MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the international affairs 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.

An illustration of a doctor over a backdrop of the Palestinian flag.

Medical union supports terrorists, excludes Israeli workers, Jewish American cardiologist says

President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) Janez Jansa is sworn in as the prime minister of Slovenia, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 22, 2026.

Slovenia votes in strongly pro-Israel Jansa as new PM after years of hostility towards Jewish State

Gregoire and Abou Hassira.

Paris mayor to propose granting honorary citizenship to Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank


The quiet home front: The loneliness and love of Israel’s husbands at war

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Neora, who lost her only sibling in the war, speaks of the struggles of being married to a soldier in the reserves. The distance between them often takes its toll.

Neora and E. moved to Ramat Gan together two years ago and are looking forward to starting a family. Here, Neora sits in a narrow hallway as her partner stands above her in uniform, the weight of absence lingering even in proximity.

High Court gives Gaza NGOs 30 days to submit employee lists, backs Israel registration rule

The petition followed the NGOs' refusal of Israel’s request that organizations provide lists of their local employees, as required under Israel’s NGO registration and security screening procedure.

Supreme court justice Ofer Grosskopf (C) arrives for a hearing on a petition seeking a conditional order that would require Justice Minister Yariv Levin to cooperate with Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit in appointing office holders, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

Jews are 'universal enemy,' San Diego shooters wrote in neo-Nazi antisemitic manifesto

The rambling manifesto repeatedly espouses antisemitic views, especially those that derive from white replacement theory, also known as the Great Replacement theory.

A child holds his parents hands as they leave the mosque, at the scene of a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, US, May 18, 2026

South Korea’s Lee calls Netanyahu 'war criminal,' accuses Israel of illegally detaining activists

A humanitarian aid flotilla carrying activists — including South Korean activist Kim Dong-hyun — was intercepted by Israeli forces while attempting to reach Gaza on the afternoon of May 18.

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

'It's like the Holocaust': Golders Green gang-beating victim tells 'Post' - interview

Ben Yakar was assaulted on Monday morning. The Metropolitan Police told the Post that no arrests had been made by Monday night, but that the assault was being treated as an antisemetic hate crime.

:ocal residents look on from outside a cordoned-off area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London last month, following the stabbing of two people nearby.

Russian propaganda sites spread forged 'Post' front page, other global media outlets

The fake front pages were disseminated after Zelensky’s former press secretary, Yuliia Mendel, gave an interview last week with US pro-Russian pundit Tucker Carlson.

A false propagandized cover of The Jerusalem Post (L) next to the actual front page of The Jerusalem Post (R) May 12 2026

Jewish man gang-beaten in antisemitic hate crime in Golders Green

The man, in his 20s, had to go to a hospital for injuries to his face and back.

Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as people attend a rally organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026.

Mamdani to appoint anti-Israel JVP rabbi to taxpayer-funded city hall faith liaison role

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Rabbi Miriam Grossman, linked to Jewish Voice for Peace, to a city faith liaison role, raising concerns over anti-Israel affiliations.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.

Croatian president not approving Israel’s proposed ambassador due to ‘policies of Israeli gov’t’

The official statement came after Israeli media reported that Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has been refusing for seven months to approve the appointment of Israel’s ambassador to the country.

Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

German intelligence service flags watermelon symbol in new pro-Palestinian extremism guide

Germany’s BfV warns that antisemitic codes, from financial conspiracy terms to anti-Israel symbols, can spread extremism while going undetected.

Illustration of a watermelon in the shape of Israel.