MATHILDA HELLER

Mathilda is the international affairs 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.

 A PROTEST in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza takes place in London, in July. Instead of uniting against the evil of the October 7 attack, much of the international community has focused on Israel’s military response, urging Israeli restraint and calling for a ceasefire, the writer maintains.

One in 10 successful candidates in UK local elections elected on Gaza-related or Muslim issues

Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was canceled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025.

Israel not adequately prepared to protect Israeli sports fans abroad

(ILLUSTRATIVE) The Louvre Museum in Paris. Archive.

Tunisian national arrested for planned terror attack on Louvre or Jewish community in Paris


Second assailant arrested in connection to vicious assault at DePaul University

Kasem Noubani, 24, appeared in court last week on counts of aggravated battery and two counts of a hate crime. The same charges were filed against the other attacker, who pleaded guilty in 2025.

DePaul university student Max Long

EJA seeks protected minority status for Europe Jews to tackle antisemitism, protect Jewish practice

The status would mean that Jewish life and practice will no longer depend on the goodwill of whichever government is in power at any given time.

Rabbis from across Europe gather for a group photo at the Brandenburg Gate on March 10, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Pro-Palestine camp to take place at site of Jewish WWII deportations

Moorweide in Hamburg is the site from which around 6,000 Jews, as well as Sinti and Roma, were deported during the Holocaust.

A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

Threatened with bombs, almost pushed down stairs: UK Jewish students testify about antisemitism

The testimonies were compiled by StandWithUs UK in its second-ever Voice of Students report.

 Protesters from a number of London universities attend a pro-Palestine demonstration on October 7, 2025 in London, England.

British Jews, allies hold 20,000-strong protest against antisemitism in London

The tagline for this year is "Britain stands with British Jews," and organizers are encouraging everyone who opposes Jewish hate to join.

People attend a rally of Jewish community groups, including Campaign Against Antisemitism and Stop the Hate UK, calling for action to "extinguish antisemitism", outside Downing Street in London, Britain, May 10, 2026.

After Mossad, IDF busted Iran terrorists in Tehran, abroad, why aren’t UK Jews safer?

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Why are there still so many terrorist incidents against Jews pushed by Iran happening in England and elsewhere?

METROPOLITAN POLICE officers stand on duty as people attend a rally last month in London following the stabbing of two Jewish men the day before in the Golders Green neighborhood.

'Significant hatred': Number of antisemitic incidents in Denmark remains at historic high

Institutions such as the Jewish Community, Jewish Culture Festival, and Jewish Information Center have also received hate messages, death threats, and demands to distance themselves from Israel.

A woman flashes the victory sign during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 4, 2025.

British ambassador to Israel outlines UK's plan to protect country's Jews

Walters acknowledged that this is an issue that is also of concern for Jewish individuals and families in Israel who have links to the UK, or who simply want to travel to the UK.

Simon Walters, British ambassador to Israel speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024.

US to prioritize destruction of Islamist terror groups, Muslim Brotherhood seen as root problem

The CTS explains that Jihadi terrorists, especially those backed by state actors, continue to pose a threat to the US.

Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

French senate adopts proposed law aimed at combating Islamist infiltration

The bill, brought by former interior minister Bruno Retailleau, aims to create a criminal offense for undermining the principles of the Republic. 

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.