Yaakov katz

'While Israel Slept': A look at the leadup to the Oct 7. massacre - excerpt

An excerpt from the new book by Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot about the lead-up to the October 7 massacre.

|ByYAAKOV KATZ, AMIR BOHBOT
PALESTINIANS USE explosive devices amid clashes with Israeli security forces in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 27, 2023, following a protest near the border fence.
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the MEAD summit on September 9, 2024.

MEAD summit opens in Washington amid Doha fallout and sensitive hostage talks

The MEAD summit opened in Washington with delegates from 15 nations, including Israel and Arab states, holding closed-door talks amid Doha strikes and hostage deal efforts.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Tally Gotliv seen during a court hearing of Yonatan Urich, at the court in Lod, August 19, 2025

Grapevine, August 22, 2025: Brains betrayed...

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
An illustrative image of a microphone and soundwaves.

8 essential English-language podcasts to understand Israel's war - opinion

Here are eight essential English-language podcasts that have kept me in the know.

|ByBRIAN BLUM

Editor's Notes: Stop alienating

It is time for rabbis and mayors to do what they have been chosen, elected and are being paid to do – be true leaders for their communities.

JULY 21, 2016ByYAAKOV KATZ
Birthright participants wave flags and cheer during a recent event in Jerusalem.

Yaakov Katz named new ‘Post’ editor-in-chief

Steve Linde to step down after five years at helm.

APRIL 13, 2016ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yaakov Katz speaking at the JPost Annual Conference