MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the international affairs correspondent at The Jerusalem Post . She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England. After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju. She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post . In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.

The phrase 'Jew free' appeared during an interactive word-cloud exercise at the Muslim Association of Canada recent convention, May, 2026.

Muslim Association of Canada apologizes for 'Jew free' appearing in word cloud during youth convent

The Department for Education sign is seen outside their building in Whitehall on October 15, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

UK Dept Ed. reviewing Muslim schools run by Al-Khair Foundation following reports of Hamas ties

Crew from i24NEWS attacked by a man in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 16, 2026.

Israeli journalists attacked in N. Ireland while filming documentary on antisemitism - interview


Global coalition of orgs launch ‘Gaza GenoLIE’ initiative to counter ‘modern blood libel’

Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntisemitism, said: “Calling Israel’s defensive war against Hamas a ‘genocide’ is not activism; it is a modern blood libel dressed up in academic language.”

Gaza GenoLIE logo.

Former Montreal anti-racism commissioner sues CIJA over alleged Hitler comparison

The accusation centers on a visual montage in which CIJA allegedly compared her to Adolf Hitler. The montage is no longer searchable online but is included in the lawsuit.

Former Montreal anti-racism commissioner Bochra Manai.

Reporters Without Borders removes Gazan terror operatives from its official media casualty database

Given the importance that it has played as a source of information, HonestReporting called on RSF to publicly explain why it has altered its records and withdrawn ICC complaints featuring terrorists.

A Hamas terrorist previously listed as a journalist by RSF.

Christian woman who saved Jewish baby during Holocaust honored by Yad Vashem 83 years later

Efraim Kochba (born Ernst Bernard Van Coevorden) was raised in the Netherlands during World War II by parents Ziegfried Fritz and Martha van Coevorden.

Efraim Kohva.

‘It’s us against the Jew’: One third of Dan Bilzerian's posts contain antisemitic rhetoric - study

Bilzerian is a well-known antisemitic conspiracy theorist and podcaster. He is currently running against Congressman Randy Fine in the August 18th Republican primary in Florida’s 6th District.

 Dan Bilzerian on Patrick Bet-David show, August 2024.

NYC rabbis ‘hopeful' after telling Mamdani his Israel rhetoric makes Jews feel unsafe - interview

Despite past criticisms of Mamdani for choosing to associate with select sects of Judaism, both rabbis told The Jerusalem Post that “there was tremendous diversity around the table.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Universal Child Care at Bedrock Preschool on August 04, 2026 in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx borough in New York City.

Reform UK rules out deal with Restore due to ‘antisemitic’ co-founder, ‘Groyper’ ideology

A groyper is a member of a far-right, white nationalist network of internet users and activists, led by Nick Fuentes.

Reform UK Party Leader Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference on a plan to deport foreign prisoners on August 10, 2026 at Royal Horseguards Hotel in London, England.

‘This is Tehran’: Khamenei posters and Iran regime flags displayed at London march

Given that the Ayatollahs are the ultimate authority over the IRGC, displays of support for them could be seen as support for the organization.

Open displays of support for the Islamic regime in Iran were seen throughout Sunday's Arbaeen Procession in London, August 9, 2026.

Nearly half of Britons want fewer or no Israeli immigrants, YouGov poll finds

British attitudes toward Israeli immigration have grown more negative over the past decade, with 47% now favoring fewer or no migrants from Israel.

UK AND Israeli flags together at a march in London.

Colombia earthquake ‘reminded me of Israel’s sirens and bombs,’ Israeli in Bogota tells 'Post'

As the earthquake struck, an Israeli family experienced “something beautiful” when Colombians gathered around them and asked the family to bless them.

People evacuate after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026.