The October 7 Massacre

The haredim do not have a credible argument for avoiding IDF service - opinion

Israel cannot sustain a system where one segment of society fights, pays taxes, and bleeds, while another group is draining the societys resorces without contributing in return.

 A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in addence at returned Gaza hostage, Ran Gvili's funeral.

With Ran Gvili's return, the 'Day After' the Israel-Hamas War has begun - opinion

KKL-JNF building in Jerusalem

KKL-JNF increases funding for communities affected by October 7, educational budget

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Why the Rafah crossing reopening is a critical test for Gaza’s ceasefire - analysis


2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis

If the vote is postponed, or if the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties choose not to support it and it falls, then for all intents and purposes the government will fall with it.

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

Bring them all home: Israel's 12-year fight to ensure every hostage is rescued from Gaza - feature

To celebrate this day and honor those who have fallen, The Jerusalem Post has created a timeline in remembrance of the national struggle to finally bring every hostage home.

 People walk past a wall displaying posters of hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 18, 2024

Jewish world marks first day with no hostages in Gaza by shedding symbols of support

The return of Ran Gvili’s body on Monday ended a two-and-a-half-year advocacy campaign to return the roughly 250 hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

The yellow ribbon pin became a ubiquitous symbol for solidarity with the hostages held by Hamas.

WATCH: Hostages Square countdown clock stopped after 843 days

Gvili's return marks the end of the saga of returning all live and deceased hostages taken by Hamas on October 7. 

The countdown clock in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, seen after it was stopped on January 27, 2026.

How Hamas plans to survive Phase II of Gaza ceasefire with Turkey's help - analysis

This idea would seem to be an obvious non-starter for how to proceed in Gaza, especially as Israel and the Trump administration want to see Hamas disarmed.

A Hamas policeman keeps guard at destroyed Hamas police headquarters, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 22, 2025.

'No reasonable person can get used to it': IDF commander on recovering Gvili's remains - interview

Gvili was killed in battle fighting infiltrating Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, after saving the lives of partygoers fleeing the Nova music festival in Re’im and defending Kibbutz Alumim.

Israeli military forces search for the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili in a Gaza City cemetery on Jan. 25, 2026.

Rafah Border Crossing will be test for Gaza’s next stage - analysis

Regional expectations are growing that the Rafah crossing will reopen this week, but doubts remain over how fully Israel will allow movement, as the ceasefire enters a critical stage.

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Experts warn of Turkey’s role in Gaza after study finds antisemitism, Hamas support in media

Analyzing approximately 15,000 opinion columns in the widely read newspapers Sabah and Hürriyet, JPPI found that descriptions of Hamas often rely on the “resistance movement” narrative.

Gate of Neve Shalom Synagogue, Istanbul, Turkey.

A moment to breathe, be happy: Ran Gvili's return brings end to Gaza hostage story - opinion

But today, we are allowed to be happy. Today, we are allowed to breathe.

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili

'It is impossible to believe, but it happened': Holocaust survivor recalls childhood in Nazi camps

“October 7th was not only the opening shot of a regional war against Israel, it was also the opening shot of a global war against the Jews,” Levy said. 

Eylon Levy holding Dan Auerbach's yellow star from Nazi-era Europe. Tel Aviv, January 26.