Greer Fay Cashman

Greer Fay Cashman is a veteran Australian born journalist whose by-line has appeared in The Jerusalem Post for some 45 years. She has written on a wide variety of subjects and says she has been educated by her profession.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026.

Messages of peace feature prominently in Herzog, Sa'ar Independence Day speeches

President Isaac Herzog awards his Argentinian counterpart Javier Milei with the Presidential Medal of Honor, Jerusalem, April 20, 2026.

President Herzog presents Argentina's Milei with Presidential Medal of Honor

THE NATIONAL Library of Israel

Grapevine: Crown jewels


Victims of terror honored at President's Residence

"You are all reluctant heroes. You have shown that despite this terrible tragedy, you have continued with your lives," said Herzog to the families of the victims.

People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).

Grapevine, April 17, 2026: Resilience – a Jewish character trait

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets Yehuda Dua (left) and Uri Kellner.

Grapevine: Bevy of buses

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Buses in central Jerusalem, February 12, 2025

Grapevine, April 10, 2026: Toxic antisemitism

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Grapevine: Buffet adventures

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Breakfast at the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem.

Grapevine, April 2, 2026: The insensitivity of bureaucracy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Beersheba, southern Israel, June 24, 2025

Grapevine: Sheltering routine

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Children play in a Jerusalem shelter

Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

The Israeli-Iranian handshake at Pope John Paul II's funeral

The custom at such international gatherings is to shake hands with the people on either side. Then-Israeli president Moshe Katsav was seen shaking hands with then-Iranian president Mohammad Khatami.

Cardinals take part in the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square April 8, 2005 in Vatican City, Vatican.

'My Israeli Journey': Shaul Mofaz recounts battles, politics, and family - review

My Israeli Journey one of the most accurate, non-academic records of the years in which Mofaz served in the IDF and in his post-army service to his country.

Shaul Mofaz at a Kadima rally, 2009.