Tear gas and arrests: Iranian regime continues crackdown on protesters amid economic unrest

Is Iran’s Tiananmen moment a sign bazaar protests will topple the regime?

ANALYSIS
People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the currency's value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.

IDF imprisons, but doesn't expel, paratroopers for vandalizing Palestinian cars

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, October 17, 2025.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan walks after speaking to the media, at the end of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 23, 2025

Israel asks Trump administration to exclude Turkey from Board of Peace, sources tell 'Post'

Police officers stand guard as demonstrators take part in a pro-Palestine protest, on the day of the celebrations to mark the 35th anniversary of Germany's Unification Day, in Saarbruecken, Germany, October 3, 2025.

German CDU funneled €390,000 to anti-antisemitism group lacking track record

Failures in Tel Aviv rail constructions could cost public tens of billions, lead to massive delays

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Trump, top advisers asked Netanyahu to change West Bank policy during meeting

REPORT
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Grading Trump-Netanyahu meeting on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Syria

ANALYSIS
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, speaks at the 2023 Profile in Courage Award ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 29, 2023.

Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, granddaughter of JFK, dies following leukemia diagnosis

NVIDIA

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

Iran's Hadid 110 suicide drone

US issues sanctions related to Iran and Venezuela weapons trade

A Palestinian photo shows one of the posters distributed by the IDF near Ofer Prison: “We are watching you everywhere. We told you that any support for or affiliation with a terrorist organization will place you under arrest and subject you to severe penalties. We warned you.”

Deceased Palestinian returned by Hamas with hostages alleged to be Israeli informant

REPORT

A legacy reinforced: Keren Hayesod shows its impact in Israel’s challenging times

Keren Hayesod World Chairman Sam Grundwerg, CEO & Dir Gen Edna Weinstock-Gabay, Dr. Tzachi Slutsky, Soroka Deputy Hospital Manager, visiting ruins from an Iranian missile at Soroka Hospital, Beersheba

Israel dismisses international criticism over Gaza, accuses countries of failing to address Hamas

IDF troops find Gaza tunnel after rain, flood-induced landslides reveal terror site, 'Post' learns

: A child reacts surrounded by pots as Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 21, 2025.

Israel says 151 soldiers lost their lives in 2025, 88 falling in military operations

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

IDF soldiers open fire, kill terrorist after attempted ramming attack in northern West Bank

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

Herzog opposes coalition's Oct. 7 commission of inquiry, calls for state investigation

Bennett says Netanyahu’s advisers damaged relations with Egypt, deserve life imprisonment

President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at an event at the President's residence in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025

Erdogan calls Israel's recognition of Somaliland 'illegal,' unveils plans for Somalia

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Turkey’s irredentist policies, from its actions in Cyprus to its growing involvement in Syria, highlight a policy of territorial expansion and ethnic dominance, the writer maintains.

Father describes discovering daughter dead, 'covered in blood' after deadly Route 71 attack

Aviv Maor, one of the victims killed in a terror attack in Israel's north on December 26, 2025.

Supreme Court President responds to threats, vows judiciary will not be intimidated

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.

Iran opens dialogue with protest leaders after demonstrations over plunge in currency value

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.

Russia deploys nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles in Belarus amid rising tensions

PEOPLE HOLD a banner with images of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a rally organised by Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), in Aden, Yeme

Yemen airstrikes show national security is red line that Saudi Arabia won't let UAE cross

ANALYSIS
Abdullah Al-Yazouri, the son of a senior Hamas official, who narrated the BBC documentary.

Disgraced BBC content chief who greenlit controversial Gaza doc. receives honor from UK gov't

UAE voluntarily pulls counterterrorism units from Yemen following comprehensive assessment

In first message from new spokesperson, Hamas admits death of Abu Obeida, Mohammed Sinwar

Yemenis members of the Sabahiha tribes of Lahj gather during a rally to show their support for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council in the coastal port city of Aden, Yemen. December 14, 2025.

Hamas reavealing a new Abu Obeida shows it has no intention to disarm, IDF sources say

A US Army AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter prepares to support Operation Hawkeye Strike in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec 19, 2025.

US, partner forces kill or capture 25 ISIS operatives in Syria during December ops

Members of the Syrian Security forces stand guard near military vehicles on the day people from the Alawite sect protest as they demand federalism and an end to what they say is the killing and violations against Alawites, in Latakia, Syria, December 28, 2025.

Syrian security forces impose curfew in Latakia following deadly protests, violence

Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens dramatically increased Israel focus in recent months

STUDY

Bondi Beach massacre gunmen acted alone, not tied to ISIS, Australian police commissioner says

Far Right influencers Candace Owens (L) and Tucker Carlson (R); illustrative.

Lech L'Tulsa program provides pathway for Jewish Canadians to escape surging antisemitism

Sunny view of the Tulsa Route 66 Sign at Oklahoma.

Facebook lagging on removing posts celebrating Bondi Beach massacre, CST claims

Naveed Akram, one of the suspects in the Bondi Beach terrorist shooting, conducting firearms training at a location suspected to be in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released December 22, 2025

'Antisemitic clique': German paratroopers investigated for extremism, drug abuse, sexual offenses

Hamas’s sexual abuses aren’t allegations but facts, survivors need real support

EDITORIAL

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland a strategic earthquake

OPINION
 Released hostage Maya Regev speaks during a status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 2, 2024
OPINION

Neither Gaza nor Iran: Netanyahu's only focus in Trump meeting was pressuring Herzog for his pardon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog over a backdrop of Netanyahu's presidential pardon request.
ByBEN CASPIT
ANALYSIS

Between PA and Turkey, Gaza’s peacekeeping future could reshape Israel’s borders

People take part in a rally in support of Palestinians and to condemn Israeli forces' interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2025.
OPINION

Europe is drifting away from Israel, toward Iran’s worldview

ByMICAH HALPERN

Modi’s West Asia tour marks India’s quiet reordering of regional security partnerships

OPINION

Israel’s Iron Beam laser set to change regional defense dynamics

ANALYSIS
Oman's Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, December 17, 2025
WATCH

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

Satellite in Space.

Israel launches national space lab to lower barriers for domestic satellite, space tech development

 The Barak medium-range surface-to-air missile system.

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

Putin speaks with Iran president on nuclear program, Kremlin says

Russia vows response after claim Ukraine targeted Putin's residence to alter Moscow's negotiations

RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, last month. The bilateral partnership creates uncertainty for neighboring countries, the writer cautions.

Trump says Israel '100%' lived up to Gaza first phase requirements, Hamas has 'hell to pay'

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025

Gov. Hochul says she stepped in to block demolition of historic Brooklyn shul

Interior of the Kingsbrook Synagogue.

Israel steps in to defend Somaliland recognition move at UN amid concerns over Gaza motives

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

TAU and Google Israel launch three-year program to advance research in artificial intelligence

Left to right: Avinatan Hassidim, Prof. Tova Milo, Prof. Yossi Matias, Prof. Ariel Porat & Prof. Yishay Mansour

Chatam: The Anglo community in Rehovot you’ve probably never heard of

Rabbi Ashenberg, together with participants at the Semichas Chaver Siyum in Jerusalem

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

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

15 billion attacks a day: Israeli AI startup races to secure workplace chats

Israel to become 'global leader': Netanyahu, Elon Musk discuss future of AI in Israel

Cyber Systems Management

Israel launches NIS 15 million initiative to bring Druze, Circassians into tech industry

ISRAELI AND Druze flags at the entrance to the northern Druze village of Hurfeish on November 29 2023.

How Medica quietly launched a private hospital network in Israel

Private medicine in Israel (illustrative)

Israel greenlights construction of 900-megawatt power plant near Jerusalem

Scientists warn great white sharks in danger of disappearing from Meditteranean

Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, Neptune Islands, South Australia, Indian Ocean.

Firefighters respond to flooding at special-needs school in Jerusalem amid severe weather

Authorities conduct searches for an individual swept away by currents in Meitar River, near the Dead Sea, December 29, 2025.

Police, volunteers conducting searches following fears Israeli swept away in river flooding

Snow seen on Mount Hermon on December 28, 2025.b

Rain, snow hit Israel as powerful winter system sparks flood warnings, road rescues

Petah Tikva declared 'red city' for measles outbreak, six-month-old children to be vaccinated

Pharmacies report localized shortages as weight-loss injection Mounjaro arrives in Israel

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Israeli health officials call for sanctions on anti-vaxxers as flu morbidity rate rises

STUDY

Babies begin forming expectations of their parents as early as their first year

Why spending time with grandchildren can ease war trauma for Israel's seniors

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

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future

POLL
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.

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

Ofir Sofer (middle), Rabbi Eli Schlanger (Far right)

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

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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   

HONORING CHARLIE KIRK in the state that was site of his Sept. 10 assassination, in Logan, Utah, Sept. 30.

Judge grants release of redacted transcript of Charlie Kirk case hearing

Newest member of Mamdani's inaugural committee praised people tearing Israeli hostage posters

Trump says US won't follow Israel's lead on recognition: 'Does anyone know what Somaliland is?'

Diaspora   

Illustrative image of violemt acts perpetrated against Russian schoolboy over Israeli flag in his profile picture

Russian schoolboy beaten by classmate, eye socket fractured, over Israeli flag in profile picture

In honor: 13 influential Jewish New Yorkers who passed away in 2025

France elected to lead International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2027

Judaism   

DESPITE BEING fully recognized by the Chief Rabbinate, many Orthodox converts are living in legal and social limbo, denied citizenship, as they face systemic bureaucracy and discrimination at the Interior Ministry. Here, women pray at the Western Wall.

Recognized by rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in Israeli legal limbo

When brothers reunite: Ezekiel’s prophecy and Israel’s deepest divide

Parashat Vayigash: A shoulder of tears

Christian World   

Tour Guide Ofek Ron Carmel leads Israeli tourists from all backgrounds through the cobblestone streets of Mi’ilya. They wear Santa hats to be festive and keep their ears warm.

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

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East

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   

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

Byzantine-era coins, ring discovered in Judean Desert point to Christian presence in region

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old labyrinth that reveals India’s role in ancient global trade

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   

The newly added lettering for US President Donald Trump's name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 19, 2025

Veteran Jazz ensemble cancel New Year’s show over Trump Kennedy Center renaming

Former Gaza hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzwesky announce engagement

French actress, icon, advocate: Brigitte Bardot passes away at 91

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   

The Hillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera.

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

New Rome metro stations showcase ancient treasures after years of delays

Trump tells children, 'US military is tracking Santa' at NORAD's Christmas calls event

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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