Crisis

Lapid unveils plan to improve education system, demands Education Minstry portfolio in next gov't

The proposal is divided into five chapters and centers on improving conditions for both teachers and students through an investment of billions of shekels in the education system.

Opposition leader and Yair Lapid announced  that his party would demand the Education Ministry portfolio in the next government, naming MK Meirav Cohen (Yesh Atid) as his appointment for education minister. February 5.
JEWISH AGENCY EMBRACE: Jewish Agency Chairman Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog; Board of Governors Chair Mark Wilf; and Jewish Agency CEO Yehuda Setton  embrace the Horn brothers, two of whom were here held hostage for hundreds of days.

From war to renewal: The Jewish Agency responds to crisis and builds the future

Iranian women perform a prayer for rainfall at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on November 14, 2025, as the country suffers from severe water shortages. Authorities in Tehran warned last week of possible rolling cuts to water supplies in the capital amid what officials call the worst drought in decades.

Decades of mismanagement, corruption pushed Iran toward water collapse - analysis

The container building for students at Sapir College in Sderot.

How to solve the rental crisis for young people in 120 days


Lebanon set to be gray-listed by financial crime watchdog - sources

Being put on the FATF gray list could disrupt Lebanon's capital flows, with banks possibly exiting relationships with customers to reduce compliance costs.

 Demonstrators gather during a protest over the deteriorating economic situation, at Riad al-Solh square in Beirut, Lebanon March 22, 2023.

There is no antisemitism in Latvia, Riga City Council deputy chair says

Linda Ozola, deputy chair of the Riga City Council, talked to the Magazine about antisemitism, Latvian Jewry and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 LINDA OZOLA, deputy chair, Riga City Council.

Is the Sudan conflict the region’s next worst crisis? - opinion

The military conflict in Sudan appears to be heavily dependent on the positions of external actors, whose involvement could either exacerbate or alleviate the situation

 WOMEN WHO fled Sudan following the outbreak of fighting line up to receive food rations at a UN transit center near the border crossing point in South Sudan, last week.

Escalating conflict in Sudan may lead to refugee crisis

British nationals who fled Sudan spoke to The Media Line in exclusive interviews, describing agonizing journeys back to the UK and their fears of a developing refugee crisis

Civilians who fled the war-torn Sudan following the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrive at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) transit centre in Renk, South Sudan, May 1, 2023.

Palestinian economy not sustainable, donor parley warns 

Smotrich transfers NIS 3.2 million in PA tax fees to terror victims

 Palestinians walk past a bank in the West Bank city of Ramallah March 25, 2015.

Lebanon is in trouble - opinion

A fair number of outside interests are trying to devise ways of extricating Lebanon from its most pressing difficulties, but the impetus must come from within.

 LEBANON’S CENTRAL Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during an interview, in Beirut, in 2021. Salameh is accused of embezzling bank assets, money laundering and mismanaging public funds.

The US still supports Israel - opinion

We are bombarded with pleas to fight on Israel’s behalf and convince others of Israel’s value to the US and to the world. But this message is to make crisis motivation.

AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002.

What is Israel doing to address the passport backlog crisis?

New offices will be opened designated only to issuing passports.

 Illustrative image of Israeli biometric passports.

Israel needs a reality check on its domestic crisis debate - comment

The escalation from tense to apocalyptic discourse could have been avoided with a more responsible presentation of the facts and the publication of reality checks.

 Protesters gather outside the home of Aharon Barak on April 30, 2023.

75 years old is a dangerous age for Israel - opinion

Israel has entered its greatest crisis after three generations. This happened to the USSR, Turkey, India and China – what happened to them, and can Israel survive?

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the ‘Jerusalem Post’ conference at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, last week. Herzog says he is worried whether the state will reach 80 years.