MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the Diaspora correspondent at The Jerusalem Post. She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England.

After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju.

She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post.

In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.

Attendees listen as names of Palestinian infants killed in the war in Gaza are read aloud during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland campus on October 07, 2024 in College Park, Maryland.

Jewish students sue Chapman University for failure to protect against antisemitism, death threats

Two Jewish students at the California university reported continuous harassment, including receiving death threats from classmates and the vandalization of October 7 memorials.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025
Aftermath of racist assault on Jewish tourists in Milan's station.

Pakistani attacker charged after assaulting Orthodox Jewish tourists in Milan

During the attack, the Pakistani man shouted racist threats and insults in Italian, such as “dirty Jews” and “you kill children in Palestine, and I’ll kill you."

NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 25, 2025.

'Moral depravity': Norwegian PM slammed for attending anti-Israel Kristallnacht event

The event was co-organized by the Norwegian Palestine Committee and the local Jewish Voices for Peace and heavily featured anti-Israel discourse and anti-Zionist rhetoric.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025

French institute cancels Palestine symposium following Qatari funding, pro-Hamas accusations

"Palestine and Europe: the weight of the past and contemporary dynamics" was a lecture organized and funded by the Doha Institute.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Collège de France. Ilustration.

French anti-terror unit arrests three suspects in attack plot linked to Batalcan perpetrator

French authorities foiled two separate terror plots, including a jihadist plan by three women for the Bataclan 10th anniversary. Suspects discussed bombs and targets.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025
A member of the gendarmerie stands guard after a police officer was injured in an attack next to the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, France July 18, 2024.

Prosor: Germany’s Left has crossed the red line on antisemitism

Israeli ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, warns that left-wing antisemitism is the most dangerous form of antisemitism.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025
Demonstrators hold banners as they take part in a May Day protest in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2024. The banners read: "Freedom for Palestine" and "Long live the revolutionary first of May. Expropriate corporations, disarm warmongers, smash capitalism".

Six arrests so far over Detroit IS-style terror plot, one wanted to execute 500 Jews

The six men were found using encrypted messages to plan travel to Syria in order to join ISIS as terror operatives.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025
A member of the FBI removes items from a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025.

Hind Rajab files criminal complaint, seeks arrest of Ehud Olmert over 2008-9 Gaza War

Operation Cast Lead, also known as the first Gaza War, was a 22 day conflict between Hamas and the IDF.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.

British man suspected of being Hamas terror cell member arrested in London

Alongside the arrests, German authorities seized various weapons, including an AK 47 assault rifle and several pistols, and ammunition in considerable quantities.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Demonstrators take part in a national demonstration for Palestine in Central London on October 11, 2025 in London, England.

Second Afghan national arrested in Denmark over terror plot targeting Jews in Germany 

German prosecutors say a second Afghan national has been arrested in Denmark over a plot to attack Jewish targets in Germany, months after his alleged co-conspirator was detained.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Police officers stand outside the Israeli embassy after a suspected shooting near the embassy, in Stockholm, Sweden October 1, 2024.

BBC Arabic ‘minimized Israeli suffering’ to portray Israel as aggressor, whistle-blower reports

BBC Arabic gave a platform to journalists who made antisemitic comments, including one who said Jews should be burned.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025
The BBC logo is displayed above the entrance to the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, July 10, 2023.

Hamas disarmament unlikely but Gaza rehabilitation depends on it, security experts say

The previous director of Shin Bet spoke extensively about the disarmament of Hamas within the framework of Donald Trump's peace plan.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025
A Palestinian Hamas terrorist stands next to covered human remains amid rubble, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025.

Canadian Jewish organization files complaint against Toronto mayor for genocide statement

During a speech at the National Council of Canadian Muslims fundraising gala, Chow said, “the genocide in Gaza impacts us all.”

NOVEMBER 4, 2025
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters at a news conference outside a fire station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2025.