In Focus

Dr. Mike Evans leads October 7 solidarity gathering in Jerusalem

More than 2,000 people from 123 countries attended the Friends of Zion event, which featured released hostages, bereaved families and Christian and Jewish leaders.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH FOZ
“This evening is much more than an event. It is a message to the world: Israel and the Jewish people are not alone,” Dr Mike Evans
Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress Israel, spoke in Jerusalem, three years after the October 7 Hamas massacre.

‘This is war’: Sylvan Adams warns of global campaign against Israel

“The world’s oldest hatred, antisemitism, was back with a vengeance, although the sad reality is that it had never really left,” he said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prof. Shimon Rachmilevitch celebrates the inauguration of Desert Stars, a community education center in Marsabit, Kenya that the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School helped establish.

When a desert university thinks globally

In only five years, BGU’s Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change has become a global hub for dryland climate research

|ByELLIOT HELLER, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
Miami: Students at Lehrman Community Day School mark Oct. 7, as part of UnitEd’s global schools Zoom ceremony in 2024.

More than a safe haven: Jewish schools after Oct. 7

Jewish educators worldwide grapple with security, identity, & preparing students for life beyond the classroom – issues taking center stage at next week’s Global Jewish Educators Summit in Jerusalem

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF DIASPORA AFFAIRS

Between IP and AI: Generative AI continues to grow

WIPO's new report reveals an unprecedented surge in GenAI patents, as the artificial intelligence revolution rapidly expands into industries, markets, and infrastructure

JULY 26, 2026ByDR. ESTHER LUZZATTO
Dr. Esther Luzzatto, public activist, social impact leader, and businesswoman.

Building Israel’s campus ambassadors

For more than a decade, Students Supporting Israel has been training students to advocate for the Jewish state. Founder Ilan Sinelnikov discusses the challenges facing campuses today

JULY 23, 2026ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COOPERATION WITH STUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL
Participants in the 9th SSI National Conference at Florida Atlantic University

Israel in the eye of the storm — But the economy tells a different story

The State of Israel sits at the center of the geopolitical turbulence, yet precisely at this juncture many of its macro indicators look better than those of quite a few countries far removed from it.

JULY 23, 2026ByMATAN SHITRIT, IN COLLABORATION WITH PHOENIX FINANCIAL
Matan Shitrit, Chief Economist at Phoenix Financial

Searching for hope in an age of extinction

Conservation scientists understand that very rarely extinction is not always the final chapter

JULY 23, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
Prof. Uri Roll: "The love of nature was already there."

Caring the elderly: United Hatzalah’s "Ten Kavod" initiative

"We visit them once or twice a week, and no matter what their condition is, we do blood and heart rate checks on them."

JULY 23, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED HATZALAH
VOLUNTEERS PRESENT food packages to elderly people in Tel Aviv last year. The pleasure of giving often feels different from the fleeting rush of acquiring something for ourselves, the writer notes.

United Hatzalah's governance model: Building a foundation for success

High-caliber individuals are consistently drawn to join a board defined by shared purpose and collective dedication to saving lives

JULY 21, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED HATZALAH
Founder and President Eli Beer on stage at the annual United Hatzalah New York gala

Israel Securities Authority Chairman: “Regulation is stuck. The market and the public can't wait."

Sefi Zinger warned that delays in regulatory reform could come at a cost to investors and the wider public

JULY 19, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leading figures at the conference

‘I trust President Trump’

Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress, Israel, explains why he believes the US president sees through Iran’s tactics – and why he trusts his judgment

JULY 16, 2026ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Sylvan Adams speaks at the WJC Governing Board in Geneva, in May

Engineering the future from the Negev

Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation

JULY 15, 2026ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE
Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

University of Haifa’s School of Design hosts first graduate fashion show on campus

Twenty-five graduating students presented their final collections in an event that was held on the university campus

JULY 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Katherine Kassis at the University of Haifa Department of Fashion's Graduate Fashion Show