Crisis

No. 14: President Isaac Herzog: A steady presidential voice through years of war and upheaval

Isaac Herzog serves as a unifying national figure providing steady leadership during unprecedented security and societal crises.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at a conference in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.
Broward helped co-develop a strategic framework to protect young Israeli women serving.

The power of "Agile Philanthropy" in times of crisis

Mark Levenson, Co-Chair, New Jersey-Israel Commission

Co-Chair of New Jersey-Israel Commission speaks at Jpost Conference

Newly arrived displaced people queue to receive meals at Thobo Camp, in Engpung County, Sudan, January 29, 2026.

The war the world overlooked: Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe - opinion


COVID remains a public health emergency, says WHO

It is three years since the WHO first declared that COVID represented a global health emergency.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

Lebanese politicians warn of 'sedition' amid judicial crisis

Lebanon's chief prosecutor has charged the judicial investigator of the Beirut Port blast case with "rebelling against the judiciary."

 Army soldiers are deployed after gunfire erupted in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021.

Ukrainian principal tells Israel how to maintain education in a crisis - opinion

A school principal from Odesa in Ukraine gives advice to principals in Israel about education in a state of emergency.

 ‘THE JEWISH heroic story of David vs Goliath inspires us and is more relevant today than ever before,’ says the writer.

UN recognizes Holon as Israel's first center of climate crisis knowledge

Holon is Israel's first city to be recognized as a center of resilience in line with the framework of MCR2030 (Making Cities Resilient).

 UN Undersecretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Mami Mizutori is seen alongside Holon Mayor Motti Sasson recognizing Holon as Israel's first center of resilience against climate change crises.

Stricken Lebanon endures 3rd exodus as its people flee disaster

Financial collapse has caused the number of emigrants to increase by 450% in just one year, with many professionals and young people hoping for a better life elsewhere.

A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020

How Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic stopped World War III - opinion

Shying away from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans.

 SHYING AWAY from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans, says the writer.

Pakistan’s economic crisis worsens with no end in sight

Experts say no government has chosen a solid policy to improve the condition of citizens.

People wait their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 2, 2022.

World order on verge of cliff - first Israeli national intel assessment

The Intelligence Ministry on Monday unveiled the country’s first-ever national intelligence estimate report on Monday.

 An Iranian missile takes off in 2008 during a test.

Are end times upon us? Nearly half of all US Christians think so - Pew

With global crises mounting, 47% of US Christian adults think that the end times are here, though whether Jesus Christ will return in their lifetime is still debated, according to Pew.

 Is the biblical end times upon us? A Pew study says 4 out of 10 American adults think so (Illustrative).

Israel's next government must push climate legislation - opinion

The impact of the climate crisis on the well-being of Israel’s citizens is to a large extent dependent on the politicians’ coming to grips with the issue.

 LIOR SCHILLAT, director-general of the Energy Ministry, shakes hands with Birgit Schwenk, director-general for climate action at the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, after signing a working plan for energy cooperation, at COP27 in Sharm e-Sheikh, earlier this month.