Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a speech ahead of a cabinet meeting on December 3, 2024

Government approves the hostage deal after seven hours of deliberation

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Top News

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PA 'ready to accept responsibility in Gaza Strip'

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Israel at War

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Hisham al-Sayed.

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Security cabinet meets to approve hostage deal. January 17, 2025.

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IDF takes measures for operations in Gaza for day after ceasefire

Demonstrators protest calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, January 14, 2025

IDF plans for operations in Gaza after ceasefire, Israeli gov't set to approve deal

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Analyses & Features

DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz appears at a committee meeting in the Knesset on Tuesday.

Defense Minister Katz thinks Israelis are idiots

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

THURSDAY’S LONG-AWAITED news of a hostage deal finally hammered out thrust the nation into a whirlpool of mixed emotions. There is elation and despair. Here, protesters in Tel Aviv react after the ceasefire deal was announced on Wednesday evening.

The hostage deal: A time for dancing and for mourning

RABBI SHMUEL LUBECKI stands amid the damage after an knife-wielding attacker set fire to the synagogue, in Rouen, France, last May. Recently, it was vanadalized with swastikas. Around the world, our people are under attack, the writer laments.

A prayer for Jewish, Israeli leaders: Navigate hostage deal with wisdom, compassion

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Will Gaza return to October 6 after the deal?

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Theatre group at Camp Kimama-Halfmoon.

A summer sanctuary at Camp Kimama-Halfmoon

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Could taxes end up saving the planet?

Nine deny attack on Israeli firm Elbit's UK warehouse

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THREE ISRAELI teenagers forge a special bond, but a looming draft date dares to tear them apart

How to teach teens smart money habits and budgeting

By AARON KATZMAN

WITH THE ceasefire between Israel and Hamas set to begin on Sunday, the shekel is strengthening, and the stock market gains suggest hopes that go far beyond an end to the fighting in Gaza.

Israel's financial markets are likely to boom after hostage deal

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Hot Opinion

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Middle East

IDF strike on Hezbollah in the a southern suburb of Beirut. September 26, 2024.

Israeli strikes raise anxiety on Syrian side of Golan border

By Ahmad Qweidar , Jacob Wirtschafter/The Media Line

Palestinian terrorists from Fatah carry their weapons during a parade in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, September 29, 2023

Justice Ministry releases names of Palestinian prisoners to be released in deal

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Mossad director David Barnea seen over a wall of hostage posters in Tel Aviv (illustrative)

Behind the scenes: Mossad's role in nailing down the Hamas ceasefire

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

ICC prosecutor sees 'no real effort' by Israel to probe alleged Gaza war crimes

By REUTERS

DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, this week. A hostage deal is needed; it is a concrete, tangible outcome that saves lives, bringing both civilians and soldiers back to their families and to their nation, the writer maintains.

Victory over Hamas was never going to be decisive

World News

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.

Putin, Pezeshkian sign Russia-Iran strategic partnership agreement

POLISH PRESIDENT Andrzej Duda is currently serving his second term in the role and will leave after the Polish elections in May 2025.

Poland is safe haven for Jews, guardian of Holocaust memory,' Polish President tells 'Post'

By ELDAD BECK

US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok

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‘Shalom, friends’: Jews on TikTok prepare for app’s possible ban after Supreme Court ruling

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers remarks at the Holocaust Educational Trust's annual appeal dinner, Sep. 16, 2024.

UK PM Starmer visits Auschwitz ahead of 80th anniversary

By REUTERS

Antisemitism / BDS

View of a car graffitied and torched in a Sydney suburb. January 16, 2025.

Cars set ablaze, graffitied in new antisemitic attack in Sydney suburb

By MICHAEL STARR

People attend a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain October 19, 2024.

‘Ceasefire today, liberation tomorrow:’ Activists hail hostage deal, vow to destroy Israel

By MICHAEL STARR

Activists of Amnesty International demonstrate to show their support with the Syrian people at the Fontaine des Innocentes in Paris May 29, 2012.

Amnesty International event in Venice sparks outrage over Gaza report

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By MICHAEL STARR

AFP investigators at the man's home

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Environment & Climate Change

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First Almond Tree of Winter Blooms in Mevo Hama Forest, Golan Heights

First almond blossom signals early spring in Golan Heights

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In the Beersheba Midbarium, visitors can ride up in an elevator to see the world from the same height as a giraffe.

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Israel Real Estate

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Christian World

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Rome's chief rabbi criticizes Pope Francis over Israel remarks

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

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Biden awards Pope Francis medal of freedom, highest US civilian honor

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Health & Wellness

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Health Ministry reveals medical protocol for hostages returned from Hamas captivity

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US Politics

US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.

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Diaspora

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Judaism

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Food

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Culture

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Travel

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Podcasts

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Jerusalem's Kiryat Menachem neighborhood.

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Finance

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