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Haifa's glowing Bahá'í terraces draw more than 9,400 visitors in two nights

Thousands of visitors filled Haifa’s Bahá'í Gardens for a rare nighttime opening, with illuminated terraces, cultural activities and access to the Shrine of the Báb.

The steps leading to the Bahá'í Shrine in Haifa, Israel.
Palestinian children walk to school amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as the academic year begins in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on September 19, 2026.

Gaza’s back-to-school coverage misses the crucial test: What are children being taught? - analysis

Alibaba's staff retreat venue on the edge of Hangzhou.

Hangzhou – China’s Tech-Powered Paradise

Afghan women prepare dough to make traditional cookies inside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2024.

Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says


800-year-old toy horse found among trove of ancient Polish artifacts

The historic treasures were discovered during the demolition of an old firehouse in the city of Torun.

 An 800-year-old toy horse found in Torn, Poland.

UNRWA makes the Nobel Peace Prize nominations shortlist

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 will be announced at 11 am on Friday, October 11, 2024, and is chosen by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

 Nobel prize

Israel rejects latest UN resolution on Gaza, says 'green lights' Hamas

WHO chief: A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip.

 srael's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas on November 10, 2023

World envoys stand together in condemning antisemitism post-Hamas attack

The envoys called upon governments "to assess the needs and provide the necessary security assistance that Jewish communities require at this time of crisis."

 DEBORAH LIPSTADT, Biden’s envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said that this is a ‘historic moment in the modern fight against what’s known as the fight against the world’s oldest hatred.’

‘Conundrums’: Evgeny Gofman’s solo exhibition

Evgeny Gofman specializes in Japanese philosophy and martial arts, advocating the art of method without method.

 The art of Evgeny Gofman

Ramat Gan politicians clash over arrest of ex-Mexican diplomat

Council members and former mayor Yaakov Hagar accused Mayor Carmel Shama Hacohen of believing Roemer over the alleged victims.

Carmel Shama HaCohen before a cabinet meeting on March 11, 2018

Israel files to extradite alleged rapist ex-diplomat Roemer back to Mexico

In 2016, Roemer had walked out of a debate on a UNESCO resolution on the Temple Mount, in contradiction with his government's initial support of the document.

 Andrés Roemer seen in 2009

Letters to the Editor September 27, 2023: Brazenly anti-Israel

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Letters to the Editor September 20, 2023: Another failed state

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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We must reassert Jewish ties to 'Palestinian' land - editorial

The most outrageous part of UNESCO’s designation is its collusion with Palestinian efforts to not only erase the city’s Jewish heritage but claim it as their own.

 An image of the ancient Jericho archaeological site.