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Ze'ev Raz speaks during a protest against a controversial agreement reached over the past few months between the government and large energy companies over natural gas production, in central Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2015.

Incitement to violence against Israeli politicians must stop - editorial

Threatening a democratically elected leader represents a clear danger to the democratic nature of the country.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

PM Netanyahu’s ‘magic’ in the gulf might be waning - opinion

People attend a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Why is Iran pardoning protesters? - analysis

A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

Iran willing to risk worse US sanctions over Russian drone factory

Breaking News

China urges US not to escalate situation regarding ‘airship’

Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 strikes Turkey - GFZ

Earthquake in Turkey felt in Israel

Top News

People venture out onto the streets of Jerusalem amid the wind and rain of a winter storm.

Winter Storm Barbara expected to wreak havoc across Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The national flags of Israel and Ukraine

Ukraine makes major demands from Israel in preparation for FM visit

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a high level meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, September 22, 2022.

Zelensky adviser: Bennett’s claims on Putin guarantee ‘fiction’

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

US military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon

By REUTERS

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

Omani blogger visits Israel, causing an uproar in the Arab world

By MAARIV ONLINE

The Museum of the Future in Dubai

Dubai: Israel business's gateway to the Middle East and beyond - comment

By HASSAN AL HASHEMI

HACKERS AND cybersecurity

Italy sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack

People form a long queue as they wait for the Costco wholesalers to open in Manchester, Britain March 15, 2020.

Costco invited to open up in Israel by Finance Minister Smotrich

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

Hatzolah Air Medivac Helicopter simulation with Magen David Adom ambulance in Israel.

MDA partners with Hatzolah Air for Israeli Medevac helicopters

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Market Data

Middle East

View of the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the West Bank on January 17, 2021.

lsrael shores up West Bank settlements after Netanyahu's Paris visit

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Guy Hever.

IDF reopens search for soldier Guy Hever who vanished in 1997

By YONAH JEREMY BOB , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran wrestler defects to avoid death penalty for supporting revolt

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

IDF soldiers besiege the homes of Palestinian terror suspects near Jericho, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2023

IDF arrests senior Islamic Jihad officials near Jenin - report

IDF troops face Palestinian protesters over the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip on March 30, a year after they began the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations

New Israeli town near Gaza border set to bring in 500 families to region

Hot Opinion

Incitement to violence against Israeli politicians must stop - editorial

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Israeli Olympic gold medalist: Young women must believe in themselves - opinion

By LINOY ASHRAM

Grave concerns shared by many as Israeli coalition agreements turn into policy - opinion

By TAMIR PARDO

Can the US interfere with Israel’s judicial reform?

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

From legal occupation to annexation, and how it’s viewed internationally - opinion

By DANIEL CARMON

Analysis and Features

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Joe Biden at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in 2016 when Biden was US vice-president.

Biden, Netanyahu on the same page regarding Iran - opinion

By ZALMAN SHOVAL

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Moscow, Russia, January 31, 2023.

What is Russia’s Lavrov doing in Iraq? - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Is Benjamin Netanyahu the Tom Brady of Israel? - analysis

F-22 performs first-ever air-to-air 'kill' - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Ukrainian service members unpack Javelin anti-tank missiles, delivered by plane as part of the U.S. military support package for Ukraine, at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine February 10, 2022

Rare Russian arctic anti-air system destroyed for first time by Ukraine

By MICHAEL STARR

JPost Spotlight

The Tel Aviv Heat (in blue) has been a success, both on and off the pitch, as it helps reignite the spirit of rugby throughout Israel.

South African Rugby Union withdraws invitation to Tel Aviv Heat

The Heat was scheduled to play in the Mzansi Challenge on March 24.

Shtetl in Poland 370

A Yiddish treasure with a soap opera backstory

This week YIVO and the NLI will announce the completion of the digitization of writer Chaim Grade's entire archive.

Man holding a basketball

Colorado State apologizes for 'Russia' chant at Ukrainian player

Utah State guard Max Shulga's family still resides in Ukraine's capital nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine.

A gavel and the scales of justice.

This man tried to delay divorce proceedings - it cost him dearly

At the end of a drawn-out five-year process, the man who had tried to delay the proceedings had to pay over NIS 400,000.

365 days of israeli culture

Real Estate Magazine

BANK HAPOALIM GATEWAY

Israel News

IDF Chief of Staff (Lt.-Gen.) Hertzi Halevi at the Western Wall, January 16 2023.

Strict IDF chief: Herzi Halevi harsher disciplinarian than Aviv Kohavi - analysis

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

MK Simcha Rothman at a special committee meeting on the "Deri Law", at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 15, 2022.

Who's weakening balance of power? Rothman, gov't lawyers point fingers

By MICHAEL STARR

Gedera rape: Law proposed against sexual assault terrorism in Israel

By MICHAEL STARR

Israelis protest against the current Israeli government and their planned reforms, in Tel Aviv, on January 28, 2023

Over 100,000 Israelis renew anti-gov't protests

By ELIAV BREUER

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends Knesset committee meeting in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 5, 2023

Ben-Gvir's controversial 'Police Law' legislation resumes in Knesset

By ELIAV BREUER

World News

Printed balloons with Chinese flag are placed on a U.S. flag in this illustration taken February 5, 2023

Who's the real winner in the Chinese spy balloon saga? - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Visitors gather outside PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022

How much does Wagner pay? Mercenary group's convict recruitment down - UK

By MICHAEL STARR

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a previous meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia.

‘Putin assured me he wouldn’t kill Zelensky,’ Bennett recalls

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov holds a news conference amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 5, 2023.

Ukraine replacing defense minister amid corruption scandal

A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

Moscow, Tehran advance plans for Iranian drone facility in Russia - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Christian World

South Sudan's displaced by war seek hope in Pope's visit in Juba

Protect, advance women for a better South Sudan, pope says

The Pope called for women to be "protected, respected, valued, and honored."

An image of the spire and south transept of Norwich Cathedral.

British clergyman accused of antisemitism is barred from Church of England through 2030

Over two decades of being a priest and academic in southern England, Sizer made a name for himself as an outspoken opponent of Christian Zionism.

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican June 28, 2017.

Pope calls for Israel, Palestinians to halt 'spiral of death'

Pope Francis said he had been greatly saddened by the news of both Palestinians and Israelis that have been killed over the past week.

Pope Francis leads the Vespers with members of the clergy at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada July 28, 2022.

Israel asks Pope, Red Cross to help recover four citizens held in Gaza

Israel is using all possible methods to bring citizens out of Gaza and back to safety in Israel.

Health & Wellness

Cancer (Illustrative)

Israeli cancer rates: How morbidity, mortality trends differ in cities - study

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Cancer Immunotherapy by NIH Image Gallery.

Cancer cells are starving without this protein - study

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

‘THE JERUSALEM POST’ newsroom: active and interesting.

A quiet office can be bad for employee mental health - study

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

How a 23&Me DNA test is helping police solve a cold case

Is there a safer way to paint your nails besides gel manicures? (Illustrative image of woman drying nails under UV light)

Has the time come to give up on gel manicures?

Antisemitism / BDS

US REP. Ilhan Omar (right) walks through the corridors of Capitol Hill after her removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week, as fellow ‘Squad’ member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) looks on.

Ousting Ilhan Omar cause for reflection, not celebration - opinion

OVER HIS long career, Kenneth Roth has blamed the Jews for bringing antisemitic violence upon themselves, says the writer.

Harvard University has capitulated to antisemitism - opinion

UK's Neville Chamberlain pictured showing the Anglo-German declaration, known as Peace for our time, in this famous photograph taken 1938

Israel's Ehud Barak compares President Herzog to Nazi appeaser

A man holds up a poster of the late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani next to a burning Israeli flag as Iranians attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Iran runs series on state TV featuring Holocaust deniers, antisemites

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk holds a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2023

Israel accuses UN human rights chief of blaming terror attacks on victims

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

365 Days of Israeli Culture

'Black Slide,' Israeli-British animated film, short-listed for OSCAR® nomination

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Liraz Charhi in Germany

Israeli-Iranian singer takes part in Berlin marking expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Israel stars at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

The Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company

Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company returns to the world in 2022

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

'Good Morning Tel Aviv'

“Good Morning Tel Aviv” documentary screened in Rome

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Reporters' Tweets

A Twitter List by Jerusalem_Post

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Environment & Climate Change

Wind turbines.

Introducing VOOTTO: Purify the atmosphere with fresh, clean, clear air

By Lior Novick/Maariv

Illegal construction waste dumps

'We will restore sovereignty to Environmental Protection Ministry' - Silman

By YEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV

Science

ASK YOURSELF honestly if you control your time or if it controls you

Children, adults see time differently - study built on Israeli science

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Israel's Ethereum scaling tool Starknet Prover will be made open source

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

Archaeology

An ancient Roman ring set with an intaglio.

Archaeologists find ancient Roman engraved gems in bathhouse drain in England

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ancient wine barrels.

Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old tavern in Iraq, refrigerator still intact

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a news conference addressing the anti-Muslim comments made by Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) towards Omar, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 30, 2021.

Decision to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee was overdue -editorial

By JPOST EDITORIAL

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the IAEA headquarters in Vienna

US, allies say IAEA report shows Iran inconsistent in meeting obligations

Diaspora

MK AMICHAI CHIKLI attends the House Committee meeting in the Knesset last week at which he was declared a defector.

Diaspora min. bashes radio host for attacking Conservative, Reform Jews

Likud Party member Amichai Chikli during a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 28, 2022.

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry gets new name, director-general

Judaism

WHAT IF he says to you, ‘Vivian. We can only get married under a huppa.’

Why I refused to get a 'get' - Jewish rabbinical divorce - opinion

By VIVIAN BERCOVICI

INTERIOR OF Beth Midrash Hagadol, Vizhnitz. Observe the three ladies’ galleries.

A look at the synagogues in the Israeli haredi city of Bnei Brak

By JACOB SOLOMON

Food

DOUGHY JACHNUN

The Mizrahi-Ashkenazi divide: The differences in Jewish cuisine

LEMON CAKE WITH BLUEBERRIES & STREUSEL TOPPING

Pascale’s Kitchen: Ti Bishvat dried fruit treats

By PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN

Culture

‘LA TRAVIATA’: 2022 Israeli Opera production with Oreste Cosimo as Alfredo.

Jerusalem Highlights February 3-9

By HAGAY HACOHEN

RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER Vladimir Putin dines at Cheval Blanc outside Moscow.

Accidental Czar: Russia's Putin is a real-life comic-book villain - review

By PAUL GOLDBERG

Travel

American students plant trees in Israel with JNF-USA (Credit Mruwka Photography)

Israel’s top five eco-destinations

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN performs in Tampa on Wednesday night

Born to travel - to see Springsteen

Podcasts

Palestinians celebrate following the deadly terror attack tonight, in Gaza City, on January 27, 2023

What is the future of Israel's security?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A picture taken with a drone on August 22, 2017 shows a view of the 6th century Jvari monastery and the confluence of the Aragvi and the Kura rivers close to the town of Mtskheta, about 15 km from Tbilisi

Jaw-dropping Georgia and where is the top vegan destination?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer: There is an assumption that olim from financially established countries don’t need any support or assistance. That isn’t true.

Israel wants more Western immigrants - aliyah minister

IN KILLARNEY House & Gardens, Ireland.

Aliyah saves life of Russian LGBTQ woman against Ukraine war

By JORDANA BENAMI

Real Estate

Investment graph

Tnuport-Yishpro invests NIS 50m. in innovative commercial center

By YEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV

A new star in Jerusalem’s firmament

By JAMES HARRIS

OMG

Energy drinks

This man drank 12 energy drink cans in 10 minutes and nearly died

By WALLA! HEALTH

A Spanish flag flutters in the air as the capital of Spain is seen from the observatory deck of Madrid's city hall August 7, 2013.

Spanish high court backs man's right to walk naked in the street

Sponsored Content

Luxury redefined: Dan Tel Aviv hotel is celebrating 75 years

By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI

Coast of Druskonis Lake

The paths of Druskininkai history – marked by Jewish heritage

By SARAH GOLDMAN

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