Alex Winston

Alex Winston is the News Editor at The Jerusalem Post and the author of the Our Homes, Neighborhood Corner, and Traffic Corner real estate columns.

Originally from Leeds, England, Alex moved to Israel in 2011.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, December 22, 2025.

Israel, Greece, Cyprus reaffirm security, energy commitments at trilateral summit

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum during an interview on September 25, 2025, in New York City.

Pezeshkian the fall guy: Could Iran impeach its president? - analysis

Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi gestures as he addresses the media during a press conference on June 23, 2025 in Paris, France.

Iran's Crown Prince slams Islamic Republic after execution of Iranian accused of spying for Israel


Fifty years of Islamic rule can’t erase 2,600 years of Jewish-Iranian friendship

Today, the friendship between Jews and ordinary Iranians is alive and well, with Iranians taking to social media to express support for Israel after the Bondi attack. We must stand with them in turn.

THE HISTORY of Jewish-Persian friendship goes back over 2,500 years, and it is unlikely there is any other example of two civilizations enjoying such a long and prosperous relationship. Here, anti-Iranian regime protesters wave the Iranian Lion and Sun flag before the 1979 revolution and Israeli fla

Jews are again reminded that anywhere in the world, we will be targeted on our holy days - comment

Simchat Torah. Yom Kippur. Hanukkah. Our religious holidays are no longer safe for gathering Jews to celebrate their festivals worldwide. 

Armed police work at the scene after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025.

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

Iran plays with fire as economic anger grows, fuel hike may be spark that lights people - analysis

Iran’s looming fuel hike is reviving memories of the deadly 2019 uprising, raising fears that economic pressure could ignite fresh unrest.

A picture taken on November 17, 2019 shows a scorched gas station that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in Eslamshahr, near the Iranian capital of Tehran.

Iranians brace for Saturday fuel price surge as Islamic Republic's economy braces for worst

The proposal had been repeatedly postponed over fears it could trigger unrest similar to deadly protests sparked by a fuel price hike in 2019.

Iranians fill their vehicles at a petrol station in Tehran, on November 15, 2019. (STR/afp/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran continues crackdown on dissent with human rights lawyer found dead, arrests and disappearances

If the people cannot be persuaded to fear, then they will be forced to, is the mentality behind the ayatollahs’ rule. The result is intimidation, but there is backlash amongst ordinary Iranians.

L-R: Khosro Alikordi, Bita Shafiei, runners from the  Kish Island marathon, Bita and her mother.

Khamenei’s army: The mysterious US-based Iranian X accounts supporting Iran's regime

A closer examination by The Jerusalem Post of dozens of X accounts replying to Khamenei’s speech revealed a set of numerous common patterns.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of the Iranian flag and screenshots of pro-regime messages on X/Twitter in Arabic.

Who Is Bita Shafiei, 19-year-old girl who dreams of a free Iran arrested by regime? - comment

On November 13, Bita, a resident of Shahinshahr in central Iran, was arrested by Iranian security officials and and nothing has been heard of her since.

Bita Shafiei has not been heard from in over two weeks after she and her mother were arrested by Iranian security officials.

Inward fury: How Iran has changed domestic oppression after Israel-Iran war

IRAN AFFAIRS: Unable to change the outcome of battle, the Islamic Republic moved quickly after the June 24 ceasefire to reassert its authority at home.

Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, during a demonstration near UN headquarters in New York City on November 19

Building bridges through innovation: AJC int'l mayors trip brings global leaders to Israel

Over 20 mayors and municipal leaders from 15 countries gathered in Israel for the five-day 34th Int'l Mayors Conference, organized by the American Jewish Congress (AJC) and the Foreign Ministry.

 Delegates of the 34th AJC International Mayors Conference meet with President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem during their visit to Israel.