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.

Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem December 2, 2025.

Gideon Sa'ar attends Washington conference on breaking mineral dependency in China

 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

Brexit was 'biggest act of self harm,' reversing it is 'ultimate goal,' London Mayor Khan says

(From L-R) Head of the National Artificial Intelligence Directorate, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Askal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Azerbaijan's Digital Development and Transport Minister Rashad Nabiyev, February 3, 2026.

Israel, Azerbaijan sign declaration of cooperation on AI as ties deepen


Mexican Foreign Ministry issues travel warning for Super Bowl due to ICE

Mexican tourists are advised to avoid causing disturbances due to fears that law enforcement may contact ICE.

ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 immigration enforcement personnel would be withdrawn from Minnesota, following weeks of operations and the fatal shooting of two p

El Al to launch new Europe, Asia routes in first expansion since October 7

"The new routes will provide an optimal solution for business travelers," according to the company, "and will strengthen economic ties between Israel and Asia.”

An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner; illustrative.

Syria’s only female minister warns: 'We can’t survive without unity'

“I don't feel that I am a Christian or a woman when I do my job. I feel like I am a Syrian citizen. The minute I start feeling like I’m a minority or I’m a woman, I will lose my legitimacy," she said

Newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Hind Kabawat speaks during a Ministerial formation of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Damascus, Syria March 29, 2025.

Trump says ICE could use a 'softer touch' in immigration enforcement - NBC

Trump said he had “learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch, but you still have to be tough. We’re dealing with really hard criminals."

US President Donald Trump looks on after signing executive orders inside the Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, January 20, 2025.

Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed

“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to understanding how planets like ours came to be.”

A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

Kisch and Huckabee call to move embassies into Israel’s capital, Jerusalem

The US embassy in Israel was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018, making it the first major power to relocate its embassy to Israel’s capital.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch (L) and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (R), February 2026.

Mendelovich says Israel should remain in WHO until alternative is set up

He stressed the necessity of the WHO, explaining that “it’s important to understand that the WHO operates in areas where we have no alternatives.”

  The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023.

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

Dr. Dotan Rotem, an open space ecologist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, explained that "butterflies are excellent bioindicators of the health of the ecosystem."

A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

Humans, not glaciers, brought stones to Stonehenge, study confirms

After analysing over 700 zircon and apatite grains they found that glaciers likely didn’t extend to parts of England as far south as Salisbury Plain during the last ice age.

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE.

Rome to charge tourists to get close to Trevi Fountain in move aimed at reducing chaos

“Two euros isn’t very much, and it will lead to less chaotic tourist flows,” said Mayor Gualtieri

TOURISTS ACCESS the viewing area of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, after the city introduces a two-euro paid entry at several monuments and museums previously free, in Rome, Italy, February 2, 2026.