Israeli defense-tech investment set to nearly triple to $1 billion in 2026

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.

Ra'am MK Segalovitz: 'Extremists have taken the wheel, Netanyahu to blame'

Live Updates

Ra'am head Abbas says party fully supports Hamas disarmament, backs Eisenkot for PM

WATCH
The Ra'am delegation arrives at President Isaac Herzog's resident to consult on the next prime minsterial candidate, November 5, 2026.
Magen David Adom at a school where students and staff were hurt by cleaning chemical fumes.

Cleaning chemical fumes lightly hurt dozens, including children, at Jerusalem school

ANALYSIS
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend the arrival ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026.

How the Republican midterm defeat reshapes the presidential succession battle

REPORT

Israel ordered billions more in military equipment from US than aid agreement covers

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks Sunday in Detroit in the waning days of the race.

Abdul El-Sayed’s historic Senate victory sparks mixed reactions across Egypt, the Middle East

: California State Senator Scott Wiener and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie in San Francisco on November 21, 2025.

Wiener to hold Pelosi’s House seat after race in which both candidates attacked Israel

An ITA Airways Airbus A-320 plane bound for Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport takes off from the Belgian capital's Zaventem airport on March 08, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.

Wave of bomb threats cause emergency landings for several flights across Europe

 The judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands.

UN elects new ICJ judges with past involvement in anti-Israel legal proceedings

Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the U.S Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.

US could view Israel as an enemy under Democrats, Victor Davis Hanson warns

US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025

As Trump eyes ending $4b. in military aid in 2026, Israel must ask: Is it ready for independence?

EDITORIAL

Opposition pushes to replace Knesset speaker amid fears of Likud 'January 6' plot to block vote

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana cups his ear as MKs react during the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026

CEC ratifies election results as A-G, Shin Bet feud over foreign interference investigation

Former Joint List leader Ayman Odeh suspected of receiving foreign funds in Shin Bet election probe

MK Ayman Odeh attends a special plenary session at the auditorium in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 9, 2026.

RZP, Shas recommend Netanyahu in mandate talks with Herzog, Yisrael Beytenu backs Eisenkot

Members of the Religious Zionist Party, Minister Orit Strock, Itamar Eitam and Zvika Mor, meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem during consultations with political parties following the elections to the 26th Knesset, November 4, 2026.

Israel politicians accuse Netanyahu of being 'danger to Israel,' harming ties with US Democrats

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026

What literature can teach us about the climate crisis

Ben-Gurion University Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky supports research in climate and literature at the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change.

Israel must wake up to US and the world before national security is permanently harmed

COMMENT
IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank in October 2026.

Israel ties, Iran war drove Trump voters to Democrats, Vance says after midterm defeat

ANALYSIS

How Israel lost four elections in less than two weeks

A man runs with an Israeli flag at the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 22, 2026, during a temporary ceasefire in the conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. The ceasefire remained in place after Washington extended it on April 21; illustrative

Sbarro bombing terrorist Ahlam Tamimi served with US lawsuit via X

Jordanian freed prisoner Ahlam Tamimi waves as she arrives at Queen Alia international airport in Amman, late October 18, 2011. Ahlam was sentenced to 16 life terms in jail for her involvement in attacks on the Sbarro Pizzeria in Jerusalem in August 2001.

Netanyahu trial judges consider summoning A-G in dispute over investigation approvals

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Boy George performs on stage during Henley Festival 2026 at Mill Meadows.

Boy George wins over Tel Aviv crowd with music, message of solidarity

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a midterm election night watch party at the Department at Hudson's on November 04, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

'Trump is right': Michigan senator-elect El-Sayed agrees with president's plan to end Israel aid

Police arrest suspects in an international fraud investigation.

Investigation into international fraud network based in Israel, Cyprus sees seven suspects arrested

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.

Netanyahu must explain why Israel is giving up $4b. in US military aid

OPINION

Philly anti-Israel groups plan boycott of Jewish businesses before Kristallnacht anniversary

Poster for a ride promoting the boycotting of Jewish businesses in Philadelphia.

More than 60,000 Christians, Jews march in Peru in support of Israel, against antisemitism

South Africa is first country to ban antisemitic conspiracy film saying Jews now aren't 'real Jews'

South African Jewish Board of Deputies national director Wendy Kahn.

Germany sees sharp rise in Islamist-motivated antisemitic crimes since October 7

People participate in the "United for Palestine" demonstration in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2026.

German textbooks excel on Holocaust, uneven on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, report finds

Iran's political, religious leaders shift positions to support nuclear weapons as war looms

REPORT
A satellite view shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 21, 2026.

Palestinian teacher arrested in West Bank over posts praising terrorists, October 7 attack

IDF's pursuit of Deif distracted from warning signs Hamas was planning October 7 attack

Egyptian flags wave in front of a gate at the Rafah border crossing, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, January 28, 2025.

Egyptian prosecutors seek ‘maximum penalty’ for Christian convert for contempt of Islam

IDF kills six terrorists in series of strikes near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, November 4, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet kill six terrorists from three separate organizations in strikes near Khan Yunis

Isabelle Huppert is the star in ‘The Richest Woman in the World’

REVIEW
‘THE RICHEST Woman in the World’ is a reminder that in a career that has spanned more than 150 roles, most of them leads, Isabelle Huppert is always the most interesting thing about every movie in which she has starred.

A caricature no more: Inside iconic designer Dorin Frankfurt’s next act

Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from Portugal national team

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Portugal and Wales at Estadio Jose Alvalade on September 24, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.
OPINION

Israel has made regime change in Iran its main strategic objective

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
ByEFRAIM INBAR
ANALYSIS

Iran's strategic patience in negotiation with Trump pays off after US midterm election

Robots frequently used in battle to reduce risk to soldiers, IDF chief Zamir says

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a conference of senior command staf at the Glilot IDF base on October 4, 2026.

Windward acquires Azimut.ai, adding visual intelligence layer to maritime AI platform

As drones multiply, the battle to control low-altitude airspace intensifies

An illustration showing an Israeli clock.

What time is it in Israel?

OPINION
 The Gaza border barrier; Illustrative.

IDF begins upgrading Gaza border barrier with new technology, infrastructure

Trump backs Hegseth despite reports he is considering replacing defense secretary

REPORT
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shakes hands with US President Donald Trump onstage during an event at Sparrows Point Shipyard, in Baltimore County, Maryland, US, October 6, 2026.

'Traffics in fear': Jewish congressman-elect Daniel Biss blasts ADL after election night criticism

Fresh protests expected in France as Macron seeks to avoid repeat of mass civil unrest

People take part in a demonstration organised by labour unions as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement joined by French high school and university students against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 31, 2026.

'Turn that inshallah into alhamdulillah': Democrat El-Sayed wins Michigan US Senate race

Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, Dr. Sarah Jukaku, embrace onstage after he declared victory during a midterm election night party at The Department at Hudson's in Detroit, Michigan, early on November 4, 2026.

Orthodox Jewish lawmakers reach record 11 in New York legislature after midterm elections

The state Assembly debates budget bills on May 26, 2026, at the state Capitol in Albany, New York.

Small classrooms, lasting legacies

Teachers Anat Kampf of the US (R) and Dina Jacobson of the UK at the Global Jewish Teachers Award ceremony, honoring them for excellence in strengthening students’ Jewish identity – selected from among 250 nominees

What literature can teach us about the climate crisis

Ben-Gurion University Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky supports research in climate and literature at the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change.

Dignity for the dead, strength for the living

DUBI WEISSENSTERN has been active in ZAKA since 2001, becoming CEO in 2013.

Birthright convenes 350 global leaders in Tel Aviv at first Global Business Summit

Prof. Miriam Adelson receives the Lifetime Champion Award at the Gala Evening. From left: Gidi Mark, Adelson; President Isaac Herzog.

Does Iraq's rerouting of oil exports make Turkey a big winner of the Iran war?

ANALYSIS

Binance: Hackers used fake job interview, AI tool to gain access to computers, steal $6.3 billion

FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in front of displayed Binance logo in this illustration taken November 10, 2022.

El Al plans 63 weekly flights to the Americas for summer, additional Miami, Los Angeles flights

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Google's use of press by AI chatbot may infringe copyright rules, EU court adviser says

UAE says oil leak from tanker has been stopped, pollution eases

An oil slick is seen floating on the surface of the water at Al Hamra Golf Club of Al Hamra Village in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah on October 28, 2026.

Scientists in Abu Dhabi use AI to decipher whale, dolphin songs

Water rationing, garbage pile-up raise disease fears in Yemen's besieged Taiz

Rescue teams stand amid rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, January 7, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet, killing 16, Xinhua reports

This view shows a collapsed building and damaged cars after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026.

Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake

MDA paramedics partner with SCN to train Jewish security leaders

MDA paramedics partner with SCN to train North American Jewish security leaders

New York state reports first measles-linked child death in over 30 years amid outbreak

Health Ministry director-general to step down after nine years, set to join Columbia University

Suspected patients test negative for Ebola after returning to Israel from DRC, Health Ministry says

Israeli surgeons complete robotic lung transplant without fully opening chest, spreading ribs

Legendary 1969 Eurovision winner Lenny Kuhr makes aliyah with husband

LENNY KUHR performs in the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest.

Lone soldiers, b'not sherut find a true home at the Michael Levin Base

FEATURE

English-language book clubs across Israel keep Anglo women on the same page

WOMEN AT a meeting of the Jerusalem Barnard Book Club.

She made aliyah at 16 - today, she's teaching the next generation about AI

AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY.

ANU marks Aliyah Day with a tribute to Jewish dining, memories, traditions

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025.

Where the sea meets sophistication

Architecture: Yashar Architects

Make your Jerusalem aliyah dream come true! The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55

WATCH

Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

Image for illustration purposes only.

In the middle of the triangle

The New Talpiot project.

‘New Talpiot’: A global community in one of Jerusalem’s most sought-after locations

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Australia's business leaders to join global voices at Jerusalem Post Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

Bini Zomer, GM for Corporate Affairs & Joint Ventures at Chevron Mediterranean Limited

Chevron’s GM for Corporate Affairs and Joint Ventures at Jpost Diplomatic Conference

“Let's tell the incredible story of this place”

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

Podcasts   

Israeli drone startup XTEND has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from the US Department of Defense to develop and deliver AI-enabled, modular, one-way attack drones designed for close-quarter combat.

How did Israeli start-up XTEND go from gaming company to drone warfare leader?

Democrats flip Congress in US midterms as Trump claims Netanyahu agreed to end US aid

US Midterms 2026: Trump faces congressional shake-up as Iran tensions escalate

US Politics   

: California State Senator Scott Wiener and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie in San Francisco on November 21, 2025.

Wiener to hold Pelosi’s House seat after race in which both candidates attacked Israel

How the Republican midterm defeat reshapes the presidential succession battle

'Traffics in fear': Jewish congressman-elect Daniel Biss blasts ADL after election night criticism

Diaspora   

MDA paramedics partner with SCN to train North American Jewish security leaders

MDA paramedics partner with SCN to train Jewish security leaders

US Jews vote decidedly Democratic, but Michigan's race emphasizes divisions on candidates

Herzog's global Jewish council celebrates completion of its inaugural term

Judaism   

The harder part comes when the ballots are counted the cameras are gone.

Elections are over: The hard part comes when the ballots are counted the cameras are gone

Parashat Vayera: What a vote cannot decide

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

 Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says

Friends of Zion says October 7 broadcast reached 250 million in 176 countries

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

Food   

Henny Shor.

In the kitchen with Henny: Short Friday shortcuts for Shabbat preparation

Turkish delight: A top-notch Israeli meal at Tel Aviv's Turkish Grill

'We wanted to keep Shabbat': Benny Hadayag seafood restaurant in Herzliya becomes kosher

Archaeology   

From right to left: Dr. Steve Kutno, Director of Muss High School Israel in Hod Hasharon, Shiloh Attoun, and Adam William Asper from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

American teenager finds 3,300-year-old scarab amulet during school trip to ancient Canaanite city

Skeleton found in Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may have belonged to medieval monk

Ancient Canaanite fortress from time of biblical Book of Judges reopens in southern Israel

Science   

A COLLAGE of 12 digital gastronomy concepts, including speculative dishes generated with Midjourney. (Amit Zoran)

Is AI killing art? No, but the human creative process still matters, Israeli study argues

Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

Culture   

GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

History   

Yitzhak Rabin (1922 - 1995) making an address, July 1974.

On this day: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated after peace rally by far-right activist

On this day: 109th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

Clearing the shadow: Celebrated American Col. David ‘Mickey’ Marcus’s true contribution to the IDF

OMG   

US singer Britney Spears arrives for the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on July 22, 2019.

'Just bored and reading Hebrew': Britney Spears shares Jewish prayer books in Instagram post

Actor Selma Blair arrested, accused of abusing flight attendants

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

Travel   

Ramat Hanadiv.

Israeli Park Named Among the 100 Best Parks in the World

Paying your way across America: A practical money guide for Israeli travelers

Renewal in Tel Hai courtyard: Entrance foyer to be built with investment of some NIS 10m.

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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