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Houthi Red Sea advance, drone strikes leave Saudi Arabia isolated in major conflict - analysis

Houthi Red Sea offensive leaves Riyadh isolated

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran-aligned Houthi fighters occupy a firing position in a screengrab from a video said to show Houthi fighters attacking Saudi-backed forces in the location given by the source as al Jawf governorate, Yemen.
US CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on "The Posture of the US Central Command and US Africa Command in Review" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 14, 2026.

CENTCOM, IDF, Arab militaries held military summit on Middle East, Iran, source confirms to 'Post'

A source from within CENTCOM confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that it hosted senior military leaders from eight countries at a closed conference in Germany last week.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, IDAN KWELLER, YONAH JEREMY BOB
Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.

Likud says it will request to ban Arab parties from running in elections

The Likud stated that it would file the requests for the parties' disqualifications, and that "there is no place in the Knesset for those who harm IDF soldiers."

|ByKESHET NEEV
A FLAG march takes place through the Old City on Jerusalem Day, in May. Israel will become a bi-national state and its Jewish expressions, including the national flag, will lose their status and their meaning, the writer warns.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Israel’s 78-year miracle was never supposed to happen - opinion

In May 1948, a battered remnant of a people declared a state on a sliver of land no one else wanted. Five regular armies crossed its borders within hours. Twenty more governments wished it were gone.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI

'You Arabs should not be here': Suspect arrested for spitting at, threatening pharmacist

According to the suspicion, Bublil arrived at the pharmacy on Monday with a prescription for his wife. During his time there, a dispute developed between him and the pharmacists.

JUNE 17, 2026ByHODAYA RAN
Clalit Health Services

Lebanon peace talks expose a widening rift between Europe, the region - opinion

The Iran war and Lebanon talks highlight new alliances that are reshaping the Middle East landscape.

JUNE 10, 2026ByGOL KALEV
US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa holds an "America is back" hat signed by US President Donald Trump next to Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington DC, April 23, 2026.

If Trump and Netanyahu are crazy, what does that make the rest of us? - comment

Trump, Netanyahu, and Hezbollah are locked in a cycle of conflict that offers no easy answers for Israel.

JUNE 5, 2026ByDAVID BRINN
Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, in Washington, on Wednesday.

How Palestinianism wages war on Zionism and Jewish history - opinion

From history to theology, Jewish ties to Israel predate modern Palestinian nationalism.

MAY 31, 2026ByYISRAEL MEDAD
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place in Chicago on October 8, 2023.

Jerusalem Day’s violence should not erase the memory of a divided city - opinion

Jerusalem Day sparks debate over media framing, past divisions, and competing narratives about the city’s unity and history.

MAY 23, 2026ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during Jerusalem Day celebrations at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025.

'I refuse to hide my cross': Jerusalem's Christians describe a climate of fear

Clergy, residents, and business owners say assaults against Christians in Jerusalem are becoming more frequent – and more tolerated

MAY 21, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
‘We were taught to love each other, not to hate. Christians are a peaceful community,’ says Naji Mansour, owner of Mansour Money Change in the Old City.
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Petty clashes over a sign in Syria risk snowballing into real conflict

Protesters in Hasakah and also in Qamishli object to the removal of Kurdish from official signs on government buildings.

MAY 10, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The debris of a destroyed building and a motorbike litters the ground following a Jordanian strike on reported drugs and weapons storage facilities in the village of Arman, in the southern Druze-majority province of Sweida, of which many parts are outside the control of Damascus on May 3, 2026.

Israeli artists unite across communities to support lone soldiers in new exhibition

Artists, musicians, and designers contribute to a Tel Aviv show where ceramic plates symbolize belonging, with proceeds aiding lone soldiers in need.

MAY 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lone Soldier Center CEO Liora Rubinstein (L) with president Drorit Nitzani and actress and musician Einat Sarouf and her original artwork.

Closing the autism diagnosis gap in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox, Arab communities - opinion

Early diagnosis of autism ensures that every child, in every community in Israel, has an equal start to life.

MAY 6, 2026BySHARON EHRNWALD
An empty classroom

Double murder brings total of Israeli Arabs killed since beginning of year to over 100

President Isaac Herzog described the high murder rate within the Arab community as an "ugly stain" on Israeli society, demanding that the government act to reduce the violent crime rate.

MAY 6, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Magen David Adom ambulances