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Haim Yavin, iconic Israeli news anchor known as 'Mr. Television,' dies at 93

Yavin was one of the founders of Israeli television and the longtime presenter of the public broadcaster’s flagship Mabat evening news program.

|ByHANNAH BROWN, SAGI BEN NUN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Haim Yavin
A photograph of the glass door at Haaretz smashed by a masked vandal.

Masked vandal smashes entrance to Haaretz offices, days after similar attack on Channel 12

Security footage showed the individual reaching through the entrance grates and tossing two bricks at a glass door, which punched a hole through the entrance before he fled. 

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

'Why should we surrender?': Hezbollah chief says group capable of victory

The IDF has attacked over 100 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past day, killing dozens of terrorists the military said in a statement Friday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The program is part of a national effort to alleviate the Israeli doctor shortage. (Illustrative).

National Insurance to adopt new protections, accommodations for sexual assault survivors

If the person asks for a female doctor to be part of the panel, NII will try to grant the request, depending on whether a female doctor is available in the relevant medical field and location.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

What to watch in Israel: War is over with ‘Murder at the Dead Sea’

TV TIME: Israeli satire, British scandal, and classic dramas converge as television cautiously moves back toward escapism.

JANUARY 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
Photo from Murder at the Dead Sea

Hamas’s quiet power struggle reveals a movement in post-war transition - opinion

As Gaza’s war nears its end, Hamas faces an internal rupture between armed resistance and political survival—that may decide its future and Gaza’s fate.

DECEMBER 30, 2025BySAMER SINIJLAWI
(L-R:) Senior Hamas officials Khaled Mashaal and Khalil al-Hayya

Israel makes high-stakes moral, strategic gamble on Somaliland - opinion

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland breaks a taboo, rewards statehood, and secures strategic gains around the Red Sea crossroads.

DECEMBER 29, 2025ByGABRIEL ROSENBERG
Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.

Three artists, three questions: Recurring motifs through chaos and order

Three artists, three questions, and a shared urge to find order in chaos through repetition, light, and form.

DECEMBER 27, 2025ByBASIA MONKA
Ariel Hacohen

Israeli film industry in turmoil as Culture Ministry awards ignite backlash 

Israeli cinema is heading for a showdown as the culture minister threatens funding and sparks boycotts.

DECEMBER 24, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Likud parliament member Miki Zohar reacts during an arrangements committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 13, 2020.

Grapevine, December 21, 2025: A strong relationship

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 21, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Katherina Reiche with Ben Yanover, general manager of the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv.

Jewish people are not the smallest nation, but the largest family - opinion

Bound by family, not just fate, the Jewish people show why unity and sacrifice from Abraham to the October 7 massacre, and Hanukkah.

DECEMBER 15, 2025ByDORON PEREZ
Family and friends of slain hostage Israeli soldier Cpt. Daniel Perez attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on October 15.

Hanukkah lights up Israel with festivals, tours, shows and family fun

Israel is glowing this Hanukkah with shows, tours, theater, films, and family-friendly events across the country.

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS
‘King Solomon's Legend’ at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People.

Writing for love’s sake: The poetic world of Gad Kaynar-Kissinger - interview

Gad Kaynar-Kissinger channels his childhood wounds, Jewish-German ancestry into poetry that provokes and reveals.

DECEMBER 13, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS
Kaynar-Kissinger and his fellow actor brother, Doron, (L) put on a Holocaust-related stage production in Germany.

My Word: Playing the dangerous boycott game - opinion

From the UN to Eurovision to Guinness, global arenas are turning against Israel, revealing a deeper campaign to delegitimize the Jewish state.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByLIAT COLLINS
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, outside RTE Irish public television studios in Dublin, last month.