SHIR PERETS

Shir Perets is a Breaking News Desk Manager at The Jerusalem Post. She grew up in central Israel and is a graduate of Bar-Ilan University, where she studied English literature and communications. When she isn’t writing, Shir can be found painting, building Legos, feeding stray cats, or singing along to Taylor Swift.

A man performs the ancient Jewish ritual of kaparot

Six Israeli cities ban live chickens for Yom Kippur kapparot, animal rights org. urges more to join

Yuval Abraham and Director Rachel Szor winners of the Special Jury Prize for "Naza" attend a photocall on the red carpet following the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido on September 12, 2026.

'An act of treason': Politicians clash over 'NAZA' Gaza war film, label creators 'Israel-haters'

Shas leader MK Arye Deri (L) and United Torah Judaism leader MK Ya’akov Asher.

Israel Election 2026: What do Arye Deri's Shas and Yaakov Asher's United Torah Judaism stand for?


WATCH: IDF completes Ali Taher security zone after destroying Hezbollah tunnels

IDF troops are preparing to defend the area and prevent Hezbollah from returning, Netanyahu and Katz said.

IDF destroys Hezbollah tunnel inAli Taher ridge, September 10, 2026.

Netanyahu vows Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons while he is prime minister

“President Trump announced this evening that Iran is trying to arm itself again with nuclear weapons. That is true,” Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cornerstone laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in east Jerusalem near the separation wall with the West Bank on July 5, 2026.

Ben-Gvir sues Eisenkot for NIS 100,000 over 'false attribution of incitement to killing, racism'

According to the lawsuit, Eisenkot described videos containing messages such as "the only way is to kill" and "a good Arab is a dead Arab."

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 25, 2026.

Bennett-Liberman, Eisenkot-Golan: Opposition parties sign surplus vote-sharing agreement

A voter surplus is the number of votes a party has left after winning its initial Knesset seats. Surplus-vote agreements can help allied parties turn those extra votes into another seat.

Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot at a march for conscripting haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews into the IDF, in Jerusalem, January 15, 2026; illustrative.

Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Israel added some 124,000 residents over the past year, while emigration remained higher than immigration, according to new CBS data.

Israel's population stands at 10.305 million ahead of the Jewish new year.

Israel investigating how Syrian civilian reached area near IDF post in Golan undetected - report

In a separate incident overnight, IDF troops detained two Syrian civilians in the Mount Hermon sector who are suspected of involvement in attempted smuggling operations along the border.

 IDF soldiers but up a checkpoint on a road near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights on October 7, 2023.

UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas attack days before October 7 massacre, Haaretz reports

MBZ warned Netanyahu of a major operation planned by Yahya Sinwar, 10 days before October 7 • Netanyahu said to have dismissed the warning, failing to alert Israeli security chiefs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

What's in a name? Population Authority shares most popular baby names ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Mohammed, Ariel, and Avigail topped Israel’s lists, with a total of 179,398 babies registered in Israel’s Population Registry as of Sunday morning, September 6.

Feeding baby from a bottle

Chili Tropper's Zionist Home splits from Yoaz Hendel's Reservists, joins Eisenkot's Yashar

“We both chose to try to serve the public through the political arena as well,” they said. “In some cases together and in all other cases separately, but with a very similar ideological outlook.”

Gadi Eisenkot (c) poses with Chili Tropper and Zionist Home candidates following their merger with the Yashar party, September 6, 2026

Israelis, Jews abroad face heightened terror threat as High Holy Days near, NSC warns

The National Security Council warned that Iran and its proxies remain the leading global terror threat to Israelis and Jews, while stressing that no new travel warnings were issued.

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, August 23, 2026.