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Naftali Bennett’s reset: Why the former PM broke his promises - and his plan to 'repair' Israel

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: In an exclusive video interview, Naftali Bennett confronts anger over broken campaign promises of the past and calls haredi enlistment and integration essential to "fixing" Israel.

B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett sits down with The Jerusalem Post at his party's headquarters, central Israel, September 4, 2026
Dr. Ruth Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; illustrative.

Ruth Bar breaks silence on her 1993 affair with Netanyahu, his early political rise - interview

Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Shas leader Arye Deri claims IDF prefers secular army, haredi soldiers are 'a big headache'

A Palestinian man walks past graffiti showing Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti in Bethlehem, West Bank.

The Barghouti ‘myth’: Why Palestinians still want a leader they barely know - interview


'To succeed as a Jew is to survive,' Natan Sharansky tells 'Post' - interview

Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, author, and former Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency. He was born in 1948 in what is now Donetsk, Ukraine, to a Jewish family

 Natan Sharansky.

Nationwide disruptions to intensify over Arab crime, Hadash-Ta'al leader Ayman Odeh tells 'Post'

Protests against violent crime in the Arab sector will expand to include economic boycotts, MK Ayman Odeh told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

Hadash-Ta’al Party leader MK Ayman Odeh at a party meeting in the Knesset, February 2, 2026.

'Hacker mindset’ needed to combat online antisemitism, hacker Elazari tells 'Post' - interview

"I feel there is a need for teaching people digital self-defense, teaching people critical skills to understand what's fake, what's real, what should be shared, what shouldn't," Elazari said.

Keren Elazari at the Yael Foundation Awards in Vienna, February 2nd, 2026

Keshet Neev: Making a career as a journalist in Israel

Behind the Bylines: "If you start out small and keep pushing yourself forward to learn and try new things, you won’t believe how far you can go and how much you can achieve."

Keshet Neev.

Why do many Israeli defense startups fail to reach battlefield? Former IAF officer explains

Davidovich emphasized leadership over technology as the defining factor in success. Strong leadership enables teams to learn from failure, she said.

Col. (res.) Merav Davidovich speaks on the JPost's Defense and Tech podcast.

Gal Hirsch: 'Hamas planned to hold Israeli hostages for 10 years' - interview

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch described the complexity of Israeli hostage rescue operations, his involvement in negotiations, and Hamas terror tactics.

Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch

'They feel abandoned': Iranians need Trump's help, former IRGC officer warns - interview

IRAN AFFAIRS: What began as an economic grievance quickly snowballed into demands for change and an end to the Islamic regime that has held the country under its thumb for nearly 50 years.

‘THEY LOVE Trump, they love America – but right now they feel abandoned, and it hurts.’ The US president said he has no reason to strike, but protesters have been asking for US intervention. Here, a man shows a sign mentioning Trump during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran in Rome.

Empowering Jewish education globally: The main missions of the Yael Foundation

After the events of October 7, the foundation was quick to mobilize resources to ensure the safety and security of Jewish schools.

Empowering Jewish education globally: The main missions of the Yael Foundation.

Israel to shut down UNRWA's water, electricity after demolition of HQ, Eli Cohen tells 'Post'

Israel's energy minister: “In principle, the law was passed about two weeks ago. Warning letters have already been sent to properties that we identified as belonging to UNRWA.”

A man walks near fallen cables at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

'This is our Berlin Wall,' Iranian activist Masih Alinejad tells 'Post' of protests - interview

Alinejad described a grim ritual familiar to Iranians living abroad: zooming in on photographs of the dead, searching for the faces of family members. "This is deliberate cruelty," she said.

 American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad poses for a portrait in New York City, U.S., September 14, 2024.