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Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:00:55 GMT
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St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili (photo credit: Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
The IDF is rushing to find the last Israeli hostage in Gaza as the clock ticks down for opening the Rafah Crossing.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:33:32 GMT
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US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.  (photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
“In the five Republican run States... ICE has arrested 150,245 criminal illegal aliens over the past year, with ZERO protests, riots, or chaos," Trump said.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:12:08 GMT
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FORMER HOSTAGE Daniella Gilboa previews her new song in an Instagram post, January 25, 2026. (photo credit: Screenshot/Instagram/___daniellagilboa___)
"I can't believe that the moment has finally arrived when I get to share share something of mine, finally my voice can be heard and I don't need to whisper anymore, don't need to fear," Gilboa wrote.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:43:28 GMT
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IDF troops carry out the Magen Oz drill on November 26, 2025.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
The exercise examined the preparedness of the Central Command headquarters to contend with high-intensity situations across multiple fronts simultaneously, while coping with limited personnel.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:33:54 GMT
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HUNDREDS OF packets of cigarettes being smuggled. (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON
Among the items were around seven hundred cellphones, flat irons, shaving machines, and hundreds of cigarette packets.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:42:37 GMT
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 Pro-Palestinian supporters attempt to gain entry to Grand Central Terminal as they protest against City University of New York (CUNY) college allowing the filming of an FBI: Most Wanted episode fictionalising a Gaza Solidarity Encampment in New York City, US, July 22, 2024.  (photo credit: Reuters/Adam Gray)
Through the early 2000s, CUNY regularly had close to, or above, double-digit numbers of campus presidents who were Jewish. By March 2023, there was not a single Jew among the 80 leadership positions
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:18:04 GMT
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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025. (photo credit: Stringer/Reuters)
In recent weeks, Israel has stated that without the return of slain hostage Ran Gvili, the crossing would not be opened to Gazans.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:52:17 GMT
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Smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military
The military didn't specify the exact location of the attack or the objective, with the military explaining that they were in response to Hezbollah's multiple ceasefire violations.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:32:37 GMT
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The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, US, August 11, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS/MIKE BLAKE)
Enghelab Square in Tehran, where the mural is displayed, is often used by the Iranian regime for public gatherings, and the mural is changed to fit national occasions.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:42:22 GMT
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People take part in a demonstration a day after a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 25, 2026.  (photo credit: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON)
Darius Reeves, who was the director of ICE’s Baltimore field office until August, said a body camera pilot program rollout had been slow in 2024 under former President Biden.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:32:21 GMT
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A group of men try to help a stuck motorist in the snow while the multi-state Winter Storm Fern hits the metro area of Louisville, Kentucky, US January 25, 2026.  (photo credit: Matt Stone/USA Today Network via REUTERS)
As snow, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerously frigid temperatures swept into the eastern two-thirds of the US on Sunday, the number of power outages continued to rise.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:20:12 GMT
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A member of the Syrian army walks with a weapon in the street as civilians flee following renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Aleppo, Syria, January 7, 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/KARAM AL-MASRI)
Rebwar Hazhar, the chairman of Conservative Friends of Kurdistan, told The Jerusalem Post that Washington’s relationship with Damascus would only be temporary.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:32:46 GMT
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Holocaust Survivor Eve Kugler z”l (1931-2025) (photo credit: SAM CHURCHILL)
This Yom HaShoah, many survivors hope to march alongside students at the International March of the Living in Auschwitz, bearing witness in the very places where history unfolded. They need your help
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:42:41 GMT
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“It was a secret poll which said that 92% of the Iranian people hate their regime,” Sabti said, according to a transcript provided to The Jerusalem Post.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:57:00 GMT
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Social media influencer Loay Alshareef at The Jerusalem Post conference in Miami, Florida (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit on Wednesday, Alshareef called on Israel and the Jewish people to back Iranians seeking freedom, as Netanyahu voiced solidarity with the protesters.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:10:20 GMT
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Ido Mahatzri ,CEO TALMA (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, TALMA CEO Ido Mahatzri showed how teachers, language and values reshape Israel’s periphery.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:48:03 GMT
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Panel - Israeli Society and the Jewish People – 2036 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, IDF veterans and civil-society leaders highlighted service, dignity, and Diaspora responsibility as pillars of Israel’s next chapter.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:27:15 GMT
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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference 2025 (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
Amid changing geopolitics and evolving Diaspora-Israel relations, the conference served as a platform for powerful ideas, bold discussions, and building bridges across continents.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:44:17 GMT
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 The Knesset building, home of Israel
If the state budget is not approved in all three readings by the end of March, when the fiscal year closes, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and elections will be called.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:17:44 GMT
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Hacker attack (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
The Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) has to protect the country from the third most cyber attacks in the world
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:05:46 GMT
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El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/RONEN ZEVULUN)
The announcements come as some foreign airlines have adjusted operations in the region, with the majority of the carriers citing the security situation.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:23:34 GMT
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Rabbi Yaakov Medan speaks during a protest against the planned eviction of the outpost of Amona, in front of the Israeli parliament on January 30, 2017. (photo credit: JERUSALEM POST STAFF)
Medan said the alleged perpetrators are not strangers but people who may be embedded in daily community life, including in synagogues and shared religious study settings.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:06:03 GMT
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  Head of National Unity party Benny Gantz and head of Israel Beyteinu party Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024.  (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
The letter comes amid shifting dynamics within Israel’s opposition bloc as parties aim to gain enough seats to beat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the next elections.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:39:30 GMT
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NESHOMA (photo credit: COURTESY YES)
Special television programming will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, January 27.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:26:31 GMT
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The two tombs date from the time of Rome
While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ancient walls of Rome.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:01:56 GMT
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Destroyed buildings as seen from an Israeli military outpost within the borders of the ‘yellow line’ in the eastern part of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The photo was taken as part of an IDF ‘embed’ and reviewed by the IDF before publication. (photo credit: NIR ELIAS/REUTERS)
Israelis saw exactly what Kushner's new plan meant. Gaza gets a global reconstruction windfall for starting the war. Israel gets reprimanded for winning it.
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:06:20 GMT
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MACCABI WORLD UNION CEO Roy Hessing (left) and Tikkun Olam Makers founder Gidi Grinstein pose after signing their organizations
The agreement reflects a shared commitment to ensure that anyone who wishes to train, compete, or pursue a sporting dream is able to do so.