Pilgrim

Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption

The announcement follows Reuters reporting on Monday that the Trump administration was set to grant a one-month US Treasury waiver allowing Iraqi Airways to fly between Iran and Najaf.

Iraqi Airways aircraft are parked at the gates at Baghdad airport on February 20, 2025; Illustrative.
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 22, 2025.

Russia spreads AI fakes claiming Jews are being paid to settle in Ukraine

Pilgrims in Jerusalem

The way to Jerusalem: A modern-day pilgrimage in the land’s ‘diverse embrace’

Remains of building believed to be a caravansai (inn) at the previously lost city of Asila in Egypt, August 28, 2026.

Egypt unearths Mamluk-era pilgrim’s inn belonging to lost city along historic Sinai trade route


Reflections on Israel in the wake of London terror

Today, as I watch London march across Westminster Bridge, I remember Israel and her great kindness and courage.

A view of Lake Kinneret

A pilgrimage from the Jewish perspective

Today, as a Jew I understand well why true Christians feel so deeply about Israel and support the only democratic nation in the Middle East.

A view of Upper Galilee from Mount Hillel with Mount Hermon in the background

On finding (and leaving) footprints in Israel

In the political arena where many voices cry that Israel doesn't belong to the Jews, Joshua's rock footprints say otherwise.

Mount Ebal and an explanation of its standing at the altar

The connections formed from a visit to the Holy Land

One connection leads to another, and eventually, leads back to Israel.

A birds-eye view of Israel

A young man, a new country, and a lifelong impact

"I remember looking out at the scenery, and feeling like I'd finally made it home."

The library at Kibbutz Shamir, long before author David Leach arrived to volunteer there

'We are Israel, all good people are welcome here.'

What lingers in the mind most is the act of kindness of one resident of Jerusalem in the middle of a crowded market, with a smile as big as the Sea of Galilee.

Jerusalem Temple Mount

What's your Israel story?

Jpost.com wants to hear about your experience in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem during his May 2014 visit to Israel

Haj Scams: What some Muslims will do to get to Mecca

Fake passports and drug smuggling are just two ways pilgrims attempt to carry out the Haj.

A Muslim pilgrim prays atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage

Saudi Kingdom to host 1,000 Palestinian Haj pilgrims

Most of the Palestinians are relatives of “those who have been martyred,” said the report.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca

Gazans launch campaign calling on Saudi Arabia to help them make pilgrimage to Mecca

The campaign, spread on Twitter under the hashtag "Gaza misses Umrah (the Mecca pilgrimage)," was launched in light of the approaching visit of Saudi Arabia's King Salman to Cairo later this week.

Kaaba in Mecca