MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the international affairs 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.

AN ISRAELI flag flies near the West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron, with a mosque in the Palestinian village of Kafr Lakif in the background. B’Tselem’s new report argues that Israel is making Jewish control of the West Bank increasingly irreversible, an allegation Israel and the IDF reject.

NGO B’Tselem report presents baseless claims of Israel dismantling Palestinian life in West Bank

A man wearing a yarmulke looks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Jewish German students experience greater psychological strain than non-Jewish peers, study shows

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Widow of Bondi Hanukkah photographer reveals she is converting to Judaism in his, victims' honor


Israel, Morocco agree to upgrade diplomatic ties, expand flights at US-backed summit

The meeting of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz comes a day after the sixth anniversary of the Abraham Accords.

From left: Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar, US amb. to UN Mike Waltz, and Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita meet to discuss the upgrade of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel on September 16, 2026.

Norwegian Jews decry proposed criminalization of settlement trade - interiew

Norwegian Jewish leaders warned that a proposed law criminalizing some settlement trade could create “real anxiety” among Jews and carry risks beyond a political signal.

 People celebrate with Palestinian flags as they attend a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Oslo, Norway January 19, 2025.

Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin freed after 11 years in Iraqi prison

Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin, now in his early 30s, was released from prison in Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday.

A man drives a Careem taxi car in Mosul, Iraq.

London Jews warn of security crisis after antisemitic arson attacks

On Tuesday, the London Assembly Fire Committee met to discuss LFB response to the antisemitic arson attacks that occurred between March and May 2026, including the burning of Hatzolah ambulances.

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis attends the scene after four Hatzolah ambulances were set on fire overnight on March 23, 2026 in London, England.

PFLP-linked New Zealand party running on Palestine platform enters election, sparking concern

The Palestine Free from the River to the Sea Party was almost not allowed to register following the submission of over 200 submissions opposing it.

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march through the Auckland CBD on September 13, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Campaign Against Antisemitism documentary exposes antisemitism in British healthcare system

The documentary presents interviews with NHS practitioners and patients, revealing shocking incidents such as a senior Jewish medical professor receiving antisemitic death threats.

The NHS logo is displayed on a ambulance parked close to a nearby hospital, on October 20, 2025 in Taunton, England.

Israeli filmmaker of 'NAZA' under scrutiny over longstanding ties to Hamas-linked activist

In 2019, Avraham reached out to Alnaouq to discuss what young people in the Gaza Strip think about politics in Gaza. Alnaouq serves as vice president of Hamas-linked Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and crew pose during a photocall for the documentary "Naza" in Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 10, 2026.

Tunisia extends 'Sumud 4' flotilla activists' detention to 10 months, little international outcry

While the brief detention of flotilla members by Israeli authorities sparked international outrage, the six-month detention of four activists in Tunisia has been underreported internationally.

Global Movement to Gaza Sweden holds a demonstration in connection with the arrival of the released Swedish participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, in central Stockholm, Sweden October 7, 2025.

‘NYT’ coverage framed Israel as ‘sole aggressor,’ Palestinians as ‘passive victims,’ study finds

The study, How The New York Times Framed the War Between Israel and Hamas, was published in the academic journal Studies in Conflict & Terrorism last week.

Illustration of The New York Times application displayed on a smartphone held in hand in Corsica France April 18, 2026.

Who was Israeli American Daniel Lewin, the first victim of 9/11?

According to an FBI report, the 9/11 Commission and flight attendant records, Lewin confronted Al-Qaeda hijackers in front of him but was slashed in the throat by a hijacker sitting behind him.

Daniel M. Lewin, the first victim of 9/11.