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WATCH: IDF confirms new Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Ouda killed shortly after predecessor

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:13:25 GMT

He joined al-Hadad, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, Mohammed Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, and other top Hamas officials who Israel has assassinated since October 7, 2023.

Fire breaks out at Golders Green's largest kosher supermarket, cause unkown

BY SHIR PERETS — Wed, 27 May 2026 10:33:33 GMT

LFB said the building was producing “a significant amount of smoke” and urged people in the area to keep windows and doors closed.

Brooklyn Park Slope Food Coop votes to boycott Israeli products

BY JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:33:47 GMT

Of the 6,772 votes cast at a meeting that lasted for hours, 67% voted in favor of the boycott, 31% voted against, and 2% abstained, according to the immediate results of the vote viewed by JTA.

Posters for missing Toronto Jewish teenager torn down, $25,000 reward offered for her return

BY MICHAEL STARR — Wed, 27 May 2026 02:53:04 GMT

"When a family is desperately trying to find their child, this kind of behavior should concern every person in our city," said family spokesperson Maureen Leshem.

Netanyahu eyes Caroline Glick for New York diplomatic post - report

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:51:37 GMT

The New York consul-general position, which Glick was previously considered for in 2003, is one of Israel’s most sensitive diplomatic posts.

'I would be happy if a military coup overthrew Netanyahu,' says PM's former friend

BY SAGI BEN NUN — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:27:56 GMT

"I would be happy if there were a military coup against Netanyahu. We cannot continue with this madness. How much longer?" Writer Eyal Megged said on 103FM.

Killing of Hamas leader, fighting in Lebanon brings Israel back to war on two fronts - analysis

BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:27:23 GMT

The IDF now faces a multi-front conflict once again. Tactical success on each front does not yet lead to strategic success. The Israeli public is left wondering if the strategy might change.

Belgium's ban on ritual circumcision is the same as making Jews second-class citizens - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:52:21 GMT

If Jews are being harassed in the street, synagogues are being attacked, and Israel is regularly delegitimized, then why do Jews want to live there?

Belgium’s prosecution of circumcision is antisemitic, Jewish leaders say

BY SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA — Wed, 27 May 2026 03:23:46 GMT

Jewish leaders said that prosecuting mohels was “antisemitic in nature, reminiscent of efforts taken in Europe against Jewish practice prior to the Second World War.”

Exiled Gaza security chief Dahlan met with multiple Shin Bet officials in recent years - report

BY DANYA SAPERSTEIN AND TZVI JASPER — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:36:45 GMT

Dahlan, who has been exiled in Abu Dhabi since 2011, has still been described by one source to KAN News as "the most powerful man in the Gaza Strip" because of his fundraising.

Texas Congress candidate who said she believes 'Zionist billionaires' run world defeated in runoff

BY GRACE GILSON/JTA — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:53:52 GMT

The runoff in the San Antonio race drew national attention after Galindo, came under scrutiny for comments that included vows to turn a local immigrant detention center “into a prison for Zionists."

New initiative lets Jews around the world support Israel's North amid drone attacks

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND IN COLLABORATION WITH PAAMONIM — Tue, 26 May 2026 13:54:47 GMT

There is no ceasefire in northern Israel - only families facing fear, displacement, and growing hardship every day.

'Over 90% of Iranians hate the regime,' INSS’s Beni Sabti reveals from leaked Iran survey

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:42:41 GMT

“It was a secret poll which said that 92% of the Iranian people hate their regime,” Sabti said, according to a transcript provided to The Jerusalem Post.

Alshareef: Israel, Jews, should help Iranians seek liberty to ‘repay debt to Cyrus’

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:57:00 GMT

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit on Wednesday, Alshareef called on Israel and the Jewish people to back Iranians seeking freedom, as Netanyahu voiced solidarity with the protesters.

How TALMA turns English education into social mobility and a Zionist mission

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:10:20 GMT

At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, TALMA CEO Ido Mahatzri showed how teachers, language and values reshape Israel’s periphery.

From the front lines to the future: Israeli society and the Jewish people in 2036

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:48:03 GMT

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, IDF veterans and civil-society leaders highlighted service, dignity, and Diaspora responsibility as pillars of Israel’s next chapter.

Watch: The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:27:15 GMT

Amid changing geopolitics and evolving Diaspora-Israel relations, the conference served as a platform for powerful ideas, bold discussions, and building bridges across continents.

IDF to invade deeper into Lebanon, begin operating beyond Yellow Line to deter Hezbollah drones

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Tue, 26 May 2026 17:08:34 GMT

All of this occurs as the world expects the Trump administration to soon reach a ceasefire with Iran, which will likely impose a fuller ceasefire on the IDF versus Hezbollah.

Shin Bet, police bust east Jerusalem terror cell headed by PFLP terrorist in France

BY GOLDIE KATZ — Tue, 26 May 2026 21:47:11 GMT

Five PFLP-linked east Jerusalem residents were arrested in November and December of 2025 for questioning after they were suspected of having been recruited by Salah Hamouri, a senior PFLP terrorist.

Israel bans 40 Euro-Med activists from entry over alleged Hamas ties

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Tue, 26 May 2026 21:20:11 GMT

The ministry said Euro-Med promotes anti-Israel campaigns across international institutions, media, academia, and platforms such as Wikipedia.

Former IDF legal chief dismissed, loses pension over Sde Teiman affair

BY MAYA ZANGER-NADIS — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:18:34 GMT

This comes in light of suspicions regarding her involvement in the Sde Teiman affair, the IDF added.

Hezbollah FPV drones utilized night vision for strikes on IDF soldiers, new footage shows - report

BY JAMES GENN — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:38:37 GMT

Hezbollah used an FPV drone equipped with night vision or thermal technology in a strike that wounded two IDF soldiers, KAN News reported.

Hundreds of families join foster care system as government expands support

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 27 May 2026 06:08:40 GMT

3,560 children are currently within Israel's foster care system, while a total of 905 disabled people, both children and adults, are cared for by the system.

China says it hopes Iran war parties can meet each other halfway

BY REUTERS AND YONAH JEREMY BOB — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:11:01 GMT

"We hope that the parties concerned can stay committed to pursuing a ceasefire and continue to meet each other halfway," China's Foreign Minister said.

American-born former IDF soldier dies at 23 of apparent suicide

BY GRACE GILSON/JTA — Wed, 27 May 2026 03:57:06 GMT

Miller’s death comes amid growing concern over the mental health toll of Israel’s ongoing conflicts, with IDF suicides at the highest number since 2010.

Ukraine reburies Nazi collaborator with state honors, drawing Israeli condemnation

BY GRACE GILSON/JTA — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:26:37 GMT

Andriy Melnyk led one of the factions of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists during its collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II.