Palestine Post

‘The Jerusalem Post’: Marking 93 years of influential journalism – Part 1

To celebrate the Post’s anniversary on December 1, several of our reporters have shared the articles they believe left the strongest mark on public conversation, policy, society, and more.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, SHIR PERETS
Jordan and Israel sign historic peace treaty on October 26, 1994.
The first edition of "The Palestine Post," the newspaper that would become "The Jerusalem Post."

The Jerusalem Post marks 93 years as a link to Israel and the Jewish world - editorial

What began as The Palestine Post in 1932 has become a global media force. As we turn 93, our dedication to Israel and the Jewish world remains unchanged.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.

'If disaster occurs': Ben-Gurion's revealing speech on the safety of Israel's Negev communities

"If God forbid, a disaster occurs, it will be harder than anywhere else in the country to provide them with assistance," Ben-Gurion said.

|ByYAEL HALFON
Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan reunites with his mother at Sheba Medical Center, June 8, 2024

Rescued hostage sues ‘Palestine Chronicle’ for employment of Hamas captor

The Palestine Chronicle allegedly attempted to conceal its connection to Abdallah Aljamal whose title as a “correspondent for The Palestine Chronicle” was allegedly changed to “contributor.”

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Israel Independence Day: Recreating the 'Post's iconic 1948 front page

Finding an original 1948 copy of The Palestine Post on Israel's independence and recreating it to preserve it.

APRIL 26, 2023ByARTHUR GANZ
THE WRITER, Arthur Ganz, holding up a final print.

US and PA renew economic dialogue frozen under Trump

The Biden administration has restored those ties and has renewed its financial contribution to the Palestinians.

DECEMBER 15, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PRO-PALESTINE demonstrators protest outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles in May.

Book review: ‘The Jerusalem Post’ at its birth

A story of pre-state Israel and self-discovery.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019ByALAN ROSENBAUM
HISTORIC ISSUE of ‘The Palestine Post’ from the current ‘Jerusalem Post’ conference room.

70 years on: The bombing of the 'Post' offices, and the paper's legacy

Post employees didn't let a half-ton of explosives stop them from putting out a paper on that fateful day in 1948.

FEBRUARY 1, 2018ByDAVID BRINN
The aftermath of the bombing of the Palestine Post, February 1948