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‘Copenhagen’ in Jerusalem revisits the Nazi-era meeting that shaped the nuclear age

Copenhagen in Jerusalem’s Khan Theatre probes truth, memory, and nuclear ethics through the enigmatic 1941 meeting of Bohr and Heisenberg.

The Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen was founded in 1921 as the Institute for Theoretical Physics of the University of Copenhagen by Danish theoretical physicist Niels Bohr.

Winging it: Jerusalem writers festival lineup reveals a shifting cultural landscape

Grapevine: Paraguay’s ambassador brings longstanding pro-Israel ties to Jerusalem

Paraguayan Ambassador Alejandro Rubin Cymerman (L) with President Isaac Herzog at his Jerusalem residence, 2024.

Man wanted for questioning lights himself on fire as police arrive in Herzliya

A display of new firefighting vehicles outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 31, 2013.

Michael Bay to direct movie on Operation Epic Fury airmen rescue

A book by Mitchell Zuckoff set to be published in 2027 will be the basis for the screenplay, according to Deadline.

MAY 21, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

MICHAEL BAY attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Drop" at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 08, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

All Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel, Foreign Ministry announces

Earlier on Thursday, two Jordanian activists who had been on the flotilla were returned home after efforts led by the Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ministry.

MAY 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

A boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, sets sail from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

As Gofman takes on Mossad head role, who will take over as Netanyahu’s military secretary?

Gofman himself is still awaiting his official and final appointment as head of the Mossad, but behind the scenes, the candidate picture is beginning to take shape - along with the balance of power.

MAY 21, 2026ByANNA BARSKY

Roman Gofman, military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, waits before a joint press conference of US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

Israel's defense industry races to develop defenses against Hezbollah's deadly fiber-optic drones

Among the solutions proposed by the defense industries are systems for kinetic interception and energy-based systems, including one that uses electromagnetic force designed to capture the drone.

MAY 21, 2026ByAVI ASHKENAZI

An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.

Gov’t approves 250m. NIS plan to preserve West Bank heritage sites ahead of Six-Day War anniversary

Additionally, a multi-year plan worth tens of millions of shekel will be put in motion to upgrade existing infrastructure and hopefully turn the sites into major tourist destinations.

MAY 21, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

View of the ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025.

Religious Zionist Party crosses threshold, strengthening coalition even as Likud weakens - poll

The poll also examined three scenarios in which Together, Yashar!, and Yisrael Beytenu would run as a single joint list, with the strongest results coming from Eisenkot leading the trio.

MAY 21, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Rabbi stabbed to death inside Bnei Brak study hall while learning with teenage son

Security footage reportedly showed the suspect fleeing as police launched a manhunt and opened an investigation.

MAY 21, 2026ByHODAYA RAN

Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says

Adalah said lawyers collected testimony from detained flotilla participants alleging serious violence, sexual humiliation, and psychological abuse before their transfer to Ketziot Prison.

MAY 21, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL