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

The two-state solution is anathema to most Arabs - opinion

They don’t want a two-state solution, Palestinians just want a state

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, last month. Blinken ordered the State Department to start examining the possibility of US and international recognition of a state of Palestine the day after the Gaza war ends.

Only time can reveal the ICJ's true motives - opinion

The ICJ’s interim order likely bodes victory for Israel

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByJORDAN COPE
WHILE MANY view the ICJ as an independent judicial body, it is inherently political. Its judges are elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, bodies notorious for anti-Israel bias, the writer says.

Campaigns against Iran's aggression sets the stage for future peace - opinion

America’s firm response to Iranian provocations can have a strong outcome

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByEFRAN FARD
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden attends a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, last week, of the dignified transfer of the remains of three US service members who were killed in Jordan in a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed terrorists.

It's time for Ben-Gvir to shut up - editorial

Ben-Gvir has been an inflammatory force, leading members of the current government to speak in a divisive and toxic manner, with center-right politicians speaking violently or harshly.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Ministro de Seguridad Nacional, Itamar Ben-Gvir

Christians will stand with Jews so they are not alone - opinion

Pastors and rabbis stand together on Capitol Hill 

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByJORDANNA MCMILLAN
PASTOR LARRY HUCH speaks at an Israel Embassy event showing footage of the Hamas October 7 massacre.

Unity is not unanimity - opinion

Our heritage teaches us that we must debate and discuss the plain meaning of our actions and laws. 

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByLINDA ALLEN
BEREAVED FAMILIES and supporters demonstrate outside the Knesset against the release of terrorists as part of a hostage deal, on Sunday. A sign reads: ‘A terrorist released today will murder you tomorrow.’ There are passionate arguments we must discuss with love and respect, says the writer.

Rumblings about Gaza and a Palestinian state - opinion

There is a fundamental difference between normalization leading to possible Palestinian statehood in the future, and preconditioning normalization on a Palestinian state now.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByZALMAN SHOVAL
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, last month. He was right when he sought to postpone the debate on the postwar political status of Gaza, the writer argues.

UNRWA’s time is up – let’s shut it down - opinion

The UNHCR will do better work for Palestinians in Gaza than UNRWA previously has.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
PALESTINIAN WOMEN take part in a protest against the suspension of UNRWA funding by some Western states, in front of UNRWA’s building in Beirut, last week. The dislocation of Arabs from Palestine could have been quickly solved by the UNHCR, the writer argues.

Academia has become a new battlefield in the Israel-Hamas war - opinion

Jewish students need to feel – especially in current circumstances – that they are not alone.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByELCHANAN FELHAIMER
PRO-ISRAEL counterprotesters show up at a demonstration by Harvard law students on the National Day of Action, organized by Law Students for a Free Palestine, at Harvard University, in November. As Qatar buys clout in student unions, Israel appears to be surrendering the battle

Squeezing Israel's human capital during a difficult time - opinion

What could the outcome of the state budget for 2024 be?

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByELI COHEN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin attend a debate and voting on the state budget bill, in the Knesset plenum, in December.