MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the Diaspora correspondent at The Jerusalem Post. She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England.

After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju.

She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post.

In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.


A person holds a placard reading "Don't touch my Jew" during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023

'Is there a future for Jews in Belgium?' Belgium symposium asks

Solidarity march against antisemitism in London, November 6, 2023

Antisemitism helplines launched for Jewish university students in UK, Amsterdam

A Palestinian man holds a sick child before leaving Gaza for treatment abroad through Rafah crossing, amid a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 1, 2025.

First group of sick Gazan children arrive in UK for treatment


Likud Israel court can intervene in Likud affairs, marks success for Minister Zohar - exclusive

Such a battle hasn't occurred in the World Likud in the past 20 years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to his Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem May 20, 2024

Three French Muslim teenagers on trial for planned terror attack on Israeli embassy in Belgium

The teens had exchanged videos of previous terror attacks and tested homemade explosives.

Riot police officers stand guard in front of students taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.

'Declaring war on antisemitism in Germany': Merz tearful at synagogue reopening ceremony

"We will not tolerate antisemitism even when it is disguised under the pretense of freedom, of art, of culture, or of science," Merz said.

German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the reopening of the Reichenbach Synagogue. September 15, 2025.

Two British Labour MPs denied entry to Israel, escorted to Jordan

Israel barred UK Labour MPs Peter Prinsley and Simon Opher from entering on “public order” grounds as they traveled to visit the West Bank.

British MPs Peter Prinsley and Simon Opher, who were denied entry into Israel.

Journès at 'Post' Conference: France’s Palestine recognition didn’t end ceasefire talks

At The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, France’s ambassador defends his country’s stance on Palestine and its impact on talks.

French Ambassador Frédéric Journès, German ambassador Steffen Siebert speaking at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, September 16, 2025.

Sharren Haskel: 'This is not a territorial conflict, but a religious, cultural conflict'

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel outlines Israel’s diplomatic battle amid global cultural and religious conflicts at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference.

Sharren Haskel at The Jerusalem Post conference in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Argentina sees Israel as a ‘light in the region,’ envoy Wahnish tells Post conference

While Israel does not have many allies, "it has a few and Argentina is one of them," Axel Wahnish said.

Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, Argentina's ambassador to Israel, at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center. September 16, 2025.

Chikli at 'Post' Conference: New axis of evil is Turkey, Syria, Qatar

Israel's Amichai Chikli criticizes Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman ambitions and France's lack of support for Israel, calling for a rise in nationalism and patriotism in Europe.

Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

'At UN, truth is a lie and lie is a truth,' Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana tells 'Post' conference

The UN "rewards terror, ignores massacre and obstructs the path to real peace," Ohana said.

Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center, September 16, 2025.

'Israel committing genocide in Gaza,' UN inquiry concludes

"Genocide is occurring in Gaza," said Navi Pillay, head of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speaks during a news conference for a report on "the right to privacy in the digital age" at the United Nations in Geneva, July 16, 2014.