Yemen’s Houthis ready to join Iran war, UAE calls for int’l force to reopen Hormuz

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Yemen's Houthis ready to join Iran war if needed, raising new shipping risk

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.
Israeli security and rescue forces inspect the damage at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Ganei Tikva, March 26, 2026.
An F-15E Strike Eagle takes off for a combat flight during Operation Epic Fury, March 16, 2026.

UAE willing to join international force to reopen Strait of Hormuz

REPORT
A UAE navy soldier patrols at Al-Mokha port in Yemen, March 6, 2018; illustrative.
Puka Nacua #12 of the Los Angeles Rams holds a football before the 2026 NFL Pro Bowl game between the AFC and the NFC at the Moscone Center South on February 03, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

Football star Puka Nacua sued, accused of biting women, making antisemitic remark

Workers and volunteers on an archaeological dig sift through dirt at Alexandrion/Sartaba in the Jordan Valley.
JERUSALEM REPORT

Israel digs up the West Bank – and reignites a battle over history

Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’

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.

Why the US and Israel need marriage counseling before Iran negotiations go further

OPINION
‘WHATEVER TRUMP’S plans, Israel can emerge from this war with a great diplomatic prize.’ Here, a person holds a sign supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during a gathering of Iranian community members showing support for Israel and the US, earlier this month.

Middle Israel: What are Israel's long-term goals and opportunities in Operation Roaring Lion?

OPINION
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.

US Jews are realizing that Netanyahu can handle war better than Trump can

COMMENT
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks on the day of classified briefings for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 3, 2026.

Rubio holds call with Iraqi Kurdish leader, State Department says

Four IAF F-16 aircraft participate in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Tunnel systems, dissenting launch crews: A glimpse into the IDF's hunt for Iran's missile launchers

US President Donald Trump writes his signature, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 9, 2025.

Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition

Pack a Seder: How one box is reaching Israel's most isolated survivors

"The fact that you thought to come, took time out of your schedule, to come to their home - the light that it brings is rewarding beyond description."

Gulf nations take lead on Iran at UN while Europe weakens stance

INTERVIEW

Explosions heard across Tehran after IDF announces wave of strikes on regime terror targets

Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters on March 11, 2026 in New York City.
POLL

One month of war uncertainty leaves Israel’s political map unchanged

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Chief of Staff Zamir warns IDF will collapse due to lack of manpower, raises 'ten red flags'

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, who's body had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014 and released a few days ago, at the Kfar Saba military cemetery.

Israeli naval intelligence reduces Iranian threat to Strait of Hormuz

FACES OF Iran’s stolen futures: A number of the young Iranians arrested in the post-uprising crackdown and, in some cases, reportedly sentenced to death or facing severe charges by the regime.

Iran's stolen futures: The arrested Iranians at risk of execution by the regime

FRONTLINES
A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

Trump says he was told Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay, spotlighting Iran’s brutal anti-gay persecution

US and Israeli soldiers convene at the Civil Military Coordination Center, overseeing the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, November 17, 2025

US considers sending additional 10,000 ground troops to Middle East amid Iran talks

REPORT
Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

An insult to Iranians: The current rulers of Iran are far from 'the right people'

EDITORIAL

Vance’s Jewish chief of staff shares his approach to right-wing antisemitism, new profile reveals

McGill Law Faculty Chair resigns over institutional failure to protect Jewish students

Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Nov. 16, 2022.

‘Stop marching,’ Victoria Police in Canada tell pro-Palestine demonstrators due to police strain

 Pro-Palestine protesters take part in a protest in front of the City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 15, 2021.

National Security Council advises Israelis abroad to avoid public Passover events during Iran war

A POLICE officer stands guard in front of the Jewish Museum on Nieuwe Amstelstraat in Amsterdam on March 14, 2026.

Herzog warns Europe ‘you’re next,’ blasts UK's Starmer over Iran terror response

Israel kills Alireza Tangsiri, IRGC Navy chief 'behind blocking of Strait of Hormuz'

Trump announces ten-day halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, claims talks are ongoing

WATCH
An IDF biographical infographic on Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri, killed on March 26, 2026.

Iranian regime hardliners ramp up calls for a nuclear bomb, sources claim

St.-Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21.

Israeli soldier killed in gunfight with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, IDF says

 Sgt. Aviad Elchanan Wolansky, 21

IDF Sgt. Aviad Elchanan Volansky killed in southern Lebanon by Hezbollah anti-tank missile

'Toppling a regime is an art, not a science,' security sources say on Iran

EXCLUSIVE

The US is delaying a ceasefire in Iran for one key reason

ANALYSIS
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel’s North work double shifts

Soldiers and emergency workers treat a person injured by a rocket fired from Lebanon on March 23, 2026 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

Knesset advances compensation for businesses impacted by war, benefits for reservists

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.
ANALYSIS

Why did David’s Sling fail to protect Israel's South from Iranian missiles?

US defense giant taps Israeli drone navigation tech built for jammed battlefields

US defense company deepens collaboration with Israel’s drone sector

NOCTA autonomous navigation system
REPORT

Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome anti-missile shield's software

The Volkswagen logo adorns a VW ID. Buzz electric van at the Volkswagen commercial vehicles van and bus factory on March 4, 2026 in Hanover, Germany.

Volkswagen in talks with Rafael to manufacture Iron Dome parts

U.S. Army’s experimental H‑60Mx Black Hawk helicopter uses Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy suite, which forms the core of the DARPA ALIAS program.

Black Hawk helicopter featuring autonomy suite transferred to US Army for testing

Hezbollah unleashes over 600 attacks on Israel in past 24 hours, doubling prior peak

Tensions build in Lebanon as Hezbollah targets church, some close doors to displaced Shi'ites

An Israeli soldier sits on a military vehicle near the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.

Golan resident convicted of spying for Iran after passing tank movement, missile-impact data

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

Iranian security forces accused of using civilians as cover to avoid strikes

Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.

NYC Council approves ‘buffer zone’ legislation insulating houses of worship from protests

Protesters of the "buffer zone" legislation gather outside New York City Hall on March 26, 2026.

Antisemitism yields only more Jewish marriages at JWed.com with record 4,100!

JWed Married Couple.

The civilians’ war

Latet volunteers distribute food boxes in public shelters in Tel Aviv.

Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency

Israeli entrepreneurs raise $11 million to fight vulnerabilities exploited by Iranian hackers

Traders bet $500 million on oil price just before Trump's post on delay to Iran attack

Iranian hackers, illustration.

Memetic warfare: US, Iran, and Israel battle for meme dominance and social media virality

Illustrative image of an Instagram logo appearing on a smartphone screen.

Asia looks to COVID-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis from Iran war

A coastguard boat approaches an Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, as it arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026.
REPORT

Asia is most affected continent by Strait of Hormuz closure, with 80% of Gulf energy imports

'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds

INTERVIEW

Lessons from Iran: Decentralized, renewable energy vital for Israel’s defense, expert tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
PROF. HAGAI LEVINE

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

A Judean Desert carpet of spring wildflowers.

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

FEATURE
Harvesting coffee cherries that contain the coffee beans used to make coffee.

Strauss coffee initiative brews opportunity for women farmers in the Global South

FEATURE

Every citizen of Israel has the right to access bomb shelters, but not everyone can

OPINION

Iran war could trigger medicine price spike in UK, trade group warns

Illustrative, a woman in a wheelchair outside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv.

Anonymous family donates $10m to Sheba to advance AI-driven medicine

Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress

Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally

Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

Ben-Gurion Airport closure delays arrival of 140 new immigrants amid Operation Roaring Lion

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

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

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants. March 18, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Aliyah Minister: US-Israeli partnership causing severe blow to Iran, inspiring aliyah

Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer seen with New immigrants from France arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" at the Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 1, 2024.

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

Israel’s real estate map is changing

In Collab
Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

Midtown Jerusalem

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

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

The new campus of NVIDIA in Kiryat Tivon.

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

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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

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Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

Mrs. Michal Herzog – First Lady of the State of Israel speaks to host Shanna Fuld. Women Leaders Summit 2026

Women Leaders Summit opens in Tel Aviv, spotlighting bold ideas and influential leadership

Israel’s Economic Leadership convenes for National Economic Conference

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

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   

Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence.

Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence

Peace plans, Hitler propaganda, and betrayal

Exploring the future of Israel's airports with Prof. Nicole Adler

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump writes his signature, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 9, 2025.

Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition

US Justice Department’s October 7 task force is unraveling, report says

These pro-Palestine PACs seek to challenge AIPAC influence in US politics

Diaspora   

The scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 23, 2026.

Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’

Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma ban on religious charter schools

Meet Karin Prien, the woman who could become Germany’s first Jewish president

Judaism   

New children's books for Passover in 2026 include ones about welcoming guests and women of Jewish history.

Matzah pizza and Miriam star in new children’s books for Passover in 2026

Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel: Bringing the Exodus to life, visually

Az Nashir Haggadah: Women’s voices on the path to redemption

Christian World   

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally speaks during the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as the 106th Archbishop, at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, in Britain, March 25, 2026.

Sarah Mullally enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury after 1,400 years

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

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

Food   

ISRAELIS IN BORDEAUX. The three musketeers (L to R): Eran Pick MW,  Dan Sheinman, and Golan Flam – owners and winemakers of Château Tour du Haut-Moulin.

Wine Talk: The three musketeers

In the kitchen with Henny: Recipes to keep Passover traditions alive during wartime

Raffaello: Bringing authentic Italian flair to Netanya’s dining scene

Archaeology   

The Boclair Road Roman Fortlet as it may once have been, March 25, 2026.

Roman fort found north of Hadrian’s Wall may have been used to defend against unconquered Scotland

Ancient mosaic bearing Greek inscription for ‘haters gonna hate’ found in southern Turkey

Revolutionary find: Hoard of century old gold coins discovered under a house in western Russia

Science   

Adult ADHD.

Researchers: ADHD employees can be your biggest talents

Ancient DNA shows people partnered with dogs long before agriculture arose

The universe did not collapse: CERN researchers transport antimatter

Culture   

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

Israel closes out WBC campaign with statement victory over Netherlands

Nomads again: Barda’s Ironi Kiryat Shmona scrambles for season restart

Omri Airlines: The meteoric rise of Israeli midfielder Gandelman with Italy’s Lecce

History   

 Rare Saxon cross-shaped pendant discovered near Leeds.

New study rewrites the story of King Harold’s loss of England to William the Conqueror

This month in Jewish history: From Exodus to modern Israel, and many birthdays

'Stay Alive': A personal story of anti-Nazi Germans

OMG   

A tentacled look in space.

Odd ‘tentacled’ shape on ISS alarms viewers

Viral clip shows baggage crew hurling guitars at LAX

From heart surgery to spinal tap: Physician ranks medical procedures by pain

Consumerism   

“Sweepstakes casino cash-outs are commonly treated as taxable income, and the player is responsible for reporting it even if no form arrives.”

How are taxes handled on sweepstakes casino cash winnings?

Special menus and games: Food chains adapt for Passover

A solution that turns the safe room door into part of the design

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

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

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