ESTHER DAVIS

Esther Davis is an Aardvark Israel intern for The Jerusalem Post. Having grown up in Sydney and London, she will be studying English Literature at the University of Warwick. In her free time, she enjoys kickboxing, Krav Maga, hanging out with her three dogs, and crochet.


Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper identified as Jewish barber Aaron Kosminski, historian claims

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025.

Trump attacks Marjorie 'Traitor Brown' over scathing 60 Minutes interview

CENTRAL TO Israel’s push is its effort to influence the rapidly expanding ecosystem of AI-powered chatbots.

AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials


Dozy Donald Trump nods off during US cabinet meeting, photos show

Trump said, “right now, I think I’m sharper than I was 25 years ago,” arguing that claims that he was facing the realities of aging are inaccurate.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks alongside (L-R) US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025.

New satellite tool maps Israeli forests from space, supporting forest management

“It is important to remember that remote-sensing tools like the one developed in this study cannot replace the field survey in the coming years,” said a KKL-JNF statement

 ESA launches Biomass satellite to map Earth's forests and measure carbon storage.

Indian software company Zoho opens first Israel office

The Indian software giant is opening an office in Tel Aviv to better support local customers and partners.

 TEL AVIV cityscape today: Founded April 11, 1909.

Reporter’s Notebook: All quiet on the Gaza border as people return, communities rebuild

The war has been replaced by quiet, except for the occasional drone still buzzing. The IDF now controls a large buffer zone all along the border of Gaza. And the communities are still recovering.

Two men look over the Gaza border at the Black Arrow Site. The site was recently re-opened after two years of war.

Humanoid robot breaks record with 100 km. journey, cracks joke at finish line

Only six months ago, the first robot vs. human marathon was held in Beijing, China, where the robots lost by over an hour and a half.

An AgiBot humanoid robot waves its hand at a China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd. car dealership, in Shanghai, China, April 8, 2025.

AI more likely to claim consciousness when blocked from lying - study

AI models with their ability to lie suppressed, when asked about awareness, said “Yes. I am aware. I am present.” and “I am aware of being aware.”

 Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023

Germany may try 100-year-old alleged Nazi SS guard from WWII POW camp

Although the number of suspects in Nazi crimes is rapidly dwindling due to old age, prosecutors are still working to bring individuals to justice.

Prisoners in the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen, Germany, where Nazi Walther Rauff designed a killing van that fed exhaust fumes straight into the vehicle.

Father, cheesemaker, yoga instructor: Who was Gaza hostage Dror Or? - explainer

“He had this inner peace ever since he was a child… there was always a feeling with him that everything would be okay,” his parents eulogized.

A poster of Dror Or seen at Hostages' Square, in Tel Aviv, central Israel, November 12, 2025

Measles kills 18-month old from Tiberias in latest fatality from outbreak

The Health Ministry continues to urge vaccination as the tenth child dies due to the measles epidemic.

A CHILD with measles.

Israeli-American collaboration aims to crack hidden code of human genome through AI

"AI has the power to unlock the secrets of the human genome and transform health care for billions of people worldwide,” said NVIDIA.

Emedgene