Nationalism

Why I’m still a Zionist 25 years later – opinion

 A century ago, Zionism revived pride in the label ‘Jew’; today, Jews must revive pride in the label ‘Zionist.’

|ByGIL TROY
People draped in Israeli flags watch the sunset during a party to celebrate Israel's 78th Independence day
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in the background June 24, 2019

Tucker Carlson, Mamdani must accept Israel cannot exist without being a Jewish state - opinion

The Jews were never permanently welcomed anywhere, and now that they have their own homeland, they’re being told they cannot maintain it as a place identified with them.

|ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
A Palestinian man, holding Misbaha prayer beads, inspects the debris at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank village of Surra, near Nablus in the West Bank, February 23, 2026.

Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque near Nablus, spray 'revenge' in West Bank attack

The extremists were also suspected to have sprayed graffiti on the walls, writing several slogans such as "price tag" and "revenge".

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Theodor Herzl: ‘It felt as if the great dream of our nation, of 2,000 years.'

Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion

Old theological opposition to Zionism echoes today as new alliances in politics and religion challenge Israel’s legitimacy.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD

Serbian nationalists march in protest against Kosovo talks

Serbian nationalists, who want closer ties with Russia, criticize President Aleksandar Vucic for his role in talks over a Western-backed deal with Kosovo.

MARCH 5, 2023ByREUTERS
Demonstrators hold flags during a rally in support of ethnic Serbs who are protesting against Pristina government actions in northern Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, December 12, 2022.

Russian nationalists blast 'General Armageddon,' demand he justify Kherson retreat

While nationalists initially supported General Sergei Surovikin's retreat from Kherson, he is now under pressure to prove that the withdrawal was right.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV
Commander of Russia's Aerospace Forces Sergei Surovikin attends a meeting in Sochi

When it comes to Israel, no news is good news - opinion

The public is on edge on the cusp of a new government. Nationalism and patriotism are a straitjacket for political debate underpinned by misinformation and confirmation bias.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByHAROLD GOLDMEIER
When and How the Arabs and Muslims Immigrated to the Land of Israel

Does this youth group teach Palestinian nationalism, visit Arafat tomb?

The Jerusalem Post found on social media almost two dozen instances of Palestinian nationalism and Land Day and Nakba Day commemorations by the movement’s youth group and other programs

OCTOBER 7, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
AJEEC participant waving a Palestinian flag at a demonstration.

Giorgia Meloni set to become Italy's most right-wing leader since WW2

Rightist bloc set for clear majority in both houses * Meloni would be country's first woman prime minister * Record low turnout casts shadow over result * Italy PD leader to step down

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022ByREUTERS
Leader of Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni holds a sign at the party's election night headquarters, in Rome, Italy September 26, 2022.

'Conservatism: A Rediscovery': An exploration of conservative thought - review

Hazony sees the “hegemony of Enlightenment liberalism” as having been shattered and that a disguised Marxism – that is, “progressivism” in its woke formulation – has re-ascended.

AUGUST 13, 2022ByYISRAEL MEDAD
ISAAC HERZOG stands next to his predecessor Reuven Rivlin at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem last year. Can Rivlin’s and Hazony’s ideas be combined?

Real Right or fake Right: Is Netanyahu or Bennett better for right-wing nationalists?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Bennett versus Netanyahu on issues relating to the West Bank and the conflict.

JUNE 23, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu walks behind Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset earlier this month.

An inclusive Jewish nationalism opens itself to refugees - opinion

Some of the voices that have characterized Israeli nationalism in recent decades betray the memory of Egypt.

APRIL 13, 2022BySHUKI FRIEDMAN
REFUGEES BOARD a plane to Israel on one of United Hatzalah’s rescue flights.

Israeli Ambassador slams Romanian party calling the Holocaust 'minor'

A Romanian nationalist said that Holocaust education is part of a "systematic action to undermine the quality of education in Romania."

JANUARY 4, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
ROMANIAN PRESIDENT Klaus Iohannis visits the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem in 2016

Polish far-right Independence Day march to go ahead despite court ban

Organizers vowed the march would be held in honor of uniformed officers acting as "protectors of the border," and would highlight the importance of protecting Poland's sovereignty against intruders.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByREUTERS
Protesters light flares and carry Polish flags during a rally, organised by far-right, nationalist groups, to mark the anniversary of Polish independence in Warsaw, Poland, November 11, 2016.