LEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Leo Feierberg Better is an Aardvark Israel intern for The Jerusalem Post . Born in Sweden and raised in Boston, he will be studying political science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.

 Elbit Systems' handheld laser designator

Elbit sees record-breaking sales for laser target designator systems

Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows

WIZO in Strasbourg, 2009

'Rebuilding Israeli society': WIZO opens annual Meeting of Representatives in Tel Aviv


Regulator blocks exemption for Wolt Market, raising prospect of forced sale

Wolt’s dominance in the market created fears that “combining platform operation with ownership of a food retail chain operating on it could create market distortions.”

WOLT delivery people outside Sarona market in Tel Aviv, November 18, 2025.

Trump calls for two-year Kennedy Center shutdown to ensure 'success, beauty, grandeur'

The center historically has hosted over 2,000 events per year, according to the website, although many performers have pulled out of planned shows since Trump's shakeup began.

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks in front of the recently renamed Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 29, 2025.

KKL-JNF increases funding for communities affected by October 7, educational budget

In Kiryat Shmona, left largely empty after the recent war with Hezbollah, KKL-JNF will purchase up to 120 apartments for “mission-driven groups, educators, and community professionals.” 

KKL-JNF building in Jerusalem

Trump plans world’s biggest arch to commemorate 250 years since US independence - report

Trump reportedly intends the 250-foot-tall arch to stand on Memorial Circle, between the Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, US, January 22, 2026.

TikTok influencer shutters Ramallah café, alleges $100K scam linked to PA official

A TikTok influencer claimed that two Palestinians in the West Bank, one linked to the Palestinian Authority, “scammed” her out of more than $100,000, leading to her arrest.

Daoud's GoFundMe for her Ramallah cafe.

Iran regime using hospitals as traps to harm protesters, doctors that provide aid - report

Rights groups say wounded Iranians avoid clinics as security forces detain patients and punish medics, while a surgeon now faces a capital charge for aiding protesters.

A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in solidarity with protestors living in Iran, in Israel's central city of Holon on January 24, 2026.

Sweden Democrats leader backs IRGC, Muslim Brotherhood terror listings amid rising antisemitism

“The need for [a national terror list] has emerged from the sad fact that the European Union is too weak and too indecisive to handle this matter,” Åkesson said.

Leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson gives a speech during the Party's election night in Nacka, near Stockholm on September 11, 2022, after exit polls were released during the general elections in Sweden.

Israel’s NYC consulate marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Times Square billboards

Israel’s Consulate in New York marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with billboards in Times Square, warning against rising antisemitism and remembering the horrors of the Holocaust.

Israel’s Consulate in New York marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with powerful billboards in Times Square. 28.1.2026.

Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

"On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world with no more antisemitism," Pope Leo said.

Pope Leo XIV presides over the Ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy.

'Just wanted to serve the country': The story of Gaza hostage St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili - explainer

The IDF recovered the body of Staff Sgt Maj Ran Gvili from Gaza, more than two years after he was killed fighting Hamas on October 7.

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili