DANYA SAPERSTEIN

Danya Saperstein is a Breaking News Desk Editor and Writer at The Jerusalem Post. She moved from New Jersey to Israel in 2021 and studied Linguistics and Literature at Bar-Ilan University. In her spare time, she can be found gaming, reading, or planning another DnD campaign.

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. January 26, 2026.

Dozens of cardiologists may have skipped internal medicine training, falsified records - report

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, August 25, 2026.

IAEA chief Grossi discusses Iran, Syria non-proliferation with US Energy Secretary Wright

MK Zvi Sukkot and several others seen smashing a monument in in Kafr Madama near Nablus, August 25, 2026.

IDF debated providing Sukkot with security escort, soldiers felt trip was 'waste of time' - report


WATCH: Man indicted for allegedly assaulting seven-year-old nephew, throwing child into garbage bin

The suspect was indicted on August 24, and the Northern District State Attorney's Office requested to keep him in custody until the end of legal proceedings.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Over 100 former French, British ambassadors call for sanctions on Israel for 'ethnic cleansing'

"The world no longer sees Israel as a genuine democracy – there is nothing democratic about depriving others of their rights and land," an open letter from the ambassadors read.

Israeli settlement structures being installed near the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the West Bank, August 10, 2026

Scientists use AI to create viruses not found in nature, simultaneously raising alarms, enthusiasm

The viruses created in the Stanford Lab are bacteriophages, which exclusively target bacteria and may pose a solution to the rising global problem of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Bacteriophage (illustrative)

Trump administration works to strengthen defenses against potential AI bioattacks - report

The Trump administration is reviving biosecurity efforts years after slashing related government departments amid growing fears that AI could enable biological attacks.

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin, during a demonstration in Munster October 15, 2013.

Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC

The Health Ministry emphasized that currently there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Israel. 

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

Health Ministry director-general denounces 'racist discourse' around Rambam Medical Center

In response to complaints from the family of a wounded soldier about staff conduct, Bar Siman Tov said the complaints were reviewed "professionally and objectively" by the hospital director.

Health Ministry Director General Moshe Bar Siman Tov speaks with staff at Rambam Health Care Campus.

UK naval drones sent data to China, raising US, European fears over Chinese components -report

The Ministry of Defense was forced to remove all internet connectivity from the Royal Marines' £12 million fleet of K3 Scout surveillance drone cameras after discovering the transmissions.

A Kraken K3 Scout high-performance USV, Autonomous Surface Vehicle is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 09, 2025 in London, England.

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for murder, torture, crimes against humanity

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was convicted of premeditated murder of multiple people, including children, torture, arbitrary detention, and crimes against humanity.

A worker tears down the pictures of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Lebanon's late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a gas station in Nubl, in rural Aleppo, Syria, December 11, 2024.

Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad gets into scuffle with California House candidate

In a video later released on social media, candidate Dennis Feitosa can be seen grabbing at Haddad's hand as Haddad gestures while speaking, as the two fought verbally. 

Yoseph Haddad preparing to debate anti-Zionists on the Digital Social Hour, August 10, 2026

Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC

A man who returned to Israel from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been placed in isolation at Soroka Medical Center while being tested for Ebola after reporting a fever.

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.