Media

Laura Loomer made political posts for pay without disclosing, ex-Trump aide claims - report

Former Trump campaign aide Alex Bruesewitz and two others said in a 'Washington Post' report on Saturday that they paid Loomer for posts on X; she disputes their accounts.

Laura Loomer arrives ahead of Donald Trump's debate with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

When polls get it wrong: Statistics vs political reality - opinion

Members of Mada Masr work in their office on January 25 2015 in Cairo, Egypt.Mada Masr is a Cairo-based independent news website.

Egypt’s media crackdown draws international outcry after Mada Masr closure

Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

How is the Muslim world reporting on Israel’s election?


Who made Gaza hospitals and homes targets? - opinion

Hamas chose this war on October 7, then built its strategy around erasing the line the law of war exists to draw.

Palestinian women walk past buildings damaged during the war at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, March 31, 2026.

The illusion of truth: Why the press is wrong about settlers - opinion

Repeat a falsehood often enough and, before long, people accept it as fact. The same principle applies to the Western media's vilification of West Bank settlers.

Israeli forces stand guard as Israeli settlers gather during the olive harvest at Palestinian-owned olive groves in Deir Abu Mashal, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 19, 2026.

Israel must treat the media war as seriously as Iran’s nuclear threat, Gil Hoffman says

MEDIA AFFAIRS: Gil Hoffman talks to the ‘Post’ about his new book 'The Blood Libel Machine' and Israel’s war for global public opinion.

Author Gil Hoffman stands with his new book, ‘The Blood Libel Machine,’ which argues that the spread of anti-Israel narratives and the surge in global antisemitism were the result of a premeditated information campaign that had been in the works for decades.

Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition Halk TV amid opposition crackdown

The move comes days after Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the court-appointed chairman of Turkey's former main opposition Republican People's Party, publicly criticized Halk TV over its coverage.

Turkish anti-riot police officers stand at the bottom of the building during a police raid at the headquarters of pro-opposition Halk TV in Istanbul, on October 14, 2026.

‘There will be no Tel Aviv’: Egyptians threaten Israel following Smotrich Sinai comments

“There will be no Tel Aviv, there will be no Ben-Gurion Airport, and there will be no Netanyahu,” said Amr Adib on MBC Egypt.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the National Conservatism Conference, or NatCon, in Jerusalem on October 6, 2026.

When journalism fails, democracy fails - opinion

Today, we face another contagion: the erosion of our collective capacity for critical thinking.

What happens when Israeli citizens lose the ability to distinguish facts from fiction?

Editor’s Notes: Flydubai crisis shows why we need another major news agency - comment

As editor of the Post, I would welcome another substantial international news agency. I would like a wider range of independently gathered accounts for our editors to consider.

Democratic US presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden at the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 US presidential campaign in Washington.

Esther Rantzen, campaigning Jewish British television presenter, dies at age 86

Esther Rantzen's show "That's Life!" was credited with helping to make car seat belts compulsory for children and bringing in safer surfaces to replace concrete in playgrounds.

Dame Esther Rantzen attends a Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn at Westminster Abbey on March 21, 2022 in London, England.

Gulf media delays reporting on flydubai hijacking, consider Israeli sources unreliable - analysis

While Israeli officials increasingly view the incident as an attempted hijacking and a disaster that was narrowly avoided by heroes on the plane, many in the Gulf appeared wary of reporting details.

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft bearing the logo of flydubai is parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, US March 11, 2019.

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

As an exhibition currently on display at the Israel Museum clearly demonstrates, there was a lot more to the late, internationally renowned Israel Prize-winning artist than just funky farm animals.

MENASHE KADISHMAN’S 1975 ‘Laundry Forest’ installation outside the Israel Museum invited the public into the work.