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Eden Golan, representing Israel, performs "Hurricane" during the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 11, 2024.

Eden Golan gives a flawless performance in Eurovision final despite boos

Eden Golan faces mixed reactions performing "Hurricane" at Eurovision, referencing the October 7 massacre, amid cheers and boos, she remains composed.

IDF in Gaza on May 11, 2024

IDF expands operations in Gaza, calls for civilian evacuation

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, US, May 8, 2024

Biden’s policy marks a dark turning point in US-Jewish relations

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confer in the Knesset plenum last month. Many Israelis are thirsty for a decisive Israeli victory and a long-term strategy in order to finally live in peace and without existential threat, the writer asserts.

'Subordinate to the prime minister': Argument breaks out between Netanyahu, Gallant, Shin Bet chief

Breaking News

Rocket falls in Ashkelon area following sirens

Launches from Lebanon land in open areas in Upper Galilee

Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at Eurovision pro-Palestinian protest

Top News

Loreen from Sweden holds her trophy after winning the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool, Britain, May 14, 2023. Uploaded on 11/5/2024

Last year's Swedish Eurovision winner says she won't hand over trophy to Israeli contestant

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Displaced Palestinians prepare to evacuate a tent camp after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 10, 2024.

Israel faces international backlash over Rafah

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

IDF troops operate in Zeitun, in the Gaza Strip. May 11, 2024.

IDF kills 10/7 terrorist, erects new field hospital for Rafah evacuees

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Egypt, Qatar reject Israeli proposal to control civil administration in post-war Gaza

By MAARIV ONLINE

Still from a video released by Hamas showing hostage Nadav Popplewell, May 11, 2024.

Hamas publishes video of Nadav Popplewell, claims hostage killed by Israeli airstrike

By YUVAL BARNEA , DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel-Hamas War

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, May 11, 2024.

IDF kills Oct. 7 PIJ terrorist, announces field hospital built in central Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO, Citadel, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin calls on Harvard to embrace ‘Western values’

UN seemingly halves estimate of Gazan women, children killed

By YUVAL BARNEA

Amal Asad

Nir Barkat's former commander: 'Don't come to the Remembrance Day ceremony, you abandoned us'

MOST INCREDIBLE honor: Reservist crosses a Jerusalem street.

The truth about living in Israel at this time

By MICHALI CAPLAN

Hot Opinion

Israel must maintain an edge over tech, with a stronger emphasis on AI

By JPOST EDITORIAL

I'm warning you, Jewish antisemites - opinion

By MENACHEM LEVINE

The US's hypocrisy is infuriating - opinion

By MICAH HALPERN

'With Many Miracles': Israel Cappell’s miraculous story of survival

By NEVILLE TELLER

Israel must take steps to reduce reliance on foreign weaponry for war against Hamas

By BOAZ GOLANY

Israel News

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference in Jerusalem in March. He has been through a lot, but nothing like this, the writer maintains.

New polls show declining confidence in the Likud and sharp drop in Israeli citizens' optimism

EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a meeting of the Knesset Education Committee, earlier this month.

Survey finds asymmetry in feelings of hatred between Jewish and Arab students, teachers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Defiant independence: Israel must show resolve against international emasculation

By DAVID M. WEINBERG

Bambie Thug representing Ireland poses on the turquoise carpet before the opening ceremony for the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at Malmo Live, in Malmo, Sweden, May 5, 2024

Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug ‘cried’ over Israel’s Eden Golan making it to grand final

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hezbollah members parade during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon April 5, 2024.

Even with a ceasefire, war with Hezbollah will happen by 2026, policy experts say

By SHAKED SADEH

Analysis and Features

A FESTIVE BBQ during last year’s celebrations.

Celebrating Israel's Independence amidst struggle with diverse perspectives on national identity

Joost Klein, representing The Netherlands, performs onstage during the rehearsal of the second semi-final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 8, 2024.

Dutch artist Joost Klein kicked out of Eurovision after incident with production crew member

By REUTERS , DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sanhedria: Living in the Great Council’s long shadow

By ALEX WINSTON

'With Many Miracles': Israel Cappell’s miraculous story of survival

By NEVILLE TELLER

DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant speaks with soldiers. The lofty words of our leadership – ‘total victory’ – do not convince Israelis, the writer stresses.

Israel will pay for the price of indecisiveness, prompting decision-making in Gaza

By YEDIDIA STERN

HEROINES OF SWORDS OF IRON

Ono Conversation Corner

BANK HAPOALIM GATEWAY

Real Estate Listings

Signage is seen outside the Moody's Corporation headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 12, 2021

Moody's left Israel's credit rating at A2, reconfirming negative outlook

TechMod will be built in the northeast of the city and will include four buildings with 86,000 square meters of office space and an additional 14,000 square meters of commercial space.

TechMod tech park to transform Modi’in

By YUVAL NISANI

Students at Hebrew University in Jerusalem attend a rally in support of the IDF and the defense and security of Israel, as well as protest against a Hebrew U professor who had created a petition against Israel and minimized and denied the horrors of the October 7 massacre by Hamas. March 17, 2024.

The digital battleground of social media: Embracing cyber advocacy for Israel’s defense - opinion

By ABRAHAM BREE

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.

Smotrich defends delaying the purchase of fighter jets: 'Israel's security is not a game'

By YUVAL BARNEA

Market Data

Middle East

United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan speaks during a joint news conference with Algeria's Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum in Algiers, Algeria January 27, 2020.

UAE hits out at Netanyahu for saying Gulf state could help run Gaza

Israel Police investigators scanning the alleged murder scene in Kiryat Ata.

Two murders within hours sparks investigation in Kiryat Ata

By ALON HACHMON

Finance Minister Smotrich accused of compromising Israel's security for populist reasons

By AVI ASHKENAZI

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest as they take part in the "Biden: stop supporting genocide!" rally in New York City, US, January 20, 2024. Uploaded on 10/5/2024

Biden's Israel decision: Mixed reactions and ongoing protests threaten reelection bid

Fires rage in the North of Israel due to Hezbollah rocket fire, May 10, 2024.

Fires rage in northern Israel after Hezbollah barrage from Lebanon

By ELI ASHKENAZI

World News

US NATIONAL Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv earlier this month

Families of American hostages in Gaza meet Jake Sullivan, express frustrations over negotiations

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Eden Golan performing

We will sing again: Eden Golan triumphs in Eurovision semi-final

By HANNAH BROWN

Screens show the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full U.N. member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.

UNGA votes 143-9 to upgrade Palestinian statehood status

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a press conference following a meeting with Egyptian delegations to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo. April 25, 2024.

Parody rabbi X account tricked UN Rapporteur Albanese on invite to speak on 'morality of infada'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Eden Golan representing Israel performs on stage during the rehearsal of the second semi-final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 8, 2024.

Eden Golan's Eurovision unpleasantries - not just from protesters

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Antisemitism / BDS

A STUDENT protester waves a Palestinian flag above Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University in New York City on Tuesday.

NYC public schools chancellor to convene school leaders nationally to address antisemitism

By HANNAH SARISOHN

UNIVERSITY OF Pennsylvania campus.

Police dismantles pro-Palestine encampments and arrests dozens at Penn and MIT

Rawan Channaa leads chants during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Austin, Texas, U.S. May 5, 2024.

After making deals with protesters, universities are granting hearings on Israel divestment

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

RECENT TWEETS featuring antisemitic content.

Challenges and trends: Combatting online antisemitism in the digital age

By TOMER ALDUBI

Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in the Stop Israel demonstration against Israel's participation in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024.

Greta Thunberg joins pro-Palestinian protests ahead of second Eurovision semi-final

Environment & Climate Change

A 3D model of mRNA is displayed on the day of opening of German pharmaceuticals company BioNtech mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant to serve the African market in Kigali, Rwanda December 18, 2023.

Hebrew University study finds zebrafish provides clues to RNA's role in embryo formation

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Isopods eat soil crust. Uploaded on 8/5/2024

New study from the Hebrew University unveils Isopod eating habits which affects the ecosystem

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Artist's impression of the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b shown as of a arid (but not completely water-free) rocky Super-Earth.

Ozone has a key role in influencing the climate of habitable exoplanets

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Dusty winds are part of a dust storm in Israel

Why are there so many dust storms in the Middle East?

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

THE GRIFFON VULTURE in flight.

Saving the Israeli vulture: A lifeline for the biblical bird of prey

By ANAV SILVERMAN PERETZ

JPost Spotlight

The Market House Jaffa.

Market House Jaffa: A cool boutique hotel a stone's throw from the shuk

The hotel, a member of the Atlas hotel chain, is built above Byzantine ruins, offers several amenities, and a warm staff.

THE EXHIBITION ‘6:29 From Darkness to Light’ at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem captures the complex impact of a post-Oct. 7 world from the perspective of women who have experienced the worst tragedies imaginable.

‘From Darkness to Light’: Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem’s pioneering exhibition on Oct. 7

The new exhibition is designed to raise awareness of what happened on Oct. 7 around the world and promote greater appreciation of the consequences and impact of the attack on Israel.

THE UN Security Council votes in favor of Resolution 2728, in March. The US abstained.

UN Security Council chooses to appease Hamas over eliminating terrorism

The UN blunders when it imagines that the majority of Israelis will condone the destructive design of Hamas terror. The UN should strive for peace, not its reverse.

A powerful poster advertising the documentary.

Untold valor: Jewish resistance during the Holocaust revealed in new documentary

Paula Apsell’s new film tells the stories of Jews who fought back in the Shoah.

Israel Real Estate

Criminal seizure of machinery and tools in Arara

End factory noise: Peace for town residents

By OFER PETERSBURG

Palestinian workers at the end of a workday, Eyal Crossing, May 2015.

Israel already employing 28,000 Palestinians; Renovation sector in crisis

By OFER PETERSBURG

A view of the luxury apartments and tall buildings in downtown Jerusalem, on October 27, 2015. Most of the luxury apartments are owned by foreign residents or by Israelis who use them as vacation homes. The city with the largest number of phantom apartments is Jerusalem.

Ghost apartments: How empty homes haunt Jerusalem's housing landscape

By ALEX WINSTON

Illiustration: Buildings in the center

Rising prices in Israel: Impact on second-hand apartments? View this week's deals

By OFER PETERSBURG

Yuval neighborhood in Kiryat Shmona.

City in decline: No buyers for Kiryat Shmona apartments, in existential peril

By OFER PETERSBURG

Christian World

Luis Andrade, President of the International Observatory of Human Rights, Gabriela Cantergi, President of B'nai B'rith International Portugal, and the Bishop of Oporto, D. Manuel Linda.

Portuguese Jewish orgs commemorate Christian figures who were kind to Jews

A nun who made kaddish for a Jewish man when no one else would was honored alongside the Bishop of Oporto, D. Manuel Linda.

A person holds a crucifix outside a Catholic church in Harare, Zimbabwe March 29, 2024.

'God has intervened': Gun failure saves Pittsburgh church pastor from shooter

A church congregant wrestled the shooter to the ground and restrained him until police arrived.

1000 Christians and Jews March with MK Matan Kahane and IAF President, Josh Reinstein on Yom Hashoah with the March of Life in Stuttgart.

MK Kahana marches alongside Christians and Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day

During his trip, MK Kahana engaged in meetings at the Parliament of Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart where he discussed efforts needed to combat antisemitism.

An Orthodox Christian worshipper attends the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City, May 4, 2024.

Thousands celebrate the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Devotees filled the church on Saturday to witness the sacred flames that hold deep significance in Christian belief.

Health & Wellness

PRACTICE GRATITUDE for the things going well in your life.

Coping one day at a time: Israeli perspectives on war and emotional resilience

By DR. MIKE GROPPER

Rabbi Rimon addresses students at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon: Influencing the fate of millions with muscular dystrophy

By DAVID BRUMMER

An illustrative image of a brain.

Researchers link disturbances in metal to memory

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Frequent salting of food increases the risk of stomach cancer, study finds

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Fireworks display.

The harmful physical and emotional effects of fireworks

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

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The International Jerusalem Post, a weekly digest, publishes the best of the Jerusalem Post's news for the readers abroad.

Arab-Israeli Conflict

Rockets seen frired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

IDF destroys terrorist launch sites in Rafah that were used to fire at Beersheba

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldiers operating near Kalkilya in the West Bank, May 5, 2024.

The IDF announces the names of four soldiers who died in combat in Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Science

Fake news

People are more likely to avoid the news as concerns on misinformation grow, study finds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Institute marks a new collaborative effort to bolster Israel's competitive edge in AI

The AI revolution: Is Israel keeping up?

Archaeology

The decorated bowl dating back to the Abbasid period in Khirbet Hevra.

Volunteer discovers ancient decorated bowl at Israeli dig

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Mysterious Roman dodecahedron found in Norton Disney to go on display in Lincolnshire for the first time

Mysterious ancient Roman object leaves archaeologists scratching their heads

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law, but couldn't verify instances

By HANNAH SARISOHN , REUTERS

U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

Division among Democrats as 26 party members pen letter to Biden condemning withholding Israel aid

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Diaspora

THE HARVARD Museum of the Ancient Near East (also known as the Semitic Museum).

Semites (and antisemites) in Cambridge and Boston

By LAURI DONAHUE

US President Joe Biden meets with holocaust survivors Dr. Gita Cycowicz and Rena Quint during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, July 13, 2022.

American Jews warn Biden: Arms embargo 'emboldens' Hamas, Iran

By MICHAEL STARR

Judaism

REV. GERSHOM MENDES SEIXAS: Historic firsts.

The 'patriot rabbi' of Columbia University who ensured Jews were welcome

performing in Daglanut for Israel independence Day.

After undergoing Orthodox conversion, Noa Arazi is helping others do the same

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Food

The weekly Tuesday Farmers’ Market at the First Station. The Israeli flag reads ‘Now is the time to buy local – strengthening Jerusalem businesses.’

Down (South) on the farm: Bringing southern produce up to Jerusalem

By NATAN ROTHSTEIN

COOKING WITH Henny Shor.

Grill it easy

Culture

THE AUTHOR’S parents, Max and Clari.

A single journey: Holocaust survivor’s daughter keeps family memories alive with debut novel

By ANDREA SAMUELS

Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban.

'Bad, bad, bad,': Major Israeli-American Biden donor criticizes US threat to halt weapons

By YUVAL BARNEA

Travel

AN EXTERIOR view of Kinnitty Castle.

72 hours exploring the countryside of Ireland

By LAUREN GUMPORT

FILE PHOTO: UK Border control is seen in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London

Israeli student questioned at UK airport: Is there a new British policy to question IDF veterans?

Podcasts

Adam Rakib and Liat Ashkenazi

Meet the Israeli gaming co. fighting October 7 censorship

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yifat Calderon, cousin of Ofer Calderon, who is being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, and supporters in front of the US Embassy branch in Tel Aviv. "Entry into Rafah is a death sentence for the hostages. The government is sacrificing the hostages. We will not allow it to bury the deal."

What is Qatar's role in hostage negotiations?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

FIGHTING THE WhatsApp war, with a group of 800 volunteers.

Meet the Oleh rabbi making a difference for families in Tel Aviv

DAVID BEN-GURION officially declares the State of Israel, in Tel Aviv’s Independence Hall, May 14, 1948.

A Zionist story from the founding days of the State of Israel

By DAVID GEFFEN

Shopping

Reviewing the Best Rodent Repellents of 2024 That Actually Work

By JESSICA SCHOEMAN

The Best Quilting Fabrics on Amazon

By JESSICA SCHOEMAN

Conferences

The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference

The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York

Yom Hazikaron 2024.

A moving Yom Hazikaron ceremony for the English-speaking community

Finance

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Doing business in Israel: How to make money and keep most of it

Vesey Ventures founders Lindsay Fitzgerald, Dana Eli-Lorch, Julia Huang.

Vesey Ventures launches $78m fund, highlighting power of well-connected investor team

OMG

ELON MUSK has described the high level of bots on the X platform as its biggest problem.

Lawsuit dismissed: Elon Musk's X corp loses case against Israeli data-scraping company

ISRAEL'S BEST makeup primers.

Israel’s best makeup primers of 2024

By ALIE M. TAUB

Sponsored Content

4 growth strategies of leading Israeli tech giants

By PAVEL ISRAELSKY

AS THE NEW YEAR begins, we need to feel that God is on our side, helping us to wipe out the mistakes of the past, not etching them in God’s long, perhaps punitive, memory.

A proven spiritual remedy to own your own house

By DAVID BERGER

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