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

Even with differing opinions, we should still respect others - opinion

It appears that in Tel Aviv, there is hardly a trace left of the deeply-rooted Jewish tradition within the public sphere.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByOMER DOSTRI
CONFRONTATIONS TAKE place at the onset of Yom Kippur on Sunday evening, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, over the issue of the placement of a partition between men and women for a High Holy Day service there.

The Middle East relies on collaboration to thrive in the future - opinion

Citizens are urged to keep the flame of the Abraham Accords alive

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByDAN ILLOUZ
THE WRITER speaks at a recent OECD conference in France

Netanyahu's legacy will be permanently darkened by corruption - opinion

WASHINGTON WATCH: Is Netanyahu a threat to the Jewish Diaspora?

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
PRIME MINISTER Netanyahu saw US President Joe Biden for an hour in a New York City hotel room, sandwiched between presidential meetings with other foreign leaders in town for the UN General Assembly, the writer notes.

Netanyahu knows Erdogan can’t be trusted - opinion

The Turkish president hopes Netanyahu has a short memory

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByENES KANTER FREEDOM
TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN General Assembly in New York, last week.

There is always room for new traditions in the new year - opinion

Not every Jew in the world celebrates the traditions of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in the same way.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByMICAH HALPERN
APPLE AND honey – two symbols of Rosh Hashanah. It is the nuanced differences between Jews from around the world, that compose the beautiful mosaic called Jewish tradition, says the writer.

Practical measures could relieve the hardship of Assad-ruled Syria - opinion

Assad may believe that grip on power is unshakable.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByNEVILLE TELLER
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad greets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani in Damascus, Syria July 16, 2023.

'Wake up, mate': Fighting antisemitism in Australian education - opinion

The multicultural fabric of Australia is a strength that can be used to combat antisemitism

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByBENJI LEVY
THE WRITER (back row, light blue shirt) poses with Australian students.

The Munich massacre reminds us we can rely only on ourselves - opinion

The Munich Massacre reminds us that Israel and diaspora Jews do not have the luxury to take the security lightly.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA
THE ISRAELIS murdered in the massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich: ‘We will never be able to rely on anyone for our safety besides ourselves,’ says the writer.

Why keeping Yad Vashem apolitical is a necessity - editorial

Using political motivations to fire Dayan from his Yad Vashem post would be a mistake.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
CONTEMPLATING THE enormity of the murder of six million Jews at Yad Vashem.

Is Yariv Levin an architect of Israel democracy? - opinion

For decades, he has championed the cause of curbing the unchecked power of the judicial system, thereby reinforcing the separation of powers in Israel.

JULY 27, 2023ByOMER DOSTRI
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the voting in the Knesset plenum on Monday.