'Let us have our peace': Fearing disruption at Ground Zero, 9/11 families ask Mamdani to stay away

FRONTLINES

US AFFAIRS: Families of 9/11 victims are urging New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero, saying his presence could disrupt their day of mourning.

AMERICAN FLAGS and flowers mark victims’ names at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Families say the site is sacred ground that should be a place of mourning, not a ground for political division.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during an announcement on the Standing Up to ICE outreach program at the governor’s office in New York City, US, August 12, 2026.
Ground Zero is seen at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, on the day Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, in New York City, New York, US, August 15, 2021

Iran's navy claims 'full control' over Strait, Trump abandons June MoU complicating negotiations

Live Updates

What will happen if Iran, Egypt, Bangladesh join Mecca Joint Defense Agreement?

ANALYSIS

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan’s new defense pact is already attracting interest from Bangladesh, Egypt, and Iran. But expansion could reshape regional security, alliances, and power balances.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by their ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.
Haredi protestors stand under a bridge, blocking a road near Bnei Brak on Wednesday, 17 June.

Bnei Brak Municipality allegedly blocked road with dumpsters before Shabbat in protest

Tensions rise between secular and haredi residents in Bnei Brak as police say, "Secular people also intentionally provoke haredim, drive recklessly, and do burnouts."

REPORT
THEN-MILITARY advocate-general Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi attends a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman last year. Tomer-Yerushalmi and her entire office covered up their own crimes, the writer charges.

High Court freezes legal proceedings against former IDF legal chief Tomer-Yerushalmi

Muslim police recruits decline sharply under National Security Minister Ben-Gvir

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appears onstage at a campaign event for Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Zach Nunn on day five of the Iowa State Fair on August 17, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Hegseth denies considering 2028 presidential run, says focus is on defense ministry

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at CompoTech, a defense technology and advanced manufacturing company, in Brewer, Maine on August 24, 2026.

Vance to speak at Republican Jewish Coalition summit after Jewish conservative criticism

The UNRWA emblem is displayed on a building at the Kalandia Training Center in Qalandia refugee camp, West Bank, on August 25, 2026.

Finland discontinues €20 million UNRWA funding agreement

Photo depicts a grave made of burnt clay found in Mosul Dam that is exhibited in Zakho Museum in Zakho, Kurdistan Region of Iraq on June 2, 2025.

Seven ancient Parthian tombs unearthed in Iraq’s Kurdistan region amid survey of 6,500 sites

REPORT
Two ancient tombs and a figurine discovered at the Sheikh Soby site in the Bahariya Oasis, Egypt, August 28, 2026.

Egypt unearths three previously unknown tombs from different eras at Bahariya Oasis cemetery

British far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who has called for supermarket ICE checkpoints and summary deportation of anyone failing to prove legal U.S. residency, poses after his arrest by federal immigration agents at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner,

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE

Ari Steinberg: Investing in Israel’s educators is investing in Israel’s future

Ashmoret CEO explains how the company harnesses its purchasing power and expanding range of services to improve educators’ lives and strengthen the country’s education system

Ari Steinberg, CEO of Ashmoret

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Egypt uncovers three ancient tombs dating to different eras

Muslim police recruits decline sharply

Seven ancient Parthian tombs unearthed in Kurdistan

High Court freezes legal proceedings against former MAG

9/11 families ask Mamdani to stay away from Ground Zero

Hegseth denies considering potential presidential run

US enters into oil agreement with Venezuela, Trump says

Tennessee intends to name airport after Dolly Parton

Bnei Brak road blocked before Shabbat in protest

ICE detains British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos

US claims government agencies were targeted, not hacked

What would happen if Mecca agreement gets new members?

What to watch in Israel: Action classics, Dolly Parton

Israeli pop star Nunu reflects on five years of music

IDF kills Hamas-linked former senior Jenin terror cell member in West Bank vehicle strike

WATCH

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated the IDF for the "successful thwarting of the terrorists in Jenin" in an X/Twitter Post earlier on Friday.

IDF kills Hamas-linked former Jenin terror cell leader Qais Bitwani in a West Bank airstrike on August 28, 2026.

Transgender Israeli computer engineer detained by ICE following kidnapping charges in New Hampshire

'The real victory': Former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot welcomes birth of new daughter

Former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot and his wife, Rifka, with their newborn daughter, August 28, 2026.

Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari marries partner Dani Amit in Tel Aviv wedding celebration

Former Gaza hostage Emily Damari and Israeli food influencer Dani Amit in their wedding outfits.
FRONTLINES

As Europe remains divided over Israel, North Macedonia finds new reasons to stand with Jerusalem

Spotlight

Dolly Parton attends the opening of Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's new exhibit 'Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker' at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee intends to name Nashville airport after Dolly Parton, Governor says

Second camera assistant Beth Horton marks another take as Dolly Parton is filmed in the Lifetime channel TV movie "The Blue Valley Songbird" in the Bethel Community of Maury County, Tennessee, US, July 28, 1999

What to watch in Israel this week: Classic action movies, and remembering Dolly Parton’s best roles

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, August 17, 2026

Israel’s next government must save the country before it is too late

OPINION
FAMILY FOUND: Raanan Gidron welcomes his newly-discovered second cousin, Adrianna Turk, to Israel. After believing much of her family had been wiped out in the Holocaust, a DNA search revealed over 50 relatives scattered around the world.

Following DNA trails, a Jewish family shattered by the Holocaust discovers its lost branches

FRONTLINES

Canada cancels travel authorization of Arieh King with 'no explanation,' he tells 'Post'

Some have speculated that the last-minute cancellation resulted from intensive campaigning by anti-Israel groups.

Arieh King speaks at a protest calling for the closure of the French Consulate in Jerusalem, September 29, 2025; illustrative.

California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill

Four men plead guilty to March arson attack on Hatzalah ambulances in London

An aerial view as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.

Irish man arrested in France after threatening to murder Jewish couple and invoking Hitler

Screenshot of an Irish man who threatened to "put a bullet in your head" to Jewish tourists in a grocery store in France.

Jon Ossoff distances himself from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, joining several Democrats

Trump abandons June MoU terms, complicating diplomatic efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz

REPORT

Sources familiar with the matter told the WSJ that Trump is no longer interested in the MoU, which has been heavily criticized as a deal that is too soft on Iran.

US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a back-to-school-themed event to highlight his administration's education policies, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, August 24, 2026; illustrative.

US clears Strait of Hormuz as 50,000 troops maintain blockade of Iran, CENTCOM chief says

Lebanese army failing to curb Hezbollah activity in south, Israeli officials tell US

Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC, US, August 29, 2020.

US Treasury revokes 'critical node' of Iranian access to US dollars in latest Tehran sanctions

Ex-Mossad chief David Barnea (L) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (R) at the Jerusalem Municipality, August 27, 2026.

Iran regime will fall through mix of operations, economic pressure, ex-Mossad chief Barnea says

As Winter fuels Netanyahu’s discontent, Israel's Right faces a new dilemma

FRONTLINES

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Ofer Winter is betting Israelis want new leadership after October 7, while Netanyahu warns the new party could waste right-wing votes and weaken his bloc in the coming election.

OFER WINTER attends the launch of the People of Israel party in Jerusalem on Tuesday. He can introduce individuals without political experience into his party because, after October 7, such candidates can say: ‘We did not create this mess. Give us a chance to clean it up.’

A deleted IDF video exposed a deeper problem with draft enforcement

EDITORIAL
OPINION

Middle Israel: Netanyahu is digging up the Altalena to bury his own record

THE ‘ALTALENA’ burns off Tel Aviv in June 1948. Its wreckage may lie beneath the Mediterranean, but the political battle over what happened aboard it has never been buried.
ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
OPINION

Palestinian civilians in Gaza deserve a political future beyond Hamas and Fatah

A Palestinian woman is seen voting in local elections, in Gaza.
ByMOHAMMED ALTOOLL
OPINION

The world is watching Israel’s election while ignoring the Palestinian one

ByGIL HOFFMAN

VW CEO confirms Iron Dome production talks

Volkswagen and Rafael are exploring the conversion of the Osnabrück plant, despite protest by the Qatari investment fund which holds 17% of Volkswagen shares

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

US Navy reveals ultra-long-range air-to-air AIM-424 Malice missile with over 460 km. range

Cellebrite launches tactical digital forensics kit for military units

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

Jeen Defense wins 14.9m NIS defense AI contract

ParaZero's DefendAir neutralizes hostile drones by intercepting them with nets

ParaZero wins first US government order for DefendAir counter-drone system

US enters into oil agreement with Venezuela, Trump says

US President Donald Trump on Friday said the US had entered into an oil agreement with Venezuela.

Oil rigs are pictured in Cabimas, south of Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on January 31, 2026; Illustrative.

US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

Sweden to deploy fighter jets, warships to Finland amid fears of 'deteroriating security situation'

A member of the ground crew of the Swedish Air Force stands next to a JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft in Kallinge, Sweden, December 16, 2025.

US officials backpedal on claims that China hacked government agencies, now say they were targeted

Illustrative image of a hacker with a China flag.

Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights, didn't constitute genocide, experts find

A figurine depicting two angels in Inger Platou's home next to framed photographs of Inger's adopted sons, Gregorios and Daniel (then called Juan and Marcos) in her home in Nuuk, Greenland, May 25, 2026.

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75 Years of Investing in Israel: Launching Israel Bonds

David Ben-Gurion welcomes Bonds leadership to Israel.

Finding light in the shadows of crisis

Children watch television in an underground parking lot at a shopping mall that has been turned into a shelter, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 17, 2026

Leading through the storm

SAM GRUNDWERG, outgoing Word Chairman of Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection gets US backing

As part of the project, underwater power cables will be laid along some 1,200 kilometers from Crete to Cyprus, and from there to Israel.

The flags of the European Union, Greece, Cyprus and Israel (illustrative)

OpenAI blocks Russian ChatGPT accounts promoting alleged fake Israeli think tank

Your Taxes: Does Israel need to tax billionaires?

Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry

Your Investments: What new olim can teach us about gratitude and entitlement

Ben-Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026
OPINION

The most important AI skill leaders can borrow from pilots

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Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says

Nepalese authorities are relying on satellite imagery to track flood conditions, with additional plans to install cameras and sensors.

A drone view of firefighters conducting search and rescue operations at a damaged road leading to Gyirong Port after a mudslide, in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China August 28, 2026.

At least 12 killed as wildfires rage across several Algerian provinces

Israel braces for unusual weekend storm as authorities warn of flooding, strong winds

People move through a mud covered road following flash floods and a mudslide in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 28, 2026.

Over 90,000 affected by Himalayan landslide, Red Cross says, as Nepal declines foreign rescue help

IsraAID's response to 2017 flooding in Nepal. 

IsraAID deploys emergency team to Nepal after deadly floods, landslides

Medical coexistence: As Israel faces a physician crisis, Arab Israeli doctors fill the gap

INTERVIEW

As Israel faces a growing doctor shortage, Arab Israelis now make up 25% of physicians and play an essential role in a health system that also offers a model of coexistence.

TODAY, 25% of the country’s working physicians are Arab-Israeli.

Dozens of cardiologists may have skipped internal medicine training, falsified records

REPORT

Turkey probes Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva over claims it blocked rivals in drug market

Revolution Medicines gets FDA approval for targeted pancreatic cancer drug

Six-month-old baby receives surgery months after swallowing package of staples

North American aliyah hits record month as over 1,100 olim arrive, with 4,000 expected in 2026

“It’s record-breaking for us,” Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Vice President of Diaspora Partnerships, Marc Rosenberg, said.

Around 150 new olim arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport on August 27, 2026.

Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

OPINION

'A Zionist is a Jew with somewhere to live': An olah's observations while back in London

BRITISH AUTHOR Howard Jacobson poses with his book ‘The Finkler Question’ after winning the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, at London’s Guildhall Oct. 2010.
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'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together

New immigrants from Great Neck New York's Persian Jewish community arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. August 11, 2026.

Birthright Israel launches project to build gardens for Druze town two years after Hezbollah strike

Birthright Israel volunteers in Majdal Shams.

Midtown Jerusalem by Israel Canada: A premier living, retail & leisure hub

A landmark project introducing a new level of international luxury in the heart of the capital

Israel Canada invites you to experience life at MIDTOWN JERUSALEM. A prestigious complex that combines residential living, retail, leisure, and a prime location.Renderings are provided for illustration purposes only.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

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Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

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

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

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

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A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

Analyst: US has shifted from Iran nuclear deal to regime-collapse strategy

Netanyahu held direct talks with Hamas in 2014, IDF kills Yahya Sinwar's former bodyguard

Gal Gadot's new thriller, 'Fauda' season 5 and the future of Israeli TV explored

US Politics   

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appears onstage at a campaign event for Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Zach Nunn on day five of the Iowa State Fair on August 17, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Hegseth denies considering 2028 presidential run, says focus is on defense ministry

US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

Marine One helicopter crew failed to reach air traffic control before safety incident, report says

Diaspora   

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at CompoTech, a defense technology and advanced manufacturing company, in Brewer, Maine on August 24, 2026.

Vance to speak at Republican Jewish Coalition summit after Jewish conservative criticism

Following DNA trails, a Jewish family shattered by the Holocaust discovers its lost branches

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Christian World   

Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

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A dish at Cafe La Lush in Ashdod.

Café La Lush: very good food in Ashdod

Paris Texas in Netanya: An unexpectedly home-grown dining experience

Oscar’s: Will schnitzel served on white tablecloths make it in Tel Aviv?

Archaeology   

Two ancient tombs and a figurine discovered at the Sheikh Soby site in the Bahariya Oasis, Egypt, August 28, 2026.

Egypt unearths three previously unknown tombs from different eras at Bahariya Oasis cemetery

Seven ancient Parthian tombs unearthed in Iraq’s Kurdistan region amid survey of 6,500 sites

Italy, Greece find hundreds of amphorae buried with ancient shipwrecks on Mediterranean sea floor

Science   

Picture showing the ChatGPT application displayed on a smartphone screen, illustrative

Is AI clairvoyant? ChatGPT can make personality tests and predict responses, Israeli study finds

NASA finds some microbes could survive on moon, raising concerns over unintended life transfer

AI agent caught creating fake online identities during OpenAI, Anthropic model security evaluations

Culture   

Photo of a screening at Yehi'am Fortress National Park/Courtesy of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.

'Summer at the Movies' program brings family, films, and fun to Israel's national parks

'Megillat Yerushalyim': Israeli artist Rachel Kainy is turning Jerusalem into a living scroll

What to watch this week: 'Operation Thunderbolt,' 'Jurassic Park,' and Israeli classics

History   

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion visits Albert Einstein at Princeton University in 1951.

75 years of investing in Israel: The Genius Investor

Israel finds lost Altalena ship intact on Mediterranean seafloor, 78 years after IDF sinking

Malki Roth’s family fought to bring her Sbarro killer to justice - but leaders failed to act

OMG   

At an animal shelter, teenage volunteers from the youth club care for and walk beagles from pharmaceutical laboratories that are awaiting adoption, in Yvre L Eveque, France, September 6, 2025.

Over 150 beagles rescued from testing at Wisconsin facility, marking over 2,000 released this year

Catch him if you can: Ex-flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot for nearly five years

Surf’s pup: Some 20 dogs make a splash at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in California

Travel   

The Dan Stream flowing through Kibbutz Dafna.

Kibbutz Dafna is gradually becoming a genuine tourist destination

Where are Israelis escaping to during the holidays? Top destinations seeing a demand surge

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