DANYA SAPERSTEIN

Danya Saperstein is a Breaking News Desk Editor and Writer at The Jerusalem Post. She moved from New Jersey to Israel in 2021 and studied Linguistics and Literature at Bar-Ilan University. In her spare time, she can be found gaming, reading, or planning another DnD campaign.

The dedicated treatment suite established for the MDMA-assisted psychotherapy clinical trial, where participants undergo supervised eight-hour treatment sessions. Illustrative image.

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy reduces PTSD in 80% of soldiers, Israeli study finds

 A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike last week. As long as teachers are denied the stability, recognition, and respect they deserve, we will keep losing the essential individuals who prop up the backbone of society, the writer argues.

Education Ministry announces mandatory financial education classes for ninth, tenth grades

Pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging, now required by law.

Israeli law mandating graphic warning images on all smoking products takes effect


Iranian officials deny Trump's claims that Iran, Gulf leaders asked Iran to halt strikes - report

The officials called Trump's statements a desperate attempt to blackmail Gulf state rulers and pressure them with threats.

Mourners hold an anti-Trump poster as they gather during funeral ceremonies held for Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 5, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Cuban spy one of US's biggest intelligence failures, Rubio says, accuses Cuba of funding protesters

Marco Rubio said Cuba operates an extensive spy and influence network in the US, citing a convicted ambassador and alleged links to protests supporting Antifa, Hamas, and Venezuela's Maduro.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Israeli surgeons use customized 3D implant to replace sternum, ribs in patient with rare cancer

"Rare cases require creative solutions," Dr. Peysakhovich said, adding that just a few years ago, this solution simply wouldn't have been available.

First from left- Dr. Israel Weiss, Head of Orthopedic Oncology at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital & Dr. Yury Peysakhovich (first from the right), Head of Thoracic Surgery at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital during the operation.

On the road to recovery: Former hostage Evyatar David speaks out for first time since captivity

“I understood that surviving captivity is one thing. Truly recovering is another battle entirely,” David wrote in a social media post.

A HAMAS propaganda video shows 24-year-old Evyatar David, who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, a haunting image of a starved hostage published by subhuman terrorists.

IDF drafts new principles document outlining values as discipline declines, elections near - report

The document is also expected to address the IDF’s nonpartisan nature ahead of approaching elections by clearly setting out its policies, according to the report. 

IDF soldiers conduct a manhunt for a terrorist who shot Israeli hikers in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Technion scientists receive grants for cancer research on pregnancy, heart disease, recurrence

Professor Irit Ben Aharon received a Research Professorship grant to support her research into the effects of chemotherapy administered to pregnant women on their children. 

(From L -R) Dr. Shira Landau, Professor Irit Ben Aharon, Dr. Ido Livne

No US pressure on Israel to withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Israeli public diplomacy chief says

When Netanyahu eulogized former senator Lindsey Graham as Israel's "number one friend," Trump responded: "No, I'm Israel's number one friend. Lindsey is number two." 

IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.

Netanyahu, Trump conclude 'positive, productive' meeting at White House

"It was a very positive meeting. You could see the chemistry between the leaders," a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump meet at the White House, July 28, 2026.

'He wants me to stay involved': Trump says Netanyahu sharing intel. on Iran to keep US in war

US President Donald Trump told Fox News that the US has been surveilling Pickaxe Mountain with "the greatest cameras in the world" and that "it was not a big problem."

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan, US, July 27, 2026.

Rabies cases tripled over past years as wild animals move into urban areas, Health Ministry says

The ministry is “very concerned” over rabies, which has shown an “alarming increase” in wild animals, some of whom are reaching urban areas, including jackals in Tel Aviv and wild boars in Haifa.

Wild boars gather in a residential area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on December 5, 2019.