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Lt. Col. Eyal Zamir will meet with the heads of authorities in the Gaza Envelope

IDF chief tells cabinet: Conquering Gaza a 'fantasy' amid troop deficit

While two sources denied that Zamir had made the comments, a third source confirmed the veracity of the statements to the 'Post.'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen over a background of Hamas terrorists and Israeli protesters (illustrative)

Israel working on release of 10 hostages, Netanyahu tells captive's family

A drone carries a Hezbollah flag, May 21, 2023

Hezbollah's drone supply chain uncovered across Europe

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. January 11, 2025.

IDF seizes weapons in Gaza school, Hamas weighs releasing hostages

Breaking News

Russia says it hit Ukrainian officers' meeting in Sumy

European rights watchdog says it's worried about Turkey after mayor's jailing

Hamas agrees to release nine hostages, pressure exerted to release more - report

Top News

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech in Surrey in Canada, on March 27, 2025.

Poilievre: Deport foreign antisemitic lawbreakers, Conservative gov't would protect Jews

By MICHAEL STARR

UAE's Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, as UAE's Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on, at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Em

Meetings across Middle East cement Syria's president as regional leader, statesman

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

What will happen to US, Iran relations?

Trump’s Iran talks could backfire, strengthen regime, expert warns

Why is Iran looking forward for second round of US nuclear talks?

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Donald Trump seen with a model of an Iranian missile (illustrative)

US will make 'decision on Iran very quickly,' Trump says after talks

Israel at War

Hamas weapons seized by the IDF in the Gaza Strip, April 14, 2025.

IDF seizes Hamas weapons stored in school in southern Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A letter signed by graduates of the elite IDF Talpiot program.

Thousands of IDF elite intel program grads call for war's end, return of hostages

IDF soldiers in a swearing in ceremony. February 27, 2025.

Classified IDF roles prompt probing of Air Force recruits' protest ties

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Deir Al-Balah the Gaza Strip. April 7, 2025.

IDF kills deputy head of Hamas sniper cell in Deir el-Balah

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hostage Edan Alexander in a Hamas propaganda video, April 13, 2025.

'Trump why have you fallen for Netanyahu's lies?': Edan Alexander calls on US, Israel to help him

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hot Opinion

Eyal Zamir's decision to discharge IAF reservists who call for end to Gaza war is rash

By JPOST EDITORIAL

A turbulent time for the Jewish people can be an opportunity to come together

By DAVID JABLINOWITZ

Qatargate: A timeline of the scandal plaguing Israel, Netanyahu, and the PMO

By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI

Libya as a model: How to stop Iran - and Tehran's path to survival

By YAAKOV KATZ

Behind the Iran nuclear talks: What Donald Trump needs to tell Tehran

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

Israel News

Police Yasam forces operate in the West Bank. April 14, 2025.

Police officer lightly wounded in car ramming near Hebron

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of the pitot spread out near the home of Likud MK Idit Silman. April 14, 2025.

Protesters spread pita in front of Likud MK's home in call for hostages' return

By MAARIV ONLINE

Eyal Zamir's decision to discharge IAF reservists who call for end to Gaza war is rash

By JPOST EDITORIAL

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

Caught in the crossfire: How Trump's tariff war with China harms Israel's trade

By ALEX WINSTON

YACOV LIVNE (left) had to contend with diplomatic issues between Israel and Poland, Israeli political infighting, and the Ukraine-Russia war, during his term. Here, the former ambassador meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

'History is central to Israel-Poland ties,' former ambassador to Poland tells 'Post'

Analyses & Features

A protest against the firing of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.

Qatargate: A timeline of the scandal plaguing Israel, Netanyahu, and the PMO

By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI

Bellamy Bellucci: The pro-Israel advocate breaking every mold and defending every truth.

Bellamy Bellucci: The outspoken activist defying Israel’s critics, antisemites

By BATYA LEVINTHAL

Spreading the truth, beauty of Israel: Time for the Jewish state to pay for a PR firm

By GINETTE WEINER

Art and life intertwine at Epos film festival

By HANNAH BROWN

A scene from 'Alex is Lovesick.'

A tribute to Israeli classics, 'Hacks' returns, and Jon Hamm gets in trouble

By HANNAH BROWN

Elegance & Excellence

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

An illustrative image of Telegram.

The new battleground: How Oct. 7 set a new standard, challenges for the media

An illustration of Herb Keinon saying thank you to using the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT.

Say thank you to ChatGPT, even if AI doesn't care about gratitude

Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

The Internet and AI should not be used to answer questions on Halacha

By URI PILICHOWSKI

A new Israeli startup has begun a new venture that will allow companies to hire an AI agent to join their development teams.

Israeli startup AutonomyAI raises millions turning AI into full-time developers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri.

Palestinian billionaire resigns from Harvard post after lawsuit alleges he helped finance Hamas

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Boycotting Israeli brains: A look at the anti-Israel academic boycott

By SHLOMO MAITAL

PEOPLE PROTEST in Berlin outside Humboldt University in support of Israel and against antisemitism, in October. The charge that Israel is perpetrating a genocide is culturally rooted, springing from antisemitic tropes, Cold War politics, and settler-colonial academic theory, insists the writer.

Prosecutors: Assault of non-Jew by Gazan, Lebanese men in Berlin was antisemitic

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yuval Raphael.

'Because of war in Gaza': Spain calls for discussion on Israel's participation in Eurovision

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A STUDENT attends an event at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at Stanford University, in California last year. At Stanford, the DEI office backed events calling Israel an apartheid state, says the writer.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies

Middle East

IDF troops operate in Rafah, Gaza, April 13, 2025.

WATCH: IDF kills dozens of terrorists in Rafah as it establishes operational control

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

amas Command and Control Center 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 Al Ahli Hospital

IDF strikes Hamas command center inside Al Ahli Hospital, patients evacuated

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF troops destroy 1.2 km tunnel in northern Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF medical officers take part in a drill (Illustrative)

Mossad veterans, reserve medical officers sign letters calling for deal to end war, return captives

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Protestors march towards the residence of lead negotiator Ron Dermer in Jerusalem calling for a deal to free all the hostages with a banner that says: "Dermer, 59, or resign," on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Protests for continuation for hostage deal held in Jerusalem on Sunday night

By EVE YOUNG , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

World News

PENNSYLVANIA GOV. Josh Shapiro takes the stage at an election rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, in Philadelphia, last week. Shapiro can show that he isn’t backing down from his lifelong mission of helping Jews and others in need, says the writer.

Pennsylvania charges man attempting attack on Jewish gov. with terrorism, arson, attempted murder

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump

FBI claims alleged neo-Nazi killed parents as part of Trump assassination attempt

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Syrian President al-Sharaa impresses diplomats in Turkey forum

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A truck carries the bus that was damaged in a bomb blast outside Burgas Airport, July 19, 2012.

Bulgaria bombing terrorist buried in Hezbollah cemetery after Lebanese officials intervene

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Policemen arrest student during students and pro-Palestine activists protest across New York City demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and recent Columbia graduate in the borough of Manhattan.

Authorities changing visas status of students at southern US universities due to Gaza stance

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Environment & Climate Change

HAMEGINIM FOREST – The Holiday of Spring comes at just the right time here in Israel.

Hiking the Holy Land: Israel’s outdoors during Passover

By SUSANNAH SCHILD

From crisis to innovation: Doral calls for renewable energy to become Israel’s strategic priority

By LIOR NOVIK , IN COLLABORATION WITH DORAL

An illustrative image of wildfires caused by climate change.

Climate crisis hits women hardest, Tel Aviv conference reveals

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

A wildfire in Israel's north.

Israel launches AI fire prediction tool to protect transportation systems

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

AT LEAST 29 people were killed, more than 200,000 people were forced to evacuate, and over 16,000 structures were destroyed or damaged. The economic toll from the fires is estimated at over $250 billion. Here, an aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire is seen in March.

How losing homes in LA wildfires re-traumatized Jews who escaped Iran

By TABBY REFAEL

JPost Spotlight

Yonatan Savitsky in the IDF, before his death on October 7, 2023.

Should the IDF open a sperm bank for Israeli soldiers?

Prof. Bella Savitsky is now advocating for a sperm bank to be operated by the IDF, which young men could choose to contribute to when they join the army.

An injured forest dormouse being treated at KKL-JNF's Hula Valley Wildlife Acclimatization Center, April 2025.

KKL-JNF rehabilitates injured forest dormouse after rare daytime sighting

A rare forest dormouse spotted at a Galilee factory was rescued, treated, and released back into the wild by KKL-JNF.

‘THE HEART-SHAPED Leaf’ by Shira Geffen at the Safe Place Festival.

Passover pastimes: Culture, the arts, and fun abound across the country over the holiday period

Passover, the traditional spring holiday, beckons with its spread of cultural and leisure time events up and down the country for all ages.

Portrait of former Deputy Director of Shin Bet Yisrael Hasson, January 15, 2024.

Ex-Shin Bet deputy chief: Netanyahu failed to act as 'responsible adult' when dismissing Ronen Bar

Hasson also recounted an incident during his time as acting Shin Bet chief in which Netanyahu asked him to investigate a leak from the security cabinet.

Israel Real Estate

"Utopia" Project, Sde Dov Tel Aviv-Yafo

30 years in tower construction: Nachmias Group conquers Tel Aviv

By IN COOPERATION WITH NACHMIAS GROUP

Illustration: Pisgat Ramot neighborhood

The IDF Is moving South – and Beersheba prepares with a variety of housing options

By THE BEERSHEBA MUNICIPALITY & THE CONSTRUCTION , HOUSING

Air builds as clear as wine

By OFER PETERSBURG

Taubel Complex, Neighborhood G in Beersheba.

New street and rental apartments for service members in Beersheba

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Tzur Shalom Renewal Project, Kiryat Bialik

From suburbs to towers: Kiryat Bialik's old neighborhood transforms

By OFER PETERSBURG

Christian World

Pope Francis. Vatican announces new guidelines allowing gay men to become priests in Italy under vow of celibacy.

Britain's King Charles makes surprise visit to Pope Francis at Vatican

King Charles and Queen Camilla had been due to make a formal state visit to the Vatican, but postponed their plans after doctors prescribed Francis two months of rest.

Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Pro-Israel evangelical leader calls on Trump to tariff Tucker Carlson for pro-Iran post

"It’s time for the White House to impose a Tariff on Tucker Carlson for illegally importing anti-Semitic Iranian talking points and putting America last,” Cardoza-Moore said.

Pope Francis gestures during his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day of his discharge from Gemelli Hospital, in Rome, Italy, March 23, 2025.

Pope Francis was so close to death, doctors considered ending treatment

The pope's official nurse pleaded with doctors to ensure that they did not stop his treatment despite significant risks.

istoric St Mary’s City, Town Center, St Mary’s County, Maryland.

After 300 Years, Maryland's 1667 brick chapel reopens to the public

On April 12, Maryland’s Historic St. Mary's City will open the doors of its reconstructed Brick Chapel.

Health & Wellness

$DR. URI YOEL of the Soroka Medical Center conducted a new study that examined patients aged 65 and over who had undergone hip fracture surgery and were subsequently treated in the geriatrics department.$

Soroka-University Medical Center saves bones and lives with new special department

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

An illustrative image of two people holding hands.

Is it love? Psychologist shares 10 ways that real love manifests

By DR. MIRIAM ADAHAN

A joint study conducted by Dr. Ziv Ben-Zion has discovered that it’s possible to predict the severity of PTSD by analyzing brain connectivity patterns as early as one month after a traumatic event.

How to predict PTSD severity by brain connectivity patterns: University of Haifa researcher

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Eye-tracking glasses show how dogs perceive human gestures. Illustration.

Hebrew University’s innovation in antibiotic eyedrops offers new hope for dogs and humans

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

WOMEN MEDICYLISTS of MDA.

‘We believe in the power of women’: MDA chair champions women’s advancement in its mission

By ALAN ROSENBAUM , IN COLLABORATION WITH WOMEN OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISRAEL

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MDA Heroes

MDA paramedic officers get out of an ambulance a man to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center emergency and trauma care who was moderately injured when stabbed in a terrorist attack by the Neve Daniel junction, near Jerusalem on March 31, 2022.

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

'The country was burning, and I was watching it happen'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Conferences

The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

Leading Israel’s Future: The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

The Maariv and Walla 2025 Economic Conference

Senior Government and Business Leaders to attend Maariv-Walla Economic Conference

Archaeology

A synagogue mosaic at the Huqoq site depicts an elephant alongside other soldiers and war animals, as well as an elder holding a scroll surrounded by young men with sheathed swords.

Elephant in the synagogue: Iconography in thriving post-Temple community raises questions

Soviet M-class submarine Malyutka VI series.

Modern tech unveils WWII submarine 'M-49' lost for 82 years in Russian waters

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

World Betar leaders calls on diaspora Jews to immigrate to Israel amid rising antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

More families with young children making aliyah, Sofer tells 'Post'

By AMICHAI STEIN

Diaspora

Hapoel Tel Aviv players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Gran Canaria in the EuroCup final in the Gran Canaria Arena, Spain, April 12, 2025

Two Israeli nationals beaten by security guards, arrested in Spain

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 4, 2024.

Marco Rubio says Mahmoud Khalil’s 'otherwise lawful' actions undermine US antisemitism policy

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

Judaism

‘The Tenth Plague: Killing the Firstborn Son,’ from a collection by Joseph Mallord and William Turner.

The tragedy of the firstborn: Inherent legal, societal burdens of the eldest child

By HAIM KATZ , SAM KATZ

HARVESTING WHEAT in a field near Rehovot.

Counting the Omer: A journey from Passover to Shavuot

By RONALD EISENBERG

Food

THE VERANDA AT Jerusalem’s David Citadel Hotel – a worthy stop for meat lovers.

The meat of the matter: Biting into the Veranda at Jerusalem’s David Citadel Hotel

By CALEV BEN-DAVID

Castel wines are seen on a Passover Seder table.

Passover 2025: This is the year to support and buy Israeli wines

By ADAM MONTEFIORE

Culture

HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate their EuroCup title-clinching victory over host Gran Canaria on Friday night, a result that ensures the Reds' qualification to the Euroleague for next season.

Hapoel Tel Aviv makes Israeli hoops history

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

CYRUS KABIRU, ‘Jaffa Sun,’ diptych, 2019.

‘Africa Calling’: West African royalty and Zulu magic at Haifa Museum of Art

By HAGAY HACOHEN

Travel

THE WAT Phra Yai, Koh Samui’s Big Buddha Temple.

An experience in Thailand’s Koh Samui before the ‘White Lotus Effect’

By MOTTI VERSES

An El Al plane in Ben-Gurion Airport.

Dominant over 18 months of war, Israel's El Al faces return of foreign carriers

By STEVEN SCHEER/ REUTERS

Podcasts

Tamar Uriel-Beeri is seen interviewing Prof. Shimon Shetreet on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.

Shimon Shetreet: Israeli gov't wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs alongside a photo of Netanyahu against a backdrop of a stock market chart. (illustration)

Tanking stocks and risk of global recession: What do you need to know about Trump's tariffs?

By EVE YOUNG , REUTERS

US Politics

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

Don’t panic – yet, despite the chaos caused by Trump’s tariffs

By JONATHAN M. NATHAN

American pastor Josh Sullivan, 45, allegedly abducted, April 2025.

American pastor kidnapped by armed men in South Africa in front of congregation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

History

SUPPRESSION OF Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, April 16-19, 1943. In this iconic image, captured Jews are led by Waffen SS soldiers to the assembly point for deportation (Umschlagplatz).

Warsaw Uprising's last survivor: The story, testimony of Michael Smuss

By RAPHAEL SHUCHAT

Jacob Sheep

This week in Jewish history: Buchenwald liberated, Paschal lambs sacrificed

By STEVEN DRUCKER

Science

Artist's impression of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star

(Left to right): Prof. Asaf Madi, Prof. Roded Sharan & PhD student Ron Sheinin.

TAU develops AI tool to decode cell responses to cancer treatments

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Finance

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Doing business in Israel: How to make money and keep most of it

Vesey Ventures founders Lindsay Fitzgerald, Dana Eli-Lorch, Julia Huang.

Vesey Ventures launches $78m fund, highlighting power of well-connected investor team

OMG

The bus that a resident of Shafir overturned in Rehovot on Saturday April 13, 2025.

Man steals a bus in Rehovot 'to get home for the Seder'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

15 Million year old fish fossil with preserved stomach contents.

Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Children of reservists from Sderot enjoying pizza.

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