MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the Diaspora correspondent at The Jerusalem Post. She made aliyah five weeks before the war from rural England.

After attending university, where she studied English and Spanish literature, she moved to South Korea and taught at a British School in Jeju.

She spent five months working at the Prime Minister's Office international desk helping the hasbara effort in foreign languages before coming to the Post.

In her free time she does martial arts, tutors, and writes. She lives in Tel Aviv, and speaks several languages.

Protesters hold a banner during a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece.

Greek pro-Palestine groups plan 'day of action' against Israeli tourists for Sunday

March To Gaza Greece, Palestinian Community Greece and BDS Greece have been collectively advertising the planned protest on August 10 in an attempt to drum up support.

AUGUST 7, 2025
A PROTEST MARCH at which Israel is accused of ‘starving Gaza’ takes place in New York City last month. Even Left and Center Israelis cannot deny that antisemitic prejudices play a role in Israel’s deteriorating international status, says the writer.

US pro-Palestinian activist paid $75k to protest, funding traces back to Chinese Communist Party

David (Sung Mo) Chung was one of the key participants of the rally held on October 8, 2023, in New York, just a day after the Hamas massacre in Israel.

AUGUST 7, 2025
A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023.

Belgium revokes refugee status of Samidoun head Mohammed Khatib

Samidoun itself released a statement on Thursday confirming the news, and informing of Khatib's intention to appeal the decision to the Council for Asylum and Immigration Proceedings.

AUGUST 7, 2025

Germany sees 1,047 antisemitic crimes, two attempted murders, in first three months of 2025

BKA's report noted that the vast majority of antisemitic crimes are attributable to right-wing extremism, however "antisemitism is widespread throughout society."

AUGUST 7, 2025
Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

At least 200 antisemitic incidents every month in UK in first half of 2025, CST reveals

The highest monthly total came in June 2025, with 326 incidents, which the trust pointed out coincided with the Israel-Iran war.

AUGUST 6, 2025
Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

Jews remain most targeted religious group in the US, FBI report finds

California saw the highest number of hate crimes, followed by New Jersey and then New York.

AUGUST 5, 2025
A community gathering at the site of an attack against a group people holding a vigil for kidnapped Israeli citizens in Gaza oin Boulder, Colorado on June 4, 2025; illustrative.

UK's Royal Opera cancels planned run of Tosca in Israel after internal pressure

The Israeli Opera website has dropped reference to the Royal Opera House.

AUGUST 5, 2025
The Company perform onstage during a production of Tosca by Giacmo Puccini at London Coliseum on September 28, 2022; illustrative.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized; Swastikas painted on Oregons's Jewish, Holocaust museum

Berlin police announced on Sunday that vandals had defaced the Putlitz Bridge Holocaust deportation memorial with white paint splashes and parcel tape.

AUGUST 5, 2025
Putlitz Bridge Holocaust memorial in Berlin vandalized with white paint splashes and parcel tape.

Oxford University college launches £5k Tikvah Scholarships for Jewish, Israeli undergraduates

The Tikvah Scholarships will provide a total of four Jewish and/or Israeli (of any or no faith) undergraduates studying at the college with £5,000 for the year.

AUGUST 5, 2025
Students queue to sit a university degree finals examination at Oxford University in Oxford, Britain, June 6, 2025.

'Sarajevo Haggadah' proceeds to be donated to Palestinian causes, announces Bosnian museum

The Sarajevo Haggadah is a famous medieval manuscript containing an illustrated version of the Passover Seder text, dated to around 1350 and believed to be from Barcelona.

AUGUST 4, 2025
Proceeds of Sarajevo Haggadah to be donated to Palestine, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina announces.

UKLFI and Campaign Against Antisemitism being investigated by UK Charity Commission - report

CAGE complained that UKLFI and CAA have helped legitimise Israel’s "racist, apartheid and genocidal policies," bringing "malicious complaints... to silence pro-Palestinian voices."

AUGUST 4, 2025
Supporters of pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action hold banners and flags outside London's High Court, July 4, 2025; illustrative.

Number of antisemitic incidents doubles in Hamburg, mainly from ideological left, Islamists

In 2024, the number of antisemitic crimes motivated by religious ideology or politics (relating to foreign elements) rose significantly, surpassing those by right-wing extremists.

AUGUST 4, 2025
Muslim Interaktiv organize a rally calling for caliphate in Hamburg, Germany

'Won't accept lectures': Athens mayor, Israeli amb. clash over antisemitic incidents, graffiti

"It is appalling that Mr. Ambassador focuses only on graffiti (which is obviously being erased), while an unprecedented genocide is being carried out in Gaza," the mayor of Athens wrote.

AUGUST 4, 2025
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.