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How not to care online: Survival guide for staying human

Your nervous system is under siege, and the people creating that content are counting on exactly this reaction.

|ByMICHELLE BLUMENFIELD
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Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.

Iron or Golden: What Donald Trump got wrong on who really owns the dome - opinion

Trump’s Davos remark sparked confusion: Does the Dome belong to Israel or the US?

|ByUZI RUBIN
A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025

‘All time is unredeemable’: A core, timely message for Israel - opinion

Though Israel lives according to clock time, its jihadi adversaries (state and sub-state terror groups) regard such mechanistic chronology as a theological profanation.

|ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Israel’s strategic pivot: Why Netanyahu is ready to end American military aid - opinion

Netanyahu’s plan to reduce US aid signals Israel’s bid for freedom, industrial sovereignty, and a new partnership model.

|ByYARON BUSKILA

Republicans press for answers on Venezuela strikes despite Trump’s backing

Republican lawmakers are demanding clarity on Venezuela boat strikes after reports of a second, possibly illegal, strike.

DECEMBER 2, 2025ByREUTERS
The US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Winston S. Churchill, USS Mahan and USS Bainbridge, sail towards the Caribbean Sea under F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, in the Atlantic Ocean November 13, 2025.

White House says Hegseth approved strikes on Venezuela boat, defends actions as legal

The White House says Pete Hegseth approved strikes on a Venezuelan vessel as lawmakers question the legality of the operation.

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByREUTERS
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives at the US Capitol ahead of a briefing with members of Congress in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2025.

Scarlett Johansson refused to remove Holocaust plot from Eleanor the Great

Scarlett Johansson kept the Holocaust storyline in Eleanor the Great, rejecting demands to remove it.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
June Squibb (left) and Scarlett Johansson presenting the Oscar for Makeup and Hairstyling at the Academy Awards in March.

International Palestinian Solidarity Day draws worldwide protests against Trump's Gaza plan

Palestinian activists marked International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with protests, rejecting the US-backed peace plan and demanding an arms embargo on Israel.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg gesture at a demonstration during a nationwide strike, in Rome, Italy, November 29, 2025.

Ukranian Jewish cemetery damaged amid overnight strikes, community says

Chief Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz surveyed the site on Sunday and said he will coordinate repairs with the mayor. It was not immediately clear if the cemetery was targeted.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walking by Ukranian Jewish cemetery damaged by heavy shelling.

'Pray for true peace soon': Hungarian Jew falls fighting for Ukraine, buried in Kyiv

Benjamin Aser left the Hungarian military and enlisted in the Ukrainian army after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Benjamin Aser’s funeral took place on November 27, 2025, after he fell on May 24, 2025.

Dublin withdraws plan to rename Herzog Park after drawing ire of Jews, Irish PM

Prime Minister Micheal Martin and Foreign Minister Simon Harris joined Israeli officials in denouncing the plans to rename the park earlier on Sunday.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A plaque on a stone reads 'Herzog Park' commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, who was born in Belfast, as Dublin City Council has prepared a motion to rename 'Herzog Park' to 'Hind Rajab Park' after Hind Rajab from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 2025.

Former Olympian Adi Bichman appointed CEO of Israel Olympic Committee

Former Olympic swimmer Adi Bichman has been unanimously appointed CEO of Israel’s Olympic Committee as the country begins its push toward the 2028 Games.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
Adi Bichman brings decades of experience in Israeli sport – as an athlete and executive –into her new position as CEO of the Israel Olympic Committee.

US, Israel, don’t abandon us to Iran, Kurdistan Freedom Party leader, military chief tells 'Post'

Iraqi Kurdistan-based General Yazdanpanah says calls for “decentralization are meaningless, as they will not ensure Kurdish rights in Syria being upheld, nor will they provide Kurds with freedom."

NOVEMBER 30, 2025BySUZAN QUITAZ
Kurdistan National Army commander Hussein Yazdanpanah

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz submits resignation letter, government sources say

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz resigns, with his departure under review by the Senate amid rising security concerns and political scrutiny.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByREUTERS
The contry’s attorney general, Alejandro Gertz Manero, during a press conference where authorities announced the detention of 14 people suspected of involvement in the illicit fuel trade, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 7, 2025.