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Iranians defy Islamic regime with Halloween celebrations as several reportedly detained

Security forces reportedly beat and detained revelers in Tehran as Iranians donned costumes and went without hijabs, defying new restrictions on Halloween events.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An Iranian celebrates Halloween on the streets of Iran this screenshot of a video posted on social media, October 31, 2026.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 24, 2026.

Global Jewish life profoundly reshaped by impact of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, INSS report shows

A recent Institute for National Security Studies report claims that global fallout from Israel’s conflict has profoundly reshaped everyday Jewish life across diaspora communities.

|ByALEX CARSON
Turkish security forces line up in the buffer zone as Turkish police use water cannon to disperse Syrian supporters who gather at the border, across from the northern Syrian town of Qamishli, January 20, 2026

Israel must set red lines on Turkish presence in Syria to avoid confrontation, think tank argues

Israel's Syria policy could ultimately invite US pressure to abandon its buffer zone without significant security concessions if it fails to engage Damascus diplomatically, INSS warns.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Protesters in Switzerland hold a banner reading: ‘Sanction Israel, End Complicity,’ in June. Israel should confront actors who seek its elimination, expose factual distortions, and challenge the misuse of legal and historical terminology.PremiumPremium

When all criticism looks like hostility, both sides lose to their extremes - opinion

Israel must distinguish between legitimate criticism and campaigns aimed at denying its legitimacy – and its serious critics have a responsibility to make the same distinction

|ByPNINA SHARVIT BARUCH

Mossad director says beeper operation 'broke' Hezbollah, reveals new details

"The first shipment containing only 500 beepers arrived in Lebanon a few weeks before the October 7 massacre," the Mossad chief revealed.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mossad Director David Barnea receiving an award from INSS on behalf of the Mossad for the successful completion of the beeper operation in September, February 25, 2025.

Israel must set conditions for Syria withdrawal, 6-month stay would backfire, expert tells 'Post'

Conditions include a new regime stopping Hezbollah smuggling and do not rely solely on UNDOF.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF tanks are seen along the Golan Heights border with Syria

Israelis divided over confidence in leadership and war strategy - survey

While 45% of the Jewish population expressed high trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, only 7% of Arab respondents felt the same.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE
Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, August 10, 2024.

Former INSS head: Investors in Israel need to see plan for a day after the war

A potential global loss of confidence in Israel's economy is one part of a twofold economic problem Israel is facing. Security spending in 2024 will be more than 10% of GDP

JULY 23, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Manuel Trajtenberg attends the international INSS conference in Tel Aviv on April 11, 2022.

Israel needs an Alternative Civilian Entity to Administer Gaza - opinion

Hamas is expected to recruit more terrorists despite the significant damage it has suffered. Israeli leadership is debating a crucial decision that will determine the war's outcome.

JUNE 30, 2024ByTAMIR HAYMAN
Major General (res.) Tamir Hayman is the Managing Director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

Time for brave decisions - opinion

INSS has published “The Day After” strategic roadmap. Israel's strategic position is significantly improved by focusing on diplomatic and political solutions over military action.

APRIL 16, 2024By MAJOR GENERAL (RES.) TAMIR HAYMAN
Major General (res.) Tamir Hayman

Hamas will continue to threaten Israel as long as it exists - ex-Mossad head

Pardo said that another option would be to try to turn a terror group into a political group, as was done in Ireland. 

MARCH 7, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Tamir Pardo, Former Director of the Mossad attends a press conference at the protest tent of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel against the proposed changes to the legal system, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on February 2, 2023.

Israel begins to rise in military firepower rankings after a decade of decline

This is still an overall reduction in ranking over the decade, as Israel had been in 11th place 10 years ago, during which time Iran rose rapidly despite the sanctions imposed on it.

MARCH 1, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA
Israeli flags are seen as tanks and armoured personnel carriers wait to be unloaded outside Kibbutz Be'eri, February 18, 2024

Arab economic advisor: Smotrich’s Arab sector budget cut will cause collapse in Bedouin councils

“We need to stop these cuts because we are not speaking about trimming the fat – there is no fat to trim. These are not extra funds."

FEBRUARY 13, 2024ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionist Party.

Israel should seek existential defense pact with US - INSS

The INSS argues that while Saudi Arabia is requesting a defense pact from the US as part of recent talks, Israel should ask for one as well.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
US SOLDIERS stand in the background next to Israeli and American flags during an exercise in Israel.