomb in Panama

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Research ties GLP-1 injections to fewer setbacks in anxiety and depression

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Israeli pitcher-catcher duo, Ben Simons and C.J. Stubbs.

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