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Rare biblical ‘balsam tree’ found depicted on 2000-year-old amethyst seal

The small lilac stone featuring the engraving of a bird and a branch with five fruits had fallen in the main drainage channel of Jerusalem from the Second Temple period.

AERIAL VIEW of east Jerusalem: Radical shift

Pandora Papers show British Virgin Islands control east Jerusalem land

HAREDI PROTESTERS decry the draft in Jerusalem.

Enlistment law for ultra-Orthodox introduced to Knesset

IDF officer convicted of raping Palestinian woman, bribery, fraud

Middle East

A drone is launched during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 6, 2021.

Drone attack targeting US forces reported in Syria

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Israel’s Minister of Science, Technology and Space Orit Farkash (third to left) and the UAE’s Minister of State for Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri (third to right) pictured with SpaceILs chairman Morris Kahn (second to right) at the 2020 Expo Dubai

Israel, UAE sign historic space agreement

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Egyptian military consolidates grip on northern Sinai

By REUTERS

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan arrives at Downing Street, London, Britain, September 16, 2021.

Abu Dhabi crown prince discusses Syria with Assad

By REUTERS

PEOPLE GATHER at a Hamas-sponsored anti-Israel rally in Gaza last month.

Hamas is an international crime syndicate, and its official foreign policy is extortion - opinion

By DAVID S. LEVINE

Analysis and Features

An oil candle bearing the model of the seven-branched lamp that was unveiled at the Usha site on the Sanhedrin Trail.

What was Jewish life in Israel like at the time of the Mishna and Talmud?

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Jewish serial sperm donor Ari Nagel nears 100 children after a prolific pandemic

By SHIRA HANAU/JTA

JPost Spotlight

Israelis gather at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for a remembrance ceremony marking 25 years since the assassination of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, held on November 7, 2020.

Israeli society threatened by partisanship - editorial

Yitzhak Rabin’s murder was supposed to have served as a cold-water-in-the-face wake-up call that how we relate to one other needs to drastically change.

JEWS AND ARABS protest together in Lod with signs that read ‘Together against violence’ and ‘Refusing to be enemies,’ following a night of rioting by Arab residents in the city, in May.

Here is how Israel can truly create a shared Jewish-Arab society- opinion

The challenge to Israel, as a democracy, is to create a genuinely shared society, and the best places to develop the shared society concept are in the mixed Arab-Jewish cities.

A 1,200-year-old Jewish prayer book, or siddur, is displayed at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, 2014

Medieval Jewish prayerbook sells for near-record $8.3 million

The item, which was sold to an unnamed private buyer, comes out of the collection of the Alliance Israélite Universelle.

'Shrinking' electric cars to aid Hatzalah emergency responders

United Hatzalah will be using the vehicles for the means of saving lives and not just saving time or money.

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Israel News

Israeli soldiers are seen next to a sign post pointing to the village of Ghajar near Israel's border with Lebanon

Uniform English spelling for signs bill passed in Jerusalem/Yerushalayim

By GIL HOFFMAN

Minister of Justice Sa’ar approves Carmit Yulis as Deputy Attorney General

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

What do Israelis think about Yair Lapid's foreign policy? A new poll has the answers

By HERB KEINON

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021.

Shaked opposes bill preventing Netanyahu from forming Israeli gov't

By GIL HOFFMAN

Religious Zionist Party members at Damascus Gate, October 20, 2021.

Religious Zionist Party visits Damascus Gate over 'loss of governance'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

World News

Melbourne readies to exit world's longest COVID-19 lockdown

By REUTERS

Dr. Rachel Levine, physician general nominee, is seen at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania May 4, 2015. Levine, a transgender woman who teaches pediatrics and psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine

Rachel Levine named Admiral, becomes most senior trans person in army

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves upon his arrival to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) in Ramallah, in the West Bank February 10, 2018.

Modi invites Bennett to India on official visit

By LAHAV HARKOV

Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi attends international talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2021.

Russia presses Taliban to open up government, calls for Afghan aid

By REUTERS

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, US, July 19, 2021.

Rabbis arrested demanding climate action by Wall Street giant’s Jewish CEO

By Julia Gergely/JTA

Antisemitism / BDS

Group photo of the 7 Taiwanese volunteers who are spending their summer vacations working with the needy in Israel.

Chinese state-run site proposes ‘final solution to the Taiwan question'

By Jordyn Haime/JTA

A general view of the US Supreme Court building at sunset in Washington, US, November 10, 2020.

American victims of Second Intifada want Supreme Court to review case

By SHIRA HANAU/JTA

KATRINA LENK and Tony Shalhoub in the off-Broadway adaptation of 'The Band's Visit'

Jewish actor declines Off-Broadway role as Syrian immigrant

By EMILY BURACK/JTA

The US Capitol building, which contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Environmental group quits democracy rally because ‘Zionist’ groups are present

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

Smartphone with Google and Amazon apps are seen placed on keyboard in this illustration picture taken on June 25, 2021.

Anti-Israel Google, Amazon protest accused of ‘astroturf’ BDS campaign

By MICHAEL STARR

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Health

A puppy is shown looking up. Studies have shown that oxytocin levels spike when humans and their dogs gaze into each others' eyes

Memes help cope with COVID stress- study

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Kissing disease' among teens could trigger MS- study

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JPost Tech

IAF to integrate IAI GPS system

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli team says AI platform can predict which drugs are safe, effective

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Archaeology

A sword believed to have belonged to a Crusader who sailed to the Holy Land almost a millennium ago stands in the water near to where it was recovered from the Mediterranean seabed by an amateur diver, the Israel Antiquities Authority said, Caesarea, Israel October 18, 2021

900-year-old Crusader sword found by scuba diver off Israel’s coast

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Aerial view of the excavations at Ein Tzipori during the 2012 season. Looking east, with Field I to the left and Field II to the right of Road 79.

First archaeological evidence for Crusader camp found in Israel

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Diaspora

Even in Alaska, a tiny Jewish community can make its voice heard

By Rabbi Abram Goodstein/JTA

The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales in London, known as the Old Bailey, in London, United Kingdom.

18-year-old UK neo-Nazi jailed 11 years on terror charges

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Culture

Gil Ofarim im Kieler Max Nachttheater, 2018.

German-Israeli singer insists he suffered antisemitic discrimination

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

The author of ‘The Matzah Ball’ wants Jews to read more romance

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

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Rare biblical ‘balsam tree’ found depicted on 2000-year-old amethyst seal

Pandora Papers show British Virgin Islands control east Jerusalem land

Enlistment law for ultra-Orthodox introduced to Knesset

IDF officer convicted of raping Palestinian woman, bribery, fraud

Three killed in gas explosion at Chinese BBQ restaurant

Truck overturns on Tayibeh junction

New Zealand swears in first indigenous woman as Governor-general

Israeli research shows 50-fold jump in antibodies after third shot

Is Israel delaying post-COVID tourism because US doesn't have Green Pass?

Delta variant ‘descendant’ hits Israel, is it time to panic?

US FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters

Donald Trump launches new social network

Israeli society threatened by partisanship - editorial

Social media should be held responsible for its toxic impact - opinion

To my youngest daughter, joining the IDF

Israel relations in Congress aren't what they used to be - opinion

Canada failed to deal with their WWII Nazis residents - opinion

Drone attack targeting US forces reported in Syria

Israel, UAE sign historic space agreement

Egyptian military consolidates grip on northern Sinai

Abu Dhabi crown prince discusses Syria with Assad

Hamas is an international crime syndicate, and its official foreign policy is extortion - opinion

Multiple asteroids larger than pyramids head towards Earth

Aspirin lowers risk of COVID: New findings support preliminary Israeli trial

Apophis: What you should know about the asteroid skimming by Earth in 2029

Ancient Egyptian killer whale with legs identified as new species

‘Jewish supremacy’ conspiracy theory spread on Irish parliament floor

What was Jewish life in Israel like at the time of the Mishna and Talmud?

Jewish serial sperm donor Ari Nagel nears 100 children after a prolific pandemic

Swords, gold & shipwrecks: Israeli waters keep on revealing treasures

Generic, cancer-killing Israeli drug approved for marketing by FDA

If the chickenpox vaccine lasts 20 years, why not the COVID-19 shot?

Israeli society threatened by partisanship - editorial

Here is how Israel can truly create a shared Jewish-Arab society- opinion

Medieval Jewish prayerbook sells for near-record $8.3 million

'Shrinking' electric cars to aid Hatzalah emergency responders

Uniform English spelling for signs bill passed in Jerusalem/Yerushalayim

Minister of Justice Sa’ar approves Carmit Yulis as Deputy Attorney General

What do Israelis think about Yair Lapid's foreign policy? A new poll has the answers

Shaked opposes bill preventing Netanyahu from forming Israeli gov't

Religious Zionist Party visits Damascus Gate over 'loss of governance'

Melbourne readies to exit world's longest COVID-19 lockdown

Rachel Levine named Admiral, becomes most senior trans person in army

Modi invites Bennett to India on official visit

Russia presses Taliban to open up government, calls for Afghan aid

Rabbis arrested demanding climate action by Wall Street giant’s Jewish CEO

Chinese state-run site proposes ‘final solution to the Taiwan question'

American victims of Second Intifada want Supreme Court to review case

Jewish actor declines Off-Broadway role as Syrian immigrant

Environmental group quits democracy rally because ‘Zionist’ groups are present

Anti-Israel Google, Amazon protest accused of ‘astroturf’ BDS campaign

Memes help cope with COVID stress- study

'Kissing disease' among teens could trigger MS- study

Jewish-American astronaut Jessica Meir addresses TAU

What does Mars sound like? NASA's Perseverance sends back audio

IAF to integrate IAI GPS system

Israeli team says AI platform can predict which drugs are safe, effective

900-year-old Crusader sword found by scuba diver off Israel’s coast

First archaeological evidence for Crusader camp found in Israel

Even in Alaska, a tiny Jewish community can make its voice heard

18-year-old UK neo-Nazi jailed 11 years on terror charges

Israeli minister warns as US presses on China ties: 'We are in a 5G cold war'

Most Israelis think Biden is worse for Israel than Trump was - poll

Discreet Jewish prayer continues on Temple Mount despite minister’s comments

Kabbalah — does it allow for backward causation?

German-Israeli singer insists he suffered antisemitic discrimination

The author of ‘The Matzah Ball’ wants Jews to read more romance

Hardee's burger chain coming to Israel

Bnei Brak food scene and historic Japanese Valleys

Fly me to the Moon: NASA's Orion spacecraft prepares for mission, Israelis aboard

El Al to buy out second-largest Israeli airline Arkia

Indian woman in her 60s gives birth to first child

Facebook plans to change its name

Investment opportunity with new Cryptocurrency miners

Thoughts on food and sustainability in honor of world food day