National security

US Justice Department seeks to lift White House ballroom injunction after shooting

Saturday's shooting incident underscores the critical need for "top-level, state-of-the-art security at the White House, including the ballroom," said the US Justice Department.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the Justice Department March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Israeli prison service guards operate in a special wing of Israeli citizens accused of spying for Iran, in the Damon Prison, in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel, northern Israel, July 1, 2025.

Israel's national security should not be sold out by its citizens - editorial

A general view of Hagai (El Wad) Street in the Muslim Quarter, as seen from the roof top of Ateret Cohanim yeshiva in Jerusalem Old City, December 29, 2016.

Ben-Gvir approves 41 Jerusalem neighborhoods with 300,000 residents for gun license eligibility

Palestinian boys play football on a pitch surrounded by Israeli flags in the village of Umm al-Kheir, east of Yatta in the south of the West Bank, on February 12, 2026.

Inside the 'post-war' debate about annexing West Bank among right-leaning security officials


White House documents America’s decline as a global power - opinion

The latest National Security Strategy doesn’t plan America’s future; it records its withdrawal from being a global superpower.

US President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, in. Trump’s National Security Strategy marks the end of the US as a world power, the writer charges.

Trump’s strategy exposes Netanyahu’s dangerous miscalculation - opinion

Israel’s Syria and Palestinian policies may collide with President Donald Trump's push for stability in the region.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

FIFA-Iran LGBTQ+ game, Ben-Gvir sparks outrage with noose pin - December 8, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

A match ball is seen in front of a Pride flag during the round 21 A-League Women's match between Newcastle Jets and Western United at No.2 Sportsground, on March 30, 2025, in Newcastle, Australia.

'Danger to Israel’s national security': Elmakayes warns against Gofman's Mossad appointment

Elmakayes was 17 when Shin Bet detained him for over a year after intelligence officers from the IDF's 210th Division, then headed by Gofman, passed him classified information to publish on Telegram.

Ronen Gofman at a ceremony while commander of the IDF's 210th Division, September 2022.

Israel’s defense echelon failed to secure critical sites during Iran war, comptroller charges

Some critical Israeli sites were struck by Iranian ballistic missiles during the war, including Beersheba's medical center, the Haifa Bazan oil refinery, and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025

Inside a Hezbollah tunnel: LAF shows deserted terror hideout to international media

The tunnel contained what appeared to be a small medical room, a kitchen, a ventilation system, water tanks, and preserved food supplies.

Entrance to a Hezbollah tunnel in Lebanon.

State comptroller calls out Netanyahu for national security failure ahead of Oct. 7 attack

According to Englman, the absence of such a national security strategy was a serious contributor to being blindsided by Hamas's invasion on October 7.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 19, 2023.

Netanyahu dismisses national security chief over disputes on Qatar strike, Gaza operations

Tzachi Hanegbi: Tenure as National Security Council head will end today, October 7 failures demand investigation • PM appoints NSC deputy as acting chief

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 28, 2023

Israel unveils rail-mounted robot to guard borders, bases, and prisons

Defense officials described the project as a breakthrough in Israel’s efforts to protect against both external and internal threats.

The Defense Ministry's new rail-mounted robot designed to secure sensitive sites, including prisons, military bases, and border facilities, September 11, 2025.

Inside meeting on Israel's Gaza plan: Nat'l Security Adv. opposes Netanyahu in rare move - N12

N12 noted that Hanegbi's opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is exceedingly rare. 

(L-R): National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (illustrative)