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WAR IN THE NORTH

Reported images of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, March 22, 2025.

Hezbollah denies responsibility for rockets launched at northern Israel

Hostage families demand Israel refrain from returning to conflict • Houthis warn airlines not to fly to Israel

AN ISRAELI M109 howitzer fires artillery shells.

IDF strikes dozens of Hezbollah launchers after rocket fire into northern Israel

United Airlines Boeing 737 airplane.

Pilot has Orthodox Jewish passenger arrested for hogging bathroom, comments on how 'Jews act'

Dr. Ido Netanyahu at a cultural event in Beersheba, March 22, 2025.

Iddo Netanyahu attacks 'leftist' state institutions, calls Oct. 7 a turning point in Israel

Breaking News

Suspicion of security incident in south ruled out after paraglider seen in Gaza near Kibbutz Erez

Yemen missile falls in Saudi territory en route towards Israel

Syrian army targets reportedly struck near Damascus

Top News

'59 more to go': An illustrative image shows US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Steve Witkoff says Netanyahu's methods in Gaza against Israeli public opinion

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Steve Witkoff seen on a background of Hamas terrorists and a protest sign featuring US President Donald Trump (illustrative)

Hamas can be politically active in Gaza after it disarms, Witkoff says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police secures the area near the scene after a car drove into a crowd, in Mannheim, Germany, March 3, 2025.

Germany sentences three teenagers with planning ISIS-inspired terrorist attack

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Negev residents say police are covering up attacks on livestock by IDF soldiers

By YUVAL BARNEA

A rare Mediterranean monk seal was discovered dead on Ma'agan Michael Beach near Haifa, March 22, 2025.

Rangers discover carcass of rare Mediterranean monk seal on Israeli shore

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel at War

(Illustrative) Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree over a backdrop of Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Houthis declare Ben-Gurion Airport ‘no longer safe’ after renewed Gaza fighting

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sirens sound across Israel following Houthi missile.

IAF intercepts Houthi missile that triggered sirens in Jerusalem, surrounding areas

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, speaks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as Egypt hosts emergency Arab summit. Cairo, March 4, 2025.

Egypt puts forth bridging proposal, Hamas yet to respond

The IDF struck military targets in the city of Palmyra and at the Tiyas Air Base in central Syria on March 22, 2025.

IDF strikes military targets in Palmyra, Tiyas Air Base in central Syria

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Drone view of destroyed houses in Beit Hanoun, March 2025.

Reconstruction of Gaza should be used to start the next phase of the Abraham Accords

By DAN FEFERMAN

Hot Opinion

Investigation into Netanyahu's Qatargate affair must run its course

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Editor's Notes: Oct. 7 reshaped Israel forever, we must choose how to define it

By ZVIKA KLEIN

Israel’s military decisions: Driven by security or politics?

By YAAKOV KATZ

What is he afraid of? Netanyahu’s cowardice and crisis of leadership

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

My Word: The UN’s war on Israel is hypocrisy on display

By LIAT COLLINS

Israel News

(L to R): Eli Feldstein, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yonatan Urich (illustration).

Police name two suspects who were detained for questioning in 'Qatargate' case

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Why dismiss Shin Bet head? Newly leaked quotes from Netanyahu reveal rationale

Egypt willing to temporarily absorb half a million evacuated Gazans

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

‘THE SOLDIERS on the front can see things with their physical eyes that no one else can,’ 2023.

IDF intel. officer: Field intelligence just as vital as elite billion-dollar Unit 8200

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Protesters gather in Jerusalem near the High Court of Justice. March 19, 2025.

Israeli High-Tech headquarters on Shin Bet vote: 'We will shut down economy'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analyses & Features

RELIGIOUS SERVICES MINISTER Michael Malkieli speaks at a swearing-in ceremony for new chief rabbis, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last year.

For Israel’s Jewish future, we must retain the power of the people

A JEWISH CHILD dressed as a clown celebrates Purim in Hebron on March 16. Kol Israel is committed to blazing a trail to allow our next generation to be the next greatest generation, the writer informs.

The children are our future: Vote in the World Zionist Congress elections

By ADINA FRYDMAN , MICHAEL SCHLANK

How can an antisemitic EU fight antisemitism?

How antisemitic vandals unwittingly delivered a message of hope to the world

By AREYAH KALTMANN

At the new learning space initiated by SASA-Setton at the Dana Children's Hospital.

A lesson in optimism: SASA-Setton transforms hospital stays for children in Israel

By RONNIE ROSENMAN , IN COLLABORATION WITH SASA-SETTON

Elegance & Excellence

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

Ben & Jerry's ice cream (Illustrative)

Ben & Jerry’s accuses Unilever of firing CEO over political posts - breaching alleged agreement

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Wiz and Google company logos seen on the smartphone and laptop screens.

Why is Google paying so much for Wiz?

By ASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS

Herzog congratulates WIZ CEO Rapaport

President Herzog congratulates WIZ CEO Assaf Rappaport: 'An unimaginable achievement'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestine protest in Washington, DC, US, March 18, 2025

US immigration officials ask pro-Palestinian Cornell student to surrender

By REUTERS , PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

Greater Manchester Police arrest suspect in November 1 theft of Chaim Weizmann bust.

Woman arrested for suspected murder of Jewish pensioner in UK

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A member of the New York Police Department patrols in front of the synagogue Congregation Bais Yaakov Nechamia Dsatmar on October 13, 2023.

Bipartisan lawmakers call on Trump admin. to unfreeze security funding for religious institutions

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

New York Bagel Bakery in Philadelphia has served kosher-keeping customers for decades. Its longtime owner was recently accused of antisemitism, a charge he denies.

A Palestinian man served kosher bagels for decades - then customers found his Facebook profile

By BEN SALES/JTA

Einat Wilf.

Einat Wilf: Israel’s existential battle is against the vilifying of the collective Jew

Middle East

A military plane lands onboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, in the Adriatic Sea, February 2, 2022. The Truman strike group is operating under NATO command and control along with several other NATO allies for coordinated maritime manoeuvres, anti-submarine warfare training and long-range tr

US to send second aircraft carrier to Middle East to combat Houthis

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

It is time for Israel to achieve a total victory in Gaza

By MICHAEL FREUND

Istanbul mayor Imamoglu denies terrorism charges, court document shows

By REUTERS

A Dubai beach as seen from a helicopter.

‘Little Dubai’: Does the future of Gaza beckon? - Reporter's Notebook

By MARION FISCHEL

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.

Danny Danon to UN: Hamas can either negotiate or watch its leadership fall

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

World News

Smoke billows over the city after a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 21, 2025.

Moscow warns of retaliation as Russia and Ukraine trade blame over attacks

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A visual illustration shows US President Donald Trump in front of the Toronto skyline.

Trump believes US-Canada border 'artificial', Canadian MP calls statehood push ‘act of war’

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A demonstrator wears a protective mask as protestors gather at the gates of Columbia University, in support of student protesters who barricaded themselves in Hamilton Hall, despite orders from university officials to disband or face suspension during the Israel-Hamas war, in NYC, April 30, 2024.

Columbia bans face masks in protests and acquiesces to other Trump administration demands

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

US President Donald Trump meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, DC.

How Benjamin Netanyahu projects power and influences US-Israel relations

By BONNIE K. GOODMAN

A demonstrator holds a placard as students from several universities take part in a protest against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 21, 2025. The placard reads: "Be afraid of us, the people".

Detained Istanbul mayor Imamoglu denies corruption charges, court document shows

Environment & Climate Change

FORTY CAMELS took part in the race in the Negev Highlands on Nov. 1.

Israel Police investigate four camels found dead in Negev

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens, Papua New Guinea, Pacific ocean

WATCH: Rare pod of false killer whales spotted near Herzliya

By ZIV REINSTEIN

Debris lies around damaged houses the morning after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, U.S. March 15, 2025.

US death toll from extreme weather over the weekend rises to 36

an illustration of a shark being eaten by an even larger shark Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case

Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Italia Valeriana flower is expected to grow in areas including Mount Carmel, Mount Gilboa, the Galilee, and the Jerusalem Hills.

During the spring, the flower Italia Valeriana to grow in Mount Carmel, Galilee, Jerusalem Hills

JPost Spotlight

Jerusalem Post Breaking News Desk Manager Jacob Laznik is seen superimposed over a copy of the daily paper.

Jacob Laznik: Managing the welcomed chaos of breaking news

Behind the Bylines: In a chaotic mess of difficult-to-verify information that is breaking news in the Middle East, keeping up and managing a team is hard. But Jacob Laznik is up to the task.

PLANNERS HAVE said that celebrations for bar and bat mitzvahs are increasingly held at unique venues, such as nightclubs in Center City, stadiums in South Philadelphia, or music venues like the Fillmore.

Inside the world of high-end bar and bat mitzvahs in Philadelphia

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: “What I always guide my clients to do is not get sucked into the mitzvah machine. And keep the focus on the child,” said Jean Kintisch, owner of Pine Hill Events.

Esther and Mordechai writing the second letter of Purim, painted by Arent de Gelder.

Purim's unacceptable mask: The powerful themes of revenge, evil, and free will

In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.

A WOMAN protests for the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza, during a demonstration outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Wednesday.

We want Hamas defeated, but we want our families back even more

Now is the time to demand that neighboring countries and the international community apply every possible form of pressure to force Hamas to release the hostages and surrender.

Israel Real Estate

Kinneret City Project by Av-Gad

7 projects in 1 month: The company driving northern renewal

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Yanki Quint and Ofer Petersburg at a Real Estate Media

Druze, Circassian IDF soldiers deserve extra real estate benefits for land ownership

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Psagot Ayala, Rosh HaAyin

The move signaling the rise of purchase groups: A record financing deal

By OFER PETERSBURG

A seating area in Jerusalem's Givat Massuah neighborhood.

Givat Massuah: Jerusalem’s quiet, scenic neighborhood

By ALEX WINSTON

Tower Crane

The market today is hot. Many investors want in, maybe too many

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Christian World

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.

MIKE HUCKABEE speaks during a ceremony marking the construction of a new housing complex in Efrat, in 2018.

The World Zionist Congress and the Christian bogeyman

The active participation of Bible-believing gentiles in the Zionist project is not only politically expedient, it is part and parcel of the way the redemption of Israel is meant to play out.

American Jews and their supporters participate in the March for Israel in Washington, DC, earlier this month.

Trauma is universal, persecution of the Jews is inexcusable

Israel is not a political issue; Israel is a Biblical issue - because this is God's nation, and the Jewish people are His people.

Smoke rises while members of the Syrian forces ride on a vehicle as they battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria, on March 7, 2025.

Syria’s Christians fear for future after deadly sectarian violence

Recent sectarian violence in Syria’s coastal region deepened fears among the shrinking Christian minority about their future and prompting church leaders to urge national reconciliation.

Health & Wellness

STAFF TEAM at the Returnees Ward at Beilinson Medical Center.

Building something from zero: The women of Beilinson treating returned hostages

By LIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI

Sports physical therapist Shlomo Hammer is seen participating in the Jerusalem Marathon for the 19th time.

A sports physical therapist’s guide to conquering the Jerusalem Marathon

By SHLOMO HAMMER

LUIS HAR (far left) and Fernando Marman (center), two hostages rescued in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza, in February 2024, reunite with loved ones later in the day at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.

Returned hostages to receive full disability rights, extra lifestyle benefits

By AVIHAI CHIIM

First ever kosher-for-Passover THC gummies launched.

Passover just got a lot more relaxing: First ever kosher-for-Passover THC gummies launched

By JOANIE MARGULIES

An illustrative image of cannabis.

Israel must embrace medical cannabis to treat PTSD amid post-Oct. 7 mental health crisis

By SVETLANA GRISHIN

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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

Neanderthal communities in prehistoric Europe. How were they linked? (Illustrative)

130,000-year-old clues from Israel’s Tinshemet Cave point to shared Homo behaviors

By JOANIE MARGULIES

How King Tutankhamun's era saw the fading of the pyramids' lustrous cladding.

How King Tutankhamun's era saw the fading of the pyramids' lustrous cladding

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

Former US clothing manufacturer Mordechai Saxon is seen snorkling in Eilat with wife, Shulammis, after his aliyah.

Retired US clothing exec. thrives in Israel as martial artist, scuba diver, matchmaker, and more

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

WITH HIS wife, Peri.

Alex and Peri Sinclair: A Masorti power couple like no other

By LEAH HAKIMIAN

Diaspora

VOLUNTEERS HELP rebuild a kibbutz in southern Israel.

Jewish National Fund-USA is building Israel’s future and expanding it's circle of impact

By ALAN ROSENBAUM , IN COLLABORATION WITH JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA

A view of Clifford’s Tower, the site where an estimated 150 Jews were killed in a medieval pogrom in 1190.

A Facebook history page noted a massacre of British Jews. Cue the laughing emojis

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

Judaism

The reading of the ‘Megillah.’

Purim celebrations: Deliverance, customs, and controversies

By RONALD EISENBERG

Illustrated Esther scroll (Ferrara, Italy, 1616)

How beautiful are illuminated ‘Megillot Esther’

By DAVID GEFFEN

Food

ROASTED CHESTNUTS for sale on London’s Westminster Bridge.

The chocolates and snacks that immigrants to Israel miss from home

Raif Rashed, an Israeli Druze and the owner of Taboonia, wraps up a pita with labneh. (Jackie Hajdenberg)

Taboonia, a new Israeli Druze restaurant in NYC, is run by a Nova music festival survivor

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Culture

The Professor, Mervyn S. Gotsman, at home in front of his extensive library.

'Affairs of the Heart': Memoirs of renowned Israeli cardiologist Mervyn S. Gotsman

By STUART S. GHERMAN

ISRAEL HAS a pivotal weekend ahead in World Cup qualifying, with matches against Estonia and Norway on tap, with the blue-and-white ‘hosting’ in Debrecen, Hungary.

National Team set for World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Norway in Hungary

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

Travel

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 plane

Ryanair offering ultra-low fares for Israel restart

By STAV LIVNE/GLOBES/TNS

CHIANG RAI’S stunning Wat Rong Khun – the White Temple.

Exploring the majestic Buddhist temples and heritage sites in northern Thailand

By MOTTI VERSES

Podcasts

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of protesters.

'Contemptible politics': Security expert slams Netanyahu's firing of Shin Bet chief, Gaza strikes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

A spiritual excursion from the deep blue sea to the desert in Abu Dhabi

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

Der Qader-Marschflugkörper ist während der jährlichen Militärparade in Teheran, Iran, am 21. September 2024 zu sehen.

US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery

Dorothy Camille Shea, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, March 18, 2025.

US says Hamas solely to blame for resumption of Gaza hostilities

History

President John F. Kennedy signs a proclamation for the interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis, at the White House in Washington in this handout photograph taken on October 23, 1962

Declassified JFK assassination files reveal Oswald's Soviet ties

NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV (R) and Leonid Brezhnev wave from Lenin’s Tomb in Moscow after announcing that Khrushchev was resigning as first secretary of the Communist Party and Brezhnev was taking over the role, 1964.

The enigma of Nikita Khrushchev: Unravelling the Soviet leader's views on Israel, Zionism

By ALEX WINSTON

Science

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague, undocks from the ISS to begin a journey to return to Earth March 18, 2025.

NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

Whispering Woman Illustration.

Smooth talker: Hebrew University study gives insight into brain's role in linguistic interaction

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

The historic Beth-El Zedeck Temple in Indianapolis.

Five arrested for allegedly filming a music video in historic Indianapolis synagogue

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

A screenshot of a post by the official Prime Minister of Israel X account which was then later deleted, March 19, 2025.

Netanyahu accuses 'leftist deep state' of undermining right-wing leaders

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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