Jerusalem Post Annual Conference 2025

Yael Yativ honors wounded soldier in emotional tribute at Jerusalem Post panel

“He was connected to every machine… and then he opened his eyes”, Yativ recalls a battlefield miracle

 Yael Yativ (left) with Yoav Zivoni (center) and attorney Nitzana Darshan-Leitner: "We are resilient.”
Governor Amir Yaron at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, May 2025.

Economy bounces back from October 7 shock, governor urges fiscal discipline, workforce reform

Senior Magen David Adom (MDA) EMT Adham Safadi was presented with the conference’s Award for Courage and Service: "MDA is in the blood."

MDA EMT honored for heroism after losing daughter in rocket attack

 Head of the Resilience Department at ZAKA Vered Atzmon Meshulam: "We built a cutting-edge national system combining trauma-informed therapy, Jewish spiritual tools, and community-based healing."

Head of the Resilience Department at ZAKA announces launch of a national resilience center


Dan Diker, Jason Greenblatt: Giving Arafat Nobel Prize harmed Israel’s fight against terror

"Oslo, in our view, was one of the greatest strategic catastrophes, maybe the greatest strategic catastrophe since the founding of the State of Israel.”

 Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs and Jason Greenblatt, Senior Director for Arab-Israeli Diplomacy at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

"As long as I am mayor of this city, we will be invested in Israel," Adams said at the conference.

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

Economy Minister Barkat urges Qatar's removal as mediator over Hamas ties

Economy Minister Nir Barkat called Qatar a terror-supporting state backing Hamas and urged its removal as a mediator.

 Economy Minister Nir Barkat speaks the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, 2025.

US Sen. Scott: Qatar cannot continue supporting Hamas if it wants to be American partner

Scott also emphasized that he finds Qatari influence on US campuses to be despicable. Qatar "can't continue to support Hamas."

Florida Sen. Rick Scott speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

Dr. Phil at ‘Post’ gala: ‘There is no moral equivalent’ to Oct. 7 terror

The TV psychologist blasts moral relativism and campus antisemitism at star-studded JPost gala in NYC.

 Dr. Phil at JPost gala in NYC, May 19th, 2025.

Brian Mast to 'Post': 'Trump prefers diplomacy over bombs'

"He's the person who put sanctions on Iran and has put secondary sanctions on those who seek to do business with Iran."

 US Rep. Brian Mast speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025

Haim Taib at 'Post' Gala: 'Israel can help bridge America, Africa, and the Middle East'

The founder and president of the Mitrelli Group and the Menomadin Foundation said at the Jerusalem Post Gala in New York that Israel can help connect Africa and the Gulf states in a shared mission

Haim Taib, founder and president of the Mitrelli Group and the Menomadin Foundation

Chen Schimmel: ‘The story isn’t over, and neither is the light’

At the JPost Conference gala, the 25-year-old photojournalist shared her mission to remember.

 Photojournalist Chen Schimmel

‘This has altered your DNA’: Dr. Phil speaks with ZAKA heroes of Oct. 7

Dr. Phil: “The things that you have seen, you’ve had to contend with, you’ve had to live in the dark side of a continuum from the evil to the angelic.”

 Dr. Phil and ZAKA volunteers seen at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, May 19, 2025

Voices of resilience: ZAKA and the Jerusalem Post unite for a night of remembrance

At the Jerusalem Post Gala in NYC, leaders honored October 7 victims and called for unity, healing, and action

Dubi Weissenstern, ZAKA CEO with Zvika Klein, Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief