MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the Diaspora correspondent at The Jerusalem Post. She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England.

After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju.

She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post.

In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.


Rabbi Levi Wolff lights a menorah at Bondi Pavilion to honour the victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Five nights of antisemitism: Is this the most dangerous Hanukkah in recent years?

Antwerp mayor Els Van Doesburg speaks during the official appointment of the new acting mayor of Antwerp city, during the city council, in Amsterdam, on February 24, 2025.

Belgium to pull federal police security for Antwerp's Jewish Quarter

A person walks outside BBC Broadcasting House. November 16, 2025.

BBC faces backlash for calling First Intifada 'largely unarmed and popular uprising'


Immediate action: Four arrested in London for Globalize the Intifada chants at Palestine protest

The four protestors were arrested almost immediately after the British government introduced the new crackdown.

A protester leads the chants during the demonstration outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the Judicial Review starts on November 26, 2025 in London, United Kingdom

Australian PM Albanese introduces sweeping new reforms to tackle 'evil scourge' of antisemitism

Albanese said he hoped the legislative reforms would "crack down on those who spread hate, division and radicalisation."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House Canberra on December 14, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

People chanting 'globalize the Intifada' in UK will be arrested, police announce

The announcement was made by the Met and Greater Manchester Police on Wednesday in light of the antisemitic terror attack in Bondi Beach that led to 15 deaths on Sunday.

POLICE REMOVE a protester (C) from a demonstration in support of "Defend Our Juries" and their campaign against the ban on Palestine Action, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on November 26, 2025.

Trump expresses friendship, love, support, for Jews at White House Hanukkah celebration

During his speech, Trump drew extensive parallels between the story of Hanukkah and the story of the modern Jewish people’s resilience and strength.

MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

Man arrested for setting fire to SF Hillel while students inside preparing for Shabbat

The dumpster fire spread to the building, and while no one was hurt in the attack, the fire caused "significant damage" to the building.

 A man has been arrested for arson on suspicion of starting a dumpster fire outside San Francisco Hillel on December 5 while the members were inside.

Bondi's father-son terror duo likely attended infamous 'Gas the Jews' protest in Sydney

Campaign Against Antisemitism said that the video would be "some of the clearest evidence yet that there is a direct line between the hate marches and demonstrations and the murder of Jews."

Demonstrators hold a banner during the 'Nationwide March for Palestine', after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Sydney, Australia, October 12, 2025.

Mamdani reportedly taps anti-Israel lawyer who defended 9/11 for Chief Counsel

Syrian-born Ramzi Kassem has served as the lawyer for multiple problematic individuals, including a close ally of Osama Bin Laden, Ahmed al-Darbi, convicted of bombing a French oil tanker.

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference in Central Park in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, US, November 24, 2025.

London mayor tried to block London vigil for Bondi victims, Hanukkah event, says CAA Gideon Falter

The attempt comes despite the fact that the mayor stated earlier that he would do everything in his power to keep London's Jews safe, and had asked police to step up to cover Hanukkah events.

MAYOR OF London Sadiq Khan reacts ahead of a speech by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 30, 2025.

Canadian MPs, Muslim delegates, denied entry to West Bank by Israel

The delegation was set to meet with Palestinian Authority officials and Palestinian refugees, as well as Jewish, Muslim, and Christian advocates.

A man walks at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

New Czech foreign minister announces intention to move embassy to Jerusalem

Petr Macinka expressed solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community, and noted that one way of acting on that solidarity would be to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

PETR MACINKA receives a certificate of appointment as Czech Foreign Minister from President Petr Pavel during the cabinet's inauguration ceremony at Prague Castle in Prague, December 15, 2025.