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.

CUSTOMERS WAIT to be served at a butchers stall in Smithfield Market, the UK’s largest wholesale meat market in London, Britain, November 19, 2021.

UK animal welfare bill forcing divulging of kosher, halal meat passes first reading

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

Over 1,000 British councilors pledge to uphold Palestine rights, stand against Israel's 'genocide'

Israel and Ecuador flags. Ilustration.

Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights


Green Party to vote on 'Zionism is Racism' motion, calls for Palestinian state from river to sea

Motion A105 Zionism is Racism defines Zionism as racism, recognises its "continued harm to Palestinians," and would position the stance of the Green Party as anti-Zionist.

Signs in support of the Green Party stand outside houses in the constituency of Gorton and Denton ahead of a parliamentary by-election, in Manchester, Britain, February 18, 2026.

Arizona House affirms Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, to use terms in all state comms

The Arizona House approved resolutions rejecting the term "West Bank" in official state business, instead recognizing Israel's historical and legal sovereignty.

Arizona State Highway welcome sign

Australian Royal Commission into antisemitism begins inquiry into Bondi Beach terror attack

Commissioner Virginia Bell opened the Royal Commission into the Dec. 14 Bondi massacre. The hearing established terms to investigate security failures and the drivers of Australian antisemitism.

A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration.

Australia's mid-way through terror listing of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir

Established in Jerusalem in 1953, Hizb ut Tahrir is dedicated to establishing a caliphate across the Muslim world.

 The Hizb ut Tahrir logo.

Five people in France indicted for funding Hamas under guise of humanitarian aid

According to PNAT, the individuals were formally charged on February 20, following an initial operation in January 2024 that involved searches of their organization's headquarters.

Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

Paris kosher restaurant sprayed with acid for third time, plates and cutlery rendered unusable

Early Friday morning, restaurant employees at Kokoriko discovered that acid had been sprayed overnight on the tables, walls, and floor.

Paris kosher restaurant sprayed with acid for third time, plates and cutlery rendered unusable

'Cultural act of resistance': US's first ever Palestinian bookstore opens in Los Angeles

Watermelon Books LA opened in the Holy Ground community gathering space and holds about 1,000 books on art, food, poetry, history, fiction, and political books about Palestine.

WATERMELON BOOKS, the new Palestinian book store open in Los Angeles.

Vanderbilt probes math lecturer over anti-Zionist, antisemitic teaching materials

Vanderbilt University is investigating a faculty member after reports that he shared anti-Israel content in class, sparking backlash.

 Students crossing the lawn in front of the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center for Education on the campus of Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., September 18, 2018.

Merz's CDU party unanimously adopts motion to end UNRWA funding, create rules for payments to PA

At the CDU congress, Merz's party approved a motion to freeze aid to the Palestinian Authority until reforms are made, end EU/German subsidies to UNRWA, and ensure antisemitism compliance.

Chancellor Merz greets Merkel at CDU federal congress in Stuttgart, Feb 20, 2026.

Anti-Zionist group plans keffiyeh protest amid Buchenwald camp's ban on pro-Palestinian symbols

The organizing group is Kufiyas Network's Kufiyas in Buchenwald program, which accuses the site of "massively intensifying repression against solidarity with Palestine."

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wear keffiyeh at a protest to condemn the interception of the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Rome, Italy, October 1, 2025.