Anna Ahronheim

Anna Ahronheim is the military reporter for 'The Jerusalem Post.' She grew up in Montreal, Canada and received her BA in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a focus in Law from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. With a keen interest in the Middle-East, terrorism and terror groups, she moved to Israel and received her MA in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security at the Interdisciplinary Center of Herzilya, Israel.


IDF female combat soldiers.

These women are the first IDF tank crew preventing drug smuggling along Egyptian border

 WHILE SOME 600 female cadets pass the preliminary tests of the pilot’s course, about two-thirds drop out in the first year of the intensive three-year course, and only 30 to 40 of those who remain successfully complete the course.

Who are the women of the Israel Air Force?

Celebratory Israeli Air Force flyover, July 1967 (Photo: Dan Hadani / Colorization: MyHeritage). The Dan Hadani Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at the National Library of Israel

One of Israel's first Air Force pilots, Danny Shapira, passes away at 97


IDF signs demolition and confiscation order for Shuafat attacker

Lazar, 18 years old from Bat Hefer, was killed after Tamimi opened fire on her and a group of security guards at point-blank range after casually exiting a car at the crossing. 

 Israeli security forces are seen following a shooting incident at a check point next to Shuafat in east Jerusalem, October 10, 2022.

Shin Bet arrests Hamas operative who gathered intel in Israel

Sabar Mahmoud Yousef Abu Thabat had a work permit yet gathered intelligence on Shin Bet operatives and sites

 The IDF and Shin Bet arrested a number of Palestinians belonging to a cell directed by Hamas

New private company hopes to stabilize West Bank economy, and security

Company for Correspondence Services to provide services to Israeli and Palestinian banks

Cool pic Palestine money 370

Moving COGAT from Defense Ministry could spark more W. Bank violence - official

Col.(res.) Michael Milshtein: "If there is no real discourse between Israel and the Palestinians, there could be a nightmarish situation."

 Palestinian youth clash with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 28, 2022.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz hopeful about Arrow-3 sale to Germany

Germany hopes to sign a deal to purchase Israel’s Arrow-3 missile defense system and have the system operational by 2025. 

Israel, US carry out successful test of Arrow-3 missile over Alaska

Iranian regime likely to survive the protests, Israeli official predicts

Iran has been engulfed in widespread protests against the regime since mid-September after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed in police custody.

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Israel saw dramatic drop in terror in November despite fatal attacks

The Shin Bet marked a significant decrease in attacks from October, but there were more fatalities from November's attacks.

 Police and security personnel at the scene of a terror attack in Jerusalem, on November 23, 2022.

Israel rebukes UN official for referring to terror attack as 'scuffle'

The coordinator tweeted that he was “horrified by today’s killing of a Palestinian man during a scuffle with an Israeli soldier near Huwara."

 IDF soldiers secure the scene after a Border Police officer was stabbed in Huwara, December 2, 2022.

Israel sends armored ambulances to Ukraine

The aid is the latest in a series of humanitarian aid efforts made by the Israeli government and Israeli organizations for Ukraine.

 Armored ambulance provided by Israel to Ukraine

Gantz: Iran conducted 16 separate attacks in past 5 years in the Gulf and Red Sea

“We are reminded that war is not a distant reality and that countries must be able to build their capabilities and defend themselves."

 A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.