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

Egypt needs to consider its economy in Gaza war outlook - opinion

The Gaza war’s impact on Egypt’s economy is not hidden.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByELIE PODEH
A CONTAINER SHIP sails near the Suez Canal Bridge, known as the ‘Peace Bridge.’ The Hamas-Israel war is causing severe damage to the Egyptian economy, with the most impacted sectors being the Suez Canal and tourism, the writer says.

US presence in the Middle East at a critical junction - opinion

The United States has provided a critical military presence in the region throughout the decades.

FEBRUARY 5, 2024ByBOAZ GOLANY, JACOB NAGEL
US Joint Chiefs Chair Army General Mark Milley speaks with US forces in Syria during an unannounced visit, at a US military base in Northeast Syria, March 4, 2023.

Letters to the editor, February 5: Deceitful world

Jerusalem Post readers share their thoughts.

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Israel must commit to funding all forms of Judaism - editorial

What kind of message is conveyed when the Reform and Conservative movements are treated as less legitimate than Orthodoxy?

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
At the ceremony marking the 100th ordination of a graduate from Hebrew Union College’s Israeli Reform rabbinical program

Grapevine October 4, 2023: Politics and semantics

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG is greeted on arrival at the Theatron Jerusalem Hotel by entrepreneur Sharon Hasid, whose Hasid Brothers company conceived and built the hotel. Standing alongside Hasid is the hotel’s general manager, Sheldon Ritz, and behind the president are UEFA president Aleksander Ceferi

The collapse of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a looming reality - opinion

The legacy of the Dayton Agreement, which was meant to be a beacon of hope for conflict resolution, now teeters on the brink of irrelevance. 

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByH. KARCIC
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken holds a news conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock after their meeting in Washington, last month.

Israel needs to approach Saudi normalization with caution - opinion

Exhilaration must be tempered by an examination of the potential cost

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByEFRAIM INBAR
SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets US President Joe Biden in Jeddah, last year. Strategically, the crown prince’s openness on the nuclear issue is the most reasonable way to handle the situation, says the writer.

Riyadh's warning on the peril of nuclear weapons - opinion

Saudi Arabia speaks out on the nuclear issue

OCTOBER 4, 2023BySALEM ALKETBI
Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman attends the 18th consultative meeting of the leaders of the GCC & the Gulf summit with the central Asian countries C5, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 19, 2023.

Do not let hardship push you to leave Israel - opinion

As a nation, we are going through a difficult and challenging phase, yet again. But yet again, it’s not the first time, and sadly, probably not the last time either.

OCTOBER 4, 2023BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
RUNNERS PASS through Brandenburg Gate during the Berlin Marathon last week. Berlin is the German city with the fastest growing Jewish population. Can one even fathom that?

Letters to the Editor October 4, 2023: Freedom of choice

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

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