Hezbollah does not oppose parallel US talks on security agreement with Lebanon

REPORT

Preparing for new Iran war, Israel escalating Lebanon strikes to cripple Hezbollah

REPORT
Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Two Palestinian children injured by explosive while playing in IDF live-fire zone

BREAKING
An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Iran's Khamenei threatens US Navy, suggests it could be hit so hard it 'cannot get up again'

People carry "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flags as they gather near the United Nations office, as the second round of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran takes place, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

US and Iran conclude round of nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war looms

Iran to close parts of Hormuz Strait for few hours due to 'security precautions,' shipping safety

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 28, 2026.

'Are we to blame that you murder one another?': Smotrich clashes with Ra’am over Arab crime spike

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a conference at the Academic College in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2026.

Bennett’s poll surge could be pushing him toward Likud, Yesh Atid MK warns

A woman holds a Ukrainian flag at a protest near the United Nations office, on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Three-way talks on Ukraine start in Geneva, Russian media reports

Iranian, American flags against backdrop of Iranian nuclear site. (illustration)

As Geneva talks with Iran, Russia open, US faces narrow path between diplomacy, force

ANALYSIS
Arab Israelis and Haredi youth at a café in Jerusalem

For first time, Israeli Arabs more likely than Jews to work in field of study, 2024 data reveals

Illegal migrants from Nigeria sit in a waiting room before going to the airport during a deportation operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 30, 2024.

Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares

Why a global investor sees Israel as a resilient financial hub

Hartley Rogers, Executive Co-Chairman of Hamilton Lane

Dozens of sheep dead after pen burns in West Bank, electical short circuit confirmed

Netanyahu rejects Smotrich's demands to implement law banning release of senior terrorists

 A veterinarian tends to a wounded sheep after settlers attacked a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, July 18, 2025.

Free buses to run between Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv during Shabbat for first time

 Buses in central Jerusalem, February 12, 2025

Arkia announces new Summer 2026 flights to Phuket, Malaga, Ibiza, Vilnius

Oz Berlowitz, CEO of Arkia, and Yehoram Gaon  presented its Spring–Summer 2026 flight schedule at a breakfast press event at Pastel Restaurant in Tel Aviv.
WATCH

Kfar Saba police arrest Gaza resident, terrorist released from the Schalit deal

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Iran’s repression of Azerbaijani identity

OPINION
People walk at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on April 18, 2025.

Australia’s ISIS camp dilemma exposes Syria’s growing post SDF chaos

ANALYSIS
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025

Donald Trump promised to help Iranians – when is that help coming?

OPINION
Dana Eden attends Apple TV+'s "Tehran" Season 2 Premiere at The Robin Williams Center on May 04, 2022 in New York City.

Israeli producer, co-creator of 'Tehran' Dana Eden found dead during filming in Greece

‘Jews are white’: US minority psychologists’ coalition rejects Jewish ethnic recognition

Jews were target of majority of antireligious acts in 2025, French ministry reveals

  The American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C.

'Genocide, baby killers': Holocaust survivor, rather than harassers, kicked out of Madrid museum

A view of the skyline of Madrid, Spain January 5, 2026.
INTERVIEW

NGOs waited decades to brand Israel with ‘genocide' label, watchdog head tells 'Post'

Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Spike Lee, Kyrie Irving wear pro-Palestinian outfits to NBA All-Star Game featuring Israeli player

A two-pronged approach: After US visit, Lebanon’s army eyes Hezbollah ‘disarmament’

ANALYSIS

Iran's IRGC Navy launches maritime drill in Strait of Hormuz

A member of the Lebanese military stands guard during a visit by Lebanon's prime minister to the heavily-damaged southern village of Kfar Kila, destroyed by the Israeli military, near the border with Israel on February 8, 2026.

Undetected by Israel: How Hamas used emojis, SIM swaps to greenlight Oct. 7

This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on January 27, 2024, shows Israeli soldiers patrolling an area in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

Up to 130 int'l lawyers protected IDF from war crimes charges as it fought in Gaza

EXCLUSIVE
Displaced Palestinians receive prefabricated tents, which are safer and more durable, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Al-Zaytun of Gaza City, Gaza on February 7, 2026.

Morocco, Albania, Greece expected to join International Stabilization Force in Gaza

Why Syria's FM is changing his messaging to Israel - and why it matters

ANALYSIS

Haredi chickens come home to roost: The Israeli draft crisis is reaching a breaking point

OPINION
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks during a press conference in Damascus, May 20, 2025; illustrative.
OPINION

Beyond the Headlines: What do people say after keeping Shabbat for the first time?

Over 100 Jewish-Israelis participate in the Kesher Yehudi Shabbaton in Jerusalem, Israel
BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
INTERVIEW

If Iran regime survives, Hamas will rearm, become threat to Israel again, Graham tells 'Post'

Senator Lindsey Graham holding a "Make Iran Great Again" hat during a speech at the David Kempinski hotel in Tel Aviv, February 16, 2026.
ANALYSIS

Does the US have enough bunker busters to end Iran's nuclear program?

Smart Shooter plans NIS 200m IPO amid defense boom

IDF's new mechanical AI robot takes two hours to clean tanks, which soldiers needed 48 hours for

SMARTSHOOTER's SMASH 3000
INTERVIEW

Spectralx: Israeli company redefines battlefield concealment

 Elbit Systems' handheld laser designator

Elbit sees record-breaking sales for laser target designator systems

The USS Vermont (SSN-792), a US Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrives at HMAS Stirling naval base in Perth on October 29, 2025. The USS Vermont arrived for a Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP), marking progress under the AUKUS partnership.

Australia invests $2.76 billion on shipyard to deliver for nuclear-powered submarines

US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise

Anti-Israel activists, commentators fume after LeBron James praises Deni Avdija, Israel

WATCH
B-2 bomber drops a GBU-57 during a test

Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84

Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association's annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

Men sentenced to death for gang-rape of Israeli tourist, murder of local man in India

Members of the Delhi Police S.W.A.T (Special Weapons and Tactics) team participate in a mock drill exercise conducted by the Delhi Police, in New Delhi, India May 16, 2025.

Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves three people dead, three hospitalized

Police stand outside the perimeter they created around the Dennis M Lynch Arena where a shooting occurred earlier today in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on February 16, 2026. At least two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting at an ice rink in the northeastern US town of Pawtucket on Monday.

At Vienna’s Yael Awards, Jewish education is framed as infrastructure, not crisis response

Survivor Agam Berger played "Hallelujah."

A grove of recognition in the Golan

Miriam Adelson

Growing global connections: How KKL-JNF trades knowledge with the world

First Lady of Kenya Rachel Ruto at the Eshtaol Nursery of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, together with Karin Bolton, KKL-JNF section head for international organizations, and nursery manager Rotem Atias.

Scotiabank dissolves stake in Israel's Elbit System following pro-Palestine criticism

Disney claims ByteDance used Star Wars and Marvel characters to train Seedance

A man walks past a smashed window on the office building of Bain & Company after it was vandalised by pro-Palestine protesters during a demonstration over alleged ties to Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit Systems in London, Britain, September 16, 2025.

Israeli shipping giant ZIM to be sold for $4.2 billion to German, Israeli capitals - Calcalist

Cars drive behind a truck transporting a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

X down for thousands of users in Israel, US, UK, Downdetector shows

X (twitter) logo is seen on a smartphone, with the bluesky website visible on a computer screen in the background.

Startup Nation Central to lay off 65 employees in restructure of Israeli tech activities

Wild storm in New Zealand disrupts flights, thousands without power

Two women declared dead after suspected oxygen suit failures at Ashdod oil refinery

An Air New Zealand Boeing 787 at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, pictured in 2018; illustrative.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

 A jellyfish is seen near a boat by the coast of Haifa at the Mediterranean sea, Israel July 25, 2022.

Rare giant phantom jellyfish found near Argentina during early February mission

 US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.

Iran’s poorly maintained ‘dark fleet’ poses major risk for oil spill in Mideast

IDF, Soroka, Joseftal hospitals carry out first-ever ECMO patient evacuation

WATCH

New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator

A military helicopter and medical staff from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals evacuate a patient connected to an ECMO machine, February 14, 2026.

Norwegian scientist developed Havana-like symptoms after testing electromagnetic device on himself

REVIEW

'The Jewish Journey Through Loss': Combining halacha and psychology to heal

Haredi, Arab children with autism face inequality and delay in diagnosis, study finds

Haredi draft bill could trigger 'collapse' of Israel's Right in elections, minister warns

Argentinian oleh celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, conversion to Judaism 20 years after making aliyah

Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.
OPINION

Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities

 RABBI JOE and the JLIC TLV community members bring an ice cream truck to evacuees in Tel Aviv hotels.
ByESTI MOSKOVITZ-KALMAN
EDITORIAL

People, not products: Ehud Barak’s 'quality control' aliyah comment is a moral failure

Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein

New Epstein Files audio reveals Barak-Epstein conversation on Israel 'immigrant quality'

Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.

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

The grand advantage: High-end within reach

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

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

BAT YAM, the mini-Tel Aviv that hasn’t quite caught up with itself.

Israel’s real estate map is changing

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High participation in Israel Lands Authority tenders reflects developers’ confidence in the long-term Israeli real estate market.

High response to Israel Lands Authority tenders: A sign of developers’ confidence in the market

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Shaping Tomorrow: The Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit Returns for 2026

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 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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Iran, Gaza, and Australian politics: Can Netanyahu, Herzog make a diplomatic impact?

Could a nuclear Iran start an arms race?

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, February 13, 2026.

Trump says he will be involved indirectly in Iran talks, Tehran likely to make deal

'I'm tired of this c***': Lindsey Graham attacks Gulf leaders, compares Iran's Khamenei to Hitler

Senior Jewish American leader William Daroff urges conservatives to confront Tucker Carlson

Diaspora   

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.

As antisemitism surges worldwide, Israel is calling Diaspora Jews to 'come home' - but will they?

Rabbi Shmuel Yerish: From teaching in Ukraine to creating Jewish kids' toys in Hadera

A fractured bond: France, Israel, and French Jews at a defining moment

Judaism   

An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world

You can't beat Chabad, so why not join them?

Israel must deepen alliances past the Jewish world, embrace faith-based allies

Christian World   

MARJORIE TAYLOR Greene meets with Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati, February 15, 2026.

Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with Bethlehem mayor, decries alleged 'Christian prosecution'

NRB convention to spotlight Israel, Iran, antisemitism, and AI

Israel turns to Christian pilgrims, diaspora ties, AI to reboot post-war tourism

Food   

Valentine's Day at Palomino Restaurant.

Palomino: Taste the latest Italian creations at a Jerusalem favorite

Shoes off, sushi on: Terasu redefines omakase in Israel

R48 Chef’s Table: A Far East testing menu in Tel Aviv

Archaeology   

Newly discovered limestone shards and vessels on display in the new "Criminal Past" exhibit at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, February 16, 2026.

Second Temple workshop found on Israel's Mount Scopus during investigation into antiquities thieves

Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico’s most ‘significant archaeological discovery’ in last decade

'Nothing quite like it': UK Treasure Act names Roman carriage ornament Essex's first 'treasure'

Science   

Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows

Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed

War trauma can hinder development of children's teeth, study finds

Culture   

Actor Robert Duvall arrives for the world premiere of Widows at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 8, 2018.

Godfather actor Robert Duvall dies aged 95

Israeli actress Shira Haas to star in the upcoming WWII movie 'Triumph of the Will'

Where heroes fell, tulips now bring color and comfort

History   

 English archaeologist Howard Carter near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt. Photo acquired on February 16, 2026.

On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings

How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel

This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel

OMG   

Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The national Council of Resistance of Iran, on Whitehall in central London on January 11, 2026.

Tehran's fall: Numerology shows Feb 18-Apr 25 will be critial window for Iran's regime

‘We were careless’: Valeria Chomsky regrets relationship of her family with Jeffrey Epstein

Iranian TV journalist signs off live broadcast saying 'death to Khamenei' in 'tongue-slip'

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Digital Marketing.

Rainmaker: An AI marketing agency responding to global and Middle Eastern market shifts

Why AI alone won’t cut it in healthcare

Can you predict a pitchers' duel before betting odds shift?

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Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness

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

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