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International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:32:59 GMT

Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.

What Remains Awake: Artist Sarah Svetlana's searching, luminous homecoming to Jaffa

BY KEN TOLTZ — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:02:24 GMT

In the stone-vaulted rooms of Mika Contemporary Art Gallery in Jaffa, artist Sarah Svetlana’s paintings arrive with the force of family history, mourning, and a newly urgent question of belonging.

Spanish director Alberto Sciamma brings his allegorical film, ‘Cielo,’ to Haifa Film Festival

BY HANNAH BROWN — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:59:03 GMT

While the landscapes of Bolivia are spectacular, the film shows how harsh life can be there.

Small aircraft crashes near Beit Shemesh, pilot lightly injured

BY MAARIV — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:23:55 GMT

The crash comes after an additional light aircraft crash following a training flight on Friday killed one pilot and injured the other in northern Israel.

Netanyahu: 'Britain still an ally of Israel,' even if gov't 'appeases our enemies, attacks us'

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:55:21 GMT

"When they appease our common enemies and attack us, it doesn't say much," Netanyahu said about the current relationship with the UK government during an interview with The Daily Mail.

One killed several wounded as settler extremists, Palestinians clash across West Bank during Sukkot

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:50:25 GMT

Clashes between settlers and Palestinians were reported across the West Bank during Sukkot, including a deadly shooting in Yasuf and violence linked to the olive harvest.

Thailand revokes citizenship of Israeli businessman six years after naturalization

BY YOAV ETIEL — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:13:44 GMT

Thai authorities revoked the citizenship of Israeli-born Ariel Blushstein, citing his use of an Israeli passport after naturalization and an alleged failure to disclose Uruguayan citizenship.

'You like me and I like you': Trump thanks flydubai passenger Yaniv Hayoun for helping save flight

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:14:55 GMT

Trump praised Yaniv Hayoun for helping save flydubai flight FZ1073, while Ambassador Mike Huckabee thanked him in person and gifted him a Trump-signed MAGA hat.

IDF targets Yahya Sinwar's successor, Hamas Gaza leader Ali al-Amoudi, in strike

BY AMIR BOHBOT — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:35:24 GMT

IDF attack helicopters and tanks struck targets in Gaza on Saturday in an operation aimed at killing Ali al-Amoudi, who succeeded Yahya Sinwar as Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli man used AI, ChatGPT in covert tasks while spying for Iran, prosecution indictment reveals

BY YOAV ETIEL — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:46:11 GMT

Prosecutors say the 25-year-old from Baka al-Gharbiya carried out missions for an Iranian handler, received cryptocurrency payments, used AI tools, and shared details about his workplace security.

Wolf Foundation, Herzog announce 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, math

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:34:12 GMT

President Isaac Herzog and Acting Chair of the Wolf Foundation Council, Prof. Osnat Luxenburg, announced the eight Wolf Prize winners at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

Israeli television marks three years since October 7 massacre

BY HANNAH BROWN — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:04:34 GMT

TV Time: What is most striking about much of the new programming is how different it feels from the documentaries made in the first months after the attack.

Israeli officials to question co-pilot of flydubai flight, source says

BY REUTERS — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:01:23 GMT

The co-pilot was transferred on Thursday to the UAE, where the source said Israeli officials were expected to question him.

Israeli filmmakers launch counter-documentary to rebut ‘NAZA’

BY MAARIV — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:40:24 GMT

The counter-project, titled NAZA: The Real Story, dropped with English subtitles this week in a bid to immediately intercept the global narrative.

Herzog calls elderly Arab man attacked at Damascus gate, expresses sympathy, support

BY TZVI JASPER — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:32:10 GMT

Herzog told Ahmed al-Husseini, 66, that he was "truly saddened to see what happened to you, and I think the entire people of Israel was deeply pained to see this incident."

Ambassador to UAE says flydubai incident didn't weaken Israel-Emirati relations - interview

BY AMICHAI STEIN — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:50:55 GMT

“Of course there is concern," Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Yossi Shelley told The Jerusalem Post, adding that the incident showed the strength of the Abraham Accords.

Omani flydubai hijacking suspect held no second nationality, sources say – exclusive

BY ZVIKA KLEIN — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:34:36 GMT

Sources with knowledge of the investigation also disputed claims that the Israel-UAE aviation agreement limits pilots to nationals of countries with diplomatic ties to Israel.

One person injured, one killed after light aircraft crashes in northern Israel

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND BATYA GILADI — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:37:17 GMT

Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority announced that firefighters from the Hadera station had arrived at the scene and were working to extinguish a fire which had broken out and was spreading.

First Arkia repatriation flight lands in Israel after returning from Dubai

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND UDI EZION — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:23:52 GMT

The first repatriation flight landed in Dubai to return stranded Israelis after the first rescue flight's landing permission was revoked by UAE authorities.

Government extends emergency reservist call-ups through November, lowers cap to 200,000

BY ANNA BARSKY — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:06:33 GMT

Ministers approved extending emergency reserve call-ups and special detention arrangements through November 30, despite a Defense Ministry legal opinion warning of serious equality concerns.

Israeli EuroCup, EuroLeague teams open their continental campaigns with mixed results across Europe

BY JOSHUA HALICKMAN — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:18:40 GMT

Lofton finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Smith added 18 points and Milton scored 14 in the win. Crockett led Rostock with 22 points, while Zach Copeland added 15.

Reshet Gimel co-founder, Kol Yisrael veteran Gilad Ben-Shach passes away at 85

BY WALLA! CULTURE — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:49:45 GMT

In his work, he helped shape the station's musical sound at a time when radio had an enormous influence on musical tastes in Israel and on how songs and artists became hits.

'The cockpit was empty': Israeli recounts fight to survive flydubai attempted hijacking - exclusive

BY ZVIKA KLEIN — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:16:49 GMT

At a beachfront hotel in Tel Aviv, Tal reconstructs the moment he had to get two additional pilots to the controls, the efforts to secure the aircraft and the moment he thought about his children.

Bennett, Lapid meet family of Haymanot Kasau, pledge to transfer case to Shin Bet, Zini if elected

BY ESTHER DAVIS — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:14:42 GMT

"I committed to them that we would turn to the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, to examine the Shin Bet's involvement in the matter," Bennett said in a post on X/Twitter.

Omani flydubai hijacker told passengers to kill him after he was restrained, Israelis tell PM

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:53:35 GMT

The group added that, at the time, they were unsure whether any other members of the flight crew were in on the Omani attacker's plot to crash the plane.

Nearly $80,000 raised for wounded flydubai pilot

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:53:34 GMT

A GoFundMe campaign organized by Jewish Breaking News raised more than $73,000 toward a $130,000 goal for flydubai Capt. Smit Machchhar.

Lahav 433 questions senior government company official on suspicion of fraud, breach of trust

BY EFRAT FORSHER — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:34:18 GMT

Police searched the suspect's home and office on Thursday, seizing documents and digital media before releasing him under restrictive conditions.

WIZO brings Hamas sexual crimes to UN forum in Abu Dhabi

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:45:33 GMT

“Recognition alone is not enough,” WIZO President Anat Vidor said as Israeli and Ukrainian legal experts examined how to preserve evidence and pursue accountability.

IDF: 170 Hamas, PIJ terrorists killed in Gaza were misrepresented as 'innocent journalists'

BY GOLDIE KATZ — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:14:34 GMT

The journalists' identities and terrorist affiliations were verified using documents released by the terrorist organizations themselves and materials recovered by IDF troops during Gaza operations.

Bnei Brak man charged with assault after throwing salt shaker at Bennett

BY SARAH BEN-NUN — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:51:34 GMT

Eliya Azrad faces charges of assault after throwing a salt shaker at Bennett, striking two of Bennett's staffers. Prosecutors requested that Azrad be kept under house arrest.