Trump decides not to escalate Iran conflict as Middle East interceptor stockpile decreases

REPORT
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US, July 15, 2026.

IDF cracks down on West Bank terror, CENTCOM confirms Iran naval blockade still ongoing

Live Updates

One killed, 17 injured in Berlin Pride event ramming, police suspect known Islamist

Police officers walk, as emergency responders work on the site, after the annual Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off, after a car crashed into the crowd at Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, in Berlin, Germany, July 25, 2026.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

'Finger on trigger': Trump has not decided on large-scale attacks against Iran, sources tell 'Post'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Zelensky: Ukrainian long-range strikes hit Russian warship, vessels transporting Iran-linked cargo

Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency

The AMIA building, the Argentinian and Israeli flags woven with names of all the victims of the 1994 bombing.

AMIA bombing victims remembered as Argentina marks 32 years without justice

FEATURE
The ruins of the King David Hotel bombing.

The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on

FEATURE
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is to be announced as candidate for Brazil's presidential elections, stands in front of a screen showing a pre-recorded message from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the national convention of the Liberal Party (PL) in Brazil, July 25, 2026.

Flavio Bolsonaro launches Brazil presidential campaign, touts support from Milei, Netanyahu

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an unknown location, in this still image taken from handout video released July 21, 2026.

Zohran Mamdani's obsession with Israel is failing New York

OPINION
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to members of the New York State Nurses Association union, next to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), during a picket outside Mount Sinai West in New York City, US, January 20, 2026.

Zohran Mamdani was elected to serve New Yorkers, not wage war on Israel

OPINION
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.

Danon calls Mamdani a ‘clown,’ warns anti-Israel rhetoric is a dangerous game

Who are the most influential young Zionists of 2026?

In Collab
25 most influential young Zionists of 2025

Likud primaries to continue as usual, despite talks of cancellation due to security concerns

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.

US Embassy warns of potential flight cancellations due to security situation

IDF bans Palestinian workers from Israeli settlements in West Bank after string of terror attacks

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth commands soldiers during the manhunt for a terrorist in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Drone crash in Ben-Gvir's neighborhood determined to be local youth, not attack

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025

Italian airline cancels flights to Israel in wake of growing regional tension with Iran

Troy Jackson, who is expected to be the presumptive Democratic nominee, speaks before the Maine Democratic delegates as they gather for their party's nominating convention to select a US Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.

Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, omits mention of Israel, AIPAC

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026

US federal appeals court rules US President Donald Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

Smoke rises as flames burn during a wildfire at Ares, Grionde, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 25, 2026.

Wildfires across region force Tour de France to reroute final stage

Fire rages near the grave of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of the Chabad Hasidic movement, in Hadiach, in Ukraine’s Poltava region on July 24, 2026. .

Major fire destroys main building at Chabad founder's grave in Ukraine

Trump says Jewish Senator Chuck Schumer 'turned Palestinian' amid remarks at correspondents' dinner

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on protections for access to in vitro fertilization on July 23, 2026 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

A community divided: Maine’s Jewish Democrats gear up for Platner’s replacement

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson raises eyebrows in the Jewish community

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a demonstration outside of a federal immigration office, on July 14, 2026, in Scarborough, Maine.

Charles Kushner leaves New York over what he calls Mamdani's 'antisemitism'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America at City Hall in New York, NY, US, July 3, 2026.

German police probe antisemitic motive in attack over Israeli flag pin

Strikes on shipping lanes, Saudi escalation mark new phase in Yemen's conflict

ANALYSIS
HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September. Iran has reportedly lost control of the Houthis, the writer notes.

Could Iran invade Kuwait? New threats raise fears of wider Middle East war

INTERVIEW

France returns 23 artifacts to Syria after 15 year-long loan amid Macron’s historic visit Damascus

A new batch of Arab tribesmen, estimated in the thousands, departs from Idlib and its surrounding countryside toward the southern city of Sweida, Syria, on July 18, 2025.

Arab tribal ‘war tent’ raises fears of Kurdish-Arab violence in eastern Syria

ANALYSIS
Kuwaiti Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft fly over during an airshow commemorating Kuwait's 65th Independence Day in Kuwait City on February 25, 2026.

Bahrain, Kuwait secretly sent fighter jets to strike Iran earlier this month

REPORT

Mazal tov: Israel finally joined the cognitive war

OPINION
AMERICANS HAVE been drinking the anti-Israel Kool-Aid for years not knowing it was part of a well planned and executed influence campaign.

'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later

FRONTLINES

As antisemitism evolves, more Diaspora Jews are forced to pass anti-Zionist 'purity tests'

JEWS ARE seen protesting against Israel and demanding Palestinian statehood recognition, in August 2025.
OPINION

The Australia I grew up in is unraveling as antisemitism shatters a safe haven

At the MCG, the writer's sister and nephew watch a game of footy.
BySARI NOSSBAUM
FRONTLINES

'An emotional roller coaster': How an Israeli mother navigates her husband's reserve duty

Jeen Technologies deepens footprint in defense sector

INTERVIEW
Hacker. Autonomous AI Agents.

IDF considering purchase of anti-submarine aircraft amid growing Turkish threat

Greece approves €3.5 billion defense package for Israeli missile defense tech

Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor high powered microwave counter-drone solution

Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor to fry drones with high-power microwaves

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

IDF still working to determine origin of drone intercepted near Syrian border

WHO releases new guidelines to prevent drowning as 2.5 meter waves expected in Israel

A lifeguard patrols North Steyne beach as beaches are closed after recent shark attacks, in Sydney, Australia, January 20, 2026.

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer mounts Jewish apology tour in Ukraine, meeting with Zelensky and rabbi

Greek defense system in Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles from Yemen, no Iran strikes reported

A demonstrator holds up a mock missile as Houthi supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition's restrictions on Houthi-controlled areas, which the group describes as a blockade, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026.

Attacker yells 'Allahu Akbar,' stabs two in potential Manhattan antisemitic hate crime

 The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.

ICC dismisses prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations, diplomatic sources say

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025.

Could Australia be Israel's secret gateway to global success?

Rear view of adult Australian woman looking at Kangaroo Point Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist bridge across the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia.

Breathing Data: How environmental data is rewriting public health in Israel

Prof. Lena Novack at Soroka Medical Center

Searching for hope in an age of extinction

Prof. Uri Roll: "The love of nature was already there."

How Israel's Druze community is building its own start-up ecosystem

FEATURE
Koftan Halabi (L), founder of Isfiya's D-TEC, and Nechemia Peres, co-founder of Pitango Venture Capital, at the D-TEC Druze Tech-Fest.

Israeli cybersecurity firm reaches deal with US giant over sharing technology, systems

AI spending spree hits $600b as Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund boom

Larry Ellison, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle

Your Investments: Financial independence starts with work, not wishful thinking

AN OLD olive tree in the town of Bar, southern Montenegro, earlier this month.

Your Taxes: Can AI tax agents replace human experience in the tax field?

Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

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Twenty killed, 100 missing after flash floods hit Afghanistan, authorities say

US government reverses longstanding endangered species regulation, opens habitats to development

Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Hebron’s sewage crisis flows south toward Negev

A Northern Spotted Owl sits on a tree stump in Stanley Park on August 4, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada.

To save one endangered owl species, scientists back waging war on another

One in five Israeli women who get cosmetic procedures show signs of addiction, study finds

STUDY
Cosmetic surgery tools are seen surrounding a face mask (illustrative)

Healing overloaded minds: How Israel's prolonged war is affecting memory, concentration

Defense Ministry, FIDF to establish new brain injury rehabilitation center for wounded soldiers

Living near green spaces can reduce stress during pregnancy, Israeli-led study finds

OPINION

Living in limbo land: Navigating health scares, medical uncertainty

ByBRIAN BLUM

Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire

Sally Reidman.

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

Chani Kaplan: Finding her place in Israel, from Sydney to Jerusalem

Chani Kaplan.

Israel launches 'Masa diplomacy' program in push for pro-Israel advocacy through Diaspora youth

An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.
FEATURE

'Go big and go home': North American families make aliyah in the shadow of war

DJ Raphi entertains the kids, leading them through fun dance moves set to catchy music.

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

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

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

The INFINITY Project.

It’s all about timing! 2026 is a rare opportunity window for Tel Aviv real estate

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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

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

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   

Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC.

Houthis threaten a second chokehold on shipping routes, Hormuz remains contentious

Israel's most volatile election season begins with integrity warnings, coalition chaos

Iran hits Jordanian territory again in missile attack, tensions escalate in the Middle East

US Politics   

Troy Jackson, who is expected to be the presumptive Democratic nominee, speaks before the Maine Democratic delegates as they gather for their party's nominating convention to select a US Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.

Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, omits mention of Israel, AIPAC

US federal appeals court rules US President Donald Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

Trump returns to White House correspondents' dinner after April attack halted gala

Diaspora   

The AMIA building, the Argentinian and Israeli flags woven with names of all the victims of the 1994 bombing.

AMIA bombing victims remembered as Argentina marks 32 years without justice

Major fire destroys main building at Chabad founder's grave in Ukraine

Danon calls Mamdani a ‘clown,’ warns anti-Israel rhetoric is a dangerous game

Judaism   

Every generation has its super powers.

On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion

At Israel's biggest Bible study gathering, thousands turn to Tanakh for answers on politics

Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative

Christian World   

Israeli envoy to the Christian world George Deek.

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

'Does JD stand for Jew Defamer?': Evangelical leader urges Trump to reject Vance's Israel remarks

A future pope will 'welcome us back', says priest from excommunicated antisemitic Catholic sect

Food   

AN ARRAY of Belgian chocolates are created on-site.

Chocolate De Luxe brings handmade kosher luxury to Netanya

Chef Aviv Moshe returns to Tel Aviv with kosher Italian restaurant Bella

Cooking at the cutting edge

Archaeology   

The Indian, Kachchhi/Gujarati, document.

Researchers decode 200-year-old Red Sea navigational chart, revealing lost seafaring secrets

Byzantine gold artifacts help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatian coast

Oldest copy of Homer’s Odyssey in book form joins Christopher Nolan's film press tour

Science   

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Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

To save one endangered owl species, scientists back waging war on another

Jonty Hurwitz brings mind-bending science, art, and optical illusions to Jerusalem

Culture   

NOGA EREZ performs at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, last year.

'Crazy, moving': Noga Erez documentary charts music star's rise through tragedy and triumph

Tom Wesselmann's American pop art takes center stage at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

What to watch this week: Larry David's new HBO comedy, talking sheep, and Kim Novak

History   

The ruins of the King David Hotel bombing.

The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on

'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe

'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer

OMG   

Erling Haaland of Norway in action during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16 match between Brazil and Norway at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 5, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Over 500 Peruvian babies named after Norwegian soccer star Haaland after legendary World Cup run

Psychic Uri Geller vows to help England win World Cup, calls on millions to 'neutralize' Messi

Iran-backed Lego AI propaganda channel claims regime behind Graham's death, threatens Laura Loomer

Travel   

STATUES OF Lenin front governmental buildings in Tiraspol.

Moldova beyond the crowds: Jewish heritage, wine and Transnistria

David’s Harp Hotel & Suites Netanya: The luxury of feeling understood

Global tourism shift: Saudi Arabia surges as Israel ranks last

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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