Jerusalem post opinion

We need to stop using the word 'resilience' to describe Israel, here's why

We are one of the most resilient nations on the planet, but after the years of emotional and physical hell we have endured, that word feels like a cop-out and does not accurately describe how we feel.

|ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA
Israelis do yoga at an underground garage, used as a public shelter, in Tel Aviv during the Israel-US war with Iran. March 17. 2026.
IDF operates in West Bank, September 9, 2025.

Why Smotrich’s 82% sovereignty plan over the West Bank is not enough - opinion

The fact of the matter is that unless all the Arabs occupying the territories are expelled, say, to Syria, their threat to our people will remain.

|ByJONATHAN POLLARD
IDF SPOKESMAN Daniel Hagari speaks to the media, displaying an Iranian ballistic missile which was retrieved from the Dead Sea after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel in April. The media must ask the tough questions, demand accountability, and avoid simply amplifying official narratives.

We must thank Hagari's resilience and voice in Israel's hardest days - editorial

After October 7, as Israelis' confidence and trust in their leaders and national institutions plummeted to an unprecedented low, Israel acquired the much-needed national comforter Hagari.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks with defense industry experts in Tehran, Iran, February 12, 2025

No negotiations before total Iranian nuclear rollback - opinion 

Any talk of negotiating a new nuclear agreement—before Iran meets strict preconditions—is a dangerous mistake.

|ByMARK DUBOWITZ, JACOB NAGEL

Grapevine June 21st, 2023: Trauma diplomacy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 21, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
RESIDENTS’ WIVES Olena Zelenska and Michal Herzog are mutually amused

Letters to the Editor: May 24: Disdain and disrespect

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 24, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Security and safety for Arab citizens should be a basic right -editorial

Campaigns to halt the rising homicide rate within the Arab sector should not be motivated by fear of terrorism.

MAY 22, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Police and Magen David Adom (MDA) personnel are on the scene of a shooting attack in Lod, Israel, on July 9, 2022.

Letters to the Editor May 22, 2023: Hacking and theft

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 22, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Independence in Gaza means terror groups have more to lose - opinion

Hamas has also discreetly signaled to Iran that Hamas needs to be taken into consideration before escalations are embarked upon.

MAY 22, 2023ByGRISHA YAKUBOVICH
A MURAL in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, depicts Hamas fighters firing rockets.

We need to develop a spiritual toolbox for redemption - opinion

Abraham’s call to leave a culture steeped in idol worship was a call to leave all that was familiar to him.

MAY 22, 2023ByYISCAH SMITH
LEONARD COHEN similarly noticed in Canada in 1964 that “we no longer believe we are holy... there is an absence of God in our midst.”

What lies ahead after Trump’s verdict? - opinion

Some GOP members of Congress even view the verdict as a hurdle to Trump’s return to the White House.

MAY 22, 2023BySALEM ALKETBI
Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks, ahead of delivering remarks on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 4, 2023

The flag serves different causes for different groups - opinion

While the procession usually goes by relatively peacefully, it takes thousands of policemen to keep peace and order.

MAY 22, 2023BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
PROTESTERS AGAINST funding for ultra-Orthodox political parties argue with haredi counter-demonstrators in Bnei Brak, last Wednesday.

The state needs to improve dialogue with the municipalities - opinion

Should the state choose to promote the decentralization of powers for the local municipalities it will discover that solutions will emerge from the local government.

MAY 21, 2023ByODED REVIVI
HIZKY SIVAK of the Emek Hefer Regional Council is removed by security personnel from a stormy meeting and vote at the Knesset Finance Committee on the Arnona Fund, last Monday.

Investing in your health will lead to a richer life - opinion

So, if we have the proven answers to both preventing disease and reversing it, what is holding us back?

MAY 16, 2023ByALAN FREISHTAT
Residents in Jerusalem walk through the city (illustrative).