'If they continue with the missiles': Trump says he would support Israeli attack on Iran

'We are with you': Mossad spurs Iran protests, says agents with demonstrators

US President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) upon arrival at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025.
US President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) upon arrival at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US officials.

Protests erupt across Iran as collapsing rial sparks unrest, regime blames 'enemy' influence

WATCH
An Iranian protester sits on a road, blocking Iranian authorities during a mass protests in Tehran, December 29, 2025
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2025

Iran's IRGC developing biological, chemical warheads for long-range ballistic missiles

REPORT
A man walks in floodwaters at a makeshift camp housing displaced Palestinians following heavy rain in Gaza City on November 25, 2025.

IDF troops find Gaza tunnel after rain, flood-induced landslides reveal terror site, 'Post' learns

Albanese rejects royal commission into Hanukkah Bondi attack

The new Hamas spokesperson in front of an ilustrative image of former Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida's coffin.

In first message from new spokesperson, Hamas admits death of Abu Obeida, Mohammed Sinwar

A young Iraqi girl who has reached the age of wearing a hijab, is clothed in the head covering worn by many Muslim women for the first time during a ceremony organised at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq's southern city of Basra on December 11, 2025.

After Iraq legalizes child marriage, Baghdad bridal market booms as young girls sold to older men

Screenchot of Sanam's TikTok over a backdrop of travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport.

'They gave me coffee, it was all good': UK Muslim slammed after sharing Ben-Gurion experience

People take part in a rally in support of Palestinians and to condemn Israeli forces' interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2025.

Between PA and Turkey, Gaza’s peacekeeping future could reshape Israel’s borders

ANALYSIS
 (L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk

Israel to become 'global leader': Netanyahu, Elon Musk discuss future of AI in Israel

Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to service members, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine and awarded the title of Hero of Russia, in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025.

Russia vows response after claim Ukraine targeted Putin's residence to alter Moscow's negotiations

A legacy reinforced: Keren Hayesod shows its impact in Israel’s challenging times

Keren Hayesod World Chairman Sam Grundwerg, CEO & Dir Gen Edna Weinstock-Gabay, Dr. Tzachi Slutsky, Soroka Deputy Hospital Manager, visiting ruins from an Iranian missile at Soroka Hospital, Beersheba

‘Do not mess with us,’ - Herzog issues stern warning to Israel's enemies

Israeli presence in Somaliland will be considered a 'military target,' Houthi leader warns

President Isaac Herzog visits Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in northern Israel.

IDF launches broad probe into Gaza war phases after October 7

Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu meet with Itzik and Talik Gvili in Florida, December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu tells final hostage Ran Gvili's parents every effort being made to return remains

WATCH
Soldiers from the 36th Division uncover Hamas terror tunnels in Khan Yunis, Southern Gaza Strip, 2025.

IDF in 'race against time' to destroy Gaza tunnels before diplomacy halts it

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.

Israel to allow daylight pilgrimage at Joseph’s tomb for first time in 25 years

Israel to allow daytime Jewish prayer at Joseph’s Tomb for first time in 25 years

China rejects Somaliland recognition, accuses Israel of 'selfish interests'

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 10, 2025

Smotrich: Supreme Court chief is 'violent megalomaniac,' gov’t will 'trample' court

Illustrative image of violemt acts perpetrated against Russian schoolboy over Israeli flag in his profile picture

Russian schoolboy beaten by classmate, eye socket fractured, over Israeli flag in profile picture

13 notable Jewish New Yorkers we lost in 2025

In honor: 13 influential Jewish New Yorkers who passed away in 2025

US President Donald Trump and 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

Europe is drifting away from Israel, toward Iran’s worldview

OPINION
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach out to shake hands at the White House.

Netanyahu arrives in US for Trump summit seeking freedom on Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon

ANALYSIS

Trump vs. Netanyahu: The high-stakes Mar-a-Lago Summit to redefine Middle East policy

Political chaos in Yemen triggers Saudi Arabia security worries

ANALYSIS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dealing with a US president who is personally, emotionally, and politically invested in his fate. Trump has never hidden his view that Netanyahu should be pardoned. Here, the two stand together in the Knesset, during Trump’s October visit.

Iran spams Israeli phones, cyber directorate warns recipients to not respond

A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair, February 27, 2025. A Reuters investigation found that the Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies there from an exposed mass grave in the Damascus suburb of Qutayfah from 2019-2021.

Syria opens criminal investigation into Assad-era mass grave revealed by Reuters

Police apprehend terrorist who murdered two in combined terror attack, December 26, 2025.

Israel Police shut down northern Israel business where terrorist who killed two was employed

Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens dramatically increased Israel focus in recent months

STUDY

Tucker Carlson claims Israel's influence made radical Islam be seen as main threat for Americans

Far Right influencers Candace Owens (L) and Tucker Carlson (R); illustrative.
OPINION

Antisemitism today isolates, divides Jews before destroying them

A woman holds up a sign that reads "anti-semitism kills" between police officers as people take part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad in Parliament Square in central London on December 15, 2025.
ByDOV MAIMON

Starmer, UK gov't face backlash after repatriating Egyptian activist who supported killing Zionists

Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, greets family and friends at their home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.
OPINION

Qatar’s elite pipeline: How Northwestern’s Doha campus serves the Qatari ruling families

ByGREGG ROMAN

'Inner core of love': Hostage survivor Matan Angrest joins Ishay Ribo on stage in NYC - opinion

OPINION

One degree of separation: How Jews connect through trauma, unite in hope

OPINION
Former hostage Matan Angrest sings with Ishay Ribo on stage in NYC
OPINION

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland a strategic earthquake

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state
ByPESACH WOLICKI
EDITORIAL

Netanyahu should fight ruthlessly for his agenda in Trump meeting

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.
OPINION

Jewish orgs. need to stop being silent on antisemitism on the US Right

ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Iron Beam laser system rolled out across Israel, reshaping air defense

WATCH

Netanyahu: Israel to spend $110 billion on independent arms industry

The Iron Beam laser defense system, pictured in December 2025.

Israel launches national space lab to lower barriers for domestic satellite, space tech development

Dr. Gal Harari.

Israel’s defense-tech revolution: How MAFAT is shaping the evolution of Israel's warfare

INTERVIEW
 The Barak medium-range surface-to-air missile system.

Anti-Israel Colombia integrates IAI's Barak air defense system

Affordability crisis reshapes politics across US, Europe, Canada, new poll finds

In show of defiance, Iran launches new satellites ahead of Netanyahu-Trump summit

 British £20 pound note featuring a portrait of King Charles III, is pictured with £20 notes showing the face of the late Queen Elizabeth II on June 8, 2025

Britain was briefed on Alaa Abd El-Fattah's incitement to violence, Egyptian news presenter claims

Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, greets family and friends at their home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.

Alaa Abd-El-Fattah apologizes for comments calling for the killing of Zionists, white people

PROMINENT BRITISH-EGYPTIAN activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, stands next to his mother, Laila Soueif, and sister, Sanaa, at home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.
EXCLUSIVE

Trilateral work plan for military cooperation between Israel, Greece, Cyprus signed

Israel, Greece, and Cyprus sign 2026 trilateral work plan for military cooperation, December 28, 2025.

TAU and Google Israel launch three-year program to advance research in artificial intelligence

Left to right: Avinatan Hassidim, Prof. Tova Milo, Prof. Yossi Matias, Prof. Ariel Porat & Prof. Yishay Mansour

Chatam: The Anglo community in Rehovot you’ve probably never heard of

Rabbi Ashenberg, together with participants at the Semichas Chaver Siyum in Jerusalem

Ester Ben David’s Zionist blueprint for building a stronger state

Ester Ben David and her team: “They are my rock.”

'New beginning': Mizrahi-Tefahot launches savings grant for Israeli children born since Oct. 7

Smotrich threatens to double tax on Israeli banks if consumer benefits canceled

 A man uses an ATM at Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot in Tel Aviv, Israel November 22, 2021. Picture taken November 22, 2021.

Israel launches NIS 15 million initiative to bring Druze, Circassians into tech industry

ISRAELI AND Druze flags at the entrance to the northern Druze village of Hurfeish on November 29 2023.

New Israeli airline recruiting pilots as commercial operations set to start in 2026

A Tus Airways Airbus A320-200 is seen landing at Ben-Gurion Airport, in Israel, July 12, 2021

Delta launches service that will change the flying experience once and for all – Israel included

Firefighters respond to flooding at special-needs school in Jerusalem amid severe weather

Coastal cliffs between Hefer Valley, Netanya collapse due to heavy rainfall from Storm Byron

Israeli firefighters at the scene where a kid in a critical condition after a fire broke at an apartment in Ramot, Jerusalem, December 3, 2025.

Police, volunteers conducting searches following fears Israeli swept away in river flooding

Snow seen on Mount Hermon on December 28, 2025.b

Rain, snow hit Israel as powerful winter system sparks flood warnings, road rescues

A DELTA Air Lines plane prepares to take off during a winter storm at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York, US, December 26, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

Petah Tikva declared 'red city' for measles outbreak, six-month-old children to be vaccinated

Pharmacies report localized shortages as weight-loss injection Mounjaro arrives in Israel

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Israeli health officials call for sanctions on anti-vaxxers as flu morbidity rate rises

STUDY

Babies begin forming expectations of their parents as early as their first year

Why spending time with grandchildren can ease war trauma for Israel's seniors

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future

POLL
Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK AI

From visiting to belonging: Micol Radzik's path to aliyah

Micol Radzik on the Tayelet in Tel Aviv, 2019.

'Come home!': FM Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah to Israel

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

Ofir Sofer (middle), Rabbi Eli Schlanger (Far right)

It’s all about the timing

Beersheba’s southern command to be vacated and transformed into a residential and leisure complex

Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

Festive tenders: Thousands of apartments on the way - Ma'ale Adumim in focus

Urban Renewal.

Nice presentations, less reality: Supervision in urban renewal under criticism

Construction Site.

Construction starts surge, transactions stall: More declines ahead?

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Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

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'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

Many Chinese dress in historic attire when visiting national monuments.

Jews of China special (part 1)

2025 recap: A year of triumph, resilience, and shifting tides

'I’m not religious but I started praying': Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky speaks

US Politics   

 NYC democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protesters. (illustration)

Newest member of Mamdani's inaugural committee praised people tearing Israeli hostage posters

White House orders US forces to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuelan oil for next two months

Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents delays further releases

Diaspora   

French flag in France

France elected to lead International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2027

When warnings are ignored: Bondi Beach paid the price for tolerated extremism

Zionism didn’t start in Europe, and Ethiopian Jews can prove it

Judaism   

DESPITE BEING fully recognized by the Chief Rabbinate, many Orthodox converts are living in legal and social limbo, denied citizenship, as they face systemic bureaucracy and discrimination at the Interior Ministry. Here, women pray at the Western Wall.

Recognized by rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in Israeli legal limbo

When brothers reunite: Ezekiel’s prophecy and Israel’s deepest divide

Parashat Vayigash: A shoulder of tears

Christian World   

Tour Guide Ofek Ron Carmel leads Israeli tourists from all backgrounds through the cobblestone streets of Mi’ilya. They wear Santa hats to be festive and keep their ears warm.

A look at Israel's winter wonderland in the Galilee, where Christmas comes to life

Christian communities grow slowly as share of population falls in Middle East, North Africa

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East

Food   

RAZIEL WINES.

Mamilla Hotel hosts wine weekend, attracting Israelis from all over the country

Cocktail party: Raising a glass to 2026 with the stories behind your favorite drinks

Carlton hotel in Tel Aviv: Where breakfast is a meal to be savored

Archaeology   

Rare Byzantine-era gold coins discovered at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert.

Byzantine-era coins, ring discovered in Judean Desert point to Christian presence in region

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old labyrinth that reveals India’s role in ancient global trade

Oldest evidence of transport technology uncovered in White Sands, New Mexico

Science   

An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

The world is pushing for nuclear fusion energy. Israel has the keys to crack it

Culture   

Former hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzwesky got engaged.

Former Gaza hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzwesky announce engagement

French actress, icon, advocate: Brigitte Bardot passes away at 91

State Cup weekend sees Beitar comeback and dominant displays by top clubs

History   

The entrance of the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany.

From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

OMG   

The Hillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera.

Mentally ill man steals car with infant in back seat at Hadera hospital, baby returned unharmed

New Rome metro stations showcase ancient treasures after years of delays

Trump tells children, 'US military is tracking Santa' at NORAD's Christmas calls event

Consumerism   

Airwallex Team.

Investors eye growth: Airwallex raises $330M in successful funding round

Narin Ammara turns adversity into ambition with the upcoming launch of Narins Beauty

Wood, bamboo, and warm light: Celebrate Hanukkah with green and unique design

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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President-CEO Eric Fingerhut addressing attendees at the 2024 General Assembly.

“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

From vision to action

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