New Year 2016

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Former president Shimon Peres in video message ahead of Chinese New Year

WATCH: Peres lauds Sino-Israel ties ahead of Chinese Year of the Monkey

A young woman is lying in a bed with a cat and is taking notes with a pen and notepad

Being resolute about your resolutions

Flames rise from Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016

Borderline Views: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy


Politics: Sixteen predictions for 2016

Gil Hoffman gazes into the crystal ball in Israel, the region and beyond.

Confetti flies around the New Year's Eve Ball Drop, after midnight ,during New Year's eve celebrations in Times Square, New York January 1, 2015.

PHOTO AND VIDEO GALLERY: From Sydney to New York, revelers ring in 2016

A crowd that was expected to swell to more a million people poured into New York City's Times Square under heavy security on Thursday.

A girl blows a party horn at midnight during New Year celebrations in Manila, Philippines

Parting shot: All tomorrow’s parties

As crazy as 2015 was, it doesn’t hold a candle to the surprises in store this year.

Trump and Clinton

Know comment: A crystal ball on 2016

In my political forecast for the year ahead, I see an Olmert pardon, Abbas resignation, Rubio victory, Netanyahu-Putin partnership, and more trouble from Obama.

Donald Trump

My word: Watch out! There’s a new year coming

In Syria, Assad might be the devil the West knows but it doesn’t make him less satanic.

Syrian President Bashar Assad waves to supporters in Damascus

Politics: Sixteen predictions for 2016

Gil Hoffman gazes into the crystal ball in Israel, the region and beyond.

Confetti flies around the New Year's Eve Ball Drop, after midnight ,during New Year's eve celebrations in Times Square, New York January 1, 2015.

Suspected ISIS backer held for New York New Year's Eve attack plot

Security on high alert around Times Square in approach to famous countdown.

Confetti flies around the New Year's Eve Ball Drop, after midnight ,during New Year's eve celebrations in Times Square, New York January 1, 2015.

The stories behind the 'Jerusalem Post's most memorable photos of 2015

The Jerusalem Post’s Marc Israel Sellem provides some background to some of his most memorable photos of the year.

Stabbing attack at the Jerusalem Gay Parade

The Magazine: 52 covers

Every Friday the ‘Magazine’ seeks to publish a story that is timely, compelling and heartfelt – trying to give readers an opportunity to be transported to a different place and mindset.

Jerusalem Post Magazine recaps 2015.

Stranger than fiction: Jpost's top 7 bizarre, real world stories of 2015

ISIS declares pigeon breeding illegal, Hillary Clinton tackles a gefilte fish crisis and Hamas claims dolphins are Israel's latest spy tactic. You can't make this stuff up.

ISIS pigeon

Netanyahu makes Putin's holiday greeting list

Notable absences from greeting list include Erdogan, Khamenei.

Netanyahu and Putin