Menachem Shlomo

Menachem Shlomo is a former contributing writer and editor for The Jerusalem Post. He grew up in Pittsburgh and has a masters degree in communications and journalism from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

SWEDISH JOURNALIST Donald Bostrom speaks at a conference in Dimona. His story on alleged transplant-organ theft, published in a Swedish newspaper, provoked outrage in Israel.

A blood libel in America

A seal hangs over a building at Harvard University

Palestinian Harvard student barred entry into U.S.

ARYEH AND Shoshana Wasserman, along with two of their children, arrive in Israel last week after making aliyah.

Diaspora Affairs: Making aliyah again 5 years later - What’s changed?


Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib hint at cutting aid to Israel after entry denied

"Netanyahu's decision to deny us entry might be unprecedented for members of Congress."

U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib respond to Palestinian Authority's LGBTQ ban

"Right wing media asking us about this, can you listen up and amplify it correctly!" wrote Rep. Omar.

U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) react as they discuss travel restrictions to Palestine and Israel during a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in St Paul, Minnesota, August 19, 2019

With music and shofar blasts, Israel welcomes olim from North America

The new immigrants are among a total of 2,282 olim expected to arrive from the US and Canada this summer.

242 new immigrants stepped off a Nefesh B’Nefesh chartered El Al flight in Ben-Gurion Airport on August 14, 2019.

‘Making aliyah is really about the children’

Parents arriving in Israel talk to the ‘Post’ about preparing their kids for the big move

The Blum family steps off the chartered Nefesh B'Nefesh plane in Israel on Wednesday

Progress in Meretz-Barak talks after he apologizes to Arabs

Meretz counting on split in Laborץ

Ehud Barak speaks at a press conference with his Israel Democratic Party.

Barak apologizes for Palestinians killed during protests while he was PM

"I bear responsibility for everything that happened, for bad or for good, during my term as prime minister," Barak told Reshet Bet Radio.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak gestures after delivering a statement in Tel Aviv, Israel June 26, 2019

Hate on the holiday of love

I stood outside the home of a family torn apart by hatred on the holiday of love.

Yotam Ovadia

Netanyahu: IDF the only army ready to fight Iran

Speaking to members of the National Security College at the Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu slammed the 2015 nuclear deal, saying that only he was against it at the time.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the graduation ceremony of the Israeli Air Force's newest pilots, June 2019

Israel mourns as first lady Nechama Rivlin dies at 73

The beloved wife of the president died just one day before her 74th birthday, on June 5.

President Ruvi Rivlin and First Lady Nechama Rivlin

Shalva founder to receive honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan

The organization's band made it to the finals of Israel's reality singing competition Hakochav Haba (Rising Star), which selects Israel’s contestant for the Eurovision musical competition.

The eight-member Shalva Band