Interview

Netanyahu insists he offered Trump nothing to secure US president's election endorsement

"You're the man I want by my side, Bibi," Trump told Netanyahu in a video of a conversation between the two leaders released by the PMO following the US president's endorsement.

US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of  Trump at the Knesset on October 13, 2025.
Author Gil Hoffman stands with his new book, ‘The Blood Libel Machine,’ which argues that the spread of anti-Israel narratives and the surge in global antisemitism were the result of a premeditated information campaign that had been in the works for decades.

Israel must treat the media war as seriously as Iran’s nuclear threat, Gil Hoffman says

Director Eyal Datz and his father, Yaakov.

Flydubai hijacking survivor, filmmaker, to reveal unseen footage, testimony in new documentary

Flydubai passenger Asaf Rajuan.

'I became paranoid': Flydubai passenger suspects crew members aided hijacker, calls for probe


Ayatollah Khamenei's assassination a 'mistake,' Democrats party leader Yair Golan says

"When you have an elderly and veteran leader, there is certainly an advantage in that," said Golan. "Of course, he was already 86 years old."

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends the Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University in Herzliya, October 6, 2026.

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

What a journey it has been from the Philadelphia suburbs and Messiah University, a private interdenominational Evangelical Christian university, to an apartment in Beersheba.

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

US-led delay in confronting Houthis a ‘grave mistake,’ says former Houthi spokesman - interview

Bukhaiti highlighted that, unlike the Taliban, the Houthis lack a large support base and remain a minority movement able to continue operating by exploiting “chaos and divisions" of other actors.

Former Houthi spokesperson, Ali Al-Bukhaiti.

‘I want to bring change and repair’: Eisenkot lays out vision for Israel in first English interview

Speaking exclusively to the Post, the Yashar leader explains how he would replace Benjamin Netanyahu, his stance on the failures of Oct. 7, and the personal loss that shaped his political mission.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party, speaks to the Jerusalem Post ahead of elections in September 2026.

‘Checkout’ creators discuss Season 6, box office hit, and writing comedy during wartime - interview

Checkout’s sixth season started running in Israel this week (and can be seen on kan.org.il as well as on KAN 11), and a movie based on the series was released over the summer.

A SCENE from Season 6 of the popular Israeli sitcom 'Checkout.'

IDF launches new 'Gamah' unit to overhaul officer recruitment, retention, redeployment - interview

Besides desk jobs, "There are also more opportunities than ever to return or start a new career track in combat or in the combat support arena," Lt.-Col. Anat emphasized.

Soldiers gather at the "Gamah" center.

Taking decisions in both hands: Ex-hostages Keith, Aviva Siegel find new meaning in Yom Kippur

After being denied the most basic choices in Hamas captivity, Keith and Aviva Siegel are reclaiming their freedom and finding a different meaning in Yom Kippur.

The opening of Keith Siegel pancake house, a former Israeli hostage, at Sarona market in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2025.

Yom Kippur through the centuries: The prayer books that preserve centuries of Jewish history

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, NLI’s curator Dr. Chaim Neria explains how the NLI came to house thousands of prayer books, noting that “it fits into the overall mission of the library.”

Dr. Chaim Meir Neria, curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, with one of the two volumes of the Lisbon Mahzor recently received by the Library.

Even an attack on Mecca isn't enough to unite the Middle East against Iran, analyst tells 'Post'

The attack on Mecca has demonstrated that ‘this is not a religious war,’ even if Iran has attempted to portray it as such, Bahraini political analyst Dr. Ahmed Alkhuzaie said.

Muslims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2026.

Israel would benefit from a stable Syria, but not one under Turkish influence, expert tells ‘Post’

Ankara’s growing influence in Syria, along with the presence of Turkish forces there, poses a significant risk to Israel, JISS President Prof. Efraim Inbar told The Jerusalem Post.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.