Saudi Arabia’s search for security exposes the limits of alliances, gives Israel an opportunity

ANALYSIS
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the inaugural session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2025
Abdulaziz M. Alwasil, Saudi Arabia's representative at the United Nations discusses Houthi escalation at a UN Security Council meeting, September 15, 2026.
What is said to be a missile is launched in what Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis say is an attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, at an unknown location in this still image taken from video released August 9, 2026.

Trump reportedly rejects Iranian ceasefire proposal as Saudi coalition downs Houthi drones, missile

Live Updates

Egyptian intelligence chief visited Israel 11 days before Oct. 7 to issue security warning

REPORT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Director Abbas Kamel, June 30, 2021.
September 24, 2026 Republic of Ireland's Conor Coventry with teammates look dejected after the match with Kosovo.

Irish goalkeeper opts out of game against Israel, Ireland's team postpones pre-match training

REPORT
EXCLUSIVE
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party, speaks to the Jerusalem Post ahead of elections in September 2026.

Eisenkot: ‘Captain America’ Netanyahu brought Israel’s US standing to all-time low

Israeli Navy considering purchase of Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft for submarine warfare missions

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City; illustrative

Trump rejects Iranian proposal, expects war to continue after midterm elections

REPORT
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal points to mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a press conference, Sept. 19, 2025, New York City.

NY Jewish Democrats defend Mamdani after Netanyahu calls him a Hamas supporter

WONDERING NO LONGER: Sukka plastered with photos of then-hostages, outside Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, 2025.

Sukkot 2026: The empty chair is gone, but the threat of Hamas and Iran remains

OPINION
FITTING BEAUTIFULLY in two worlds: Avraham Ravitz at the Knesset, 2008.

Sukkot 2026: Faith and prayer can protect us, but Israel still needs a strong IDF

OPINION
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a Starlink device as he speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 24, 2026.

Six takeaways from a turbulent week of United Nations diplomacy

ANALYSIS
Vice President JD Vance arrives at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday, 15th September 2026

JD Vance’s ‘40 years’ claim ignores the history of US-Israel tensions

OPINION

The start-up is just the excuse

In Collab
 LEADERS PROGRAM class of 2026, at their graduation ceremony

Netanyahu did not discuss UAE's October 7 warning at Gaza security meeting week of attack

REPORT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026.

Protesters gather outside Dutch Embassy to Israel wanting answers on Netanyahu-Rutte Oct. 7 call

Yulie Ben-Ami, daughter of Hamas captivity survivors, marries in ceremony attended by Herzog

: Yulie Ben Ami, daughter of former Gaza hostages Raz and Ohad Ben Ami, alongside President Isaac Herzog, his wife Michal, and other guests during her wedding ceremony in Israel, September 24, 2026.
OPINION

Gantz: Post-Oct. 7, Israel’s future depends on a broad, moderate, Zionist government

Blue and White Party chairman Benny Gantz attends an agriculture conference in Herzliya, Israel, on Sept. 12, 2026, ahead of the general elections on Oct. 27.
ByBENNY GANTZ/JTA

Illegal Negev camel race intercepted by Southern District Police

THE NORMAL, healthy cellular architecture of the inner ear.

Israeli scientists help solve genetic mystery linking hearing loss and gray hair

STUDY
German shepherd barking (illustrative)

Using babies, Israeli study reveals why AI fails to truly understand animal calls

STUDY
People carry groceries on shopping carts as they wade through a flooded street during heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, September 26, 2026.

Bangkok declares city-wide disaster as third day of monsoon rain floods streets

US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026.

China, US agree to $30 billion tariff cut, AI dialogue following Xi-Trump summit in Washington

Italy charges three adults, 14 minors with neo-Nazi, white supremacist activity-linked offenses

Weapons and extremist materials uncovered by Italian law enforcement during an investigation into online neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups.

German city votes to end Stolpersteine Holocaust memorial stones for Nazi victims

OPINION

The big 'what if': Do those chanting 'from the river to the sea' really mean it?

An AI-generated political cartoon.
ByJEFFREY KAHN

Progressive Jewish groups protest Netanyahu arrival in New York City

Margo Hughes-Robinson, executive director of New York Jewish Agenda,speaking during the protest at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at  the U.N. on Sept. 24, 2026.

Police arrest Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder, dozens more at Netanyahu protest outside UN

Ro Khanna calls on Israel to release Marwan Barghouti: 'Palestinians must choose their own leaders'

Marwan Barghouti is tightly guarded as he leaves a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Israel, US officials meet Abraham Accords partners in New York to expand regional cooperation

OPINION

Why Israel must distinguish Iran’s Kurds from separatist movements

ByTINA GHAZIMORAD
Houthi activists stand on a platform against a banner depicting Houthi missiles, at an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026.

Saudi coalition says it intercepts Houthi missiles, drones targeting Khamis Mushait, Riyadh

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 25, 2026.

Lebanese PM demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon, says country dragged into war 'imposed upon' it

Israel’s October 7 lesson: How a state can survive in a volatile Middle East

OPINION
Map of Middle East

Boker tov, Eliyahu: Israel is finally waking up to its global image crisis

OPINION
INTERVIEW

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

EREZ TADMOR
REVIEW

The last 15 years: Actress Sarit Brown brings intimate musical ‘The Last Five Years’ to Jerusalem

Sarit Brown as Cathy in 'The Last Five Years.'
FEATURE

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

Expanding foothold in Israel, Ondas acquires three more defense tech companies

Ondas is expanding its integrated autonomous defense systems platform

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked into government website in a potential first for AI

IDF chief warns Iran remains a threat as Israel welcomes INS Drakon submarine into Navy service

 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conduct force-on-force and live-fire operations June 15, 2026, during a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

US deploys National Guard drone, electronic warfare brigade to the Middle East

New German-made Israeli submarine 'INS Drakon' embarks from Germany for Israel, September 21, 2026.

IDF: Drakon submarine has stronger weapons, longer underwater capabilities

US investigating how sensitive F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong ended up in China's hands

REPORT
The F-35 "Adir" fighter jet.

White House bans CNN from Air Force One trip despite federal judge's decision

REPORT

AI-altered photo posted by Trump shows Xi's US welcome with only Natalie Harp in background

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk on the red carpet as Xi arrives ahead of a state visit at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, September 23, 2026.

Trump warns Xi over Chinese support for Iran, receives assurances, US envoy says

U.S. President Donald Trump reviews an honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China.

Arming Taiwan an important US interest, Taipei official says after Trump-Xi summit

Taiwan’s Patriot air defense system is deployed during a July 2025 drill

Living the perfect balance at Palace Assisted Living Modi'in

“All the benefits of assisted living, alongside a complete solution for the needs of a religious person.”

Banking made more accessible, in every language

The leumi app is available in 5 languages.

Jerusalem: One city, many voices

SUSIE OZSINAY ARANYA, International Communications and Foreign Media Spokesperson for the Jerusalem Municipality

Your Taxes: Returning to court with new information after tax rulings ruled to be bad faith

 Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry

Your Investments: The Four Species, unity, and caring for elderly parents

Businesses damaged through extortion to be assisted by NIS 35 million program backed by Smotrich

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a ceremony marking the establishment of the new Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Arugot in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, September 2, 2026.

OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

OpenAI Headquarters.

Airbus shares dip after company admits best-selling jet faces quality glitch in fuselage

Gov't warns against bringing Four Species into Israel without authorization ahead of Sukkot

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

Mysterious Bolivian 'weird cat' recognized as new species, marking first discovered in over century

Foreign Ministry urges Israeli travelers in Ecuador to exercise caution amid El Niño red alert

This aerial photograph shows the wreckage of a World War II German warship, one of dozens sunk by retreating Nazi forces in September 1944, emerging from the low waters of the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia, on August 11, 2026.

Global water reserves decline as river discharge falls to 35-year low in 2025, WMO report shows

Israeli soldiers clean tar off the Palmachim beach following an offshore oil spill which drenched most of the Israeli coastline, February 22, 2021

'Sponge of the sea': Israeli researchers develop aerogel that captures, breaks down oil spills

STUDY

'I had not truly come home': Israeli psychologist turns battlefield trauma into art

FEATURE
DRAWING: MICHAEL sunk in the sand of the battlefield.

Jerusalem Biennale turns art into catalyst for post-October 7 healing

Nine-year-old dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Kinneret

Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale

FEATURE

Enduring the tragedy of loss, Israeli families of suicide victims struggle to find a path to life

Putting conversation first: Jerusalem ulpan founder reflects on 18 years of teaching Hebrew to olim

FEATURE
ULPAN LA-INYAN instructor Moshe Shmuel teaches basic Hebrew; teacher, trainer & educational program developer Tali Itzhakov (below) works with a student.

‘It’s time to go home’: After 57 years in America, a Holocaust survivor comes home to Israel

FRONTLINES
INTERVIEW

From Australian judge to Israeli tour guide: David Parry's aliyah journey

JUDGE-TURNED-TOUR GUIDE: David Parry.

Israel preparing for new wave of Jewish immigration, Aliyah Ministry director-general says

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

Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America

Family making aliyah to Israel, September 14, 2026.

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

The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55.

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

WATCH

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

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In the middle of the triangle

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.

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

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

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

Podcasts   

Israeli political scientist and former member of Knesset Dr. Einat Wilf visits The Jerusalem Post's podcast studio, September 2026.

Einat Wilf exposes the world's pro-Palestinian mass psychosis

Planned protests for Netanyahu's UN speech, Ambassador Leiter's son remains in serious condition

Yoseph Haddad says he will be Israel's next public diplomacy minister, predicts election "surprise"

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk on the red carpet as Xi arrives ahead of a state visit at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, September 23, 2026.

AI-altered photo posted by Trump shows Xi's US welcome with only Natalie Harp in background

Ro Khanna calls on Israel to release Marwan Barghouti: 'Palestinians must choose their own leaders'

Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system

Diaspora   

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal points to mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a press conference, Sept. 19, 2025, New York City.

NY Jewish Democrats defend Mamdani after Netanyahu calls him a Hamas supporter

Israeli teenager killed during Russian drone strike on residential building in Kyiv

Argentine President Javier Milei dances with yeshiva students after receiving Lover of Israel prize

Judaism   

(Illustrative) A woman stands inside a Sukkah, holding a Lulav and Etrog.

Sukkot 2026: What the sukkah and Four Species teach us about Israeli unity

Sukkot Guide 2026: Fun family activities in and around Jerusalem

Sukkot and Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

Jews shop at a “Four Species” market outside the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 22, 2026.

Thousands of Christians set to arrive in Jerusalem for Sukkot celebrations

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

Food   

A variety of dishes from the Zoti restaurant in Tel Aviv.

'Zoti': Fun vibe in Tel Aviv

Trying açaí at Oakberry Jerusalem: A not-so-sweet treat with sweet company

Wine talk: The grape and the word

Archaeology   

The Ophel archaeological site where a monumental complex housing several Second Temple-era mikvaot were uncovered by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, September 23, 2026.

Massive newly-unearthed complex may shed light on how Jewish pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple

Egyptian-Chinese mission unearths wine press at temple to ancient warrior goddess

Archaeologists unearth tomb shared by ancient Egyptian judge and his scribe father

Science   

German shepherd barking (illustrative)

Using babies, Israeli study reveals why AI fails to truly understand animal calls

Modern human men evolved unique hip 'spring' for efficient walking, Israeli-led study finds

Tel Aviv University, German Institute Expand Brain Research Collaboration

Culture   

ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MATTEO SALVINI (R) took time out to visit the Israeli pavilion.

When politics invades art, an Israeli artist seeks common ground at the Venice Biennale

'Our Loves' is a film about people, not October 7, filmmaker Avi Nesher tells 'Post'

Not your average Jewish mother: Lisa Edelstein on Hollywood, identity, and ‘Long Story Short'

History   

Families and children celebrate Sukkot at Horshat Tal in 1963.

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Sukkot celebrations in honor of the holiday

US National Archives recovers over 120 previously unknown American POW statements from WWII

'Voices From The Last Days Of Freedom': Showcasing the pre-communist Cuba we lost

OMG   

Wayne Rooney attends the exclusive UK Premiere of "The Real Rooneys" on September 22, 2026 in London, England.

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

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts amid legal troubles

Influencer Jake Paul calls for amended US Constitution, says civilians should be able to bear RPGs

Travel   

"And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of a majestic tree, palm branches, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook" (Leviticus 23:40). The Sages determined that this refers to the etrog.

The etrog blessed by the Lubavitcher Rebbe became a prestigious orchard

This is probably the best vacation I've ever had. But there’s a catch

Ein Gedi’s Nahal David trail reopens for Sukkot

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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