TZVI JASPER

Tzvi Jasper is a Breaking News Desk editor and writer at The Jerusalem Post . He holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Communications from Bar-Ilan University. When not working, he enjoys reading and playing tabletop roleplaying games.

Democratic candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed poses with union members from UAW Local 51 during the Labor Day Parade in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 7, 2026.

El-Sayed visits Jewish Michiganders for Rosh Hashanah meal after accusations of antisemitism

US President Donald J. Trump makes an announcement on healthcare in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 18, 2026.

Trump declares artificial intelligence warnings hoax by Democrats, announces new 'AI Force'

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Arab Israeli arrested after allegedly making contact with Lebanese foreign agent


Matthew Lillard expresses shame at appearing in Scream 7 after actress fired for anti-Israel posts

"She’s on the right side of history," Lillard said. "The whole world should have popped up and said, ‘She’s right.’ And they didn’t. And that’s brutal."

 Matthew Lillard of "Scream" talks to fans at a Behind the Screams panel at the 2026 Fan Expo at Colorado Convention Center on May 28, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

Former IDF soldier killed in paragliding accident during Colombia trip

Following the tragic news, the Chabad updates site reported that the city Chabad emissary Rabbi Levi Vanunu, in close cooperation with the Israeli Embassy there, is working around the clock.

Illustrative: Paragliders run to take off from Bello, Antioquia department, Colombia on February 11, 2026.

China could acquire F-35 fighter jet technology through Saudi Arabia, US officials warn - report

The officials' fears stem from the United States' multi-billion-dollar sale of 48 aircraft to Saudi Arabia, which has been pending since November 2025.

 CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping meets with then-Saudi deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 Summit in Zhejiang province, China, in 2016.

US still committed to disarming Hamas, source says, after Katz claims it will not happen - report

"There is no need to believe or guess," the source told KAN News. "Only to cooperate with the Peace Council's plan to remove Hamas from all its weapons and rule in Gaza."

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

Israel facing propaganda attack, Netanyahu says at memorial ceremony for Christian IDF soldiers

Netanyahu said that Israel was an "island of tolerance" in the region. The State of Israel is the only place in the Middle East where the Christian community flourishes and grows," he added.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the cornerstone laying ceremony for a memorial for Christian soldiers, September 16, 2026.

Netanyahu announces he will propose laws to revoke citizenship of people 'smearing' IDF

A second law Netanyahu said he would present would multiply by 20 the amount it would be possible to sue people for over slandering the IDF.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, votes in Likud party primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October, in Jerusalem, Monday, August. 17, 2026.

IDF strikes southern Lebanon after warning northern Israeli residents about explosions

The IDF warned northern residents in a message about loud explosion noises that would be heard across the region.

SMOKE RISES from southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, May 6, 2026.

25,000 seminary girls recruited to fund haredi yeshivas amid draft crisis - report

KAN reported that 25,000 seminary girls participated in the phone-calling campaign and raised over NIS 11 million. Each girl was given a personal fundraising goal of NIS 8,400.

 Haredim protest against the IDF draft on Highway 4 outside Bnei Brak; illustrative, April 6, 2025.

IDF arrests Iran's Press TV journalist in West Bank, hands her to police, source confirms to 'Post'

The IDF confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the journalist, identified by the Iranian state broadcaster as Palestinian-American Naqqa Hamad, was transferred to the Israel Police.

Israeli security forces raid the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, September 4, 2026

Hamas massacre victims' families release 'October 7 Files' in push for government accountability

"How is it possible that the greatest disaster in the State of Israel has not been investigated?" Shelly Mashal Yogev, mother of Libby Cohen Meguri, who was killed at the Nova music festival, said.

Victims of the October 7 attacks hold a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 15, 2026.