'France is burning': Trump blames immigration as violent riots engulf French cities

A protester waving a French national flag walks past a fire during clashes prior to the start of a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Marseille, southern France, on October 17, 2026.
US President Donald Trump looks on while he speaks to reporters as he departs the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Dalton, Georgia, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 16, 2026.
Pedestrians walk past damages and burnt down furnitures, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France on October 18, 2026, a day after nationwide protests against the "high cost of living".

Mamdani, Paris already knows where 'globalize the intifada' ends up

COMMENT

How could Israel help Saudi Arabia defend against the Houthis - and at what cost?

ANALYSIS
Members of Houthi security forces sit on a rock at the site of a rally held to commemorate Mawlid, marking the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birthday, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026.
An explosion takes place in an area controlled by Israel in southern Lebanon, as seen from the edge of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Lebanon, July 23, 2026.

Iran appoints new defense minister, urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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EXPLAINER
Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rican economist, current Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and candidate for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations position, poses during a photo session in Paris on April 29, 2026.

Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish frontrunner to lead the UN - and what is her Israel stance?

'You are the real target': Netanyahu warns Iran developing ICBMs, nuclear weapons to target US

An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2026

Iran's IRGC exploits women through sex trafficking, uses children to fund proxy wars, report finds

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

BBC's Responsible AI chief previously jailed over immigration offenses, found with al-Qaeda manual

Bangkok, Thailand.

Israeli man killed in motorcycle accident in southern Thailand, Foreign Ministry confirms

A man hands out Likud campaign leaflets featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, October 16, 2026

After October 7 and years of war, Iranians and Jews have found a common enemy

OPINION
Iran's new defense minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi.

Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaghi as defense minister after predecessor killed by Israel

Iran's new defense minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi seen in an undated image shared on October 18, 2026

Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new defense minister and veteran of its missile program?

EXPLAINER

Israeli gov't approves NIS 2.5 billion for defense, slashing ministry budgets ahead of elections

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

Ben-Gvir surges in polls as election campaign exposes deep divisions in Israel

'I am very worried': Netanyahu unsure about victory in Israeli election, says he will not retire

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court, October 11, 2026.
POLL

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Ex-Shin Bet chief warns Netanyahu could deliberately escalate tensions ahead of elections

Former Shin Bet chief and Yashar party member Yoram Cohen speaks during the launch of the Yashar party’s election campaign in Hod Hasharon, central Israel, June 30, 2026.

Bonei Zion Prize honors Olim rebuilding Israel after the war as North American Aliyah hits records

WATCH
The 12th annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients. Top row, from left: Danielle Abraham, Dr. Philip Klipstein, Naomi Stuchiner and Ami Baran. Bottom row, from left: Rabbanit Chana Henkin, Amb. Ron Dermer, Prof. Marta Weinstock-Rosin and

Stun grenades, water cannon deployed to disperse haredi protesters blocking Highway 4 near Yavne

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police officers and civilians as they block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the Yavne Interchange on Route 4, October 18, 2026.

EU condemns West Bank settler attacks targeting diplomats, Palestinians during olive harvest

Israeli court orders charity officials to repay NIS 1.85 million over diverted cancer donation

New Israeli shekel (NIS) banknotes and coins are seen on a table (illustrative)

Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, central Israel, January 26, 2026

Settlement expansion, Jewish terror pose severe risk to Israel’s economy, senior economists warn

A police officer falls during a demonstration as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Nantes, France, October 17, 2026.

Paris's cost of living protests spiral into France's worst violence, riots in decades

OMER CASPI (center right) and Tomer Zaltzman (center left) led the men's winners at Winner Epic Israel 2026, as Israel’s premier mountain bike race returned to the Western Galilee after a three-year absence, celebrating sporting excellence and the region’s recovery.

Tomer Caspi, Tomer Zaltzman crowned Winner Epic Israel bike race champs in Western Galilee

 Israeli radio presenter Yinon Magal attends the Muni Expo 2024 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 10, 2024

Israeli TV host calls Gadi Eisenkot a 'monkey', alleges behind-the-scenes control

Election campaign billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 17, 2026

Netanyahu: Magal's 'monkey' remark on Eisenkot inappropriate, but Likud voters face daily insults

Jewish Democrats launch ad blitz blasting Young Republicans for praising Hitler

Halie Soifer, of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, speaks at the American Zionist Movement forum in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12, 2018.

Majority of New York Jewish voters view Mamdani unfavorably

POLL
REPORT

FBI arrests man for threatening to 'blow up' Jewish preschool in LA with Molotov cocktails

An FBI insignia on a building in Washington, DC, US. March 15, 2026.

Pro-Palestinian protesters demand cancellation of Israeli dance performance at Madrid theater

People hold anti-war placards during a protest to call for a ceasefire in Gaza to mark 100 days since the start of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Madrid, Spain, January 20, 2024; Illustrative.

Palestinian history children's book withdrawn from publisher due to editorial disagreements

Tensions continue to mount in Lebanon as Hezbollah challenges Beirut’s authority

People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

Mysterious explosion hits Baghdad, injuring soldiers from Iranian-backed militias in Iraq

Iranian fishermen scramble for loot from sunken container ship after explosion

Heidi Levine, a photojournalist with the Washington Post, speaks to journalists at the hospital after sustaining multiple injuries during an attack by Israeli militant settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives, in Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Washington Post CEO demands probe into settler attack on photographer in West Bank

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee gestures during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank, September 5, 2026.

Huckabee condemns 'despicable' attack on photojournalist Heidi Levine in West Bank, demands arrests

JPMorgan Chase Bank subsidiary discriminated against conservative customers, US investigation finds

Exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue on November 13, 2025 in New York City.

Predictions of Gaza’s death toll were wrong - why is no one being held accountable?

OPINION
FRONTLINES

The battle for Israel: As Netanyahu rallies the Right, Eisenkot makes his move for power

AN ELECTION billboard featuring Gadi Eisenkot towers over campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
FEATURE

Jerusalem’s Old City reveals its hidden beauty on Open Houses tours

There’s plenty to discern and enjoy in the God of the Small Details tours in the Old City.
REVIEW

'Where Traditions Meet': The inside story of Israeli baseball's rise from nonexistent to Olympics

'Mother of all bombs': Potential US strike plans for Iran include largest non-nuclear weapon

REPORT
This US Department of Defense (DoD) handout photo shows the Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon March 11, 2003 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Israel ended Iran war with more interceptors than it started with, Rafael CEO says

EXCLUSIVE

Reporter's notebook: Israeli defense tech brings a wartime playbook to AUSA

ILLUSTRATIVE: Visitors observe the Iranian Ministry of Defense’s display featuring the Shahed 136 drone during the 13th edition of Iraq’s Defense, Security, and Cybersecurity Exhibition (IQDEX) in Baghdad, Iraq April 19, 2025.

Israel received Iranian, Russian weapons in secret transfer from Ukraine, fmr. ambassador says

The Elbit Systems UK stand is pictured on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 in in Farnborough, south-west of London, on July 20, 2026.

Defense firm Elbit Systems expands operations in Europe with new Swedish facility

Iran-backed militias funnel money to IRGC amid economic crisis, CENTCOM commander Cooper says

US CENTRAL COMMAND chief Adm. Brad Cooper has played a pivotal role in shaping American military strategy toward Iran and the wider Middle East. Here, he testifies before lawmakers in Washington in May.

Fatalities reported after 'serious incident' triggers major fire at Canadian military base

ANALYSIS

Sanctions strangle Iranian economy as IRGC goes on high alert over civil unrest risks

People attend a funeral ceremony for the Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026.
INTERVIEW

'They kicked me again and again': Washington Post photojournalist recounts West Bank attack

American freelance photojournalist Heidi Levine lies on a gurney in the emergency room of a hospital in Ramallah, as she is treated after allegedly being attacked by Israeli settlers while photographing farmers harvesting their olives, in the Palestinian village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026.
ANALYSIS

Herzog meets Bahrain's foreign minister in Azerbaijan as Baku emerges as a regional hub

President Isaac Herzog at Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku.

Acting CEO of Mekorot development & enterprise: Understanding the problem key to finding solutions

Barak Graber, Acting CEO, Mekorot Development & Enterprises

From forensic evidence to global accountability: Families demand the world hear the truth of Oct. 7

Jonathan Riss, Managing Director of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, welcomes guests to the Forensic Symposium on Tuesday

A place in Israel

Connecting buyers, properties and professionals to simplify the journey to an Israeli home.

Israel launches NIS 25 million initiative to close high-tech gender gap

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Yaron Zelekha slams Netanyahu's economic policy, vows to cut cost of living

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Nearly one in three Israeli students considers leaving country amid rising living costs

Students attending Bar-Ilan university in Ramat Gan.

Your Taxes: How Israeli businesses can claim compensation for protection money damage

Law enforcement arrests a member of the Hariri crime organization on suspicion of extortion, threats, and the planting of explosive devices.

Flying cars: Tesla's new Roadster uses SpaceX thrusters to turn in the air, can drive upside down

Israeli expat recounts destruction, home collapse in magnitude 7.7 Panama earthquake

This view shows a collapsed building and damaged cars after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026.

Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake

Attacks on oil infrastructure endangering marine life in Persian Gulf, research finds

Ships by the Eilat port, Red Sea, on January 03, 2024.

Eilat records first rain of year as authorities issue flash flooding warning in Dead Sea region

People walk past damaged houses following deadly flash floods and a mudslide in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 21, 2026.

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, no casualties, five missing

Sheba opens psychological treatment center for security operatives with PTSD in northern Israel

Ribbon cutting ceremony of the Mevo’ot HaHermon - Sheba Clinic, UJA NY Home, October 14, 2026.

Israel faces a nationwide mental health crisis post-October 7, Clalit experts warn

STUDY
STUDY

'The emotional cost has been unbelievable': How three years of war have changed Israelis

JERUSALEM REPORT

State of emergency: Unseen footage takes viewers inside Clalit-Soroka on October 7

Hadassah inaugurates Cyprus medical center, plans hospital near Nicosia

Former Prisoners of Zion, aliyah activists, discuss plans for new Soviet Jewry heritage center

Alex Silnitsky addresses a gathering of former Prisoners of Zion and aliyah activists at the Heritage Ministry in Jerusalem on October 5.

Europe sees fragmented pro-Palestinian protests on the three year anniversary of October 7

Investing in Israel's immigrants: New VC firm offers olim up to $500k. in funding for startups

Welcoming new olim to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 14, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

ANU marks Aliyah Day with a tribute to Jewish dining, memories, traditions

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025.

Where the sea meets sophistication

Architecture: Yashar Architects

Make your Jerusalem aliyah dream come true! The Crown in Mekor Chaim 55

WATCH

Selichot above Jerusalem: An evening of music, reflection and connection

Image for illustration purposes only.

In the middle of the triangle

The New Talpiot project.

‘New Talpiot’: A global community in one of Jerusalem’s most sought-after locations

All JPost Conferences   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference returns to Jerusalem

Diplomatic Conference

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Conference   

Bini Zomer, GM for Corporate Affairs & Joint Ventures at Chevron Mediterranean Limited

Chevron’s GM for Corporate Affairs and Joint Ventures at Jpost Diplomatic Conference

“Let's tell the incredible story of this place”

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block traffic on Highway 4 during anti-draft demonstration, October 8, 2026.

Anti-draft protests erupt as Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in polls

US military weighs 'Mother of All Bombs' for Iran strikes as Eisenkot vows to destroy Hamas

Israelis and Diaspora Jews are donating more since Oct. 7, says JGive founder

US Politics   

Rep. Mike Lawler participates in the annual Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue, May 31, 2026.

Lawler, Conley battle for Jewish voters in pivotal New York race that could decide House control

Trump weighs pursuing action against Clinton, Obama if Democrats renew impeachment efforts

Majority of New York Jewish voters view Mamdani unfavorably

Diaspora   

(L-r) Michigan Israel Business Accelerator CEO Mark Davidoff, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest Elad Strohmayer, MIBA Board Chair Howard Handler, and Chaim Martin, Israel's Minister of Economic Affairs to the United States, pose at the first U.S.-Israel Innovation Exchange Summit in Detroit, M

US, Israeli business groups unite to strengthen economic ties amid growing anti-Israel backlash

Thai authorities inspect Chabad House in Chiang Mai, find no violations

Hillel rabbi in Georgia's Emory fired over fiance's Israel criticism, pro-Palestinian posts

Judaism   

There are many roads that lead home.

From Terah to today: The many roads that lead Jews home

Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times

Parashat Noah: The main thing is the intention

Christian World   

 Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says

Friends of Zion says October 7 broadcast reached 250 million in 176 countries

Christian tourists buy West Bank settlement goods in protest of European trade restrictions

Food   

Food is prepared at Chentro Kosher in Hadera.

Chentro Kosher: New Hadera joint offers a fresh take on the classic burger

In the Kitchen with Henny: Five recipes with five ingredients or less

Wine talk: All’s well that ends well

Archaeology   

Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland

Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount

WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work

Science   

Sheep and goats during their transfer from summer pastures to winter pastures, near Pribram, Czech Republic, November 7, 2025; illustrative.

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

Culture   

GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

History   

Willy Rudolf Foerster with his children,  Willy Jr. and Erica.

The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later

Saved from Nazi-occupied Prague, thousands of Torah scrolls find new life through a Satmar scribe

On This Day: Final living hostages return from Gaza, as Trump addresses Knesset following ceasefire

OMG   

Actor Selma Blair attends Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hills, California, US September 23, 2026.

Actor Selma Blair arrested, accused of abusing flight attendants

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts amid legal troubles

Travel   

The Land of the Monasteries.

The Land of the Monasteries in the Dead Sea is opening to hikers this week

The gate of Eden: In Israel’s Valley of Springs, ancient history offers a new journey of healing

Planting hope in Samaria: A journey through vineyards, springs, and ancient history

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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