Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

FEATURE

Shlomo Shamir’s daughter, Yael Driver, uncovers her father’s hidden rescue efforts and role in shaping Israel’s future.

‘The Jerusalem Post’: Marking 93 years of influential journalism – Part 1

FEATURE
Shlomo Shamir (L) with 2nd battalion commander, on the way to secure horses for post-war agricultural training.

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS: Private Sam Greyman's journey took him from Russia to Leeds to Jerusalem.

THE GRAVE of Pvt. Sam Greyman in the British military cemetery in Jerusalem. Pvt. Greyman was shot by a Turkish sniper as he tried to protect the British camp near Umm esh Shert Ford on September 8, 1918, at 27 years old.
Former hostage Rom Braslavski meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, December 12, 2025.

Former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski meets with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

"I went to work as a security guard at a party and look what happened to me - my life was ruined," he said.

REPORT

Israel hands mediators list of PIJ terrorists with knowledge of Ran Gvili’s location

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) conduct manoeuvring-operation exercises during a 60 nations International Maritime Exercise.
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US forces seize Chinese cargo ship delivering military equipment to Iran

Rabbis who criticized Mamdani say they were ‘heartened’ after meeting with him on Thursday

Hamas official told Eitan Mor he would be released two weeks after abduction, ex-hostage recounts

Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream performs onstage in front of a display featuring a swastika-Star of David hybrid during a concert at the Roundhouse music venue on Dec. 08, 2025 in London, England.

Scottish band Primal Scream draws backlash over backdrop of Israeli officials with swastika-eyes

Members of the Iranian Navy attend the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this handout image obtained on March 12, 2025; illustrative.

Iran detains 18 crew members of foreign tanker seized in Gulf of Oman

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un embraces a soldier during a welcoming ceremony for members of the 528th Engineer Regiment after they returned from an overseas mission, at the April 25 Cultural and Tourism Center in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 12, 2025.

North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, state media says

Scott Berman, Director of Project Aleph Bet and Director of English Speaking Countries, UnitEd

Rabbi Berman calls for urgent push for Jewish day schools: 'We cannot lose the next generation'

Driving innovation at the frontiers of genomic medicine

Rambam Health Care Campus to sponsor the Beutler Symposium.

AERIAL VIEW of the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. (Totem Imaging and Animation Ltd.)

Biden administration briefly withheld intelligence from Israel during Gaza war

In the second half of 2024, the US cut off a live video feed from a US drone over Gaza, which the Israeli government was using in its hunt for hostages and Hamas terrorists.

Hezbollah terrorists increasingly approach northern border, soldiers critique IDF response

IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.

UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding Israel cooperate with UNRWA

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Qureshi,

Gaza plan could force breakthrough between Israel and Pakistan, journalist tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
Israeli soldiers stand on rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

Gaza demilitarization may begin as early as next month, US officials say

'Gazan doctors killed my daughter by injecting air into her veins,' father of murdered soldier says

Avi Marciano said that rather than treat his daughter Noa for her wounds, a doctor at al-Shifa hospital killed her. He was sent a video of her last moments.

Newly-obtained footage shows six Gaza hostages lighting Hanukkah candles in Hamas tunnel

WATCH
IDF soldier Noa Marciano who was killed while being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.

ZAKA’s Rosenberg: 'We’re taking yesterday’s trauma to build a safer, kinder tomorrow'

Moshe Rosenberg, Executive Director Zaka Search and Rescue
REPORT

Israel agrees to fund Gaza reconstruction 'for time being' at US demand

A general view shows large mounds of debris covering the site of the destroyed Firas public market in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on December 9, 2025.

IDF strikes in Lebanon, no changes in northern security measures

Spotlight

Rabbi Eliezer B. Diamond, who taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary for 35 years, died on Dec. 11 at 73.

Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, beloved Jewish Theological Seminary professor and author, dies at 73

Released hostage Avinatan Or reunites with his partner Noa Argamani on October 13, 2025.

'One big family': Rescued hostage Noa Argamani thanks Nvidia for never forgetting Avinatan Or

‘Jewish Wedding,’ by Jozef Israëls, 1903.

'Choosing to Be Chosen': The path from 'bleak atheism' to Orthodox Judaism

REVIEW
Earliest authenticated portrait of George Washington, wearing his colonel’s uniform of the Virginia Regiment from the French and Indian War.

'Jewish Roots of American Liberty': Explaining the Jewish connection to the American story

REVIEW

Egyptian President Sisi to visit Washington for Trump meeting, may meet with Netanyahu

REPORT

Subjects to be discussed at the meeting include the relations between Egypt and Israel in the aftermath of the war in Gaza.

Lebanese FM claims Israel intends to carry out military operation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi gives a televised statement on the attack in North Sinai, in Cairo, Egypt November 24, 2017

Fingerhut calls on US gov't to give more security support to Israel at 'Post' conference

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025.

Joint Saudi-Emirati delegation arrives in south Yemen to defuse takeover by separatist group STC

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women's rights and freedom.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested by Iranian regime

Jewish students at DePaul continue to face threats after violent campus attack

INTERVIEW

'Wanted' posters began to appear on social media and around campus with pictures of the two, claiming they were wanted for war crimes.

#JewGoal phrase migrated from FIFA to real football commentary, normalizes antisemitism

STUDY
DePaul university student Max Long

'Go to the gas chamber': Rabbi and children targeted in antisemitic verbal attack on Melbourne tram

MELBOURNE 2025/02/08 Police force a protester away as they attempt to cross a police line.

‘Evangelical pastors gave theological cover for Gaza war,’ Tucker Carlson says

Political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025

Ireland rejects antisemitism claims, limits trade curbs to goods from Israeli settlements

Photojournalist Chen Schimmel: 'We must carry these stories forward – they cannot be forgotten'

At 'Post' Washington Conference, Schimmel shares searing scenes from “October 7: Bearing Witness.”

MDA Global President Gilad Erdan speaks at 'Post' Washington Conference

Chen Schimmel, photojournalist
FEATURE

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.
OPINION

I have no faith in the future of leadership: American Zionist Movement's collapse

An AI-generated illustrative image depicting the aging leadership of the American Zionist Movement along with younger Jews feeling alienated.
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FRONTLINES

Iran-backed militias reassert power in Iraq, proving the Islamic axis is still standing

Ex-IDF air defense chief: Arrow-3 protecting Germany defies imagination after Holocaust

Ran Kochav recounts to The Jerusalem Post his time as Arrow commander and the technology's role in making history.

China using cyber weapons to instill societal havoc, chaos across US and West - CISA official

People stand in front of the Arrow 3 system during an event of the German Air Force at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde/Holzdorf, eastern Germany, December 3, 2025

Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia

Iran's Hadid-110 suicide drone

IRGC reveals new stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history

SMARTSHOOTER's SMASH 3000

SMARTSHOOTER secures SMASH 3000 contract in Australia

Trump says Thailand, Cambodia have agreed to renew ceasefire following previous failed deal

"They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening, and go back to the original Peace Accord," US President Donald Trump posted on social media.

Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo announces they are returning their trophy in protest against Israel

Thai military personnel explain the situation to delegates from the ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT), as they inspect the site of a recent landmine incident, in which Thai military said a Thai soldier stepped on a landmine on August 12 in Surin Province, Thailand, August 20, 2025.
REPORT

ICC prosecutor claims UK official threatened to pull funding over Netanyahu warrant

Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks while waiting for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to appear via video link before the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, March 14, 2025.

Ghana and Israel go tit for tat deporting each others' citizens in diplomatic storm

Ben Gurion Airport

US President Trump appears in newly released photos from Epstein estate

US President Trump pictured smiling with several women whose faces are redacted on either side of him.

In Collaboration

95 years on the frontlines: The story of Magen David Adom

EMERGENCIES IN Israel are not interruptions but a rhythm, and MDA needed to be ready before events unfolded.

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Small Patients, Big Emergencies

From vision to action

SHABBOS KESTENBAUM has become a sought-after speaker and advocate

Your Taxes: How does Israel tax foreign pensions? The laws all olim should know

US Social Security is exempt in both the US and Israel under the US-Israel tax treaty.

Omri Casspi expands Swish Ventures with $100 million opportunity fund

Many Jews from abroad view property purchases in Israel as a form of pension plan.

Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids

An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.

Bank Hapoalim leads NIS 5B financing for Israel’s Kesem power plant

Smokestacks at an Israel Electric Corp power station are seen from the Mediterranean, some 10 kilometers from Hadera.

Long-awaited gas export deal with Egypt to be signed 'in days,' source tells 'Post'

Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel

WATCH

14 Israelis rescued from vehicles across Yavne • Two students injured as tree collapses in Rishon Lezion • Netanya man found dead with severe hypothermia • 19-year-old from Bnei Brak still missing

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan's northeast region, tsunami advisory issued

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Heavy rains flood Gaza shelters, killing 12 and displacing thousands

Israeli agriculture

Storm Byron brings relief to Israel’s farmers, ending year of drought with substantial rain

Leket Founder Says Israel Needs To Rethink the Culture of Food Waste

Leket founder says Israel needs to rethink the culture of food waste

INTERVIEW

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work?

EXPLAINER

A rigorous medical journey ends in a breakthrough, in the form of CAR-T therapy, achieving a rare, hard-won cancer-free result.

Children born with deadly immune flaw get powerful new gene therapy option

CAR-T causes less collateral damage to healthy cells than standard chemo.

Outbreak of contagious skin disease among naval officer cadets halts training, IDF confirms

EU Council and Parliament reach agreement to overhaul drug rules, speed patient access

OPINION

Hospital discharge should not be the finish line: Doctors must help patients reintegrate

ByEMIL ILIONSKI

Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

The 6-1 decision by the Supreme Court overturns a precedent set only months earlier, and restores the Interior Ministry’s longstanding interpretation of the law.

Rabbi Sid Slivko: Helping pave the way for olim to live and thrive in Israel

INTERVIEW
Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

Bonnie and Meir Chasan.
FEATURE

Anglo olim step up to the blackboard to teach English to Israelis

Students in the Herzog Teacher Training program.

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

Young family dreaming about moving into new house.

How long does urban renewal take to launch? “Only” 16 years

208 Jaffa residents completed choosing their homes in the TEL-AVIVA project, which will include 12 new buildings, about 800 units, a green boulevard, and a unique park on Jerusalem Boulevard.

How to revive a stagnant market? This is how to bring oxygen back to the real estate sector

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Conditional Aliyah: Jews are ready – Israel much less so

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New mega-neighborhood with 1,500 apartments approved near Tel Aviv on metro line

Kfar Azza's new temporary residence: ‘Kfar Azza is not just a place – it’s an idea.’

Housing priority in the Gaza Envelope: Locals and fighters come first

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The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

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'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

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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   

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center..

Will Israel go back to Gaza fighting, draft haredi men? MK's weigh in

Layers of Nuremberg: shadow and light

Netanyahu requests for pardon in trial as one hostage remains in Gaza

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order on AI, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US December 11, 2025.

Trump receives Israel Allies Foundation lifetime achievement award for diplomatic contributions

US envoy Tom Barrack to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu in coming days, source tells 'Post'

US lawmakers say Israel hasn't held to account those involved in 2023 strike that killed journalist

Diaspora   

An exhibition launching in December 2025 at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism in New York City celebrates congregants' family immigration stories.

This Hanukkah, my synagogue is illuminating our walls with relics of our Jewish immigrant stories

Editor's Notes: Death of American Jewish media leaving dangerous void

Israeli rabbis tour archaeological Aleppo synagogues in historic visit alongside Jewish delegation

Judaism   

People move people; ideas alone rarely do.

Parashat Vayeshev: Leadership does not equal influence

Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

Republican Senator Bernie Moreno at The Jerusalem Post Conference in DC

Sen. Bernie Moreno urges Israel to fight ‘propaganda war,’ highlights Christian solidarity

New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims

Christmas returns to Bethlehem after two years of silent nights

Food   

Christmas villages abound throughout Cyprus.

Holiday in Cyprus: The hottest winter escape

Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel gets 'soupersized' for winter's Soup Festival

Opa: Vegan stylings in Tel Aviv

Archaeology   

A bronze coin from the Asia Minor city of Side found at Horbat Bet Zecharia south of Jerusalem, where the Maccabees fought the Greek Seleucid army.

Hanukkah miracle: Israel discovers evidence of Judah Maccabee’s battlefield near Jerusalem

Oldest-known fire-making found in Britain, pushing Neanderthal mastery back 415,000 years

Neanderthals were selectively targeted for cannibalism in Ice Age Europe, study reveals

Science   

Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel shakes hands with Meredith McKay, NASA’s deputy administrator for international relations.

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

'Medusa,' possible 'dinosaur mummy' discovered in Badlands, transferred for further research

AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials

Culture   

Tourists on vacation

US proposes 5-year social media review for World Cup tourists

Hapoel defeats Towers in first European basketball game in Israel since October 7

Alon Leichman becomes first Israeli head pitching coach in the MLB

History   

Or Yesha Meusharim from Machzor Worms (13th c.)

National Library unveils rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript

On This Day: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, thrusting US into WWII

Margaret Thatcher biography: All about the UK prime minister in one centenary volume

OMG   

Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's Campanile of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) are pictured from a panoramic point of Florence, in Tuscany region, Italy, April 15, 2024.

Florence's historic monuments targeted in $35M international fraud scheme

Jewish billionaire couple falls off Forbes's Rich List after donating nearly half their fortune

Unexpected dinner guest: Opossum dines with family at Disney World

Consumerism   

Paris Hilton

Meet the Israeli beauty device that stole Paris Hilton’s heart

Alpine A290: How to launch a rocket without waking the neighbors

Entered the business world with a bang: Deni Avdija launches a new protein brand

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