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Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performs "New Day Will Rise", during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025.

Yuval Raphael takes stage at the Eurovision finale

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. February 20, 2025.

Hamas offers to release half of remaining hostages for two month ceasefire

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(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff.

PM gave full freedom to negotiation team in Doha, Israeli official tells 'Post'

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Top News

(L-R) US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu see on top of Saudi Arabian, US, and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Trump not frustrated with Netanyahu, says Gulf leaders to help rebuild Gaza

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IDF soldiers continue their ground operations in northern Gaza May 17, 2025

IDF intensifies air, ground ops. in and around Gaza, monitoring Khan Yunis

By AMIR BOHBOT , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz.

'Hamas delegation announced return to negotiations in Doha,' Katz says

By AMICHAI STEIN , JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

Lebanese singer to be tried for allegedly spying on Hezbollah for Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein welcomes Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon arrival at Baghdad International Airport ahead of the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.

Arab League Summit in Baghdad is about a new Arab world - analysis

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Israel News

Smoke rises as the IDF strikes three Houthi-controlled Yemen ports, May 16, 2025.

IDF strikes two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen

By AMICHAI STEIN , YONAH JEREMY BOB , Darcie Grunblatt

Yuval Raphael is representing Israel this year at Basel in the Eurovision song contest

Gal Gadot encourages Yuval Raphael before the Eurovision final

By HANNAH BROWN

Howie performing at his Love and Faith show

From Rising Star to national inspiration: A musical journey after October 7

By NOA FEIGENBAUM

Netanyahu has become 'angel of death' for the hostages, Zangauker says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir watch as Israel Air Force jets attack terrorist targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen, May 16, 2025.

Katz threatens to kill Houthi leaders while hinting at Mohammed Sinwar's death

By Darcie Grunblatt

Israel at War

An Israeli tank manoeuvres in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, May 16 2025.

IDF intensifies Gaza ops. as Hamas returns to negotiating table in Doha

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinians gather to receive aid provided by UNRWA including food supplies, after Israel says it has ceased entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, outside a distribution center, at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, March 2, 2025.

Gaza's most vulnerable unable to access aid under plan by Israeli-backed agency

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli security forces raid a building in the town of Tammun, in the northern Jordan Valley, in the West Bank, May 9, 2025.

Security forces arrest several suspects in connection to Bruchin attack on pregnant woman

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US developing plan to move one million Palestinians to Libya, NBC News reports

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

Smoke billows amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 7, 2024.

Hezbollah operative struck by Israeli drone in southern Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analyses & Features

Cardinals attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, April 26.

Voices from the Arab press: Historic election opens new page in the Vatican

By THE MEDIA LINE

NISSIM SALEM was captured in Lebanon and held in Syria for three years. Held in captivity by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command led by Ahmed Jibril, he was eventually released in a prisoner-swap deal in 1985.

Nissim Salem’s three years in Syrian captivity: 'Life felt over, but hope remained'

By MORDECHAI HAIMOVITCH

Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun sit down to discuss the week's major events on the Jerusalem Post Podcast.

Jerusalem Post Conference: Who's speaking, what's there to see?

'One of our own': Tenafly High School principal reflects on Edan Alexander’s return

By Rebecca Szlechter

US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025.

Israel must protect Syria's Druze from Sharaa, a terrorist in a suit

By David Ben-Basat

‘I WANT people to know what’s in their food – not just how much it costs, but how healthy, or harmful it is.’ Here, shoppers pick groceries at the Shufersal Deal supermarket in Katzrin, Golan Heights.

French immigrant’s app brings food transparency to Israeli shoppers

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Located between the better-known neighborhoods of Rehavia, Katamon, and Talbiyeh is the smaller, quaint suburb of Kiryat Shmuel.

Kiryat Shmuel: Jerusalem's unassuming garden suburb

By ALEX WINSTON

A Moody's sign on the 7 World Trade Center tower is photographed in New York August 2, 2011.

Moody's pushes US out of top triple-A rating club citing rising debt

By REUTERS

Ayelet Gonen-Brosh: "Everything is possible - you just have to want it and aim for it.”

The BROSH Group is building hope, one brick at a time

By Ronnie Rosenman , In collaboration with the BROSH Group

Antisemitism / BDS

A demonstrator gestures, what is believed to symbolise "WP" for 'white power', at a right-wing protest at Friedrichshain district in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2025.

Authorities block German far-right nationals from flying to Milan neo-Nazi conference

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A person holds a placard during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.

World’s largest Jewish communities warn of rising global antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

UFC announcer Joe Rogan during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Apr 13, 2024.

Joe Rogan defends Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’ song

By Grace Gilson/JTA

Harvard silent after court condemns assault on Israeli student

By SAGIT SADE ATTIA

Senator Jacky Rosen is interviewed in Dry Lake Valley, Nevada, June 28, 2021.

Man who made antisemitic threats against Sen. Jacky Rosen sentenced to almost 4 years in prison

By Grace Gilson/JTA

Hot Opinion

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Middle East

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2025.

Tehran persists that Iran has the right to enrich uranium

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

IDF denies that officials from Israel and Syria held direct talks in Azerbaijan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025.

Qatar’s shadow: Western tolerance vs Israel’s immediate risk

By LOUIS LIBIN , MICHAEL J SALAMON

Terrorists dressed as women transferred Edan Alexander across Gaza, released hostage recounts

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Syrian army personnel travel in a military vehicle as they head towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025.

Syrian government forces raid Islamic State hideouts in Aleppo

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World News

Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 18, 2024.

Danon accuses UN aid chief of weaponizing the word 'genocide' against Israel

FOR MANY in India, the attack in Kashmir in April felt like an echo of October 7, a reminder that Islamist terrorism is a global phenomenon.

India's Oct. 7: Ambassador J. P. Singh speaks to 'Post' on terror attacks in Kashmir

By Yuval Barnea

India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds a press briefing following India's Operation Sindoor, in New Delhi, India

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speak before the unveiling of a red bench to mark International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, on the first day of a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, November 25, 2024

Italy's Tajani tells Israel to halt Gaza offensive

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Environment & Climate Change

Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out in Jerusalem, May 16, 2025.

Arsonist sparks Jerusalem valley fire that is now in 'containment stage'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Animals found in West Bank investigation on May 14, 2025.

Three suspects arrested after illegal animals found in West Bank village

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A massive wildfire rages near Latrun last month. The recent fires, leading to a major environmental disaster, underscored the urgent need to protect our environment from ignition risks, says the writer.

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By REBECCA BAREL

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Crete, Greece, GFZ says, felt in central Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

Broadcaster David Attenborough is seen before the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Estonia's Mark Lajal.

Sir David Attenborough says 'the end is near' in pre-99th birthday reflection

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

JPost Spotlight

Erez Ginat, deputy CEO of Israel Support Bridge (far L), stands next to Debbi Winsett on the day her tour group volunteered at the organization, Oct. 2024.

Faith over fear: Supporting and visiting Israel amid the Gaza war

By AUDREY LYNN LEINOFF

Irit Gazit (L) and Sharon Rapaport hear a testimony.

The body remembers: On documenting trauma with care

By IRIT GAZIT , SHARON RAPAPORT

(L) STAFF SGT. NOA COHEN, 21, was wounded on Oct. 7, 2023.

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By LIOR NOVIK , In collaboration with the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization

ANAT COHEN, sister of Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman – whose body was recovered during a special operation in Syria after being missing for 43 years – speaks to the media outside her Tel Aviv home, May 11.

Home at last: Two sons, two soldiers, one homeland

By MOSHE TARAGIN

Israel Real Estate

"UTOPIA" on the Linear Park

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By In cooperation with Nachmias Group

Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024

Reservists without a home? Mizrahi Tefahot Bank has a special benefit for you

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Building Demolition Ceremony on Derech HaShalom

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By Walla/RealEstate

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By WALLA! Real Estate

The first evacuation-reconstruction project in Beit Shemesh, Ramat Lechi complex

1,195 apartments in Beit Shemesh: The first evacuation-reconstruction project starts

By WALLA! Real Estate

Christian World

Inside St. Mary’s Church at Lubeck old town, northern Germany. (illustrative)

Self-proclaimed pastor accused of sex trafficking, forced labor scheme

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Rev. Johnnie Moore visits southern Israel in January 2024.

Good for the Jews? Inside Christian Zionism: From Genesis to Jerusalem

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Pope Leo invokes spirit of Nostra Aetate in hope of renewed Jewish-Catholic ties

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States looks on from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

We don’t know much about Leo XIV and the Jews, but he could be just the pope for us

By ETHAN SCHWARTZ/JTA

Health & Wellness

Tzeela Gez, the pregnant woman wounded in a terror attack and succumbed to her wounds, May 15, 2025.

Severe but stable: Improvement in baby's condition of woman murdered in terror attack

By DR. ITAY GAL

Childhood obesity. Currently without a medicinal solution

Alarming data: One in five children in Israel suffers from obesity

By DR. ITAY GAL

IDF evacuates a wounded soldier; illustrative

Blood transfusions on the battlefield, under an hour to evacuate: A look at the IDF Medical Corps

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

British scientists find treatment for disease that contributed to Pope Francis’s death

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Israelis await the release of Israeli/US hostage Edan Alexander, whom Hamas is expected to release from captivity today, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv May 12, 2025.

Edan Alexander to undergo medical testing before potential Qatar meeting with Trump

By DR. ITAY GAL

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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

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MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

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By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Conferences

The Jerusalem Post returns to New York for the 2025 Annual Conference

The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

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

Archaeology

Durupinar Formation radar scans reveal hidden structures associated with Noah's Ark.

Durupinar Formation radar scans reveal hidden structures associated with Noah's Ark

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Heads of carved African figures discovered at the site. They may indicate the origin of the buried individuals.

1,500-year-old figurines found in Negev point to early Christians in southern Israel

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Aliyah

Tal Raviv: No hate – but humor.

Tal Raviv: A citizen’s journey through a national identity crisis

The Getter Group's Property Expert Luky Guigui with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon.

The Jerusalem Municipality is paving the way for ‘olim’

By SHIA GETTER , In collaboration with The Getter Group.

Diaspora

Abigail Fidler

The Israeli olah changing world’s perception of nonverbal individuals

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

A protestor wearing a scarf holds her phone during a march commemorating Nakba day, the "catastrophe" of the mass dispossession of the Palestinian territory in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation in Madrid, Spain, May 15, 2025.

'Action, resistance': Nakba Day marked by pro-Palestinian protesters across the world

By Mathilda Heller

Judaism

The real festivities begin when a huge bonfire is lit at midnight on Lag Ba'omer.

Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history

By DVORA WAYSMAN

‘Sefer HaMinhagim,’ or ‘Book of Customs’ was printed in Yiddish in Venice, 1601.

Living in the present: Counting the Omer with meaning

By DAVID GEFFEN

Food

Yossi Kransdorf, manager of the Visitors’ Center, attends to guests at the Shiloh Winery.

Wines of strength and grace

By BARNEA LEVI SELAVAN

MORDECHAI COHEN (R), the legendary ‘masgiach’ of Carmel’s Zichron Ya’acov Cellars.

Wine talk: Tzohar opening doors

By Adam Montefiore

Culture

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Israel Museum Jerusalem: Guarding the past, shaping the future

By NERIA BARR

Guy Manster in 'Bad Boy.'

Israeli show 'Bad Boy' hits Netflix global Top 10 list

By HANNAH BROWN

Travel

Planes of Lufthansa

Lufthansa delays return of flights to Israel following internal security assessment

By DR. ITAY GAL

Red Line service was off track for much of this past Monday.

Off track: How Jerusalem light rail expansion, woes frustrate commuters

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Podcasts

Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun sit down to discuss the week's major events on the Jerusalem Post Podcast.

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Calev Ben-David (R) speaks to Elliot Jager (L) in the Jerusalem Post podcast studio.

Palestinian state? Iran nuclear deal? What will Trump's Middle East visit mean?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrive for a meeting at the G20 Summit in Osaka, June 2019.

Politics of the personal: Trump's Middle East doctrine on display

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

US President Donald Trump salutes as he attends a welcome ceremony in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025.

Trump considers renaming Persian Gulf, uniting Iranians in backlash

History

Private Arthur Gessner, who fell in combat in April 1949.

IDF locates body of soldier who died in 1949, was buried as part of mass IDF grave

The headline that ran on May 6, 1984 announcing that Tzvi Feldman was one of three soldiers declared missing in action.

The 'Post' looks back on search for Sgt.-Maj. Tzvi Feldman

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Science

Scientists who have been awarded the prestigious Blavatnik awards

Blavatnik Prizes 2025: Israeli researchers honored for groundbreaking work in science

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The spherical black objects are pathogenic bacteria, and the green dot within them represents a control hub containing multiple RNA molecules originated from virulence genes and a high concentration of CsrA that “decides” whether or not to express these genes.

New research reveals hidden ‘control center’ which could help in fight against bacterial infections

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

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

Amber Heard leaves Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse after the jury announced split verdicts in favor of both her ex-husband Johnny Depp and Heard on their claim and counter-claim in the Depp v. Heard civil defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., June 1,

Actress Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother’s Day post

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Sponsored Content

David Ben-Gurion (at right) in Sde Boker in May 1955.

Brains, heart, and soul: BGU’s transformative role in a Post-October 7th Israel

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