MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the Diaspora correspondent at The Jerusalem Post. She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England.

After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju.

She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post.

In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.


Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, Argentina's ambassador to Israel, at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center. September 16, 2025.

A 'light in the region': Argentina is a friend of Israel, Wahnish says at 'Post' conference

Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Chikli at 'Post' Conference: New axis of evil is Turkey, Syria, Qatar

Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center, September 16, 2025.

'At UN, truth is a lie and lie is a truth,' Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana tells 'Post' conference


'Israel committing genocide in Gaza,' UN concludes

"Genocide is occurring in Gaza," said Navi Pillay, head of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speaks during a news conference for a report on "the right to privacy in the digital age" at the United Nations in Geneva, July 16, 2014.

Netanyahu's chief of staff to replace Hotovely as Israel's ambassador to UK

Tzachi Braverman, the outgoing PMO chief of staff, is known as the "most powerful man in the Prime Minister's Office."

Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.

Axed children’s hospital event would have endangered Jewish staff, Australian doctor tells 'Post'

Dr Doron Samuell asked that RCH cancel the panel after concerns it would create a hostile environment for Jewish clinicians amid rising antisemitism in Australia.

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.

UK's most senior defense academy bans Israeli students, Maj.-Gen. Baram condemns

The most senior-level defense academy in the UK has announced it will not accept Israelis from next year due to the war in Gaza.

British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer speaks to military personnel during a visit to a military base training Ukrainian troops, April 22, 2025 in the West of England, Britain.

Herzog calls to strengthen ties with UAE in aftermath of Qatar strikes - exclusive

Israel's President Isaac Herzog made the statements at a service honoring fallen president Shimon Peres and prime minister Moshe Sharett.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, 2025.

Antisemitic, anti-Israel conspiracy theories surge following Charlie Kirk's assassination

“Pretty obvious that Israel ordered the hit after Charlie started noticing,” claimed far-right conspiracy theorist Stew Peters on X.

FILE PHOTO: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, greets the crowd during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2024.

US gov. seizes nearly $600k in crypto from Iranian linked to IRGC drone and missile program

Mohammad Abedini founded an Iranian company that manufactures essential parts for IRGC drones and missiles.

(Illustrative) During the annual rally commemorating 1979 Islamic Revolution, domestically-built missiles and a satellite carrier are displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Sq. in in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Sick Gazan children to arrive in UK in next few days for treatment

The first group of injured Gazan children is en route to the UK for NHS treatment, amid delays, diplomatic hurdles, and political pressure over visa requirements.

 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..

'A stain on Norwegian history': Jewish community leaders say state-backed groups fuel antisemtism

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: In the black-and-white paradigm of the Norwegian mentality, Israel is bad and Palestinians are good.

‘THE VERY institutions meant to protect us are the ones telling us that our experiences are not valid.’ While the issues facing Norway’s Jews existed before October 7, there have been undeniable escalations since then.

BBC censures own presenter for calling Hamas 'terror group'

During a 15 June 2025 news broadcast, a presenter referred to Hamas as "the terror group," leading to complaints from viewers.

The BBC logo is displayed above the entrance to the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, July 10, 2023.