Procedural failures almost let alleged Hamas-linked Palestinian millionaire build Jerusalem hotel

Israel bans entry of US members of Eyewitness Palestine, Chikli pushes for stricter regulations

 Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri.
Cranes working at a construction site in Jerusalem, June 12, 2025
A massive construction site off Jaffa Road, not far from the entrance to Jerusalem, seen in 2022.

Iran expert: This is why Iran will never give up its ballistic missile program

A banner with a photo of a new hypersonic ballistic missile called "Fattah" and with text reading "400 seconds to Tel Aviv" is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2023
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks after laying a wreath for victims of the December 14, 2025 gun attack at the Bondi Pavilion, in Sydney on February 9, 2026.

Herzog condemns ‘Globalize the Intifada’ as anti-Israel chant rings out in Sydney

Police officers remove demonstrators gathered at Town Hall Square to protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit to Australia, in Sydney, Australia, February 9, 2026
WATCH

Anti-Israel protests erupt in Australia as President Herzog visits Sydney in aftermath of Bondi

Press TV journalist who praised Oct. 7 arrested en route to anti-Zionist gathering

 Activity of the 810th Brigade on Mount Dov.

Why Lebanon's Mount Dov is key to securing Israel’s northern border

ANALYSIS
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks at the opening of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025

Iran could dilute 60% enriched uranium if all US sanctions lifted, nuclear official says

Police officers remove demonstrators gathered at Town Hall Square to protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's state visit to Australia following a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, February 9, 2026

Anti-Israel protests erupt in Australia, Iran drags on

LISTEN
Haredi anti-draft protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak denouncing the detention of a draft dodger, February 9, 2026.

Anti-draft haredi protesters block Highway 4, Israel Police declare demonstration unlawful

WATCH
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump share a warm moment in the Knesset in October 2025.

Israel reads mixed US signals on Iran, prepares for all scenarios

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani looks on during a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan August 12, 2025.

Syrian officials attend anti-ISIS coalition talks in Saudi Arabia

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

Women Leaders Summit 2026

Netanyahu trial: PM denies ‘directive meeting’ with Filber in Case 4000 cross-examination

Liberman: Aid trucks to Gaza fund Hamas, Israel returning to pre-Oct. 7 reality

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

IDF moves to quell reservist backlash over service cuts tied to post-war budget deal

Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.

Lapid says Netanyahu falsified pre-Oct. 7 security protocols, urges criminal investigation

Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 9, 2026

IDF confirms death of senior Hezbollah artillery commander in southern Lebanon strike

Divers carrying amphorae from the fourth century AD Roman shipwreck discovered off the coast of Gallipoli, southern Italy in June 2025.

Authorities reveal discovery of fourth century Roman shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague in June. More and more signs indicate that the old order is weakening, says the writer.

The world order was always an illusion, and it is now collapsing

OPINION
Members of the Kurdish community and other protesters attend a demonstration against recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Berlin, Germany, January 24, 2026.

The fall of Rojava was not a conspiracy, it was a failure of strategy

OPINION
 Syrian security forces take control of Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Hasakeh Province, Syria, on January 21, 2026

Iraq faces renewed security concerns as ISIS detainees are transferred from Syria

ANALYSIS

President Herzog lands in Australia for first visit since Hanukkah Bondi Beach massacre

Greece detains Samidoun Europe leader Mohammed Khatib, set to deport him from Crete

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz at the President residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025

Three Jewish men threatened by knife-wielding attacker on way back from Paris synagogue

 A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

UN's Albanese says humanity has 'common enemy' in Israel at Al Jazeera forum

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese speaks during an interview ahead of the conference on "A Cartography of Genocide: Israel's Conduct in Gaza since October 2023", an investigative project on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025.

Queensland to ban 'from river to sea' and 'globalize intifada' chants under new legislation

Khamenei's advisor to visit Oman as US tells Iran it expects 'meaningful' talks

Protesters take to Baghdad streets over new customs tariffs

 Iran's security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah marking the first anniversary of Israel's assassination of their longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, 2025.
ANALYSIS

Egypt’s Sisi visits UAE amid Gulf tensions and regional challenges

View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.

Security Cabinet approves measures expanding Israeli control in West Bank

 Senior Hamas figure Khaled Mashal accidentally says “To a free Israel, with God’s help” at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 8, 2026.

Hamas leader's awkward on-air slip: 'Free Israel, with God’s help'

Former pro-Palestinian activist from Stanford explains why she left the movement

WATCH

IDF closes dozens of alleged pre-2025 war crime cases

EXCLUSIVE
Stanford student Taryn Thomas said she initially joined pro-Palestinian activism with good intentions.
ANALYSIS

Why Hezbollah’s internal changes may signal deeper trouble

Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025
EDITORIAL

While Western allies pursue diplomacy with Islamic Regime, Israel must pursue survival

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.
OPINION

Iran’s blackout exposed the next battlefield: Connectivity

ByLISYA BAHAR MANOAH, YANIV SHNIEDER

An army of algorithms: How MAFAT is fighting Israel's wars with artificial intelligence

INTERVIEW

From Gaza to Iran, Israel readies space 'surprises' for next conflicts

EXCLUSIVE
An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

Russian cyborg pigeon drones begin real-world testing phases, sparking concern over military misuse

ST Engineering shows its DrN-600 drone at the Singapore Airshow, in Singapore February 4, 2026.

New Israeli-made cargo drone carries 100 kg. for remote, contested missions

THE NEW "Pereh" helicopter, expected to replace the IDF's "Yas'ur" helicopters.

Defense Ministry, Elbit sign $130 million deal to outfit helicopters with Israeli tech

Israel warns Trump: We may act alone if Iran crosses ballistic missile red line

Fifty-three migrants including two babies, dead or missing after Libya boat capsizes

An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

Trump admin. expects Araghchi to bring 'meaningful substance' to next meeting, sources tell 'Post'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, February 7, 2026; illustrative.
REPORT

Iranian takes own life after urging US against deal with Islamic regime

Pouria Hamidi, an Iranian man from the southern port city of Bushehr, in a video appealing to US President Donald Trump and Western countries to halt any kind of agreement with Iran’s ruling establishment. February 08.

Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after avalanches kill 11 in seven days

Avalanche control is seen before women's downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, February 6, 2026

Bishop Robert Stearns' fight for justice and the next generation

Bishop Robert Stearns ,Founder and Executive Director Eagles' Wings

The anchor that holds reservist families together

Children of reservists in Or Akiva attend a week-long summer camp organized by HaOgen

How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots

The implications go beyond farming efficiency: Prof. Ilya Gelfand's research in Hatzeva.

El Al to launch new Europe, Asia routes in first expansion since October 7

American investor Elliot Zemel in advanced talks to buy Arkia Airlines

An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner; illustrative.

El Al faces record $39 million fine for wartime price gouging

El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
STUDY

Survey reveals most investigators see smartphones as a key provider of evidence

Smartphone.

Tech and AI brands drive record Super Bowl LX advertising boom

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensifies as it nears northwest Australia

Environmental cooperation emerges as cornerstone for Middle East peace, experts say

JERUSALEM REPORT
FILE PHOTO:  Satellite view of Tropical Cyclone Zelia, a powerful Category 5 cyclone impacting the coast of Western Australia near Port Hedland, disrupting major iron ore exports. Imaged 13 February 2025.

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

US President Donald Trump walks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Israeli companies that miss the climate split at Davos will pay a heavy price

OPINION
Plumes of smoke rise after the IDF carried out house demolitions in the northern Gaza Strip in January. It is believed that between 80,000 and 200,000 tons of munitions were fired or dropped on Gaza over two years of war.

From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push

JERUSALEM REPORT

Study reveals surprising trends in sick leave use across Israel in 2025

STUDY

Jerusalem doctor uses bird photos to comfort PTSD and elderly patients

FEATURE
 Flu and cold season is here. Prepared accordingly

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

FEATURE

Beit Arazim: Helping rebuild Israel, one wounded soldier at a time

Many medical institutions automatically refuse to admit, correct errors, researcher finds

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

OPINION

A people without a plan is a people without a land: Zionism, goal-setting go hand in hand

OPINION
 RABBI JOE and the JLIC TLV community members bring an ice cream truck to evacuees in Tel Aviv hotels.
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.

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

An Argentine oleh (new immigrant to Israel) who made aliyah 20 years ago celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Eilat after a long period of conversion.

The grand advantage: High-end within reach

Yamim ha’Tzeira. Your home by the sea, in Netanya

The Grand project developed by Dar Nofarim.

3,200 new units: Local committee approves Yoseftal neighborhood urban renewal in Kfar Saba

What looks cheap on paper can cost a lot in reality.

The domino effect: Why "cheap" financing can be the most expensive deal an entrepreneur signs

A view from south to north, showing the entire neighborhood.

A real estate shift: Jaffa becomes an alternative to expensive Tel Aviv

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

Israel’s Economic Leadership convenes for National Economic Conference

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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   

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.

Israel warns US they may attack Iran, Matti Caspi dies at age 76

Was Israel honest about the war's past, Gaza's future?

Milorad Dodik compares Israel and Republika Srpska under European pressure

US Politics   

US Vice President JD Vance watches a women's preliminary round ice hockey match between the United States of America and Czech Republic at the Olympics at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy. February 05, 2026.

‘Jew hatred is disgusting': JD Vance calls for 'moral clarity' on antisemitism

Trump raises controversy after sharing racist video depicting Barack, Michelle Obama as apes

US to host Gaza Board of Peace meeting amid push for Phase II deal

Diaspora   

Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

'Israelis steal kidneys': Teacher gets fired in California after sharing antisemitic video

Jewish Community of Munich receives threatening letter, gun cartridge, in post

Super Bowl weekend gets a Jewish twist, from Shabbat kiddush to kosher tailgate

Judaism   

Female emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement gather for a group photo in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Feb. 6, 2026.

From far corners of the Jewish world, the women of Chabad gather in freezing Brooklyn

Most US Jews do not identify as ‘Zionists,’ even when they support Israel, JFNA survey finds

First values, then holy places: Lesson from Sinai and Jerusalem

Christian World   

 Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Jerusalem Orthodox churches don’t represent all Christians

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

Jesus gets a makeover as Sistine Chapel artwork undergoes restoration

Food   

PHD STUDENT Yulia Melnik-Kesler.

Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark

Iconic Eucalyptus and chef Moshe Basson to serve final meals in Jerusalem

Fedrik: Modi'in's upscale restaurant becomes kosher

Archaeology   

Dutch Education, Culture and Science Gouke Moes and the Egyptian Ambassador to the Netherlands during the formal handover ceremony of the stolen scultpure at the Egyptian embassy in the Hague, February 8, 2026.

Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old sculpture stolen from Egypt during Arab Spring

Police sieze ancient coins, stolen medical device from east Jerusalem resident

Residue found in Roman vial reveals first evidence of ancient physicians use of feces in medicine

Science   

A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

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

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

More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds

Culture   

 MATTI CASPI performs in 2015.

Music world mourns Matti Caspi, towering figure in Israeli culture, after cancer battle

Pnimeet: Community workshop putting Jerusalem back on bikes

How Matti Caspi’s music became a treasured national soundtrack

History   

Kai Höss at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. January 27, 2026.

Grandson of Auschwitz commandant: 'My grandfather was greatest mass murderer in history'

'It is impossible to believe, but it happened': Holocaust survivor recalls childhood in Nazi camps

Holocaust education: Why telling Lithuania’s Jewish story matters more than ever

OMG   

Feb 8, 2026; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Bad Bunny performs during the Half Time show in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium.

Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico at Super Bowl halftime with Gaga cameo

Fighter jets escort Wizz Air flight landing at Ben-Gurion Airport following 'terrorist' prank

Netanyahu says Epstein’s ties to Ehud Barak prove he worked against Israel, not in favor

Consumerism   

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?

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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President-CEO Eric Fingerhut addressing attendees at the 2024 General Assembly.

“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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