James Genn

James Genn is a breaking news editor at The Jerusalem Post . He grew up near London to a split Irish-British-Israeli family. James moved to Israel in 2014 and spent time serving in the IDF's International Cooperation Unit before becoming an Open Source Intelligence Analyst. In his free time, James can be found monitoring global jihad, terrorist, and militant separatist groups, or ranting about the lore of his favorite sci-fi and fantasy books and movies.

Iranian military commander Mohsen Rezaee attends the funeral ceremonies for Ali Shamkhani, political advisor to Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, March 14, 2026; illustrative.

Khamenei appoints IRGC founding leaders Rezaee, Zolghadr to senior political positions

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Syrian authorities arrest nine-member ISIS cell in town adjacent to Israel's demilitarized zone

Israeli authorities carry out searches after a boat capsized in the Jordan River on Sunday, leading to the death of an Israeli child, August 9, 2026

Twelve-year-old Israeli killed after boat capsizes on Jordan River


Trump willing to end war, declare victory on Iran with no nuclear deal, officials say - report

The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump privately floated the idea with senior aides, with Iran's reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping a key condition.

A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

Ireland's new €53m. jet may struggle in fog as government rejects Israeli-made landing system

Ireland’s new government jet was purchased without FalconEye, an Elbit co-developed system that helps aircraft land in fog, despite officials denying any operational limits.

Ireland's new government jet, which lacks the Elbit-manufactured FalconEye technology that allows it to land in fog.

Israel did not engineer migrant crisis at Ceuta, Spain-Morocco border, Huckabee tells Piers Morgan

Huckabee also said Hamas has no future in Gaza, warned renewed US strikes on Iran would be overwhelming, denied Israel influenced Trump to attack Iran, and condemned global anti-Israel sentiments.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, June 30, 2026; illustrative.

'Resistance is Hamas's holy mission': Terror spox. tells Piers Morgan group will continue fighting

Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad avoided committing to disarmament, saying the group had accepted the Gaza agreement out of necessity but would not change its mentality or goals.

Ghazi Hamad on Al Jazeera, September 17, 2025.

At least 12 hurt due to unusual turbulence on Air India flight from Thailand to Delhi

Ten passengers and two crew members were wounded after an Air India flight from Phuket encountered turbulence and briefly lost altitude.

Air India A320neo VT-EXS; illustrative.

Israel-Lebanon talks 'positive,' source tells 'Post' as first day of Rome negotiations concludes

The last round of talks concluded on July 15 in Rome, during which both parties agreed on the need to disarm and dismantle Hezbollah terrorists, an Israeli official told the Post at the time.

Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, as the town of Metula, Israel, appears in the distance, June 27, 2026; illustrative.

Israel Police declare haredi anti-draft protest in Jerusalem disruptive after major road blocked

As such, the police stated that they were working to clear the road and disperse the protesters.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

Draft dodgers will either 'enlist or go to prison,' Netanyahu says in closed-door meeting - report

Further, KAN reported that Netanyahu acknowledged the draft law was unsuccessful and that it would not be brought back in the next government.

 LIKUD LEADER BENJAMIN Netanyahu shakes hands with United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Goldknopf in the Knesset last week. If Netanyahu’s promise of a full budget for all haredi educational institutions is realized, the already-low incentive to provide core studies will disappear entirely.

'We have special forces protection': Netanyahu tells Hannity he's not afraid of ICC arrest warrants

Netanyahu downplayed the risk of countries enforcing ICC arrest warrants placed on him, implying that IDF Special Forces would protect or rescue him.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

US coordinated strikes on Iranian targets from Israeli bases during ceasefire, Katz confirms

"We announced in the clearest terms that if Israel is fired upon, we will attack with all our might. We are prepared to strike Iran," Katz warned in an interview with Channel 14.

A USAF B-2 Spirit stealth bomber conducts midair refueling, March 5, 2026.