TOBIAS HOLCMAN

Tobias Holcman is a writer and editor on The Jerusalem Post breaking news desk. He is an Argentinian journalist with a degree in Political Science and Journalism from the University of Palermo, Buenos Aires. In 2023, he moved to Israel and volunteered for the military service, which he completed in 2025.

Naftali Bennett (L), Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Liberman.

Opposition leaders vow to form Oct. 7 probe as first act of new gov't, demand truth from Netanyahu

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

FM Sa'ar: Israel to close UK consulate in east Jerusalem, expel reps. from CMCC over sanctions

Moti Leitner with Dr. Nechumi Yaffe.

Haredi Public party reveals first woman in Israel's history running for Knesset with a haredi party


Defying Netanyahu pressure to merge, Winter submits People of Israel's list ahead of 2026 election

Party leaders lock in lists at Knesset ahead of Tuesday deadline, last chance for alliances

Amcha Yisrael party chairman Ofer Winter speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2026.

'The end of the Iranian regime is near,' Netanyahu threatens at government's Rosh Hashanah toast

"We are determined to defend ourselves; we are determined to strike our enemies," Netanyahu said at the Government Rosh Hashanah toast.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.

Netherlands main bank moves most gold reserves from America amid deteriorating EU-US relations

"In view of increasing geopolitical unrest, DNB is strengthening its crisis preparedness," the De Nederlandsche Bank said in a statement.

Ilustrative picture from the DNB.

Nvidia buys AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13b. months after OpenAI's rogue agent incident

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said the acquisition aimed to provide more "open weights to the AI economy" and promised not to impose requirements to use Nvidia technology on the platform.

 An NVIDIA logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025.

Blackstone leads investment in Israeli cybersecurity firm fighting AI traffic threat

Huskeys, founded in 2025 by IDF’s Unit 8200 alumni Itai Gafni (CEO) and Roy Weisfeld (CTO), emerged from stealth five months ago and has investments from the world’s largest alternative asset manager.

Huskeys, a company founded in 2025 by two IDF's Unit 8200 graduates, announced a $27 million investment.

USS Abraham Lincoln crew receives first rest day amid reports of extended Middle East deployment

The ship was seen with significant surface rust, as reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating onboard conditions surged over the last months.

The US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, with the Pattaya skyline in backdrop, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026.

Firm led by first Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi opens new $250 million fund for high-tech startups

The announcement made by Casspi's firm, Swish Ventures, says that the funding will focus on 12 high-tech startups with an average value of $20 million each.

Omri Casspi #18 of the Memphis Grizzlies dunks the ball during a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 18, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Erdogan, Putin agree to continue Turkey's nuclear development, improve economic relations

"With the opening of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, we will also take steps together to open some new power plants," Erdogan said after his meeting with Putin.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026.

'Stop empty statements': Ben-Gvir warns Likud against preventing Gotliv's move to Otzma Yehudit

"If Likud wants to transfer Tally Gotliv to Otzmah Yehudit, it needs to carry out the procedures today, instead of sending empty briefings to the media," Ben-Gvir said in a statement.

Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir at a press conference, June 22 2026.

Netanyahu visits school in Ramle hit by missile during Iran war as Israel classes start nationwide

The prime minister, alongside Education Minister Yoav Kisch, visited the school and talked with teaching and administrative staff, as well as the students on their first day of class.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch with students from the Benzion Netanyahu School in Ramle.