The October 7 Massacre

Why Israel must reverse the 2005 Gaza withdrawal, resettle Gush Katif - opinion

Twenty-one years after the Gush Katif withdrawal, Israel must replace retreat with rebuilding and ensure Gaza can never again become a terror base.

GUSH KATIF’S pioneers made the desert bloom: Entrance to Neveh Dekalim, seen July 2005.
LEGENDARY CULTURAL-CROSSOVER ensemble Bustan Abraham played frequently at adequately funded Confederation House in Jerusalem.

War, boycotts, and shrinking budgets push Israeli culture to the brink

DEGANYA ALEF & BET: Plowing a field, 1945.

After 100 years, Israel's kibbutzim are still adapting to war, change, and an uncertain future

‘ECHOS ACROSS TIME.’ Ending war and striving for peace is a public health imperative, says Prof. Hagit Hochner.

Children of Holocaust survivors face higher schizophrenia risk, Israeli study finds


Israel's loneliness is impossible to ignore: Lessons from University of Haifa conference - opinion

I recalled, of course – as had all those who spoke before me – the unprecedented wave of hatred that has swept across the world since October 7. But I also insisted that the battle is far from lost.

Aerial view of the Haifa university. September 20, 2018.

The global war to delegitimize Israel: The war for which Israel built no shelters - opinion

Since October 7, Israel has fought on multiple military fronts. Yet there is another front that receives far less attention despite its strategic significance: delegitimizing the State of Israel.

An AI-generated political cartoon.

Haredi leaders, Yahya Sinwar: Different ideologies, the same refusal to face reality - opinion

In Keinon’s reading, Gaza’s devastation was not an unforeseen consequence. It was a price Sinwar was prepared to pay in the hope of igniting a regional war that would ultimately destroy Israel.

United Torah Judaism MKs Moshe Gafni and Yitzhak Goldknopf attend a Knesset vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026

'Ecology of healing': Israel's October 7 trauma victims say the system is failing them

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Experts say Israel’s war-trauma system must evolve from disability ratings to rehabilitation. Will the next Knesset prioritize reform?

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.

Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.

Amid reports that the Shas Party could be willing to sit with him in government, Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot did not rule out that option entirely. Here, Eisenkot attends the Sagi Laws for Equality Confrence at the Peres Center in Jaffa earlier this week.

This clown eats bubbles, cracks jokes to help Israeli children recover from trauma

Israel is a global leader in medical clowning, a field that has grown in need since Oct. 7.

Shorty, at left, is part of a thriving community of medical clowns in Israel.

Knesset passes bill to extend mandatory military service to 32 months to 'meet IDF's goals'

The passage of the bill comes amid the coalition's legislative blitz before the Knesset recesses ahead of the upcoming elections. Forty-three MKs voted in favor, with 12 against and one abstention.

A vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Beyond the Headlines: New synagogue in Kissufim, with the old Torah ark from Gush Katif - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

The new synagogue in Kibbutz Kissufim.

Israel must 'open its eyes' as House votes on US-Israel aid, JCFA pres. tells 'Post' - interview

"It's clear that the Democratic Party has moved consequentially to the left, and that they are much more heavily influenced by people on the progressive flank," Diker told the Post.

 Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)

Cautious optimism at JFF panel on post-October 7 Israeli cinema

“This country is full of remarkable talent… Israel has everything a major film industry needs: great film schools, a strong tradition, outstanding artists," said Israeli director Avi Nesher.

Avi Nesher, Emilio Schenker, and Danny Cohen (on the screen) spoke at a panel on Israeli film at the Jerusalem Film Festival.