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Iranian intel. ministry-linked group behind LA public transport cyberattack, Israeli firm finds

March's cyberattack on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was carried out by a group called "Abadil of Minab," Israeli information security firm Gambit found.

|ByREUTERS, NIV LILIEN
A Metro bus with FIFA Log Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee advertising in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 27, 2026; illustrative.
Ministry of Tourism Director General Michael Izhakov

Tourism Ministry director-general to visit US in push to boost incoming tourism to Israel

"We want to remaind everyone that Israel remains a compelling, dynamic and safe destination for both tourism and investment," says Michael Izhakov.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE ISRAEL men’s national flag football team is in heavy preparation for this summer’s Olympic qualifying campaign at the 2026 IFAF World Championship in Germany.

Israel flag football chases Olympic dream on road to Los Angeles 2028

Despite the ongoing war, the national team has continued to hold regular practices, training camps, and scouting sessions to assemble the strongest possible roster.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
The US Capitol building dome is seen through spring flowers on March 30, 2026, in Washington, DC.

One million US dollars in federal grants awarded to California Jewish security initiative

Congressman Brad Sherman had requested $1,400,000 for the program from the House Committee on Appropriations last May, for the 2026 fiscal year.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Grapevine January 25, 2025: Organizational fever

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

JANUARY 26, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: WIZO stalwarts Esther Mor, Anat Vidor, and Anita Friedman.

Israel sends firefighting and rescue experts to aid US with LA fire

"The special relationship between America and Israel on display!" The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans said on X Saturday.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
An air tanker drops fire retardant at the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from Woodland Hills, neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025.

Trump announces sweeping first-day executive orders and record declassifications

Classified documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK are to be released. Trump added that "other topics of great interest" will have classified records declassified.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025.

Lev Echad sends aid delegation to Los Angeles wildfire zones

The delegation consists of members with experience in emergency response to disasters.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByYUVAL BAGNO
The Lev Echad delegation leaves for Los Angeles to provide aid to the areas affected by the wildfires. January 14, 2025.

‘Just things’ - like what my LA neighbors lost - are what makes houses into Jewish homes - opinion

Every home taken by fires, no matter the family’s cultural background, contained a lifetime of memories and artifacts.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByRACHEL STEINHARDT/JTA
Hanukka

Los Angeles wildfires claim 14 lives as containment efforts struggle

Private forecaster AccuWeather estimated the damage and economic loss at $135 billion to $150 billion, portending soaring homeowners' insurance costs.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByREUTERS
A view shows the remains of homes burned by the Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US January 12, 2025.

Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice - opinion

How should we prioritize when everything feels so uncertain, so urgent?

JANUARY 12, 2025ByRABBI PAUL KIPNES / JTA
A firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025.

Jamie Lee Curtis likens LA fires to 'war-torn' Gaza, sparking controversy

"But the entire Pacific Palisades looks like, unfortunately, Gaza or one of these war-torn countries," Curtis stated in the viral clip.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jamie Lee Curtis in front of background of the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025. (illustrative)

Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction, posing new threat despite winds easing

Six blazes in Los Angeles have killed at least 11 people and destroyed nearly 54 square miles of land.

JANUARY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
A fire hydrant sprays water in front of a burned property, following the Eaton fire, one of six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, in Altadena, California, US January 11, 2025.

2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say

Scientists claim that the last 10 years were the hottest on record

JANUARY 10, 2025ByREUTERS
Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change