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Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:24:51 GMT
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People walk past stores as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025. (photo credit:  MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
“Refrigerators are empty. Pockets are empty. Every day, people see themselves becoming poorer," one protester told The Jerusalem Post.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:20:54 GMT
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‘JAVID SHAH’ (Long Live the Shah) has become the slogan of the ongoing Iranian protests. Here, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last shah of Iran, sits during an interview in Paris in June, after the Israel-Iran war. (photo credit: Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
IRAN AFFAIRS: A slogan once considered politically unutterable has returned, and sounds of crowds chanting it fill the air as Iranian protests continue to call for the end of the Islamic Republic.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:45:28 GMT
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 Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year.. (photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)
Hamas offered to give Mustafa's son 1,500 shekels if he agreed to work for them, either in the police force or by engaging in Hamas's activities.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:17:50 GMT
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Activists hold signs calling for the return of the final two hostages
Gvili's aunt, Tami Tzioni, told N12 that the fallen police officer's parents were unharmed in the incident, but there was fear that a greater incident could have happened.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:08:30 GMT
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Syrians holds flags as they gather to mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad
A former Assad brigadier-general for the elite Quwwat al-Nimr unit, Suheil al-Hassan, is among those allegedly implicated in the recording.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:12:24 GMT
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PEOPLE AFFILIATED with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hold signs during a vigil to honor colleagues and others who have been killed during the war in Gaza outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, December 6, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/JEENAH MOON)
The well-known medical organization is one of several dozen NGOs prohibited from operating in Gaza and the West Bank since January 1.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:01:15 GMT
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Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025 (photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
Human rights groups have claimed that several demonstrators were killed when authorities used live fire to disperse protests.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:21:41 GMT
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A man holds a weapon next to a poster with an image of late senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, in Lebanon, November 27, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)
Disarmament would "spare Lebanon an Israeli strike" that would "deepen the gap" between Hezbollah and the Lebanese people, an Asharq Al-Awsat report noted.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:30:14 GMT
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A member of the Iraqi security forces stands by a destroyed vehicle that was carrying rockets amdist sacks of flour, in the district of al-Baghdadi in al-Anbar province on July 8, 2021.  (photo credit: AYMAN HENNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Assad's base was one of the few places the US remained, until Iran targeted the base with ballistic missiles in 2020 in response to the US killing Soleimani.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:45:17 GMT
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New York City former Mayor Eric Adams looks on an event to mark the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in Central Park, New York City, US, October 7, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Kent J. Edwards)
During his mayoral time, Adams did extensive work to improve relations with the Jewish community and to combat Jew hatred, especially through his creation of the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:05:01 GMT
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Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion and fire at the Le Constellation bar, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026 (photo credit: MAXIME SCHMID / AFP via Getty Images)
Swiss officials determined the event was not an attack, saying the explosion was caused by a fire and was not intentional.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:48:10 GMT
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A Yemen Airways (Yemenia) plane stands at Aden Airport in Aden, Yemen January 1, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Fawaz Salman)
A shutdown of Aden airport was ordered by the transportation minister in the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) that runs southern Yemen, a Saudi source told Reuters on Thursday.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:26:28 GMT
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ZORAN MILOSEVIC at  the NASDAQ bell ringing  ceremony: ‘If you don’t own  the technology, you don’t  control the risk.’  (photo credit: NASDAQ)
The Nasdaq:$GMGI executive explains how regulation, owned technology, and values-driven leadership are reshaping global gaming from the ground up
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:26:30 GMT
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Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel
Last week, Israel became the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, angering international powers who bemoaned the move at the United Nations Security Council.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:50:03 GMT
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Soldiers of the Hashmonaim Brigade complete first operational activity in southern Syria, January 1, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
Also on Thursday, soldiers of the IDF's Brigade 636 killed a terrorist who threw stones at them near the village of Luban al-Sharqiyya in the West Bank during an overnight ambush.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:14:50 GMT
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A large anti-Israeli banner portraying an image of a Palestinian fighter and the slogan in Persian and Hebrew, "Endless Voice of Resistance" is erected in Palestine Square in Tehran on December 31, 2025. (photo credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
Much of Iran's largely secular middle class has been squeezed to the wall by the cost of living, and “no military or police force can halt a tide of hungry and thirsty citizens.”
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:03:08 GMT
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Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from aid trucks near the Zikim border crossing between Israel and Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2025.  (photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/ Flash90)
What is the real story with the IDF's Doctors Without Borders ban?
Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:27:08 GMT
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US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)
Trump and Netanyahu aligned on Hezbollah during their meeting, with the US president signaling support for Israeli action and stressing the need for full disarmament.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:07:57 GMT
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Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025 (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
Petitions argue that the law conflicts with existing legislation, enacted without a professional or educational review process.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:07:55 GMT
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Heavy winds and rain at the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, December 10, 2025. (photo credit: FLASH90)
The firefighters noticed an elderly man trapped in his vehicle after heavy rains flooded the road and used a flotation vest to aid in the extraction. 
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:20:05 GMT
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Border Police officers in Jerusalem, March 30, 2025 (illustration). (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg FLASH90)
Those set to be charged are Marad Hariri, 41, from Umm el-Fahm; Nabil Arian, 31, from Arara; Yosef Hadidja, 33, from Kalansuwa; Mohammed Akel, 37, from Arara; and Murtada Akel, 26, also from Arara.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:39:01 GMT
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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit the Western Wall to light the second candle of Hanukkah, 15 December 2025. (photo credit: Ma
Genesia has publicly alleged she was humiliated during her employment, including claims that Netanyahu insulted her intelligence and shouted at her over laundry, allegations Netanyahu denied.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:52:24 GMT
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Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025 (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
Supreme Court Justice Yael Willner ordered that hearings in both cases be held by January 8, and instructed the parties to submit preliminary responses up to 24 hours beforehand.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:07:29 GMT
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Former Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot reacts as he returns home after leaving the hospital, following his release from captivity in Gaza, in Mevaseret Zion, Israel, October 19, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
"I produced the party. I brought a ton of people to that place, I begged people to come," said Bohbot, detailing the guilt he carries for inviting people to what turned into a massacre.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:56:37 GMT
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Hamas terrorists escorting Red Cross during a search for the remains of deceased hostages in Gaza City, November 12, 2025. (photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)
The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:13:53 GMT
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Morris Kahn attends a ceremony at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 6, 2019 (photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON/FLASH90)
Kahn was widely regarded as a pillar of Israeli hi-tech and philanthropy, channeling his wealth into science education, medical research, and ocean conservation.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:50:50 GMT
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Rabbi Doron Perez: A journey to rebrand Zionism and honoring his son. (photo credit: Canva)
Perez said the pressure on Zionism did not begin with the current war, pointing to decades of delegitimization efforts and moments he described as turning points in international forums.