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Israel to resettle northern Gaza with Nahal nucleus groups, Katz claims

“There are opportunities here that have not existed for a very long time,” Israel's defense minister said, contradicting previous statements by PM Netanyahu.

Hezbollah complaining Iran not transferring enough funding, demands $2 billion

REPORT

Smoke rises from Gaza as right-wing activists take part in a rally organized by settlers groups to promote Israel's resettling in Gaza, near the border, July 30, 2025

Israeli right-wing activists take part in a rally organized by settlers groups to promote Israel's resettling in Gaza, near the border, July 30, 2025

Israel Katz points at a map showing Israel and the Gaza Strip, April 5, 2017

IDF strike kills Hezbollah operatives, including one who also served in Lebanese army

Abdullah and the others were killed in a drone strike against a car near the coastal Lebanese city of Sidon on Monday.

IDF graphic showing the three Hezbollah operatives it killed on December 23, 2025.

The Christmas tree and Nativity Grotto at the Holy Redeemer Church in Jenin were destroyed in an arson attack early Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., church officials said.

'Shameful and reprehensible': Arson destroys Christmas tree, Nativity grotto at Jenin church

Father Jubran said the attack “has no connection whatsoever to our authentic Palestinian and Christian culture, which is founded on love, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence.”

President Isaac Herzog seen at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025

Australia to invite President Herzog for visit 'as soon as possible' following Bondi Beach attack

POLL

Israel seen as a US ally as TPUSA poll ranks 'radical Islam' top threat

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

Security officials have stated that Laser Dome also has the capacity to take on barrages of simultaneous aerial threats and is not merely limited to shooting down one or two at a time.

Iron Dome to AI: Israeli technology has become the country’s most powerful diplomatic asset

OPINION

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides hold a press conference in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025.

From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent

EDITORIAL

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, September 10, 2025

Netanyahu trial continues, pauses at 11 to accommodate Northern security drill call

(Illustrative) Medically accurate illustration of human sperms.

Health Ministry tightens oversight as demand for sperm donations surges

Israel must leave World Health Organization, Knesset's new health committee chair says

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

Building a fortress of resilience together, against those who seek to harm

Dubi Weissenstern CEO of ZAKA & Exec Dir Moshe Rozenberg at the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement in Washington with outgoing CEO of US National Sheriffs’ Association Jonathan Thompson

‘Maximum pressure’: Trump using sanctions, not military force, to counter Iran for now - official

“Iran’s destabilizing behavior threatens the national interests of the United States, and therefore President Trump has reinstated a policy of ‘maximum pressure,’" the official said.

Iran conducts missile tests in cities across country as Israel warns of renewed threat

A model of a B-2 bomber is visible on the Resolute desk as President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Egypt, Qatar, Turkey called on US to prevent Israeli strikes on Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025

Kurdish-led SDF cooperating with Israel in Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claims

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Iranian missile exercises may be preparation for surprise attack, Israel warns US

REPORT

Israel urges immediate vaccination as flu morbidity rises, orders 485,000 more vaccine doses

While the vaccine does not entirely prevent infection, it significantly reduces the risk of serious illness and related complications.

Jewish settlers slaughter Palestinian livestock, assault family in West Bank, IDF reports

REPORT

Three injured after vehicle attempts to evade security check near Nablus, IDF makes arrests

Israeli soldiers inspect the Shavei Shomron checkpoint after a Palestinian was killed near Deir Sharaf, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, November 12, 2024.

Former PM Bennett calls Qatargate treasonous, calls on Netanyahu to resign

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at a political event in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025; illustrative.

WATCH

'Most consequential' meeting: Israel, Greece, Cyprus deepen strategic ties at trilateral summit

Spotlight

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), alongside White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Jared Kushner (R), attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials headed by Rustem Umerov in Hallandale Beach, Florida on November 30, 2025.

Rubio, Witkoff feud over Russia-Ukraine peace terms, blame lack of communication

REPORT

US President Donald Trump attends a press conference, as he makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet" at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 22, 2025.

'One hundred times more powerful': Trump announces new ‘Trump class’ battleships

The suspect in the antisemitic MSU incidents.

'Deeply upsetting': Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks

White nationalist Nick Fuentes (L), VP JD Vance over a backdrop of a person wearing a MAGA hat.

'Eat s***': JD Vance hits out at Nick Fuentes over racial slurs hurled at wife Usha

Turkey’s warning to the SDF masks a broader bid to dominate post Assad Syria

OPINION

Turkey has a grand ambition in Syria and sees Israel and the SDF posing a major hurdle for it to achieve its grand goal, which is the recovery of its declining economy.

The eighth, most dangerous front: How Turkey went from ally to strategic threat

OPINION

Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution”, in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025.

IED, shooting attack on police van kills five in northwest Pakistan

A druze fighter stands at a roundabout draped with the Druze flag and a portrait of a local leader, in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria, in July, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted a week of sectarian bloodshed.

Druze claim Syrian gov't attack as clashes between Syrian troops, SDF in Aleppo de-escalate

REPORT

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduces Admiral Kevin Lunday during Lunday's confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Iran’s ballistic missiles now rival its nuclear threat to Israel, Lindsey Graham tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW

US Heritage Foundation thinktank staff quit amid antisemitism controversy

In a statement on Monday about the resignations and firings, Heritage Foundation Chief Advancement Officer Andy Olivastro said a handful of staff had chosen "disruption" and "disloyalty."

‘Parasites:’ University of Sydney staffer charged for harassing Jewish attendees at holiday event

Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation, walks on the stage at The Heritage Foundation's 50th anniversary Leadership Summit at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor

JD Vance: Anti-Israel sentiment 'backlash' to US foreign policy, not antisemitism

US Vice President JD Vance closes out AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 21, 2025

California mayor 'sees no reason to resign' after post saying Bondi Beach attack was 'false flag'

Mayor Eduardo Martinez in one of his posts about Gaza.

Bondi gunmen condemned ‘Zionist’ actions prior to attack, threw bombs that failed to detonate

Iran’s operations in Venezuela and the looming threat to US security

OPINION

The CIA faces a growing challenge as Iran’s deepening presence in Venezuela threatens US interests.

Israel must be prepared for Iran's missiles, but exaggerating the threat can be dangerous

ANALYSIS

CIA Director John Ratcliffe receives updates in the Situation Room of the White House, in Washington, June 21, 2025.

Iranian military chief claims Israel plotted Bondi massacre to build sympathy as 'victims'

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi, speaks during a mourning ceremony for late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami, who was killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 4, 2025.

ANALYSIS

The inquiry into October 7 can either help heal or deepen Israel’s divide

Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards during a demonstration against Israel's prime minister and in support of establishing a state commission of inquiry into Hamas' October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, on Habima Square in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on November 22, 2025.

ANALYSIS

Pezeshkian the fall guy: Could Iran impeach its president?

US Navy launches first one-way attack drone from ship amid growing threats

The US Navy has launched its first one-way attack drone from a ship, a milestone in the mission to field low-cost drones at scale.

United Arab Emirates named as Elbit's mystery $2.3 billion customer

REPORT

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.

Ukraine hits Russian 'Shadow Fleet' tanker in Mediterranean with drones

IDF establishes artificial intelligence division in response to Oct. 7 failure

Eyal Zamir is seen signing a many-billion-euro deal with Germany to provide Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system, 2023 (as Defense Ministry director-general).

Germany doubles its investment in Israel's Arrow 3 with new $3.1 billion expansion deal

DOJ briefly posts fake video purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell death

The 12-second, computer-generated clip appeared without explanation as part of a broader release of Epstein-related files ordered by Congress in November.

Russia claims S-500 can counter F-35s, but sources say system not ready

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Clinton urges full release of Epstein files as Trump decries 'reputation ruin'

Former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite speaks with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photograph released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into Epstein.

Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired after clashing with state-funded heritage group

Tombstones at the Jewish Cemetery on Okopowa Street in Warsaw, Poland.

StopAntisemitism names Tucker Carlson ‘Antisemite of the Year’

Tucker Carlson speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 18, 2025.

In Collaboration

Why was Gal Gadot Chosen to be the 2026 Laureate of the $1 Million Genesis Prize?

STAN POLOVETS, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation / Gal Gadot

Love in the third age like the first

Jewish Agency Shlichim Strengthen Communities Worldwide and Spread Hanukkah’s Global Glow

Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog and CEO Yehuda Setton with Jewish Agency shlichim

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Israel tourism to Japan in April increased by 88% from 2024 to 2025, according to Eshet Tours VP Shirley Cohen-Orkaby.

Alumni keep close ties after Israel-focused fellowships and consulting

STUDY

A view shows cherry blossom trees over a pond at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023.

OPINION

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

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Bank Hapoalim receives 'Accessible Organization' certificate from Access Israel

JERUSALEM REPORT

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

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

POLL

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

Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

Israel expected to advance aliyah emergency aid plan for new immigrants

New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016.

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

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

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

Conference

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

JPost sits down with Professor Michael Edelstein.

Professor Michael Edelstein: Measles outbreak and the trust gap in vaccines

Are Australia's Jews safe? The crucial security, spiritual insights taken from Bondi Beach massacre

The ever-evolving David Broza: A new live jazz album

US Politics

US AMBASSADOR to Israel Mike Huckabee visits the Western Wall in August. The words on his kippah read: ‘Together we will fight.’ American interests are served when Israel acts from strength, the writer asserts.

Mike Huckabee assures he stands by Israel even as MAGA critics question US support

Trump’s contempt for logic could end in devastation for the United States

US intercepts another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, officials say

Diaspora

‘Dance, pig’: Man harasses young Jewish boys in France, orders them to ‘free Palestine’

Beyond the Headlines: In memory of Rabbi Eli Schlanger

Australian Police say Bondi attackers planned for months, scouted site days before

Judaism

Tuvia Book lights a hanukkiah in the field.

Heroes of PALMAR: Hanukkah and the few against many

Bondi, Oct. 7: A deliberate pattern of terror on Jewish holidays

Hanukkah 2025: From Hellenism to today’s culture wars

Christian World

Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Brussels, on October 2, 2025.

Anti-Israel protests continue at Belgium Christmas markets with smoke grenades, drums

Christmas returns to Nazareth, marking a gradual revival of the city's Christian tourism

Herzog, Pope Leo discuss rise in worldwide antisemitism ahead of Christmas

Food

Aaron Reich and Shir Perets enjoy their donuts in Jerusalem Post's studio.

The donut debate: What is the best sufganiya in Jerusalem on Hanukkah 2025?

Gaston Steakhouse at Airport City: Where meat is an art

Amaia: Stellar dairy and fish in Jerusalem

Archaeology

The White Sands National Monument Visitor Center is seen at the White Sands National Park, New Mexico, U.S. June 24, 2025

Oldest evidence of transport technology uncovered in White Sands, New Mexico

3000-year-old burial site uncovered in Scotland sheds light on devastation in the Bronze Age

High-tech cleaning brings back brutal detail of Rome’s Danube wars

Science

Ancient DNA reveals extreme family ties in Bronze Age southern Italy

Israeli scientist makes ‘Nature’ journal’s top ten list of shapers of science in 2025

Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistance

Culture

Lion of Persia: The online warrior fighting for Iran's future - and Israeli coexistance

Viktor Ullmann’s 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' as a manifesto against tyranny

250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

History

PORTRAIT OF Jewish poet Naftali Herz Imber, from The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1920.

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem

OMG

A portrait of 10-year-old Matilda, victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, sits on a flower memorial beside Bondi Pavilion on December 17, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Matilda Bee tribute goes viral as Build-a-Bear stock vanishes in days

Bowen Yang breaks silence on ‘SNL’ exit in heartfelt goodbye

Haredi rioters hurl stones at bus carrying IDF soldiers in Jerusalem

Consumerism

Investors eye growth: Airwallex raises $330M in successful funding round

Narin Ammara turns adversity into ambition with the upcoming launch of Narins Beauty

Wood, bamboo, and warm light: Celebrate Hanukkah with green and unique design

Astrology

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

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Israel to resettle northern Gaza with Nahal nucleus groups, Katz claims

Hezbollah complaining Iran not transferring enough funding, demands $2 billion

IDF strike kills Hezbollah operatives, including one who also served in Lebanese army

'Shameful and reprehensible': Arson destroys Christmas tree, Nativity grotto at Jenin church

Australia to invite President Herzog for visit 'as soon as possible' following Bondi Beach attack

Israel seen as a US ally as TPUSA poll ranks 'radical Islam' top threat

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

Iron Dome to AI: Israeli technology has become the country’s most powerful diplomatic asset

From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent

Netanyahu trial continues, pauses at 11 to accommodate Northern security drill call

Health Ministry tightens oversight as demand for sperm donations surges

Israel must leave World Health Organization, Knesset's new health committee chair says

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

‘Maximum pressure’: Trump using sanctions, not military force, to counter Iran for now - official

Iran conducts missile tests in cities across country as Israel warns of renewed threat

Egypt, Qatar, Turkey called on US to prevent Israeli strikes on Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Kurdish-led SDF cooperating with Israel in Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan claims

Iranian missile exercises may be preparation for surprise attack, Israel warns US

Israel urges immediate vaccination as flu morbidity rises, orders 485,000 more vaccine doses

Jewish settlers slaughter Palestinian livestock, assault family in West Bank, IDF reports

Three injured after vehicle attempts to evade security check near Nablus, IDF makes arrests

Former PM Bennett calls Qatargate treasonous, calls on Netanyahu to resign

'Most consequential' meeting: Israel, Greece, Cyprus deepen strategic ties at trilateral summit

Spotlight

Rubio, Witkoff feud over Russia-Ukraine peace terms, blame lack of communication

'One hundred times more powerful': Trump announces new ‘Trump class’ battleships

'Deeply upsetting': Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks

'Eat s***': JD Vance hits out at Nick Fuentes over racial slurs hurled at wife Usha

Turkey’s warning to the SDF masks a broader bid to dominate post Assad Syria

The eighth, most dangerous front: How Turkey went from ally to strategic threat

IED, shooting attack on police van kills five in northwest Pakistan

Druze claim Syrian gov't attack as clashes between Syrian troops, SDF in Aleppo de-escalate

Iran’s ballistic missiles now rival its nuclear threat to Israel, Lindsey Graham tells 'Post'

US Heritage Foundation thinktank staff quit amid antisemitism controversy

‘Parasites:’ University of Sydney staffer charged for harassing Jewish attendees at holiday event

JD Vance: Anti-Israel sentiment 'backlash' to US foreign policy, not antisemitism

California mayor 'sees no reason to resign' after post saying Bondi Beach attack was 'false flag'

Bondi gunmen condemned ‘Zionist’ actions prior to attack, threw bombs that failed to detonate

Iran’s operations in Venezuela and the looming threat to US security

Israel must be prepared for Iran's missiles, but exaggerating the threat can be dangerous

Iranian military chief claims Israel plotted Bondi massacre to build sympathy as 'victims'

The inquiry into October 7 can either help heal or deepen Israel’s divide

Pezeshkian the fall guy: Could Iran impeach its president?

US Navy launches first one-way attack drone from ship amid growing threats

United Arab Emirates named as Elbit's mystery $2.3 billion customer

Ukraine hits Russian 'Shadow Fleet' tanker in Mediterranean with drones

IDF establishes artificial intelligence division in response to Oct. 7 failure

Germany doubles its investment in Israel's Arrow 3 with new $3.1 billion expansion deal

DOJ briefly posts fake video purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell death

Russia claims S-500 can counter F-35s, but sources say system not ready

Clinton urges full release of Epstein files as Trump decries 'reputation ruin'

Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired after clashing with state-funded heritage group

StopAntisemitism names Tucker Carlson ‘Antisemite of the Year’

In Collaboration

Why was Gal Gadot Chosen to be the 2026 Laureate of the $1 Million Genesis Prize?

Love in the third age like the first

Jewish Agency Shlichim Strengthen Communities Worldwide and Spread Hanukkah’s Global Glow

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Alumni keep close ties after Israel-focused fellowships and consulting

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return

Bank Hapoalim receives 'Accessible Organization' certificate from Access Israel

Israel's economy showed wartime resilience, but recovery demands structural reform

Jerusalem apartment destroyed by fire during Shabbat, seven injured

Israeli scientists use AI to improve irrigation and spot plant stress early

Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories

US House of Representatives passes bill to expedite permitting for big energy projects

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

Which snack harms your gut most? Experts point to bagged potato chips

Frontal-lecture courses don’t work for older adults, Israeli study finds

England hospitals brace for worst-case flu wave as UK health minister vows to prevent strikes

More than 1,500 runners join 'For The Heroines' run in support of women with breast cancer

Bone marrow bank founded by families of fallen soldiers saves first lives of cancer patients

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

Finding her place: Leora Leeder's journey from New York to Israel

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

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

Israel expected to advance aliyah emergency aid plan for new immigrants

It’s all about the timing

The Hidden Momentum Driving Israel’s Housing Boom

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market