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Netanyahu surpasses Bennet for first time in polls following successful Iran op.

Netanyahu's bloc has risen from 46 to 48 seats, while the opposition bloc still maintains a majority of 62 seats, allowing Bennett to form an alternative government even without the Arab parties.

Trump hints Israeli agents check Iran nuclear sites, says Fordow was 'completely obliterated'

(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, August 4, 2024, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, September 11 2023, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid, August 14 2024.

Election not expected anytime soon, senior minister says

A minister said that the rumors of an election were to signal haredi parties were not afraid of being voted out amid conflict on the draft bill.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, June 3, 2025.

US President Donald Trump delivers an address following strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 21, 2025

Israeli agents assessed damage after US strikes on Iran's Fordow facility, Trump suggests

"You know they have guys that go in there, after the hit, and they say it was total obliteration."

‘The Iranians did everything wrong’: Gen. Avivi details Iran’s strategic errors

Seven Combat Engineer IDF soldiers who were killed in Khan Yunis, Gaza, June 25, 2025.

Seven IDF soldiers killed in Khan Yunis blast, terrorist attached IED to vehicle

IDF reveals Iran's shadowy currency transfer network supplying Hezbollah

IDF pushed Iran's nuclear program back years, despite US intel. doubts

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

Who is Zohran Mamdani, NYC Democratic mayoral candidate with anti-Israel stances?

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025.

Israel critic Mamdani shocks Cuomo in NYC Democratic mayoral primary focused on Jewish issues

United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni seen at a Knesset committee, December 16, 2024

MK Gafni: I do not understand why we're still fighting in Gaza

Iran and Israel flags on geopolitical map.

Who are the real winners and losers of Israel's 12-day war with Iran?

14 HaRav Kook – Where luxury meets the sea

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Israel at War

Israel at War

Israel reportedly knows location of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles, Saudi outlet claims

The status of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is currently unclear following Israel’s 12-day campaign and US strikes.

Israel's 12-day Iran war may have outdone the Six Day War

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the Iranian centrifuges in Tehran.

Iran 'much further away' from building nuclear weapon after US strike, Rubio tells Politico

Palestinians carry aid supplies in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025; illustrative.

Weaponization of food in Gaza constitutes war crime, UN rights office says

L to R: US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of hostage posters.

‘Hamas is weak’: Hostage families tell Trump now is the time to make a deal

Israel News

Israel News

Security forces arrest 20 suspects in West Bank overnight

In Jenin in the northern West Bank, forces arrested an arms dealer and another man who was with him, the agencies said.

A-G defends decision to block Netanyahu’s Shin Bet appointment

An illustrative photo of a border policeman operating in the West Bank, June 25, 2025.

US embassy in Israel resumes regular operations after lifting of restrictions

View of the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, May 7, 2024.

EXCLUSIVE

'Stop everything': Trump raised voice at Netanyahu in tense call over calling off airstrikes

US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Opposition leaders call for end to Gaza war following Iran ceasefire

Spotlight

ISRAELIS LINE up to try to get on flights home from Athens Airport. Many were stranded for days without any indication of when they would return to Israel.

Thunder road and missile sirens: My odyssey of pain to get back to an Israel under Iranian attack

A drone view shows the damage over residential homes at the impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Bat Yam, Israel June 15, 2025

The enemy is still alive and seething: Did Israel really beat Iran?

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One en route to the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

Trump may be remembered as ‘greatest peacemaker’ of 21st century, former envoy says

Cpl. Eitan Zacks, his girlfriend, Noa Bogoslavsky, his mother, Michal Zacks, and Naomi Shaanan.

Iranian missile strike kills four in Beersheba

Analyses & Features

Analyses & Features

Netanyahu, learn from Trump, sometimes you just have to do the right thing

Trump made the right decision when he ordered the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites. Sometimes, a leader just needs to do what’s right.

Israeli lawmaker brings MKs, Iranian opposition figures together in unique meeting

US President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Israel is indebted to Trump for Fordow attack, cannot easily dismiss his demands

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives speech on June 24, 2025.

Netanyahu: Iran's malicious intent to threaten Israel eradicated

ELI SHARABI receives a Golden Book award from the Israel Book Publishers Association.

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi receives book award

Business & Innovation

Business & Innovation

Meet the bird that inspired the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber that struck Iran's nuclear sites

Thanks to biomimicry—the imitation of nature—the B-2 can almost vanish from radar screens. Its shape, combined with whisper-quiet gliding, borrowed from the falcon’s own aerial agility.

Comparing the Israeli Market to the Global Economy

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber plane that struck Iran was inspired by a falcon.

Learning from Ukraine and Israel, Taiwan to issue new air-raid guidance

AGAINST A volatile backdrop, the Asia-Pacific region remains a potential flashpoint, with China’s growing assertiveness against neighbor Taiwan stoking fears of open conflict. ()

El Al to operate flights to return Israelis at fixed prices as Ben-Gurion Airport reopens

AN EL AL flight takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport. Israel is grappling with a profound social crisis, increasingly reflected in a growing wave of emigration. Yet, the global presence of Israelis holds significant value for Israel, the writer maintains.

ANALYSIS

Markets jump after Israel strikes Iran, but is the economy really resilient?

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Craft Resumes

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DHGATE

MDA Heroes

Ono Conversation Corner

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Real Estate Listings

Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Jew-hatred knows no borders: Israel is everything Iran's regime hates

It’s the same ancient hatred that has chased the Jewish people from continent to continent and century after century. Today, that hatred wears a black turban in Tehran.

Israeli flag stolen from Antwerp town hall after Palestinian flags placed below by protesters

THE WRITER attends a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. The Jewish people have seen Pharaohs and Romans, inquisitors and Nazis, and pogroms and rockets; we are still here, he asserts.

OPINION

Flames in Boulder, fire in Iran: What will it take to confront antisemitism?

A PEACEFUL pro-Israel rally is held in Pueblo, Colorado.

ByNOAM BEDEIN

Ban on far-right antisemitic, anti-Israel German magazine lifted by federal court

The 2024 ban on a popular far-right German magazine known for its antisemitic and anti-Israel content was lifted on Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs, the Federal Administrative Court announced.

Maryland man arrested for threats to Philadelphia Jewish museum

World News

World News

UK's King Charles invites Trump for state visit later this year, Palace says

Britain had not set a date for the occasion however, an event that will celebrate the close ties between the two countries and be marked by pomp and pageantry.

GHF tells UN: ‘Silence is abandonment’ after staff killed, presses for direct food deliveries

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla leave after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, April 20, 2025.

UK to buy fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons

An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

US hospitals, critical infrastructure brace for retaliatory Iran-backed cyberattacks

Reza Najafi, Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations (UN), seen at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 9, 2025

Iran reportedly approves bill to suspend cooperation with IAEA at nuclear facilities

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“We’re Always Ready”: Inside ASSUTA ASHDOD PUBLIC HOSPITAL’s Unshakable Wartime Setup

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Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital: “When challenges come, we don’t just react- we build systems.”

The Moment to Act is Now: The Damage is Severe, But Our Spirits Are Strong and Resilient

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Middle East

Middle East

A new doctrine: If any Iranian proxy strikes Israel, Israel should strike Tehran

From now on, the rule should be that any attack on Sderot or Kiryat Shmona leads to an attack on Tehran.

Iran is looking to restore its nuclear industry, Iran's nuclear chief says

Iranian missile strikes Beersheba, June 24, 2025.

OPINION

Three requests Netanyahu should keep in mind when handling Iran

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Weizmann Institute, which was hit in an Iranian missile attack in Rehovot last week. Netanyahu faces a unique opportunity to return the favor to the descendants of Cyrus, says the writer.

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OPINION

Three Irans: How Israel’s strikes have fractured Iran’s political discourse

Iranians carry a model of a missile during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

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Iran’s sole Jewish MP says he has ‘no trust for Zionists,’ warns ceasefire could snap

Dr. Homayoun Sameyah Najafabadi, the sole Jewish representative in Iran’s Majlis.

Environment & Climate Change

Environment & Climate Change

Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority

Our forests are burning, yet the government is stoking the conflagration by cutting budgets.

A forest fire is seen burning in Israel.

Gaza faces a man-made drought as water systems collapse, UNICEF says

A Palestinian carries water amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip February 4, 2025

China pulls decade of rubbish from park that inspired sci-fi film 'Avatar'

A view of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's southern Hunan province May 10, 2004.

FEATURE

Wildfires and wars: Search and Rescue Brigade revolutionize Israel's emergency response

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Why paracetamol – one of the world’s most common painkillers – works

A new Israeli study reveals that paracetamol doesn’t function only in the brain; it also blocks pain at its source by acting on nerve endings in the body.

Under fire, under pressure: Managing stress in a war without pause

ByEINAT SASSON

Doctor bandaging patient's burned hand at table (illustrative)

New Israeli-developed bioengineered skin could heal burn wounds twice as fast

THE WRITER addresses a recent ICAR Collective conference, which took place with the participation of international experts, policymakers, professionals, and influencers to discuss the most urgent challenges in the realm of mental health and showing resilience in the face of trauma.

On mental health, crisis, and (in)action

Aliyah

Aliyah

Time for aliyah: A Letter to Israelis abroad and  our brethren, the Jews of the diaspora

Do not stand and watch from the side while the winds of history summon you. Join the Israeli optimism and resilience. Our people are good, strong, and creative. Please come.

Israel under fire: English-language resources for state of emergency

Airplane on a Map

A warzone welcome for olah who arrived hours ahead of Iran attack

Reichman’s journey: Building a global academic home for the Jewish people

Miami to Tel Aviv: Rafi Horwitz’s journey of faith, volunteering, and discovery

Israel Real Estate

Israel Real Estate

With tens of millions in profit: Acro sells its stake in Tel Aviv luxury hotel

Two years after opening, Acro sells its stake in THE GEORGE hotel in Tel Aviv’s Alpha Tower to Electra Group for NIS 113M. The deal is expected to generate a pre-tax profit of about NIS 25M.

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Alpha Tower

Ashdod’s new urban center Is underway

The project in the heart of Ashdod. Designed by Amir Mann and Ami Shinar Architects.

Innovative wartime solution: Ram Aderet offers blast-protected apartment

Rendering: Ramat Adarot project in Ariel by Ram Adarot Group

The municipality steps up: 108 families in the center to move into their new, reinforced apartments

Occupancy of Urban Renewal Project in Kiryat Ono

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Conference

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is interviewed at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

Trump admin. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel, Steve Witkoff says

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

ANeustart wins Next-Gen Women entrepreneurship award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

MDA Heroes

A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

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

Podcasts

The Jerusalem Post Senior Editor David Brinn joined The Jerusalem Post studio to share his experience of heading to the public bomb shelters during the most recent attacks by Iran.

Dodging missiles and sleeping in shelters: How are Israelis impacted by Iran strikes?

'We're all settlers anywhere we live in Israel': Jewish West Bank residents tell all

'The war in Gaza, will come to us:' Palestinians, Israeli Arabs share how war has impacted them

US Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

US knows Iran broke the ceasefire, Israeli official tells 'Post'

US strike reset Middle East, paves for Saudi-Israel pact, Lindsey Graham tells 'Post'

‘America First’ meets Mideast: What Trump's strikes on Iran means for US foreign policy

Diaspora

Gainesville, Florida

Florida campus roiled after antisemitic student wins award for paper defending white supremacy

Palestine Action to be proscribed a terrorist organization, UK Home Sec. announces

A seat at the table: Discussing Jewish issues in Europe

Judaism

THE WRITER’S youngest child touches the Western Wall on a visit soon after the family made aliyah.

Spiritual frameworks: Faith and family in Israel at war

Israel liberating Iran from tyranny as the Persians once did for Jews

Senior Israeli rabbis after US attack on Iran: Jews should not say tachanun, say Hallel

Christian World

Syrian security forces secure the area at Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus following a suicide bombing, in Syria, June 23, 2025

Israel condemns deadly Damascus church bombing, reaches out to Syria's Christians

Israeli Christian leaders condemn church suicide bombing, urge Syria to act against terror

Pope Leo warns politicians of the challenges posed by AI

Food

An illustrative image of grains.

What are the advantages of sprouted grain bread?

Wine Talk: A land of mountain vines, cats, and roses

Conflict & Cuisine: The 'Post' taste tests summer drinks to go with your summer news

Archaeology

The Cyrus Cylinder in Room 52 of the British Museum in London.

The Cyrus Cylinder: Archaeological treasure that connects Ancient Persia and the Jewish people

Biblical archaeologists evacuated from Shiloh dig amid escalation with Iran

2,000-year-old ‘Freedom of Zion’ coin unearthed in Jerusalem stuns Milei

Science

Image of a keyboard.

Israel’s MKNL Technology is solving keyboard language disruptions through a color-coded solution

Step by step: How to build a nuclear bomb

Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed

Culture

BEN SULTAN in ‘Hooligans.’

'Hooligans,' 'The Bear,' 'Snow White': What to watch in (or out of) the shelter

NBA Draft-bound 19-year-old Israeli guard Ben Saraf shines on big stage

Karhi, Ben-Gvir spar with AG over international media live footage ban

History

The side of the marble sarcophagus, depicting the scene of Hercules, sprawled on a lion's skin and holding a cup in his hand.

Archaeologists reveal mythological scene on ancient sarcophagus found in Caesarea

This week in Jewish history: Altalena, sin of the spies, Jews expelled from France

'The Most American King': Journalist Aaron Magid details Jordan's King Abdullah rise to power

OMG

Cyber Attack

Welcome to the password apocalypse: 16 billion Apple, Google, Facebook passwords leaked

Ex-police chief convicted of rape, murder recaptured after escaping prison

Mother who starved three-year-old on extreme vegan diet admits to fault in his death

Consumerism

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As Antisemitism and Global Crime Rise, Israeli-Trained Dogs Become the First Line of Defense

I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

The Rise of Humanized AI: Impact on Businesses & Writers

Astrology

Our Message to Aquarius Women

Is your friend an Aquarius? We have a sharp message for her!

Tuesday's horoscope: Capricorn - Ability to empower and be empowered

Daily horoscope for Sunday: Virgo – Try not to make rash decisions

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