CINXE.COM
Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WebSite"> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post </title> <meta name="description" content="Middle East latest news: Breaking news on ISIS, the Iranian threat, Palestinians, Israeli cooperation with Arab states and more." /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east" itemprop="url" /> <link rel="alternate" media='only screen and (max-width:640px)' href="https://m.jpost.com/middle-east" /> <meta property="fb:pages" content="159050394216641"> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="313311835670174"> <!-- generics --> <link rel="icon" href="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/PNG/jp-favicon-16.png" sizes="16x16"> <link rel="icon" href="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/PNG/jp-favicon-32.png" sizes="32x32"> <!-- Android --> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/PNG/jp-favicon-192.png" sizes="192x192"> <!-- iOS --> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/PNG/jp-favicon-180.png" sizes="180x180"> <!-- Windows 8 IE 10--> <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#FFFFFF"> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/PNG/jp-favicon-180.png"> <!-- IE11 and above --> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/PNG/jp-favicon-32.ico"> <!-- Google Tag Managerrr --> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-T4BJGTM');</script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager --> <template> (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) { m = d.getElementsByTagName(o)[0], a[c] = a[c] || {}, a[c].trigger = a[c].trigger || function () { (a[c].trigger.arg = a[c].trigger.arg || []).push(arguments)}, a[c].on = a[c].on || function () {(a[c].on.arg = a[c].on.arg || []).push(arguments)}, a[c].off = a[c].off || function () {(a[c].off.arg = a[c].off.arg || []).push(arguments) }, w = d.createElement(o), w.id = i, w.src = r, w.async = 1, w.setAttribute(p, u), m.parentNode.insertBefore(w, m), w = null} )(window, document, "script", "https://95662602.adoric-om.com/adoric.js", "Adoric_Script", "adoric","9cc40a7455aa779b8031bd738f77ccf1", "data-key"); </template> <script async > fetch('https://pro.ip-api.com/json?key=ay3FPSS6OcBXPHg&fields=countryCode,region') .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => { if(data!="" && data!=null){ var country=data.countryCode; var region=data.region; console.log("country "+country); console.log("region "+region); var countryCodesToShowOneTruse = ["BE","EL","LT","PT","BG","ES","LU","RO","CZ","FR","HU","SI","DK","HR","MT","SK","DE","IT","NL","FI","EE","CY","AT","SE","IE","LV","PL","UK","GB"]; console.log("country test"+country); var show = countryCodesToShowOneTruse.includes(country); if ( show == true || (country== "US" && region == "CA" )) { console.log("gdpr is on"); var script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js?'; script.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8'); script.setAttribute('data-domain-script','698d81e3-0509-48c7-a961-e0a9d16db8a2'); document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script); } } }) .catch(err => { console.error('An error ocurred -api geolocation', err); }); </script> <script async type="text/javascript"> function OptanonWrapper() { } </script> <!-- OneTrust Cookies Consent Notice end for jpost.com --> <script> var sitepageid = 15; var catID =12; var subCatID = 0; </script> <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type":"CollectionPage", "description":"The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it. ", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east", "name":"Middle East", "mainEntity": { "@type":"ItemList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831456", "name":"Could Kurds be threatened amid conflict in Syria? - analysis ", "position":1 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831454", "name":"Syrian regime reaches out to Iraq, Iran, UAE - analysis ", "position":2 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831434", "name":"Iran scrambles to blame US, Israel for Syria’s troubles - analysis", "position":3 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831427", "name":"Assad's nightmare becoming reality: How instability led to a rebel attack - analysis ", "position":4 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831424", "name":"IAF intercepts ballistic missile from Yemen over central Israel", "position":5 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831422", "name":"Al-Julani, leader behind Aleppo attack, reportedly killed in Russian strike", "position":6 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831390", "name":"Who is HTS, the Salafi-jihadist group that captured Aleppo?", "position":7 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831394", "name":"Hamas willing to compromise in areas of disagreement in hostage negotiations, Israeli official says", "position":8 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831388", "name":"Attacks in Aleppo 'ostensibly good news for Israel,' JISS senior research fellow says", "position":9 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831383", "name":"Syria attacks 'part of Israeli-US plan to destabilize region,' say Russia, Iran FMs", "position":10 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831380", "name":"Israeli air force strikes armed individuals in Lebanon amid ceasefire ", "position":11 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831369", "name":"How the IAF dismantled Hezbollah's command structure with precision strikes - analysis", "position":12 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831367", "name":"Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad", "position":13 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831227", "name":"Voices from the Arab press: Capturing Lebanon's essence through Fairuz at 90", "position":14 }, { "@type":"ListItem", "url":"https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831366", "name":"IDF strikes Hezbollah weapon smuggling infrastructure on Syrian border", "position":15 } ] }, "publisher": { "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization", "name": "The Jerusalem Post", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1604486421/Icons/jpost-logo.svg" }, "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jerusalem_Post", "https://www.facebook.com/TheJerusalemPost/", "https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post", "https://www.instagram.com/thejerusalem_post/", "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLLLdCANnMAdMyrXdYbSlxg", "https://www.reddit.com/domain/jpost.com/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/jerusalem-post" ] } } </script> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all and (min-width: 1281px)" href="/css/css_1280.min.css?v=MUAilZV9zbEzny4v88dJK2E107EGb6MfocPNHEF-isw" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all and (max-width: 1280px)" href="/css/css_1024.min.css?v=Ab26ayJWlYnbEQ25f9CCBfHO3xMUtEoP3DqZNvvlCmQ" /> <link rel="preload stylesheet" as="style" href="/css/css_category.min.css?v=dR9HWm_0Z-6cbfc8xUpWPcKKHrOECUSTi77fanC8TuU" media="all" /> <script async='async' src='https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js'></script> <script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; </script> <script type='text/javascript'> function getCookie(cname) { var name = cname + "="; var ca = document.cookie.split(';'); for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) { var c = ca[i]; while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1); if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) { return c.substring(name.length, c.length); } } return ""; } let _isHome = 'false'; console.log("targeting - _isHome: " + _isHome); let _isCat = 'true'; let _catId = '12'; let _catName = 'middle east'; var _catExistsInReport = 'false'; console.log("targeting - _isCat: " + _isCat); console.log("targeting - _catId: " + _catId); console.log("targeting - _catName: " + _catName); console.log("targeting report - _catExistsInReport: " + _catExistsInReport); let _isSitePageByTags = 'false'; let _sitePageName = ''; var _sitePageExistsInReport = 'false'; console.log("targeting - _isSitePageByTags: " + _isSitePageByTags); console.log("targeting - _sitePageName: " + _sitePageName); console.log("targeting report - _sitePageExistsInReport: " + _sitePageExistsInReport); let _isSubCat = 'false'; let _subCatId = '0'; let _subCatName = ''; var _subCatExistsInReport = 'false'; console.log("targeting - _isSubCat: " + _isSubCat); console.log("targeting - _subCatId: " + _subCatId); console.log("targeting - _subCatName: " + _subCatName); console.log("targeting report - _subCatExistsInReport: " + _subCatExistsInReport); let _isArticle = 'false'; let _articleId = '0'; console.log("targeting - _isArticle: " + _isArticle); console.log("targeting - _articleId: " + _articleId); var valcookie = getCookie("rennabtuohtiweikooc"); if (valcookie == "") { googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('urlType', document.URL); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('IsDev', 'false'); // targeting for banners if (_isHome === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('catName', 'jpost_Home Page'); } if (_isCat === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('catName', "jpost_" + _catName); } if (_isSitePageByTags === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('catName', "jpost_" + _sitePageName); } if (_isSubCat === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('subCatName', "jpost_" + _subCatName); } if (_isArticle === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('articleId', _articleId); } // targeting for reports if (_isSitePageByTags === 'true' && _sitePageExistsInReport === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('JP_Cat', ['']) } else { if (_isCat === 'true') { if (_isSubCat === 'true' && _subCatExistsInReport === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('JP_SubCat', ['']) } else if (_catExistsInReport === 'true') { googletag.pubads().setTargeting('JP_Cat', ['middle_east']) } } } googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); googletag.enableServices(); }); } </script> <script> !function (a9, a, p, s, t, A, g) { if (a[a9]) return; function q(c, r) { a[a9]._Q.push([c, r]) } a[a9] = { init: function () { q("i", arguments) }, fetchBids: function () { q("f", arguments) }, setDisplayBids: function () { }, targetingKeys: function () { return [] }, _Q: [] }; A = p.createElement(s); A.async = !0; A.src = t; g = p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; g.parentNode.insertBefore(A, g) }("apstag", window, document, "script", "//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js"); apstag.init({ pubID: 'e106c355-e3d9-47e5-969a-8493743303a6', adServer: 'googletag', simplerGPT: true }); googletag.cmd.push(function () { apstag.fetchBids({ timeout: 2000 }, function (bids) { apstag.setDisplayBids(); googletag.pubads().refresh(); }); }); </script> <!-- Facebook Pixel Code --> <script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '1730128020581377'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); </script> <noscript><img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1730128020581377&ev=PageView&noscript=1" /></noscript> <!-- End Facebook Pixel Code --> <script async > (function () { var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0], rvbP = document.createElement('script'); window.CMT = { appId: '9de4bd6f-10af-4e2c-b51d-42a4360a6eec' }; rvbP.defer = true; rvbP.type = 'text/javascript'; rvbP.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//revboostprocdnadsprod.azureedge.net/scripts/latest/min.js'; node.parentNode.insertBefore(rvbP, node); })(); </script> <script> var script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'https://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js'; script.setAttribute('async','async'); document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script); </script><script async data-src="https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"></script><script async > if (valcookie == "") { var generalAdapex= document.createElement('script'); generalAdapex.setAttribute('src', 'https://cdn.adapex.io/hb/aaw.jpost.js'); document.getElementsByTagName('Head')[0].appendChild(generalAdapex); } </script><script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var _sf_async_config = window._sf_async_config = (window._sf_async_config || {}); _sf_async_config.uid = 20047; _sf_async_config.domain = "jpost.com"; _sf_async_config.flickerControl = false; _sf_async_config.useCanonical = true; _sf_async_config.useCanonicalDomain = true; _sf_async_config.sections = "Middle East"; _sf_async_config.authors = ""; _sf_async_config.path = "www.jpost.com/middle-east"; _sf_async_config.title = "Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post (SitePage- 15 )"; function loadChartbeat() { var e = document.createElement('script'); var n = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; e.type = 'text/javascript'; e.async = true; e.src = '//static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js'; n.parentNode.insertBefore(e, n); } loadChartbeat(); })(); </script> <script async src="//static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_mab.js"></script><script> const excludeSubDomains = ["live", "mlive"]; const host = window.location.host; const subdomain = host.split('.')[0]; if(excludeSubDomains.indexOf(subdomain) === -1) { fetch('https://pro.ip-api.com/json?key=ay3FPSS6OcBXPHg&fields=countryCode,region') .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => { if (data != "" && data != null) { var country = data.countryCode; console.log("script 3495: country: "+country); if (country == "IL" || country == "CA" || country == "US") { console.log("script 3495: JP"); var s = document.createElement("script"); s.setAttribute("src", "//rumcdn.geoedge.be/f7ae3efe-f9e8-44be-8cf9-3b564afd5f4b/grumi-ip.js"); s.setAttribute("async", "async"); var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; head.appendChild(s); window.grumi = { cfg: { pbGlobal: 'aaw' }, advs: { '39694909': true, '22181265': true, '76043757': true, '1025510': true, '22805935891': true, '22734621065': true, '22586558101': true }, key: 'f7ae3efe-f9e8-44be-8cf9-3b564afd5f4b' }; } } }) .catch(err => { console.error('script 3495: An error ocurred -api geolocation', err); }); } </script><script async type='text/javascript'> var valcookieUser = getCookie("rennabtuohtiweikooc"); if (valcookieUser !== "" && valcookieUser !== null) { console.log("Script for delete outbrain for user: " + valcookieUser); const style = document.createElement('style'); style.textContent = ` div[data-widget-id=SL_1] { display: none !important; } `; document.head.appendChild(style); } </script><style> vdz[data-view="floater"] { margin-bottom: 3px; } </style><script type="text/javascript" data-cfasync="false" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://static.kueezrtb.com/latest.js" id="kueezrtb_latest"></script> </head> <body> <!-- Googleee Tag Manager (noscript) --> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-T4BJGTM" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <script async > if (window.location.href.indexOf('jpostvideo.com') != -1) { window.location.href = window.location.href.replace('jpostvideo','jpost'); } </script> <section class='hide-for-premium'> </section> <div class="header-wrap"> <div class="header"> <div class="left-side-btn-header"> <div class="left-side-btn-header"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/landedpages/jpostnewsletterandjpostalert.aspx" title="Newsletter" class="header-a" > <img width="24" height="24" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/mail-header.svg" class="img-mail-header" alt="email" /> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post" title="JPost On Twitter" class="header-a"> <img width="24" height="24" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/twitter-header.svg" class="img-twitter-header" alt="twitter" /> </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheJerusalemPost" title="JPost On Facebook" class="header-a"> <img width="24" height="24" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/facebook-header.svg" class="img-facebook-header" alt="facebook" /> </a> <a href="/magazineprint/digitallibrary" class="btn-digital-library-header"> <img width="21" height="18" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/446494" alt="digital library" />JPOST Digital Library </a> </div> </div> <div class="right-side-btn-header"> <span class="div_for_btn-nyc-header"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/conferences" class="btn-nyc-header" target=_blank style=width:178px!important;padding-right:13px;display:inline-block;> <img width="39" height="21" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1651128831/Icons/NYC3.svg" alt="jp conference" /> <span class="title-nyc-header title-nyc-header-1">JPost Conferences</span> </a> </span> <span class="div_for_btn-nyc-header"> <section class="paywall-header-wrap"> <span class="paywall-before-login"> <a class="paywall-login-link" href="/PayWalllogin?returnUrl=%2Fmiddle-east" rel="nofollow">Premium Login</a> </span> <div class="paywall-after-login"> <img width="21" height="50" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/profile-user.svg" class="img-paywall-after-login" alt="login" /> <div class="paywall-user-name-and-sign-out-wrap"> <div class="paywall-user-name"></div> <div class="paywall-sign-out">Log Out</div> </div> </div> </section> </span> </div> <div class="logo-img-header-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/"> <img width="502" height="65" class="logo-img" id="logo-img-jpost" alt="The Jerusalem Post Logo - Bring them home now" title="The Jerusalem Post Logo - Bring them home now" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1713438137/logo4_d8nmsc.png"> </a> </div> </div> <div id="header-sticky"> <div class="menu-level-1-wrap"> <div class="menu-level-1"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/" class="img-logo-sticky"> <img width="240" height="31" alt="The Jerusalem Post Logo - Bring them home now" title="The Jerusalem Post Logo - Bring them home now" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1713438137/logo4_d8nmsc.png" style="width: 100%;"> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/subscribe-daily-email" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" target=_blank style=color:white;background:#cb0f3e;padding-left:6px;padding-right:6px;padding-top:3px;>JP Newsletter</span> </a> <a href="/israel-news" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" >Israel News</span> </a> <a href="/health-and-wellness" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" >Health & Wellness</span> </a> <a href="/international" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" >WORLD NEWS</span> </a> <a href="/middle-east" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" >Middle East</span> </a> <a href="/business-and-innovation" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" >Business & Innovation</span> </a> <a href="/opinion" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" >Opinion</span> </a> <a href="https://store.jpost.com/" class="menu-level-1-item"> <span class="menu-level-1-title" target=_blank >JP Store</span> </a> <div class="search-wrap-link"><a href="/jpost-search-page#/search"><img width="21" height="21" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/search.svg" alt="search" /></a></div> <section class="paywall-header-wrap"> <span class="paywall-before-login"> <a class="paywall-login-link" href="/PayWalllogin?returnUrl=%2Fmiddle-east" rel="nofollow">Premium Login</a> </span> <div class="paywall-after-login"> <img width="21" height="50" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/profile-user.svg" class="img-paywall-after-login" alt="login" /> <div class="paywall-user-name-and-sign-out-wrap"> <div class="paywall-user-name"></div> <div class="paywall-sign-out">Log Out</div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="menu-level-2-wrap"> <div class="menu-level-2"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/archaeology" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Archaeology</span> </a> <a href="/business-and-innovation/real-estate" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Israel Real Estate</span> </a> <a href="/judaism" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Judaism</span> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/kabbalah" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" id="KabbalahMain">Kabbalah</span> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Environment</span> </a> <a href="/diaspora/antisemitism" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Antisemitism</span> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/spanish" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >JP Spanish</span> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/podcast" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Podcasts</span> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/shopping" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >JP Shopping</span> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/aliyah" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Aliyah Portal </span> </a> <a href="/premium" class="menu-level-2-item"> <span class="menu-level-2-title" >Premium</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container body-content"> <div class="premium-matched-banner banner banner-view-v2"> <div class="replace-for-language label-body-bannner"> Advertisement </div> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/6943/JPost_2017/Desktop/All_Regular_Ad_Units/Category_970x250_1_Top'></div></section> </div> <div class="page-header-info"> <h1> Middle East </h1> <p class="minimize">The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it. </p> </div> <div class="left"> <div class="menu-cl"> <a href="/middle-east/abraham-accords"> <div> <span>Abraham Accords</span> </div> </a> <a href="/middle-east/iran-news"> <div> <span>Iran News</span> </div> </a> <a href="/middle-east/isis-threat"> <div> <span>ISIS News</span> </div> </a> <a href="/middle-east/faq"> <div> <span>FAQ</span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="a-list bottom"> <div class="category-five-articles-large-item-wrap ar-1 shadow-box"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831456" title="Could Kurds be threatened amid conflict in Syria?"> <div class="category_premium_main_image_container"> <img width="440" height="307" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_307,w_440/527681" alt=" " title=" Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), walk together near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 5, 2019. " /> </div> </a> <div class="top-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831456" title="Could Kurds be threatened amid conflict in Syria?"> <h3>Could Kurds be threatened amid conflict in Syria? - analysis </h3> </a> <div> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/seth-j-frantzman" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By SETH J. FRANTZMAN</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="small-box-a"> <div class="category-five-articles-small-item-wrap ar-2 shadow-box "> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831454" title="Syrian regime reaches out to Iraq, Iran, UAE"> <div class="category_premium_image_container"> <img width="210" height="148" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_148,w_210/472084" alt="" title="SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad addresses members of his country’s parliament in Damascus in August. " /> </div> <div class="top-info"> <h3>Syrian regime reaches out to Iraq, Iran, UAE</h3> <div> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/seth-j-frantzman" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By SETH J. FRANTZMAN</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="category-five-articles-small-item-wrap ar-3 shadow-box "> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831434" title="Iran scrambles to blame US, Israel for Syria’s troubles"> <div class="category_premium_image_container"> <img width="210" height="148" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_148,w_210/628161" alt=" " title=" IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad on Sunday. Araqchi has stated that any endangerment to Iran’s neighbors’ territorial integrity and its own borders is a ‘red line.’" /> </div> <div class="top-info"> <h3>Iran scrambles to blame US, Israel for Syria’s troubles</h3> <div> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/seth-j-frantzman" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By SETH J. FRANTZMAN</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="category-five-articles-small-item-wrap ar-4 shadow-box "> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831427" title="Assad's nightmare becoming reality: How instability led to a rebel attack"> <div class="category_premium_image_container"> <img width="210" height="148" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_148,w_210/636799" alt=" " title=" Syrian opposition fighters gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square, after rebels opposed to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo, Syria November 30, 2024. " /> </div> <div class="top-info"> <h3>Assad's nightmare becoming reality: How instability led to a rebel attack</h3> <div> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <span class="reporter">By DR. YARON FRIEDMAN</span> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="category-five-articles-small-item-wrap ar-5 shadow-box "> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831424" title="IAF intercepts ballistic missile from Yemen over central Israel"> <div class="top-info"> <h3>IAF intercepts ballistic missile from Yemen over central Israel</h3> <div> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By JERUSALEM POST STAFF</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="a-list category-list" data-lastPublishDate="11/30/2024 09:55:32" data-isPremium="False" data-tags-id=""> <div class="itc" index="1"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831422" title="Al-Julani, leader behind Aleppo attack, reportedly killed in Russian strike"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636823" alt=" " title="Al-Julani, leader behind Aleppo attack, reportedly killed in Russian strike" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831422" title="Al-Julani, leader behind Aleppo attack, reportedly killed in Russian strike"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Al-Julani, leader behind Aleppo attack, reportedly killed in Russian strike</h3> </a> <p>HTS has led the attack in recent days against the Assad Regime, during which significant parts of Aleppo were captured.  </p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By JERUSALEM POST STAFF</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">01/12/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="2"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831390" title="Who is HTS, the Salafi-jihadist group that captured Aleppo?"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636789" alt=" " title="Who is HTS, the Salafi-jihadist group that captured Aleppo?" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831390" title="Who is HTS, the Salafi-jihadist group that captured Aleppo?"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Who is HTS, the Salafi-jihadist group that captured Aleppo?</h3> </a> <p>Who is HTS? The jihadist group that is leading Aleppo's offensive is rooted in Salafism and has a complex history and leadership.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/yuval-barnea" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By YUVAL BARNEA</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="3"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831394" title="Hamas willing to compromise in areas of disagreement in hostage negotiations, Israeli official says"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636758" alt=" " title="Hamas willing to compromise in areas of disagreement in hostage negotiations, Israeli official says" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831394" title="Hamas willing to compromise in areas of disagreement in hostage negotiations, Israeli official says"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Hamas willing to compromise in areas of disagreement in hostage negotiations, Israeli official says</h3> </a> <p>The Israeli official quoted the terrorist organization as saying "they want to see flexibility from Israel as well."</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <span class="reporter">By WALLA!</span> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <style> .OUTBRAIN .SFC.ob-widget .ob-widget-items-container{ margin-bottom: 5px !important; margin-top: -10px !important; } </style> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://www.jpost.com//middle-east" data-widget-id="SFC" style=""></div></section> <div class="itc" index="4"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831388" title="Attacks in Aleppo 'ostensibly good news for Israel,' JISS senior research fellow says"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636738" alt=" " title="Attacks in Aleppo 'ostensibly good news for Israel,' JISS senior research fellow says" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831388" title="Attacks in Aleppo 'ostensibly good news for Israel,' JISS senior research fellow says"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Attacks in Aleppo 'ostensibly good news for Israel,' JISS senior research fellow says</h3> </a> <p>Rakov is known in the JISS for being an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and is also a reservist Lt. Colonel in the IDF.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By JERUSALEM POST STAFF</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="5"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831383" title="Syria attacks 'part of Israeli-US plan to destabilize region,' say Russia, Iran FMs"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636791" alt=" " title="Syria attacks 'part of Israeli-US plan to destabilize region,' say Russia, Iran FMs" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831383" title="Syria attacks 'part of Israeli-US plan to destabilize region,' say Russia, Iran FMs"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Syria attacks 'part of Israeli-US plan to destabilize region,' say Russia, Iran FMs</h3> </a> <p>In a statement from the Iranian foreign ministry, the Syrian rebel attacks were referred to as "a sinister phenomenon of terrorism."</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By JERUSALEM POST STAFF</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="6"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831380" title="Israeli air force strikes armed individuals in Lebanon amid ceasefire"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636707" alt=" " title="Israeli air force strikes armed individuals in Lebanon amid ceasefire" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831380" title="Israeli air force strikes armed individuals in Lebanon amid ceasefire"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Israeli air force strikes armed individuals in Lebanon amid ceasefire</h3> </a> <p>The IDF stated that these activities by Hezbollah terrorists "constitute breaches of the ceasefire agreement."</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By JERUSALEM POST STAFF</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> <i class="isVideo"></i> </div> </div> </div> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <style> .OUTBRAIN .SFC.ob-widget .ob-widget-items-container{ margin-bottom: 5px !important; margin-top: -10px !important; } </style> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://www.jpost.com//middle-east" data-widget-id="SFC" style=""></div></section> <div class="itc" index="7"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831369" title="How the IAF dismantled Hezbollah's command structure with precision strikes"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636749" alt=" " title="How the IAF dismantled Hezbollah's command structure with precision strikes" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831369" title="How the IAF dismantled Hezbollah's command structure with precision strikes"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">How the IAF dismantled Hezbollah's command structure with precision strikes</h3> </a> <p>Years of intelligence gathering resulted in the IDF being able to kill key Hezbollah leaders and crush the group's morale without a catastrophic response.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/amir-bohbot" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By AMIR BOHBOT</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="8"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831367" title="Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636752" alt=" " title="Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831367" title="Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad</h3> </a> <p>The Syrian military statement was the first public acknowledgment by the army that insurgents had entered the government-held city of Aleppo in a surprise attack that began earlier this week.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <span class="reporter">By REUTERS</span> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="9"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831227" title="Voices from the Arab press: Capturing Lebanon's essence through Fairuz at 90"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/461912" alt="" title="Voices from the Arab press: Capturing Lebanon's essence through Fairuz at 90" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831227" title="Voices from the Arab press: Capturing Lebanon's essence through Fairuz at 90"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Voices from the Arab press: Capturing Lebanon's essence through Fairuz at 90</h3> </a> <p>A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <span class="reporter">By THE MEDIA LINE</span> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <style> .OUTBRAIN .SFC.ob-widget .ob-widget-items-container{ margin-bottom: 5px !important; margin-top: -10px !important; } </style> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://www.jpost.com//middle-east" data-widget-id="SFC" style=""></div></section> <div class="itc" index="10"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831366" title="IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons smuggling infrastructure on Syrian border"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636745" alt=" " title="IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons smuggling infrastructure on Syrian border" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831366" title="IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons smuggling infrastructure on Syrian border"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons smuggling infrastructure on Syrian border</h3> </a> <p>IDF soldiers also discovered hidden weapons in mosques in southern Lebanon.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By JERUSALEM POST STAFF</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">30/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lodeMore-btu"> <span>Load more</span> </div> <div class="body-banner"> <div class="banner banner-view-v2"> <div class="replace-for-language label-body-bannner"> Advertisement </div> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/6943/JPost_2017/Desktop/All_Regular_Ad_Units/Category_728x180_3_Bottom'></div></section> </div> </div> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://www.jpost.com//middle-east" data-widget-id="SF_5"></div> </section> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="mb40"> <div class="daily-newsletter" id="subscriberForm"> <span class="top-text">Subscribe for our daily newsletter</span> <div class="input-sub"> <input type="email" placeholder="Your e-mail address" name="emailSubscribe" value="" id="user-email-input" /> <div id="newsletter-submit" onclick="return verifySubmit(event)"> <img width="23" height="22" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/Icons/send-icon.svg" alt="Subscribe for our daily newsletter"> </div> <div class="captcha-wrapper"> <div id="html_element"></div> <label id="lblValidationCaptcha" class="text-danger">This field is required</label> </div> <input type="hidden" id="contact-list-id" value="5" /> </div> <div id="newsletter-form-msg"></div> <div> <p>By subscribing I accept the <a href="/landedpages/termsofservice.aspx">terms of use</a> and <a href="/landedpages/privacypolicy.aspx">privacy policy</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb40"> <div class="most-read-wrap" controlID="3913"> <div class="view-title"> <span> Most Read </span> </div> <div class="most-read-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-830593"> <div class="most-read-text-wrap"> <span class="most-read-num">1</span> <h3 class="most-read-title draft-title-cms">'Enemy forces retreating': 7th Brigade guards North from inside southern Lebanon</h3> </div> <div class="most-read-img-wrap"> <img width="76" height="76" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_76,w_76/559968" alt="IDF reserve Infantry and Merkava Tank soldiers train in a military exercise in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2023" title="IDF reserve Infantry and Merkava Tank soldiers train in a military exercise in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2023" /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="most-read-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830838"> <div class="most-read-text-wrap"> <span class="most-read-num">2</span> <h3 class="most-read-title draft-title-cms">Cabinet announces ceasefire in Lebanon by a vote of 10-1</h3> </div> <div class="most-read-img-wrap"> <img width="76" height="76" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_76,w_76/636158" alt=" French President Emmanuel Macron (left), US Special Envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein (center), and Lebanese PM Najib Mikati (illustrative)." title=" French President Emmanuel Macron (left), US Special Envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein (center), and Lebanese PM Najib Mikati (illustrative)." /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="most-read-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830937"> <div class="most-read-text-wrap"> <span class="most-read-num">3</span> <h3 class="most-read-title draft-title-cms">'A serious deal': Hamas says ready for Gaza truce</h3> </div> <div class="most-read-img-wrap"> <img width="76" height="76" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_76,w_76/636227" alt=" Terrorists belonging to Hamas's Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades take part in a gathering in the Gaza Strip. January 31, 2016. " title=" Terrorists belonging to Hamas's Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades take part in a gathering in the Gaza Strip. January 31, 2016. " /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="most-read-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831090"> <div class="most-read-text-wrap"> <span class="most-read-num">4</span> <h3 class="most-read-title draft-title-cms">Fighters strewn over the battlefield: Hezbollah faces long recovery</h3> </div> <div class="most-read-img-wrap"> <img width="76" height="76" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_76,w_76/636427" alt=" A man carries a Hezbollah flag as he stands on the rubble of a damaged site in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Beirut, Lebanon November 27, 2024." title=" A man carries a Hezbollah flag as he stands on the rubble of a damaged site in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Beirut, Lebanon November 27, 2024." /> </div> </a> </div> <div class="most-read-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-830807"> <div class="most-read-text-wrap"> <span class="most-read-num">5</span> <h3 class="most-read-title draft-title-cms">Pragmatism and Principle: The future of Saudi-Israeli relations</h3> </div> <div class="most-read-img-wrap"> <img width="76" height="76" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_76,w_76/636124" alt=" Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman" title=" Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman" /> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb40"> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="@URL@" data-widget-id="SB_8" style=""></div></section> </div> <div> <div class="banner-300X600-left-side"> <div class="banner hide-for-1024"> <div class="replace-for-language label-body-bannner"> Advertisement </div> <section class='hide-for-premium'> <div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/6943/JPost_2017/Desktop/All_Regular_Ad_Units/Category_300x600_Sidebar_1' style="width:300px !important;"></div></section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="all-screen-footer-wrap position-relative"> <div class="footer-wrap"> <div class="footer-logo"> <img width="240" height="31" class="logo-img lazy footer-logo-img" alt="The Jerusalem Post - Israel News" title="The Jerusalem Post - Israel News" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/245904" /> </div> <div class="footer-share-buttons"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/landedpages/jpostnewsletterandjpostalert.aspx" title="Newsletter"> <img width="44" height="44" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1680521745/mail1-footer_dwfxfv.svg" class="img-mail-footer lazy" alt="mail" /> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post" title="JPost On Twitter"> <img width="44" height="44" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1680521745/twitter1-footer_j9nys9.svg" class="img-twitter-footer lazy" alt="twitter" /> </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheJerusalemPost" title="JPost On Facebook"> <img width="44" height="44" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1680521745/facebook1-footer_sq9jm0.svg" class="img-facebook-footer lazy" alt="facebook" /> </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLLLdCANnMAdMyrXdYbSlxg" title="JPost On youtube"> <img width="44" height="44" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1680521743/youtube1-footer_kuzudx.svg" class="img-youtube-footer lazy" alt="youtube" /> </a> <a href="https://t.me/The_Jerusalem_Post" title="JPost On Telegram"> <img width="44" height="44" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1680426878/telegram-footer_zxck2w.svg" class="img-telegram-footer lazy" alt="telegram" /> </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejerusalem_post/" title="JPost On Instagram"> <img width="44" height="44" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1680426878/instegram-footer_brctag.svg" class="img-instagram-footer lazy" alt="instagram" /> </a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/jerusalem-post/" title="JPost On Linkedin"> <img width="44" height="44" src="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/v1680426878/linkein-footer_jeeib8.svg" class="img-linkedin-footer lazy" alt="linkedin" /> </a> </div> <div class="follow-in-app"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/landedpages/jpostapps.aspx"> <img width="172" height="49" class="lazy inline" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/445635" alt="Available On App Store" title="Available On App Store" /> </a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/landedpages/jpostapps.aspx"> <img width="172" height="49" class="lazy inline" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/445636" alt="Android App On Google play" title="Android App On Google play" /> </a> </div> <div class="all-footer-column-wrap"> <div class="footer-column-wrap" controlID="41"> <div class="footer-column-title"> Information </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/landedpages/aboutus.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >About Us</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/contactus" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Contact us</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/landedpages/feedback.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' rel="nofollow">Feedback</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/landedpages/termsofservice.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Terms Of Service</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/landedpages/privacypolicy.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Privacy Policy</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/landedpages/contract.pdf" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='blank' rel="nofollow">Subscriber Agreement</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/jpost-jobs" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JPost Jobs</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/customer-service/cancel-subscription" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Cancel Subscription</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/sitemap" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Sitemap</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/customer-service" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Customer Service</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://store.jpost.com/" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target=_blank >JP Store</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/advertise" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' style=font-weight:bold; rel="nofollow">Advertise with Us</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/advertise-in-hebrew" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">פרסום בג'רוזלם פוסט</a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-column-wrap" controlID="44"> <div class="footer-column-title"> The Jerusalem Post Group </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/breaking-news" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Breaking News</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/international" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >World News</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Iran News</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/mdaheroes" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >MDA Heroes</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/jerusalem-report" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Jerusalem Report</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="http://www.jpostlite.co.il/" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' Jerusalem Post Lite >Jerusalem Post Lite</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://realestate.jpost.com/" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" id="IsraelRealEstateMain">Real Estate Listings</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/services" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Services</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/precious-metals" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >Precious Metals</a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-column-wrap" controlID="46"> <div class="footer-column-title"> Tools and services </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://payments.jpost.com/paywall/paywallpersonaldetails" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' JPost Premium rel="nofollow">JPost Premium</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://members.jpost.com/ulpanonline/ulpanonlinehome.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' Ulpan Online rel="nofollow">Ulpan Online</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/subscribe-daily-email" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" title='Subscribe To The JPost NewsLetter ' target='_blank' rel="nofollow">JPost Newsletter</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/landedpages/subscribe.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank'>Our Magazines</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://members.jpost.com/LandedPages/hebrew.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' Learn Hebrew rel="nofollow">Learn Hebrew</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/rss/" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank'>RSS feed</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/articlearchive/listarticlearchive.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' rel="nofollow">JPost.com Archive</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="/magazineprint/digitallibrary.aspx" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank'>Digital Library</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/judaism/lists-of-holidays/2023" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' >Lists of Jewish holidays</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.maariv.co.il/jewishism/Lists-of-holidays" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >לוח חגים ומועדים 2024</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.maariv.co.il/jewishism/shabat-times" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" >זמני כניסת שבת</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.maariv.co.il/" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' >חדשות מעריב </a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-column-wrap" controlID="43"> <div class="footer-column-title"> Sites Of Interest </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="http://www.bankhapoalim.com/?refferer=Jpost&subject=hp" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target='_blank' Poalim Online rel="nofollow">Poalim Online</a> </div> <div class="footer-item"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/tags/jnf-usa" class="footer-item-link-name" target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JNF-USA</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-bottom-text"> The Jerusalem Post Customer Service Center can be contacted with any questions or requests: <br /> Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699 E-mail: subs@jpost.com <br /> The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 07:00 AM and 14:00 PM and Fridays only handles distribution requests between 7:00 AM and 12:30 PM <br /> For international customers: The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 7AM and 14PM Israel time Toll Free number 1-800-448-9291 Telephone +972-3-761-9056 Fax: 972-3-561-3699 E-mail: subs@jpost.com </div> <div class="footer-bottom-copyright-text"> <span> Copyright © 2024 Jpost Inc. All rights reserved <a href="/landedpages/termsofservice.aspx" target="_blank"> • Terms of Use </a> <a href="/landedpages/privacypolicy.aspx" target="_blank"> • Privacy Policy </a> </span> <span class="footer-bottom-text-designer">Designed by <a href="https://www.danielchen.co.il/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img width="100" height="12" alt="Daniel Chen" class="lazy footerlink" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/445638" /></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/lib/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js?v=9_aliU8dGd2tb6OSsuzixeV4y_faTqgFtohetphbbj0"></script> <script src="/js/site.min.js?v=i2Jg6Yyuj562mgd9bx3QMiQWQV9s0szsY0a03dKgYR8"></script> <script async > (function () { var clientIP = ""; $.getJSON("https://api.ipify.org?format=json", function (data) { clientIP = data.ip; $.ajax({ url: 'https://graph.facebook.com/v12.0/1730128020581377/events?access_token=EAAImek5wZBIABAJstt216O1qMPtr9SBYs0UWAcEZBOmYZAtH1taP21ZCZAJ5g1O0uhbuGZBBZBsZBQZBgWKNsrLYAT1RtlVBkCc0ynBCHZCjymX7HX2ZB10AMYm3nQ9uI8h557gZB6Y777ZBhheFWecRX1iDUhkQH3C7MdzPUjI92cURpCafjJIRGNEx7', type: 'post', dataType: 'json', data: { "data": [{ event_name: "Pageview", event_time: Math.floor(new Date() / 1000), action_source: "website", event_source_url: window.location.href, user_data: { "client_ip_address": clientIP, "client_user_agent": navigator.userAgent } }] }, success: function (response) { console.log(response); }, error: function (response) { console.log("error"); } }); }) })(); </script> <script src="/js/js_category.min.js?v=ExpXikqLhd4jKZWYsd45nNEFVY-eevH49EOyWhK9xFM"></script> <script src="/js/captcha.min.js?v=-68AGDByS5Npbp_wT5d-Tl71BFZkNbLL9RCUO14qbrA"></script> <script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?hl=en&onload=onloadCallback&render=explicit" async defer></script> </body> </html>