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Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:40:01 GMT
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Iran
One Iranian official told 'The Telegraph' that “the establishment has never felt as threatened by protests as it does now.”
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:34:51 GMT
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)
“The Mossad is not hiding this,” the FM said, referring to involvement in protests. “They are calling on the Iranian people to rise up against the regime through their internet and Twitter accounts.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 01:54:42 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed American financial aid to Israel and touched upon Iranian regime change in an interview with The Economist.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:54:57 GMT
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OPERATION ABSOLUTE Resolve offered a harsh real-world test of the military hardware Venezuela had accumulated over the years from Iran, Russia, and China. Here, a Russian-made Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKV is displayed during the 2025 Venezuela Industrial Aviation Expo at Libertador Air Base  (photo credit: FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Venezuela’s military arsenal, sourced from Russia and Iran fail under technologically and operationally superior US attack.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:01:37 GMT
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Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative) (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it's on its way to the accident site in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, where a bus carrying ten Israelis was overturned.
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:43:37 GMT
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Children study in a school in Egypt. Children in the Arab world do not learn why millions of Jews were murdered during the Holocaust or why the experience continues to shape modern Israeli fears. (photo credit: Sayed Hassan/Getty Images)
Denial, media incitement, and politicized education continue to block historical truth – and any path to coexistence
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:40:41 GMT
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York (photo credit: Jason Alpert-Wisnia / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
“Chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city,” Mamdani wrote over a picture of a New York Times headline about his earlier comments on the protest. 
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:40:11 GMT
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 Yechiel Leiter, standing in front of an Israeli flag (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
In an interview with the Post and remarks to Fort Worth Jews, Ambassador Yeichel Leiter discusses Syria, the Trump administration, and how Jews can combat rising antisemitism.
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:33:42 GMT
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The Holocaust Memorial in Hyde Park, London. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
After more than a decade of debate, the UK is moving closer to unveiling a new Holocaust memorial in the heart of Westminster
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:29:36 GMT
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Members of the Syrian Civil Defence work to extinguish a fire after shelling amid renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo, Syria, January 8, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Karam al‑Masri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
The Syrian forces combed through 90% the neighbourhood according to the SANA News Agency, while Kurdish representatives assured Reuters that their forces were still present in Aleppo.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:03:16 GMT
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Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor)
Referring to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Pahlavi said, “I am certain that he has seen these images from his hiding place and trembled in fear.”
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:13:58 GMT
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Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. (photo credit:  Kamran / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
Both TIME Magazine and the BBC reported hundreds of protesters killed in Iran, with several hospitals in Tehran entering crisis mode due to an overflow of wounded patients.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:54:51 GMT
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Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State in Texas (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
The Jerusalem Post, in partnership with the Texas-Israel Alliance (TIA), today announced the launch of Unicorn Rodeo, a two-day international conference to be held in Dallas on April 29–30, 2026.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:58:01 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif over the Israeli and Pakistani flags. (photo credit: Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images, SHUTTERSTOCK)
Asif’s comments came following the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, and he stated that he would support the capture of Netanyahu.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:52:16 GMT
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IDF troops in northern West Bank operation. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
The commander summarized a recent, intense period of operations in an area where the proximity of Palestinian villages to Israeli communities complicates the challenges faced by the IDF.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:42:00 GMT
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‘AN INTERIM agreement that could one day make it possible to sip hot chocolate in a lodge at the base of a bunny hill on the Syrian half of Mount Hermon is something that may be within reach.’ Here, the first snow this winter hits Mount Hermon in Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, near  (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump envisions turning Mount Hermon into a ski resort as part of his new peace plan, blending security with economic cooperation for Israel and Syria.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:18:42 GMT
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People examine cars damaged and vandalized by attackers in the Arab village of Ein Rafa, near Jerusalem, January 8, 2026 (photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)
IDF soldiers were deployed to the scene in the outskirts of Jalud, a village under the jurisdiction of the Samaria Brigade, but found no suspects. 
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:07:42 GMT
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 IDF soldiers seen as part of operations targeting Syrian military capabilities, in northern Israel, January 9, 2025 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
The IDF responded to the incident, saying, “the grave incident is inconsistent with IDF values and with the standards expected from soldiers and commanders in the IDF.”
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:10:02 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Nickolay Mladenov, the former UN Middle East envoy. (photo credit: AMOS BEN-GERSHOM/GPO)
During the meeting, Netanyahu insisted that "Hamas must be disarmed and the Gaza Strip must be demilitarized in accordance with the 20-point plan of US President Donald Trump."
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:13:34 GMT
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 The Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem. January 15, 2017.  (photo credit: NATI SHOHAT/FLASH90)
A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting patients at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Authorities are investigating possible additional victims.
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:49:06 GMT
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The documents discovered by Peled’s daughter in Krakow before undergoing conservation work.  (photo credit: YAD VASHEM)
As the number of first-hand witnesses dwindles, artifacts from the Holocaust are being carefully collected and preserved to continue telling the story
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:50:16 GMT
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Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026 (photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)
Israeli citizens, even if suspected of criminal offenses, should not find their deaths at the doorstep of their homes during a police operation.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:50:07 GMT
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IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.  (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)
The vast smuggling effort and widespread availability of weapons is no longer a marginal criminal phenomenon but an ongoing strategic threat that urgently demands a national response.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:08:30 GMT
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Illustrative photo. (photo credit: Jeremy Yap/Unsplash)
'I am grateful, as always, to all of my readers and ask everyone to include my three-year-old grandson Yishai ben Shayna Miriam in your prayers. Together we all can and will make a difference.'
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:09:48 GMT
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At sunset, the private plunge pools of  Amara Tzukim’s couples’ neighborhood  glow against the desert landscape, capturing the intimacy and stillness of a  night in the Central Arava. (photo credit: NOAM BEDEIN)
Israel’s central Arava offers a unique escape, wellness retreats, wildlife sanctuaries, and a desert that restores body and mind.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:05:55 GMT
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‘THE WORLD Zionist Organization is an ideal platform to play a unifying role.’ WZO President Rabbi Doron Perez holds a picture of his son Daniel, a tank commander who fell in battle on October 7, and whose body had been abducted into Gaza until finally being returned in a ceasefire deal in October. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
JEWISH WORLD AFFAIRS: Rabbi Doron Perez, in his role as WZO president, aims to unify Jews and rebrand Zionism as a force for good
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:25:09 GMT
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Lenny Solomon at the keyboard with the Shlock Rock band at the 40th anniversary concert in Beit Shemesh. (photo credit: STUART GHERMAN)
From Shlock Rock to major Israeli theater productions, Beit Shemesh’s cultural center is turning the city into an unexpected arts destination.