'We feel besieged': Family vows to stay as settler extremists target West Bank town of Kusra

INTERVIEW
 Israeli soldiers (top) stand guard next to settlers in front of the Palestinian houses in the village of Kusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on August 12, 2026.
Israeli settler extremists throw stones at a dirt road at the Palestinian village of Kusra, in the West Bank, in an attempt to block the movement of Palestinians and Israeli forces, August 12, 2026
Footage showing extremist settlers running in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

Lebanese firefighters say IDF intentionally starting fires as Israeli officials rethink all fronts

Live Updates

US intelligence doubted Israeli warnings of Iranian assassination threats against Trump

REPORT
US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

USS Abraham Lincoln conditions under scrutiny after reports sailors attempted to jump overboard

Hamas militants stand guard near a stage before releasing Israeli hostage Agam Berger to a Red Cross team in Jabalia on January 30, 2025, as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange; illustrative

Hamas plans to run in upcoming Palestinian elections, to prioritize status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Police impose gag order on details of Israeli mother, daughter's disappearance in Vienna

Footage showing extremist settlers throwing rocks in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

'No law in Israel': Kusra residents report feeling 'helpless' in face of extremist settler violence

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, June 30, 2026; illustrative.

Huckabee condemns 'horrific terror' against Palestinians in West Bank, says embassy 'very involved'

A person wades in the water as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz, rejecting Trump’s claim of US total dominance

Members of Houthi security force stand guard as Houthi supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition's restrictions on Houthi-controlled areas, which the group describes as a blockade, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026.

Saudi Arabia considers backing Yemeni ground offensive to retake Houthi-held Red Sea coast

The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Israel's failure to restrain violent Jewish extremists in West Bank reaches new low

ANALYSIS
Islamic and Christian leaders exchange pleasantries during a high-level meeting titled "Religion and Building Social Harmony" at an international conference on diversity and social peace in Abuja, Nigeria, August 12, 2026.

Religious leaders sign interfaith peace accord in Abuja to launch national harmony initiative

Meridian Holdings Q2 2026: What happens when the bettors win, but the company still grows?

Zoran Milosevic, Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Holdings Inc. at Washington Conference

ZAKA volunteers open temporary clinic amid search and rescue operations after Colombia earthquake

ZAKA volunteers operating at one of the sites that was struck by an earthquake in Colombia, August 13, 2026.

Likud MKs remain barred from district primary slots after Supreme Court appeal is withdrawn

US, Israel deny report of agreement on foreign forces for Hezbollah disarmament

Israeli soldiers are seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, May 17, 2026.

Former Border Police officer indicted over alleged sexual harassment of a minor on Instagram

The offices of Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (PID) are seen in Jerusalem, November 30, 2025
REPORT

Israel not doing enough to quell West Bank settler violence, White House official says

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir meets with soldiers in southern Lebanon, July 4, 2026.

Israeli youth highly motivated to serve, but express reservations on trust in IDF command

POLL
People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

Netanyahu's Likud must get its house in order if it hopes to perform this October

EDITORIAL
Television presenter Oren Nahari speaks at the Sapir Prize for Literature award ceremony in Tel Aviv on January 2, 2023.

Journalist Oren Nahari dies at 70 after battle with ALS

Israeli journalist Oren Nahari speaks at the annual conference of the Budget Division in at Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on November 2, 2015.

Remembering Oren Nahari: The storyteller who brought the world into Israeli living rooms

COMMENT

Jewish Federations fires consultant over advice to avoid 'Zionism,' sparking debate over term

“120 Years of Zionism,”  an exhibit at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, was launched in 2017 to mark the establishment of the World Zionst Congress in 1897.

‘Hitler didn't finish the job’: Man threatens to shoot Australian Jews in France, AJA tells 'Post'

STUDY

‘It’s us against the Jew’: Dan Bilzerian pushes antisemitic rhetoric ahead of Florida primary

 Dan Bilzerian on Patrick Bet-David show, August 2024.

Jewish student faced 'Jew touch tag,' Holocaust taunts, and physical abuse, complaint alleges

Boulder Valley School District; Illustrative.
OPINION

The man behind the curtain: How Hasan Piker became a political kingmaker

ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

Colombia sees criticism from Arab states after recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella speaks before visiting sites damaged by Monday's earthquake, in Manizales, Colombia, August 11, 2026.

'I think we'll keep it': Trump says US controls Hormuz, IDF believes blockade is 'highly effective'

EXCLUSIVE

What comes after the war? Israel's defense chiefs reveal where the IDF plans to remain

A member of the Lebanese army sits on a military vehicle in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-mediated plan, in southern Lebanon, July 26, 2026.

US pushes back as Katz says IDF will not withdraw from security zone in southern Lebanon

Explosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.

Lebanese firefighters accuse Israel of intentionally causing fires during strikes

REPORT

Eurovision heads to Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast as Burgas confirmed 2027 host city

A panoramic aerial view of Burgas, the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria.

Iraq’s PM seeks to disarm Iran-backed militias, but Tehran wants to meddle

ANALYSIS
OPINION

A proposal for an economic future: Gaza needs more than reconstruction

Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house belonging to the al-Qalqili family in al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on July 30, 2026.
BySHARGA BIRAN

Reporter's Notebook: How Secret Service used plane swap, fake walk to hide Trump threat

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026
OPINION

Michigan is not turning away from Israel

ByMARK DAVIDOFF, HOWARD HANDLER

'Whether you like it or not': The Israeli VC on who's really buying Israeli tech

WATCH
 Yoni Heilbronn: 'It's every man for himself'

Made in India: Inside the India-Israel weapons alliance Amnesty wants dismantled

FEATURE

Elbit Systems order backlog hits $32 billion amid global defense boom

 Illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Ondas Holdings Inc.

Ondas wins Defense Ministry tender for next generation attack drones

An illustration of Lockheed Martin’s newly announced Strigo defense system.

Lockheed Martin announces new Strigo defense solution system, dedicated product center

'Profoundly corrupt': Trump faces lawsuit after selling early access to Truth Social posts

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US, July 15, 2026.

Nick Reiner indicted for stabbing of parents Rob, Michele Reiner, lying in wait for them

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaves position to spend time with family

Reporters raise hands as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.

Trump enlists private sector cyber firms in new offensive against foreign criminal groups

An illustrative image of a technical team in a governmental cyber environment with the USA flag.

Guatemalan man dies after medical emergency in NJ ICE detention facility, DHS says

The brother of Salvadoran man Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who died in custody a week ago after suffering what ICE called a medical emergency, is consoled by the funeral officiant as he cries during his brother’s funeral at the Hillside Cemetery in Plainfield, New Jersey, US August 8, 2026.

Beyond the GPA: The real skills Israeli tech companies are looking for today

Yazamut 360: Ben-Gurion University’s entrepreneurship center

One year after Milei’s Genesis Prize, the Isaac Accords are forging a pro-Israel network across LA

David Hatchwell, selection committee chairman, The Genesis Prize Foundation (L); President Milei; and Josh Reinstein, president of the Israel Allies Foundation, at Chairman’s Conference, Brazil 2026.

Tel Aviv University plans to rename Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences

View of the Tel Aviv University campus

Israeli venture firm Team8 raises $365m. to invest in AI-native start-ups

A display showing stock market data is seen outside the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on March 09, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on February 28th; illustrative

Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, buying NBA's Los Angeles Lakers team

Blue Bird Airways expands Italy network with four direct routes from Tel Aviv

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026.
OPINION

Why the diamond industry must abandon dogma and embrace lab-grown pragmatism

A diamond.
ByAHMED BIN SULAYEM

West Bank employment rebounds after Oct. 7 drop, but wages, protection remain weak, PCBS data shows

Severe storms, tornados kill multiple people in Midwest US as power is cut in Chicago, Columbus

Damaged houses are seen a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.

Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters

Colombia continues search and rescue operations after earthquake, over 250 killed

The moon completely covers the sun during a solar eclipse near the northern Spanish town of Reinosa, August 12, 2026.

Total darkness, then sunset as full eclipse wows spectators across Europe

A plum of ashes rises from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano during an eruption on July 30, 2026.

Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport

Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

What do we know about the multistate salmonella outbreak in the US?

EXPLAINER

Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot, cites autism diagnoses

Australia to vaccinate vulnerable native birds against bird flu following New Zealand's lead

Taylor Farms recalls salsa, guacamole over salmonella risk, weeks after cyclosporiasis concerns

How a Connecticut Torah scroll traveled 50 years, and thousands of miles, to make aliyah

OPINION
The sefer torah.

Sages, synagogues, and seaside: Discovering Jewish history along the French Riviera

FEATURE

Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel

The Douglas family, including Nefesh B'Nefesh's 100,000th olah, celebrate their immigration to Israel, August 2026.

Birthright Israel launches project to build gardens for Druze town two years after Hezbollah strike

Birthright Israel volunteers in Majdal Shams.

‘Power of Zionism’: Israel welcomes 140 new immigrants from France, including 80 children

The Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog (far right) and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer with a new Olim family from France, August 3, 2026.

Midtown Jerusalem

Israel Canada invites you to experience life at MIDTOWN JERUSALEM. A prestigious complex that combines residential living, retail, leisure, and a prime location.Renderings are provided for illustration purposes only.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Everything on a grand scale. Except the price

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

A yellow concrete block placed by the Israeli army is seen along the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip, November 2, 2025

Gazans steal pipes from Yellow Line, IDF reacts too slowly

'Whether you like it or not': The Israeli VC on who's really buying Israeli tech

Turkey, Trump threats and a US pledge to Israel

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US, July 15, 2026.

'Profoundly corrupt': Trump faces lawsuit after selling early access to Truth Social posts

Trump administration set to spend $900 million on White House construction projects

AIPAC-backed candidate John Larson defeated in Connecticut Democratic primary by Luke Bronin

Diaspora   

ZAKA volunteers operating at one of the sites that was struck by an earthquake in Colombia, August 13, 2026.

ZAKA volunteers open temporary clinic amid search and rescue operations after Colombia earthquake

Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, buying NBA's Los Angeles Lakers team

Jack Ukeles, researcher of Jewish communities, dies at 89 years old in Jerusalem

Judaism   

It takes courage to reject someone who has demonstrated extraordinary gifts.

Parashat Re'eh: The tyranny of ‘one’ truth

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parashat Re'eh: The choice to choose

Christian World   

Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

Food   

PistVanilla ice cream with cherries and 'edible' flowers.

Caesarea Golf Club’s Mariposa: Kosher dining hits above par

Mifgash Ticho: A fantastic meat meal in the heart of Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Food Truck Festival: Good food with better prices

Archaeology   

A drone view of the foundations of the ancient Constantine Bridge, commissioned by Roman emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, is seen in the Danube River near Gigen, Bulgaria, in this handout image released on August 6, 2026.

Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters

Egypt uncovers first complete bath complex, ancient hydraulic system north of Suez Canal

Egypt unearths underground tombs, golden tongues ahead of construction in ancient coastal city

Science   

 OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024

AI agent caught creating fake online identities during OpenAI, Anthropic model security evaluations

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound

Prehistoric people in Eurasia, North America specifically hunted female mammoths, new study shows

Culture   

Photo of a screening at Yehi'am Fortress National Park/Courtesy of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.

'Summer at the Movies' program brings family, films, and fun to Israel's national parks

'Megillat Yerushalyim': Israeli artist Rachel Kainy is turning Jerusalem into a living scroll

What to watch this week: 'Operation Thunderbolt,' 'Jurassic Park,' and Israeli classics

History   

 El Al Flight 402 - The Lockheed Constellation registered as 4X-AKC, pictured here in 1950.

On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard

'A Life of the Mind': New biography reexamines the mind of Hannah Arendt

The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on

OMG   

A pilote on the flight deck in the Airbus A350X WB passenger plane as he stands on the tarmac at Munich Airport during a presentation of the new plane by Airbus officials on February 27, 2015; illustrative.

Catch him if you can: Ex-flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot for nearly five years

Surf’s pup: Some 20 dogs make a splash at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in California

Fabulous felines: Celebrating the beloved cats of the 'Post' for International Cat Day

Travel   

Family, illustration.

Heatwave leaves no choice: Indoor air-conditioned attractions for the summer vacation

Tel Dan Nature Reserve damaged by missile in war; here is how it looks after restoration

Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter offers family ticket to six heritage sites for NIS 160

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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