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Rachel Goldberg, the U.S.-Israeli mother of Hersh Goldberg Polin, who was taken hostage by militants of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from the Gaza Strip during the October 7 attack on a music festival in south Israel, addresses the media on the sidelines of an event commemorating the 75th An

‘There is so much suffering on both sides’, says mother of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

US NATIONAL Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv earlier this month

Families of American hostages in Gaza meet Jake Sullivan, express frustrations over negotiations

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin and others attend a rally for hostages marking 100 days since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, outside the Jerusalem Municipality on January 14, 2024

'We didn't know he was alive': Father of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin reacts to Hamas terror video

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hersh Goldberg-Polin

IDF Spokesperson Hagari: 'Until Hamas releases our hostages, no stone will be left unturned'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ELAN CARR speaks at the IAC Times Square rally demanding the release of the hostages, in October.

Fighting antisemitism, bolstering identity: Elan Carr on IAC's post-Oct 7 future

By MICHAEL STARR

Romi Levy lost high school friends in the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7.

After losing friends on Oct. 7, Israeli NCAA basketball player looks for an escape on the court

By GREG LEVINSKY/JTA

University of California Berkeley campus.

UC Berkeley supports Hamas's terrorist attacks - opinion

By DANIELLE SOBKIN , HANNAH SCHLACTER

JERUSALEM SCHOOLCHILDREN hold Israeli and American flags during a rehearsal for former US President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel in 2013.

Adapting to US cultural norms: Tips for Israeli travelers post-visa waiver

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel Nitzan, Israel's acting consul general in New York, places an Israeli flag in memory of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, in a ceremony marking the tragedy's 20th anniversary on the Hebrew calendar, Aug. 31, 2021.

An Israeli envoy looks back on 5 tumultuous and gratifying years in New York

By ISRAEL NITZAN/JTA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv on April 10, 2023.

42% of Americans are skeptical of Netanyahu's leadership - Pew report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MANY OF players who suited up for Team Israel at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 will be back donning the blue-and-white this month at the World Baseball Classic, where Israel will be playing in Pool D in Miami.

Team Israel back for the 2023 World Baseball Classic

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA

SUCCESSIVE ISRAELI governments, including the so-called government of change of 2021-2022 headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, succeeded in convincing the world that the occupation is temporary, says the writer.

The upside of the occupation's negative impact on Israel's foreign relations -opinion

A right-wing activist, carrying a sign that reads "leftists traitors," confronts left-wing activists at an anti-government demonstration near the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2022.

Learning Hebrew brought me closer to Judaism — and alienated me from Israel

By JOEL SWANSON/JTA