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.


 Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future - poll

POLICE OFFICERS escort a protester carrying the flag of Israel outside the stadium before the match, Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv, Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain, November 6, 2025

Police chiefs recalled after bogus intelligence used against Maccabi TLV fans

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Wikipedia's Israel page now unequivocally states Jewish state is 'committing genocide'


UK may impose sanctions on aid flotilla organizer, alleged senior Hamas member Zaher Birawi

The Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementations is allegedly assessing whether to designate Zaher Birawi under the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) Regulations due to his ties to Hamas.

ZAHER BIRAWI (far left) with former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (second from right)

Five nights of antisemitism: Is this the most dangerous Hanukkah in recent years?

Hanukkah is arguably the best-known of all the Jewish holidays, despite not being one of the high holidays. This year, however, Hanukkah has been in the news for more harrowing reasons.

Rabbi Levi Wolff lights a menorah at Bondi Pavilion to honour the victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Belgium to pull federal police security for Antwerp's Jewish Quarter

Despite surging antisemitism and hate crimes globally, the 16 officers of the federal police who protect the Jewish quarter in Antwerp will no longer be deployed after January first.

Antwerp mayor Els Van Doesburg speaks during the official appointment of the new acting mayor of Antwerp city, during the city council, in Amsterdam, on February 24, 2025.

BBC faces backlash for calling First Intifada 'largely unarmed and popular uprising'

The wording appeared in a piece about the UK Police's decision to arrest those who chant 'Globalize the Intifada' at a protest in the UK, in light of the antisemitic terror attack in Bondi Beach.

A person walks outside BBC Broadcasting House. November 16, 2025.

Immediate action: Four arrested in London for Globalize the Intifada chants at Palestine protest

The four protestors were arrested almost immediately after the British government introduced the new crackdown.

A protester leads the chants during the demonstration outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the Judicial Review starts on November 26, 2025 in London, United Kingdom

Australian PM Albanese introduces sweeping new reforms to tackle 'evil scourge' of antisemitism

Albanese said he hoped the legislative reforms would "crack down on those who spread hate, division and radicalisation."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House Canberra on December 14, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

People chanting 'globalize the Intifada' in UK will be arrested, police announce

The announcement was made by the Met and Greater Manchester Police on Wednesday in light of the antisemitic terror attack in Bondi Beach that led to 15 deaths on Sunday.

POLICE REMOVE a protester (C) from a demonstration in support of "Defend Our Juries" and their campaign against the ban on Palestine Action, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on November 26, 2025.

Trump expresses friendship, love, support, for Jews at White House Hanukkah celebration

During his speech, Trump drew extensive parallels between the story of Hanukkah and the story of the modern Jewish people’s resilience and strength.

MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

Man arrested for setting fire to SF Hillel while students inside preparing for Shabbat

The dumpster fire spread to the building, and while no one was hurt in the attack, the fire caused "significant damage" to the building.

 A man has been arrested for arson on suspicion of starting a dumpster fire outside San Francisco Hillel on December 5 while the members were inside.

Bondi's father-son terror duo likely attended infamous 'Gas the Jews' protest in Sydney

Campaign Against Antisemitism said that the video would be "some of the clearest evidence yet that there is a direct line between the hate marches and demonstrations and the murder of Jews."

Demonstrators hold a banner during the 'Nationwide March for Palestine', after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Sydney, Australia, October 12, 2025.