US denies Iran strike claim as tensions surge in Hormuz

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Trump rejects Iran's peace proposal calling for end to war in 30 days

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U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.
Map of Strait of Hormuz published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Navy of the area controlled by the Iranian Armed Forces, May 4, 2026.
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026.

Iran did not hit a US Navy ship near Strait of Hormuz, US official tells 'Post'

THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month.
Israel's new KC-46 refueling aircraft, named "Gideon," on its maiden flight, May 4, 2026.

US close to delivering Israeli 'Gideon' KC-46 refueling aircraft for future Iran attacks

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, Jan. 27.

Hezbollah chief rejects direct talks with Israel, says move would 'serve Netanyahu and Trump'

NATO's Rutte: Europeans are ensuring agreements with US on military bases are implemented

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.

Trump says US to begin escorting ships out of Persian Gulf through Strait of Hormuz

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 27, 2026.

Tehran warns US Hormuz plan would violate ceasefire

Mira Nassiri. From crossing mountains into Turkey to confronting legal challenges in Canada, her story is one of persistence and pursuit.

Money, power, exile: Inside an Iranian exile’s war on regime-linked wealth in Canada

INTERVIEW
The MV Hondius, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, near Tristan da Cunha, May 4, 2026.

Three dead, three sick in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship, WHO confirms

Students protest in support of Palestine during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024; file photo.

Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech

Dr. Dan Diker, Rawan Osman and Oded Ailam

Is the West missing the real war behind October 7?

On the way to Israel, stop at City of Dreams Mediterranean

City of Dreams Mediterranean is a resort in Limassol that reframes the idea of a stopover as a high-energy opening act

High Court freezes Second Authority council after state misses response deadline

IDF captures Palestinian man who murdered son, burned his body, infiltrated Israel

 High Court hearing on petitions seeking the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, April 15, 2026.

Netanyahu testimony canceled overnight after defense cites security schedule

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

Prosecution prepared to hold plea bargain talks with Netanyahu defense, A-G’s Office says

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Drone gun-running ring from Jordan to West Bank busted, five suspects indicted

Jewish worshippers visit the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) in Meron, northern Israel, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, May 1, 2026.

Religious protesters plan to storm Mount Meron in defiance of police orders ahead of Lag Ba'omer

View of the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Mount Meron, northern Israel, May 1, 2024.

A responsible choice: Why canceling Lag Ba’omer at Mount Meron was the right call

EDITORIAL
Rendering of an F-15IA; illustrative, May 2, 2026.

Israel to double its number of F-35 fighter jets with 100 new aircraft

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

Air force expansion propels Israel to a major military power

ANALYSIS

Norwegian university professor: October 7 attacks 'most beautiful thing to happen in our century'

Global Sumud Flotilla claim detained activist never meant to go to Gaza, was on 'observer boat'

A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Australia to hold first antisemitism commission hearing after Bondi Beach interim report

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) speaks on the Royal Commission on last year's mass shooting incident in Sydney on April 30, 2026.

TNS student senate cuts Hillel ties over Israel trips, university says decision lacks 'authority'

Pro-Palestine protesters hold a rally against the Baruch College Hillel campus organization at Baruch College in New York City, June 5, 2024.

Pennsylvania's Swarthmore College sees 'hundreds of acts' of anti Israel vandalism

Iran expert: Tehran not yet under enough pressure to concede

Tehran on the brink: Iran’s healthcare system nears collapse amid war

A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026
REPORT

Hamas, Board of Peace clash over disarmament agreement, enter impasse in negotiations

Lebanese displaced by nearly two months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia continue to live in makeshift tents and shelters in the Biel open space near the shore, on April 27, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Protests erupt in Lebanon after displaced Shia community refuses to leave private school grounds

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

Four more UNRWA workers took part in Oct. 7 attacks, tied to Hamas, USAID evidence finds

Serbia’s FM Djuric to ‘Post’: Strategic partnership with Israel ‘historic step forward’

INTERVIEW

New books by Jewish authors revisit the rules of protest in a polarized era

OPINION
Serbia's Foreign Minister Marko Djuric meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office as part of his official visit to Israel, April 30, 2026.
OPINION

Trump made a deal with Evangelicals to become president

 Did God save Donald Trump's life to make him US president? (illustration)
ByMIKE EVANS
OPINION

Vigilantism or terror? Dilemma of Israeli settler violence against W. Bank Palestinians

THE SCENE where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by Jewish settlers east of Nablus in March 2026.
BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
OPINION

The renewed struggle over the Falkland Islands, and implications for Israel

ByZAKI SHALOM

The battlefield is in your backyard: Why drone, GPS chaos is now civilian life

OPINION

UK tests new Skyhammer interceptor missiles in Jordan

A networked battlefield

IDF: Iron Beam laser saw limited use in Iran war due to lack of batteries, 14 needed

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies

THOR Group 2 uncrewed aircraft system.

Autonomous and backpack-portable: Israeli drone enters US Army frontline service

At least 12 hospitalized after shooting at Oklahoma's Arcadia Lake

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in 'critical but stable condition,' spokesperson says

Tulsa police cars block the entrance of the Natalie Medical Building at Saint Francis Hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2022.

What is EPIC City, the controversial planned Muslim residential community in Texas?

People arrive at a mosque to attend Friday prayers, in Plano, Texas, on April 11, 2025.

At least two killed, 37 injured after monster truck crashes into crowd in Popayan, Colombia

People stand near a monster truck after a driver lost control of the vehicle and plowed into spectators, killing people and injuring others, in Popayan, Cauca province, Colombia, May 3, 2026.

São Paulo creates Brazil-Israel Parliamentary Front, forming strategic alliance

Aerial view of houses in a wooded area in the Pinheiros neighborhood, Sao Paulo, Brazil, taken on September 5, 2023.

Against the odds, a new generation of Jews is choosing hope

(L TO R) The Jewish Agency for Israel’s CEO & Director-General Yehuda Setton; President Isaac Herzog; and Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog

Decoding the digital pulse: How Prof. Yaniv Dover maps the flow of information and human behavior

PROF. YANIV DOVER brings physics-based thinking to the social sciences

The network effect: Orly Carmon’s ORCA is rewriting power for women across borders

ORCA. A transnational network of women designed around movement

AI ending era of ‘immunity’ for young tech workers as it reshapes Israel's job market

STUDY

Microbes coordinate activity to reduce competition, Israeli researchers discover

 LOCAL EMPLOYMENT bureau: Network, network, network.
OPINION

R&D is Israel's brain - so why does it develop, manufacture abroad?

Person, hands and writing with tablet for research (illustrative)
ByZURI DABUSH

Your Taxes: Israel’s lower mid-market is tempting international M&A buyers

Part of an electronic board displaying market data is seen at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Your Investments: Second chances, respect, and newlywed finance

Thousands displaced and at least six dead as heavy rains hit Brazil

Japan wildfires burn for fifth day, forcing mass evacuations in Otsuchi

Members of NGO GRAD take care of dog, Luk, which was rescued from a partially collapsed house, following heavy rains which have killed residents and left missing people, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

AFTER A 16-HOUR journey from Tel Aviv, I encountered an unexpected California winter, where ancient pines in the Sierra Nevada stood heavy with snow between January storms.

The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?

FEATURE

Artificial night light disrupts body clocks, may increase mortality, researchers say

STUDY

Man indicted for illegally operating dental clinic in Rishon Lezion for nine years

(From L-R): Prof. Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Hagar Vardi-Naim, and Prof. Yariv Wine.

Health Ministry changes medical cannabis guidelines, passes responsibility to insurance funds

JERUSALEM REPORT

Beyond the strikes: How healthcare is holding Israel’s displaced together

West Bank hospitals in crisis as PA reported pays medical staff only fraction of wage for April

Aliyah under fire: The new immigrants who chose Israel despite war and uncertainty

JERUSALEM REPORT

An Israeli columnist called American Jews ‘traitors,’ here's why he's wrong

COMMENT
Nearly 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover.

The Maccabiah Games’ crucial role in shaping Zionism and aliyah

No. 38: Larry Frank playing for Vanderbilt University.
OPINION

Promoting Diaspora aliyah will never succeed through anger

American Jews [Illustrative]
ByGAEL GRUNEWALD

First Bnei Menashe flight lands as Israel launches operation to complete community’s Aliyah

Bnei Menashe olim arriving in Israel, April 23, 2026.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

The Luria project by Tzarfati Shimon in Arnona, Jerusalem.

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

A landmark project - Midtown Jerusalem

Midtown Jerusalem

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

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Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

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Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

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 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

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Activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 3, 2026.

Israel intercepts Gaza 'condom' flotilla, detaining nearly 200 activists, sparking backlash

More UNWRA ties to Hamas, Global Sumud Flotilla details emerge

Netanyahu presses Trump on Lebanon while Washington builds Hormuz coalition

US Politics   

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives for a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, September 11, 2025.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in 'critical but stable condition,' spokesperson says

Attempted White House dinner assassin seeks to downgrade from prison suicide precautions

NH lawmaker reprimanded for ‘final solution’ joke aimed at Jewish colleague

Diaspora   

"L'Chaim!" forum participants after signing the Mayoral JAHM Commitment, in Savannah, Georgia, April 30, 2026

Mayors from across US kick off Jewish American heritage month at Savannah celebration

Illegal Thai school found to be caring for 89 Israeli children

After a Maryland teacher’s death, a 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museum

Judaism   

RAISING THE flag before prayer services in the field.

Making it official: Inside the Nativ program training IDF soldiers to 'join the tribe'

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parashat Emor: The social revolution

Christian World   

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar and new envoy to Christian world George Deek.

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

Nationwide Bible reading event marks 250 years of scripture in America

Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent's needs

Food   

Brewmaster Mendel Shnider (top), with brother-partners Eitan and Oren Nidam in the new Jerusalem Brewing Co. in Talpiot.

Jerusalem Brewing Co. brings craft beer back to Israel’s capital

Piccolino: Bountiful brunch with a bonus in Jerusalem

In the kitchen with Henny: It’s about wine

Archaeology   

Ancient bullae found in Jerusalem, May 1, 2026.

IAA reveals new study focused on ancient Jerusalem bullae in honor of Israel Excellence Week

Project to make Tel Hebron’s Second Temple mikveh accessible to visitors nearly complete, INPA says

Collection of gold beads, amulets discovered during excavations on Greek island

Science   

Jewish Mandarin Chinese speakers gather in New York City roughly once a month to speak the language and share their experiences.

Moving toward the 'LinkedIn average': Studies find AI is reshaping everyday writing, conversation

Study: A tiny elite sets Polymarket’s prices while most users lose money

Study finds domestic dogs have markedly smaller brains than wolves

Culture   

Yair Garbuz

Influential Israeli painter and satirist Yair Garbuz dies at 80

Black Metallica Symphony Tribute show to perform in Tel Aviv

The TV series, 'Unconditional,' has its Israeli premiere

History   

 18th-century prayerbook of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU.

18th-century prayer book of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU ahead of Lag Ba’omer

The Maccabiah Games’ crucial role in shaping Zionism and aliyah

How Jews preserved ritual and hope in the Holocaust’s darkest days

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Licked it and put it back—in Singapore: French student’s costly mistake

Thessaloniki: Man sleeps in trash bin, saved seconds before being crushed by trash comapctor

He went to work as usual: Husband investigated for burning wife's body in zoo’s animal incinerator

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 Mothers of children with cancer are taken on a respite vacation by the Larger Than Life organization.

Yours Consumer Club, Larger Than Life launch subsidized gala partnership for children with cancer

Apple will present new AI tools for image editing

Why Competitor ad research matters before running paid ads

Rabbi Kalman Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel with Eduard Shyfrin, businessman, mathematician, and Kabbalah scholar

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits Monaco Jewish community

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