James Genn

James Genn is a breaking news editor at The Jerusalem Post. He grew up near London to a split Irish-British-Israeli family. James moved to Israel in 2014 and spent time serving in the IDF's International Cooperation Unit before becoming an Open Source Intelligence Analyst. In his free time, James can be found monitoring global jihad, terrorist, and militant separatist groups, or ranting about the lore of his favorite sci-fi and fantasy books and movies.


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).

Israeli Security Cabinet approves PM Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City

UKL welcoming the birth of baby Yahya Sinwar, August 3, 2025.

German parents name baby after former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, likely to be rejected by court

WrestleMania signage on display the WWE Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, US, February 1, 2025; illustrative.

Disney subsidiary ESPN purchases WWE US streaming rights for $1.6b. over five year period


IRGC asks Taliban for leaked 'kill list' of suspected MI6 agents, collaborators - report

In doing so, IRGC intends to increase its knowledge on spies working for the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, which may give Iran leverage ahead of nuclear negotiations.

 The head of the Taliban government, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Kabul, Afghanistan January 26, 2025.

IDF reinforcements prevented 'more severe disaster' on Kibbutz Sufa, Oct. 7 probe finds

Civilians and security forces who fought in the kibbutz showed great bravery, including risking their lives, the probe noted.

IDF soldiers drive near Sufa; illustrative.

WATCH: Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' on UK easyJet flight, 'wanted to send message to Trump'

The easyJet flight from London Luton, was forced to undergo an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, where police boarded the plane and arrested the suspected terrorist.

 EasyJet airplane

Egypt conducts raid, kills two Muslim Brotherhood-linked terrorists in Giza

The terrorists belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Hasm Movement, who are recognized as a terror group by both the US and UK.

 Egyptian police officers, soldiers, at site of major terror attack linked with Hasm Movement targeting public prosecutor in Cairo, 2015; illustrative.

State Dept. designates Pakistani group behind April's Pahalgam massacre as terrorists

The Resistance Front (TRF) will now be recognized by the US as a front and proxy group for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and added to LeT's designation as an FTO and SDGT.

 Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a suspected militant attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam, in Srinagar April 25, 2025.

IDF failed to protect Ofakim on Oct. 7, leading to death of 33 Israelis, incl. 25 civilians - probe

Security forces in Ofakim, including police officers, armed civilians, and IDF soldiers were motivated to repel Hamas's Nukhba force terrorists, leading to the killing of all 15, the probe noted.

 A women standing beside a memorial monument in Mishor HaGefen neighborhood that was attacked by Hamas terrorists on 7 October massacre, in the southern Israeli city of Ofakim, September 19, 2024.

Israel Police investigates left-wing journalist for expressing joy at death of five IDF soldiers

"The world is a better place this morning, without five young men who participated in one of the most brutal crimes against humanity," haredi left-wing journalist, Israel Frey, wrote on X/Twitter.

 Israel Frey protests calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, April 8, 2024.

IDF soldiers killed due to yeshivas 'neglecting Torah study', former chief rabbi claims

Yitzhak Yosef condoled the families of the five soldiers killed in Gaza's Beit Hanun in an open letter, calling for increased Torah study, implicitly denouncing haredi draft attempts.

 Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, June 07, 2025; illustrative.

Iranian scholar calls for action on Trump's, 'Zionist leaders' threats against Khamenei

If they carry out such an act, they will face severe and divine punishment, and they will undoubtedly be avenged," Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi wrote.

 Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi pictured in 2017.

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, military chiefs hail attack on US bases as 'decisive response'

IRGC claimed to have delivered a clear and explicit message that "Iran will never leave any attack on its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and national security unanswered."

A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, June 20, 2025