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WATCH: B-2 stealth bombers used to strike Iran, Trump confirms at least nine Iranian vessels sunk

US B-2 bombers hit Iran's ballistic missile sites, dropping 2,000-pound bombs, as part of Operation Epic Fury's airstrikes, US Central Command confirmed.

llustrative image of a B-2 bomber.
Annual Iftar dinner hosted by President Isaac Herzog to break the Ramadan fast.

President Herzog calls for 'state of emergency' over Arab sector violence at annual Iftar dinner

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

Then-Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera speaks during an election campaign rally at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, on September 13, 2025.

Guard dogs or state security? Malawi faces unusual post-election dispute


Qatar’s Emir visits Syria in historic first meeting with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa

The rapid shift in Syria’s political landscape has drawn mixed reactions from regional and international stakeholders.

 Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Qatari cadets during his visit to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Camberley, Britain, December 4, 2024.

Arab leaders talk big on Palestine—but where’s the real support? - editorial

The Jerusalem Post does not endorse removing the Palestinians from Gaza or forcibly transferring them. However, the question remains of what Israel’s Arab neighbors can do more to help.

 EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah at a summit on the Gaza war, last month in Cairo: Given the repercussions for key actors including Egypt and Jordan, the potential of an international peace conference after the war should be explored, the writer maintains.

President Trump: A new strategic era

An analysis of the new Trump Era by international strategic advisor Ayelet Frish.

US President Donald Trump takes oath on the day of his Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2025.

Riding the waves of history: A divine plan in motion


Will Isaac Herzog be remembered among his historic family? - opinion

It must be asked: What qualities does he display now, halfway through his seven-year term? How does he envisage his legacy, compared to that of other Herzogs?

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG places a note in the Western Wall last Sunday, with a prayer for the well-being of the three hostages returning to freedom later in the day, the return of all hostages, military success, a recovery for all those injured, and unity.

Trump stirs curiosity online after not placing hand on Bible during oath

Trump had chosen the Bible the 16th President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in on and one given to Trump by his mother, his transition team said.

 Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Should age or term limits be introduced? - opinion

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

 FORMER US president Ronald Reagan is joined by his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, and daughter Maureen Reagan, in 1991, in Sacramento, California. In 2004, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he died at the age of 93.

President Biden welcomes first great-grandchild

"I'm a great-grandfather as of today," CBS News quoted from the news conference.  "Baby boy. So I'll remember this day."

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office yesterday.

A look back at Jimmy Carter's complicated relationship with Israel - explainer

Carter was a former president with a foreign policy focusing on the Middle East during his tenure and was outspoken about Middle East politics for the remainder of his life.

Then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US president Jimmy Carter deliver a speech at the White House, July 19, 1977

History gets Jimmy Carter wrong, both underrated and overrated - opinion

Carter, who died Sunday at 100, “was an underrated and under-appreciated president and an appropriately appreciated but slightly overrated former president.”

 Ken Stein, Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski, at the Middle East Consultation at Emory University in November 1983