YUVAL BARNEA

Yuval Barnea is a Podcast Producer and Breaking News Writer and Editor at The Jerusalem Post. He was born in Israel but grew up mostly in the UK, where he completed his BA in Linguistics at the University of Manchester, with a substantial Middle Eastern Studies component. He made aliyah in 2021 and completed his MA in International Relations/Diplomacy at the University of Haifa, with a dissertation on adapting Ibn Khaldun’s political theory for the modern day.

For podcast-related inquiries, Yuval can be contacted at podcast@jpost.com.


Palestine Action vandalize US President Donald Trump's golf course.

Palestine Action to be proscribed following break-in, vandalism of RAF base

Impact site following Iranian missile strike on downtown Haifa, next to the 300-year-old Zahir al-Umar Mosque, June 20 ,2025.

Iranian ballistic missile damages oldest, second oldest mosques in Haifa

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart after their meeting in Cairo on June 2, 2025.

Iran's Araghchi attempts to justify strike on Soroka with AI-generated map


Ukrainian child in Israel for Leukemia treatment killed in Bat Yam bombing, mother missing

Borik's mother, 30-year-old Maria Pashkorovia, is one of the handful of Israelis still considered missing following the Iranian attack on a Bat Yam residential building.

 Home Front Command forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bat Yam, central Israel. June 15, 2025.

India's October 7: Ambassador J. P. Singh speaks to 'Post' on terror attacks in Kashmir

Diplomatic Affairs: For many in India, the attack felt like an echo of the October 7 attacks, a reminder that terrorism is a global phenomenon.

 FOR MANY in India, the attack in Kashmir in April felt like an echo of October 7, a reminder that Islamist terrorism is a global phenomenon.

German gov't appoints Holocaust survivors' granddaughter as first Jewish minister in 100 years

Karin Prien is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and will be the first Jewish Woman to serve at this level and the first Jew since 1922.

 Designated German Family Minister Karin Prien poses for a picture, on the day of a CDU party conference to formally sign off on a coalition agreement reached with the Social Democrats, in Berlin, Germany April 28, 2025.

Malta investigates neutrality breach after Israeli plane seen in airspace before flotilla attack

Malta opened an investigation into an Israeli plane recorded in airspace before a flotilla attack by a Gazan activist.

 Graffiti is seen on the hull of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as activists prepare to sail for Gaza. Malta August 16, 2024.

Over 1,000 families of fallen soldiers sign letter calling for continuation of war until victory

The letter was organized by the Gvura Families of the Fallen Forum to create a public opposition to recent calls from various sectors of the security establishment to refuse service and end the war.

 The letter signed by around 1000 families of fallen soldiers organized by the Gvura Forum.

US Air Force strikes several areas of Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sana'a

US jets struck several areas of Sana'a only one day after it attacked a Houthi fuel port in the north of the country.

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes near Sana'a airport, in Yemen, December 26, 2024

Lebanese Army takes control of most of Hezbollah bases in south Lebanon, some sites in north

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the civil war, the Lebanese Army has begun dismantling Hezbollah bases across Lebanon without resistance.

 Members of the Lebanese army stand at the entrance of Deir Mimas, after an Israeli military spokesperson said on Monday that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a February 18 deadline for them to withdraw, in Deir Mimas, Lebanon February 18, 2025.

Yemeni gov't reportedly preparing 80,000 man assault on Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port

"We might be at the stage of counting down the end of the Houthis," a leading expert said as the Yemeni government prepares a massive 80,000 soldier assault on Hodeidah.

 A coastguard boat sails past a commercial container ship docked at the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, as a container ship carrying general commercial goods docked at the port for the first time since at least 2016, in Hodeidah, Yemen February 25, 2023.

Berlin court pauses deportation of pro-Palestine activist pending conviction

The court also refrained from ruling on the permissibility of the slogan " From the river to the sea," commonly used at pro-Palestine protests. 

 Demonstrators hold banners as they take part in a May Day protest in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2024. The banners read: "Freedom for Palestine" and "Long live the revolutionary first of May. Expropriate corporations, disarm warmongers, smash capitalism".

Pro-Palestine protester assaults activist against antisemitism in Berlin

Preisler began public campaigning during the coronavirus but has been a regular feature of anti-antisemitism demonstrations in Berlin.

 Demonstrators hold banners as they take part in a May Day protest in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2024. The banners read: "Freedom for Palestine" and "Long live the revolutionary first of May. Expropriate corporations, disarm warmongers, smash capitalism".