Yuval Levy

Yuval Levy is an intern at The Jerusalem Post. She grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and is an incoming undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, where she will be studying political science and international relations next fall. Yuval is a nationally-ranked debater and enjoys competing in mock trials and writing poetry in her spare time. She holds Israeli, American, and Canadian citizenships. 


US President Donald Trump salutes as he attends a welcome ceremony in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025.

Trump considers renaming Persian Gulf, uniting Iranians in backlash

 Hamas terrorists parade as they prepare to hand over hostages.

Netanyahu opposes death penalty for Nukhba terrorists, citing risks to hostage safety

 Wildfires rage, with firefighters doing their valiant best.

Independence Day ablaze: Jerusalemites find strength under fire and ash


The road less traveled doesn’t exist: The future of Israel's traffic jams, public transport woes

It’s no secret to Israelis that our country has a transportation problem. But despite public awareness, it’s not getting any better.

 An illustrative image of slow-moving traffic on Israel's Ayalon Highway.

To live and die for Israel: An outsider's perspective on Remembrance Day - opinion

"I truly don’t think I fully understood what it meant to be Israeli until I experienced Remembrance Day in Israel for the first time."

 A state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 30, 2025, during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror.

Media watchdog publishes first interactive map of Hamas tunnels in Gaza

Users can explore more than 37 miles of documented tunnels, less than 10% of the infrastructure Hamas is believed to have built underground.

 A Palestinian fighter of the Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip. May 18, 2022.

Jewish leaders call for sanctions on Francesca Albanese ahead of ‘Genocide Roundtable’

The UN's controversial Francesca Albanese will appear at the ‘Grappling with Genocide’ forum, scheduled for April 21st, along with a number of speakers also accused of antisemitism.

 UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

Around 75% of Hamas's tunnels in Gaza not destroyed by IDF

Security sources also added that a significant number of smuggling tunnels crossing from Egypt to the Gaza strip are still intact.

 Part of a three kilometre-long tunnel route destroyed by the IDF in the central Gaza Strip, August 9, 2024.

'It's up to us to fix this': Obama urges universities to defend academic freedom

“The idea of cancelling a speaker who comes to your campus, trying to shout them down and not letting them speak [...] that’s not what America should be about," Obama said.

 Former US president Barack Obama listens to speakers on a panel at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Illinois, US. December 5, 2024.

Former Shin Bet official: 'I salute Qatari intel for infiltrating PMO'

Former Shin Bet senior official Ilan Segev also expressed concern over the dangers of appointing an acting head of Shin Bet.

Eli Feldstein, a suspect in Qatargate, arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court, January 14, 2025

Food wasted during wartime costs Israelis $445m., report finds

The report also stated that approximately 1.5 million Israelis live with insufficient access to food, an increase from 1.4 million in 2022.

FRESH PRODUCE is stacked in a store in Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market

Retro American diner pops up in Tel Aviv

In addition to the ubiquitous Coca-Cola available everywhere, the diner presented a variety of classic meal options by celebrity chefs Guy Gamzo, Moshik Roth, Avi Biton, and Karen Kadosh.

 The Coca-Cola pop-up diner in Tel Aviv.

WATCH: Opposition MKs join thousands of protesters outside Knesset

Protesters have gathered over the course of the week, focused primarily on the hostages and the judicial reform.

 The march from Aza Street to the Knesset, calling to save Israeli democracy, arriving at Kaplan Street, where the Knesset and government complex are located. March 26, 2025.