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A photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin next to a screenshot from a video released by Hamas showing him in captivity.

'Stay strong, survive': Parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin respond to video of son

Hamas periodically publishes videos of hostages to increase pressure on the Israeli government and as a form of psychological warfare.

Scenes from a protest outside of the Prime Minister's Residence calling for a hostage deal, April 24, 2024.

'Their time is running out': Protesters scuffle with police after Hersh Goldberg-Polin video

Protesters in Tel Aviv demanding a hostage deal, April 24, 2024

Hamas publishes propaganda video of hostage, Protest erupts in Jerusalem

Yahya Sinwar

Hamas chief Sinwar exited tunnels, met with terrorists aboveground

Breaking News

Biden meets with released four-year-old hostage Abigail Idan

France arrests 16-year-old after he said he wanted to die a 'martyr' at Olympics

Spain PM Sanchez says he is suspending public duties to "reflect" on future

Top News

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of academic elites and scientific talents in Tehran, Iran October 19, 2022

Iran tried to cover up damage of alleged Israeli strikes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, January 2024.

IDF ready for Rafah operation, just waiting for green-light from gov't

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani delivers an annual speech during the opening of the 52nd session of the Shura advisory council in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2023.

Qatari official: Jews are murderers of prophets; October 7 is only a ‘prelude’

British Jewish columnist calls for "Exodus from Zionism"

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MEMBERS of Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrate in New York in 2015. (Courtesy)

Jewish Voice for Peace's 'Haggadah' reimagines Passover with anti-Zionist themes

Israel-Hamas War

HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS hold flags during a rally marking the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, last month

Gallant: 50% of Hezbollah commanders in south Lebanon killed, other half hiding

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

A man holds a Palestinian flag as Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks in a pre-recorded message shown on a screen during an event ahead of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day on Friday April 5, in Beirut, Lebanon April 3, 2024.

Hezbollah’s credibility dilemma amid escalation

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech marking the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, in February 2024.

Iran's main goal: Destroy the world as we know it, impose Shia Islam globally

By NEVILLE TELLER

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits the military equipment of IRGC Navy in Bandar Abbas, Iran, February 2, 2024.

Iran's Raisi to Israel: 'Attack could lead to end of Zionist regime'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021.

Be skeptical of reports of Iran ‘withdrawing’ from Syria

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Hot Opinion

US leaking sensitive intel. on Israel can jeopardize regional stability

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Iran's main goal: Destroy the world as we know it, impose Shia Islam globally

By NEVILLE TELLER

Pro-Israel, anti-Netanyahu: How American Jews are reshaping Zionism

By NADAV TAMIR

Israel's lack of direction weakens global Jewry

By ODED REVIVI

Israel News

Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion are seen during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem May 26, 2013, marking the end of their basic training in the Israeli Defense Forces. Israel clinched a deal on Wednesday to abolish wholesale exemptions from military service for

US may not impose sanctions on Netzah Yehuda Battalion

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THE IDF conducts an operation in Nur Shams, in pursuit of Palestinian terrorists, in April 2024.

The IDF's Tulkarm raid has big implications about the Palestinian Authority

By MOSHE PHILLIPS

Iranian regime releases new claims on stolen ‘Israel-linked’ transit cargo

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

An Iranian missile is displayed during 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.

US leaking sensitive intel. on Israel can jeopardize regional stability

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Miss Israel attacked at pro-Palestinian protest in New York

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analysis and Features

Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 11, 2024.

Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken leaves after a news conference at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, in November.

'Ironclad' US-Israel relations not strong enough to join counterstike on Iran

By MARK ELOVITZ

Screenings of Israeli film, The City, cancelled by Beijing film festival

By HANNAH BROWN

Solving the world’s biggest challenges? Just a normal day at the Technion

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A 99-million-year-old bedbug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers.

A 99-million-year-old bedbug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

HEROINES OF SWORDS OF IRON

Ono Conversation Corner

BANK HAPOALIM GATEWAY

Real Estate Listings

RealEye Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Cohen

Can this Tel Aviv security venture stop terrorists before they attack?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Maisam Jaljuli

Arab-Israeli CEO: October 7 led to radicalization, tension in Israeli society

By MAISAM JALJULI

Kiryat Shmona: The residents were evacuated from their homes

Non-evacuated northern towns are on verge of collapse, govt. remains silent

By AVICHAY CHAIM

Yael Lavie

Here's how one Israeli executive pivoted to make more of a difference in the world

Market Data

Middle East

Humanitarian aid falls through the sky towards the Gaza Strip after being dropped from an aircraft, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, March 29, 2024.

Hamas kills aid workers to manufacture Gaza food crisis, Fatah charges

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldier talks with doctor at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, February 16, 2024.

Gazans discover mass grave near Nasser hospital, IDF denies involvement

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Amichai Chikli: Biden admin. doesn't project power, I would choose Republicans

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits the military equipment of IRGC Navy in Bandar Abbas, Iran, February 2, 2024.

Iran's Raisi to Israel: 'Attack could lead to end of Zionist regime'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

The Agriculture Ministry announced on April 21, 2024, it had found a pirate Logistics Distribution Center for eggs in the West Bank.

Agriculture Ministry inspectors uncover 90,000 smuggled eggs in West Bank

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

World News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson-Smith prior to an emergency meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, March 11, 2024.

Jamaica follows Barbados in recognizing Palestine as a state

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

PETER LERNER: When I retired from the IDF, I had absolutely no intention of ever wearing the uniform again.

Putting his life on pause, Peter Lerner works to explain Israel-Hamas War to the world

By YONAH JEREMY BOB , DAVID BRINN

Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Democratic Alliance (AD) leader Luis Montenegro talks to the media after meeting with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Belem Palace, following the general elections in Lisbon, Portugal, March 20, 2024.

Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says

Actor Alec Baldwin departs his home, as he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust,” in New York, US January 31, 2023

'F*** Israel': Activist harasses, records Alec Baldwin, gets phone hit in response

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks during a press conference after the parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2024.

Iran’s president in Sri Lanka, as Argentina seeks arrest of Iran’s interior minister

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Antisemitism / BDS

A man passes by as demonstrators attend a protest outside Columbia University, as the protest encampment continues in support of Palestinians, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents

By MICHAEL STARR , REUTERS

A collective of groups organised by Jewish students at Columbia and Barnard in solidarity with Gaza and the protest encampment host Passover Seder at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 22, 2024,

Pro-Palestinian Seders planned in New York, other cities as college campuses simmer

Students hold a protest in support of Palestinians at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York, U.S., April 20, 2024.

Congressman calls House to pass 'Antisemitism Awareness Act' outside Columbia University campus

By HANNAH SARISOHN

A counter protestor talks into a microphone as people gather outside of Columbia University to demand a ceasefire and the end of Israeli attacks on Gaza, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, during a protest in New York, US, April 20, 2024.

'Campuses in revolt': Columbia-like encampments emerge at US universities

By MICHAEL STARR

Siegfried Borchardt attends an ultra-right wing activists and neo-Nazis meeting in the city centre of Dortmund, Germany, September 27, 2018.

Police arrest German nationals performing Nazi salute at Hitler's home

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Environment & Climate Change

‘THE TREES can teach us about embracing change, as they are always shedding their skin. Letting go of the old layers to make room for new growth.’

Passover: Universal lessons from the environment

By MICHAEL M. COHEN

Flowers planted in Jerusalem in preparation for the spring and summer months, April 20, 2024.

Jerusalem city prepares for spring with mass flower planting

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Owl brought for recovery at the Agamon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (AWRC) in Hula Lake - KKL, April 9, 2024.

Owl injured in evacuated northern town is nursed back to health by KKL-JNF

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An African desert warbler, spotted in Haifa, March 23, 2024.

Rare African warbler spotted on Haifa beach

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A bottlenose dolphin (Dolly) resting her jaw on a bar ready to test her sensitivity to an electric field.

Impact of ship noise on dolphins identified for first time with help of AI - Israeli study

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

JPost Spotlight

THE PASSOVER Seder.

Passover 2024: The timeless and timely messages of the Seder

Part of the secret of this perseverance is the timeless messages of Passover and their ability to inspire new meaning in each generation.

A PIECE from the ‘Life After All’ exhibit by Aviva Blum and Wojciech Ciesniewski.

Holocaust survivor teams up with Polish artist for new exhibit

The Life After All exhibition is getting a reprise here at the President Hotel Gallery in Jerusalem.

A SCENE from ‘The Blue Caftan.’

'The Blue Caftan': Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch talk the story behind the film

The Blue Caftan is a beautifully photographed film that tells the story of a complex triangle.

The bustling Mahane Yehuda shuk in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem residents reflect on Passover during ongoing conflict

Despite the joyous occasion, the mood in Israel is somber with ongoing war casting a shadow over the celebrations. Many soldiers are unable to join their families for the traditional Seder meal.

Israel Real Estate

Illustration: Office buildings on Arbaa Street in Tel Aviv

Israel Land Authority tender: New business center in the heart of Tel Aviv

By OFER PETERSBURG

Investment in real estate

Reconsidering buying a new apartment for resale upon key receipt?

By OFER PETERSBURG

The village of the Ayalim Association in Sderot before 7.10

Ayalim Village: Attracting students to Sderot with a 7 million investment

By OFER PETERSBURG

Illiustration: A new hotel in Herzliya Marina.

New luxury hotel approved for Irsael's stunning location

By OFER PETERSBURG

The Savion neighborhood in Ma'alot Tharisha

26 bids, 1 winner: ILA's Ma'alot-Tarshiha tender draws surprising demand

By OFER PETERSBURG

Christian World

SPEAKER MIKE Johnson stands in the US House of Representatives ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in 2023.

US Christians should push for a US-Israel strategic, moral victory over terror

American Christians should speak boldly and ask our leaders to ensure that Israel and the US may continue to collectively enjoy a victory over terror that is strategic and moral.

Abortion rights protesters demonstrate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 27, 2022.

60% of US Catholics say abortion should be legal, reflecting political divides within the Church

The survey also uncovered notable demographic shifts and regional variations within the US Catholic community.

Illustrative image of a bible.

Bible engagement falls below 40% among Americans, continuing a decade-long decline

The decline in Bible engagement is accompanied by societal concern about the Bible's role in shaping character.

England - Police tape

Moroccan man stabs Christian pensioner in UK as ‘revenge’ for Gaza conflict

Ahmed Alid reportedly said "They [Israel] killed children and I killed an old man” after allegedly stabbing his roommate and an elderly man.

Health & Wellness

Doctors attend an emergency conference organized by the Histadrut, on the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the ICC in Jerusalem. July 23, 2023.

From the front lines to the exam room: Doctors face hurdles caused by IDF reserves duty

Wounded Israeli soldiers from the south arrive to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, October 7, 2023.

Israeli Medical Association: 'Treating Hamas terrorists is our duty as doctors'

In countries like the United States, more than 60% of the average person’s diet consists of ultra-processed foods. (Illustrative).

Consuming certain food additive emulsifiers may be linked with developing type-2 diabetes

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Neurosurgeon performs surgery on epileptic 10 month old baby

Vagal-nerve stimulator implanted for first time into ten-month old epilepsy patient

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Representative images of the microstructure of formed hydrogels under various US induction durations, taken by a scanning electron microscope.

Technion breakthrough for better drug delivery and tissue implantation

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

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Israel in Focus

Celebrate Israel's many faces with the Jerusalem Post coffee table book Israel in Focus

The volume includes hundreds of revealing photos from the Post archives and its chief photographer, Marc Israel Sellem.

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The Jerusalem Report - Stories that matter from Israel and the Middle East

Founded in 1990, The Jerusalem Report consistently aims to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Diaspora.

Arab-Israeli Conflict

Abu Obaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019

Hamas's armed wing calls for escalation across all fronts

IDF operational activity in the Gaza Strip, April 24, 2024.

Israeli jets target Hamas launchers embedded in Gaza humanitarian area

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Science

An illustrative photo of a squid.

Sneaker or consort? Squid birth dates determine how they reproduce - study

Suction cup grasping a stone. April 21, 2024.

What robot makers can learn from an octopus

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Archaeology

Villa of Vedius Pollio in Naples, Italy

Japanese researchers identify lost villa of Roman Emperor Augustus in Italy

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The coffin of Ramses II is seen during the press visit of the exhibition "Ramses the Great & the Gold of the Pharaohs" at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, France, April 6, 2023.

Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

US Politics

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden participates in a roundtable with Jewish community leaders in Washington, on October 11, 2023.

Pro-Israel, anti-Netanyahu: How American Jews are reshaping Zionism

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, last week.

Biden centers hostages, Middle East tensions in Passover message

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Diaspora

The US Capitol is seen during a Senate vote to begin work on a bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in Washington, US, February 9, 2024.

US aid with a sting

US Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, US June 8, 2022.

Chairman of House Education Committee to Columbia president: We will hold you accountable

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Judaism

A depiction of the Roman triumph celebrating the conquest of Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus in Rome, featuring the menorah and other items taken from the Second Temple.

The story of Passover: Jewish-Roman wars and the power of friendship

A FAMILY participates in their Passover Seder in 2023.

How the Israel-Hamas War shadow looms over the Passover Seder

Food

An item on the menu announced on April 21, 2024 by the Laniado Hospital in Netanya: Chilli in wine sauce, confit carrots and mushrooms.

Laniado Hospital launches gourmet meals for Passover

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ABUNDANT GRAPES in a Carmel vineyard.

The best Israeli wines for Passover

By ADAM MONTEFIORE

Culture

THE BEATLES, 1965: Not an overnight success story. From L: John Lennon; Ringo Starr; Paul McCartney; George Harrison.

'Help!': John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction

Northern Storm photos courtesy of Hot and NEXT TV.

Israeli drama series ‘Northern Storm’ erupts on screen

By HANNAH BROWN

Travel

A United Airlines aircraft

Airlines reroute flights after Israeli attack on Iran

Explore the ancient history at Israel's Genesis Land.

Passover 2024: Fun activities to do in Jerusalem

By JOANNA SHEBSON , RONIT ANSBACHER

Podcasts

Rachel Goldberg, the U.S.-Israeli mother of Hersh Goldberg Polin, who was taken hostage by militants of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from the Gaza Strip during the October 7 attack on a music festival in south Israel

Hostage's mother Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Both Gazans, hostages are suffering

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Michael Fertik

AI fabric adapts to our feelings, Michael Fertik ups Israeli investments post Oct. 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

Leslie Windman, 60 From Clarksville, Maryland to Jerusalem, 2021

Leslie Windman: A Maryland chiropractor making adjustments in Israel

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

SECURITY PERSONNEL eject from the stands a fan displaying a flag in support of Palestine during the women’s final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, in January.

Contemplating 'a return to Zion' in the face of antisemitism

By TAMMY REZNIK

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Conferences

Jerusalem Post Annual Conference 2024.

The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York

Top 50 gala

50 Most Influential Jews

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

Man carrying a goat (illustrative)

Police arrest multiple people on suspicion of planning Passover sacrifices in Jerusalem

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Agriculture Ministry announced on April 21, 2024, it had found a pirate Logistics Distribution Center for eggs in the West Bank.

Agriculture Ministry inspectors uncover 90,000 smuggled eggs in West Bank

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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