Knesset passes 2026 state budget in initial first reading amid coalition crisis over haredi draft

Netanyahu may attempt to 'sabotage' next elections, Golan warns

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after the vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 28, 2026.
MK's Moshe Gafni and Yitzchak Goldknopf seen during a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 28, 2026.
Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 28, 2026.

Crown Prince preparing to join allies in 'final battle' against regime, Pahlavi tells 'Post'

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Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with the Iranian, Lion and Sun flag.
Members of special IRGC forces 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.

EU set to add IRGC to terror list after France U-turn

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Israeli forces demolish house of deceased hostage's sister amid family criticism

'False and ungrateful': Biden envoy Hochstein slams Netanyahu’s claim US embargo killed IDF troops

Starlink logo is seen on a smartphone in front of displayed Persian flag (Illustrative).

A life and death market: Starlink smuggling to Iran surges

A rescuer uses his phone at an impact site following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel June 19, 2025.

Iran's Shamkhani warns of ‘immediate, unprecedented’ attack on Tel Aviv in event of US strikes

Federal agents stand behind police tape as people gather near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.

US agents involved in latest Minneapolis shooting put on leave, media reports say

ILLUSTRATIVE: A member of the FBI removes items from a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025.

FBI searches Atlanta election office, chasing Trump 2020 vote fraud claims

US Vice President JD Vance (R) and his wife Usha Vance (L) visit the gravestone with the ashes of an unknown prisoner and the wall with the inscription "Never again" in five languages, during a tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site in Dachau, southern Germany, on February 13, 2025.

Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement

The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, set for sale and likely demolition, houses murals by multiple Jewish artists.

Activists urge Jewish Museum to help preserve Wilbur J. Cohen Building at risk of demolition

A message from Holocaust survivors: We don't have much time left

Holocaust Survivor Eve Kugler z”l (1931-2025)

Ex-US ambassador Nides rejects Netanyahu’s claim Biden embargo killed IDF soldiers

INTERVIEW

Netanyahu hosts leaders of Republika Srpska at Jerusalem office

 Ambassador Tom Nides in his office at the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, January 28, 2026.

Supreme Court president warns attacks on judiciary threaten democratic order

 JUSTICE ISAAC AMIT was lawfully chosen as president of the Supreme Court, as a majority of the members of the Judicial Selection Committee supported his selection as required by law, the writer states.

Suspect in sex-trafficking case extradited from Serbia to Israel for questioning

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

World has three years to prepare for quantum threat, experts warn at Cyberweek

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in addence at returned Gaza hostage, Ran Gvili's funeral.

Final hostage Ran Gvili arrives in Negev hometown of Meitar for burial

WATCH
 Israeli Police and IDF solodiers in line to pay their respects as the funeral procession of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last hostage from Gaza, makes its way to Gvili's Negev hometown of Meitar on Jan. 28, 2026.

Ran Gvili's funeral procession in pictures: Last hostage heads to final rest as crowds line streets

WATCH
Two Taiwan made Kuang Hua VI class missile boats attend the Ministry National of Defense exercise outside the Zuoying navy harbor on January 31, 2024.

RISK Initiative: Taiwan's bold step to safeguard undersea cables

OPINION

Hospital staff changed Jewish Bondi victim’s name on system, removed religion, without permission

Australia at risk of sliding toward the UK’s extremism crisis, former Australian PM says

The ink on a memorial message sheet bleeds after rainfall as people lay flowers and pay tribute to honour the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.

Tunisia’s schoolbooks celebrate Hitler, omit Holocaust, research finds - IMPACT-se

 Grade 12 Arabic textbook teaching a poem praising children in Gaza for fighting and dying as martyrs to liberate Palestine.

Israel’s NYC consulate marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Times Square billboards

Israel’s Consulate in New York marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with powerful billboards in Times Square. 28.1.2026.

Grandson of Auschwitz commandant: 'My grandfather was greatest mass murderer in history'

Trump urges Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be 'far worse'

'People will live in the streets': Israel steps up evictions of Palestinians from east Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech on energy and the economy, in Clive, Iowa, US, January 27, 2026.

PA continuing to pay terrorists in Lebanon, Jordan outside Western monitoring - PMW to 'Post'

, head of the Christian Kataeb party, who announced his resignation during the funeral of Nazar Najarian, a leading member of the party who died as the result of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, talks during his funeral in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020

'Leave Lebanon alone': Lebanese MP slams Hezbollah, Qassem over allegiance to Iran

Illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel assessing reports of discreet US-Iran contacts and American conditions for new nuclear deal

Gov’t boycott of Haaretz: A-G backs petitions, urges High Court to make order absolute

The success of Gaza: Reconstruction is the ultimate test for Israel, Trump, Palestinians

OPINION
 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara.
OPINION

Honoring the Abraham Accords: Why Israel, US must stand with the UAE

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022.
ByAVIRAM BELLAISHE
OPINION

Any solution but the obvious: Israel can't rely on aliyah to fill IDF manpower shortage

AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.
ByYIZHAR HESS

US Embassy in Saudi Arabia hosts its first Holocaust Remembrance Day event

From war footing to Wall Street: IAI’s Boaz Levy on business of Israel’s missile shield

Israel's cyber chief predicts cyberwar between offensive, defensive AI agents

Israel Aerospace Industries CEO Boaz Levy at the Israeli-American Council event.

Former CIA chief tech officer warns: ‘AI needs security now to avoid the Internet's fate’

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Former IDF officer says key to AI is still 'person behind the algorithm' at Cybertech conference

Leonidas Stryker

Microwave weapon aims to knock drones out of the sky, Epirus pitches Leonidas

Top Chinese military official under investigation for leaking nuclear secrets to US

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Purges, investigations in China’s PLA: Is Xi preparing for war or weakening the army?

OPINION
 Chinese Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia arrives for a group photo session before the opening ceremony of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 22, 2024.

Rubio says territorial issue over Donetsk yet to be bridged between Russia, Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, January 28, 2026.

Melania Trump calls for national unity amid ICE violence, killings in Minneapolis

Melania Trump promotes Amazon MGM Studios' upcoming documentary film "Melania" at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York City, US, January 28, 2026.

US deports three former members of Iran's IRGC who entered illegally, DHS says

Former IRGC members (L-R) Ehsan Khaledi, Mohammad Mehrani, Morteza Nasirikakolaki

Empowering Jewish education globally: The main missions of the Yael Foundation

Empowering Jewish education globally: The main missions of the Yael Foundation.

Dr. Sivan Mercer reveals: From salmon DNA to biostimulators: The hottest trends in aesthetics

Dr. Sivan Mercer MD

Music, kabbalah, and time: Inside Eduard Shyfrin’s kabbalistic soundscape

Shyfrin (center) at Abbey Road Studios with producer Mike Hedges (L) and arranger Fred Luzignant

‘Harvest now, decrypt later’: Why quantum encryption matters for Israel’s security

Israeli-founded Upwind hits unicorn status with $250 million Series B led by Bessemer

 Computational chip (Illustrative)

Cybersecurity startup developing rapid-response fraud detection secures $37 million Series A round

Memcyco announced that it has secured $37 million in Series A funding.

Boeing, Technion move Israeli sustainable jet fuel project into implementation phase

Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, President of Boeing Israel, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Ido Nehushtan, and Boeing Global President Dr. Brendan Nelson.

Iranian businesses suffer new blow as internet blackout lingers

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 34 with 32 still missing

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Katz warns

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasir Langu village, West Bandung regency, West Java province, Indonesia, January 27, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

Indonesian rescue members carry a body bag containing the remains of a victim from the site of a landslide after it hit Pasirlangu village, West Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, January 24, 2026.

Indonesia resumes search for 80 after landslide kills 17 in West Java

A man walks through the snow as Winter Storm Fern arrives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US, January 23, 2026.

US braces for record-breaking winter storm hitting 40 states, with 180 million Americans affected

Israeli Holocaust survivors foregoing medical treatment due to inaccessibility of care, study finds

Medical students who spend a year with seniors rethink aging, Jerusalem study finds

Holocaust survivor Moshe David Meir poses for a picture at his home in Jerusalem on January 27, 2025, Meir survived the Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.
STUDY

More than half of Israelis take dietary supplements and vitamins, new survey reveals

Neural 'on/off' switch discovery may shed light on sex differences in social behavior

How not to care online: Survival guide for staying human

Aliyah from Denver to Jerusalem: ‘One picture wasn’t enough’

Saving lives under fire: A Brazilian doctor’s journey from Brazil to the IDF

INTERVIEW
Sample of Tami Ellison’s figure-ground visual illusion photography.

Aliyah to Israel: A wedding postponed, a dream fulfilled

 Shira Sedek Ben-Zekhariah arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 26, 2025.
OPINION

Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah now

South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.
ByBRENDA KATTEN

IDF unveils ‘Olim Al Bet’ program for fast-track immigrant reserve enlistment

 IDF reservists joining the "David Brigades," the five new reservist brigades announced by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, December 17, 2024.

Yamim ha’Tzeira. Your home by the sea, in Netanya

Contrary to reports: "Cancellation wave of less than half a percent"

 Yamim ha’Tzeira residential complex.

Luxury with roots and a vision for the future

Urban renewal under the “Evacuation and Reconstruction” framework in Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa.

Massive urban renewal plan approved in Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa under “evacuation & reconstruction”

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Want to choose a lawyer for an urban renewal project? Here are 5 tips you must read

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

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

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Dr. Micha Breakstone: An entrepreneur who sold his AI company for $575m turns to decoding human cells.

Dr. Micha Breakstone: Entrepreneur who sold his AI company for $575m turns to decoding human cells

Song honors Bondi attack hero: Jewish musicians from Sydney in praise of Ahmed al-Ahmed

Can Israel trust Trump's Gaza board on border security?

US Politics   

US Democratic House Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks to supporters after announcing her victory in the Minnesota Democratic Primary election at Nighthawks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US August 13, 2024

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown liquid during Minneapolis Town Hall

Trump criticizes gun-carrying Pretti, conflicting with gun rights groups ahead of midterms

US begins deportation of Iranian nationals in first since protests broke out

Diaspora   

Flavio Bolsonaro at the 2026 “Generation of Truth” antisemitism conference in Jerusalem.

Brazil is a 'Christian, Jewish country,' Bolsonaro tells 'Post'; pitches pro-Israel reset

Holocaust survivor gives speech in Hebrew for first time in history at UNGA Holocaust Remembrance

Over 800 severe antisemitic incidents reported in 2025, 21 Jews murdered, Diaspora Ministry reveals

Judaism   

Actress Toni Kalem, who appeared in “The Sopranos,” reads an excerpt from “Other People’s Houses" at the opening of an exhibit of the life and work of writer Lore Segal, Jan. 22, 2026.

A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths

Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds

Entering Pardes: Discovering Jewish identity and tradition through role-playing games

Christian World   

Pope Leo XIV presides over the Ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy.

Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Patriarchs’ statement on Christian Zionism lacked pastoral care

Clergy arrested, businesses shutter as Minnesotans protest Trump's surge in immigration agents

Food   

Tamara Cohen, founder of the Mazál bagel restaurant in Madrid, immigrated from the United States through  Spain's Sephardic ancestry law.

Tamara Cohen's ancestors were expelled from Spain, now she’s bringing bagels to Madrid

Yuval Village's Grand Vista Hotel returns to reclaim its glorious past

HIBA in Tel Aviv: Winter menu marks turning point for chef Yossi Shitrit's restaurant

Archaeology   

The two tombs date from the time of Rome's Republic and were found near that city's northeast Via Pietralata.

Ancient Roman tombs, shrine to Hercules discovered in Rome suburb dig

Italy discovers basilica design by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, 'father of architecture'

Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall

Science   

 Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. January, 22.

Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says

How I use AI for writing

Triennial report: Israeli science at the precipice

Culture   

BRITAIN'S QUEEN Camilla (R) attends a special screening of 'Hamnet', the film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel, in central London on January 27, 2026.

‘Hamnet’ is Oscar-bait about Shakespeare's free-spirited wife

Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature

Hapoel Tel Aviv beats Beersheba in OT, while Jerusalem, Mac TA both take wins home

History   

Eylon Levy holding Dan Auerbach's yellow star from Nazi-era Europe. Tel Aviv, January 26.

'It is impossible to believe, but it happened': Holocaust survivor recalls childhood in Nazi camps

On This Day: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp liberated by Soviet Army

A desecration: A church inside Birkenau is a violation of Holocaust memory

OMG   

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media ahead of a summit of EU leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2026.

France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

One-week-old baby left outside Bituach Leumi office in Hadera

Ms. Rachel appears to support antisemitic conspiracy theory in apology post

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Rainmaker: An AI marketing agency responding to global and Middle Eastern market shifts

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Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

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