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From Hillel and Shamai to Trump and Netanyahu: Polarized, divided Jewry is dangerous - opinion

Jews have always had differences of opinion, and it has never shown the best of us. We can't be divided anymore.

JANUARY 26, 2026|ByMICAH HALPERN

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

American Jewry must stop centering its identity on Israel’s critics - opinion

American Jewish leaders risk losing a generation by centering its identity on Israel’s critics.

JANUARY 17, 2026|ByGIL TROY

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Uncomfortable truth behind being a Diaspora Jew today - opinion

A stark look at the comfort, denial, and growing danger facing Jews abroad and the hard choices history keeps demanding from Jews.

JANUARY 17, 2026|BySTEWART WEISS

(L-R) Michal Herzog, Reuven Ben Parash, President Isaac Herzog, and Prof. Osnat Levtzion-Korach.

Grapevine, December 12, 2025: Regressing, not progressing

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 12, 2025|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Tikva forum demands Netanyahu meeting, calls for no negotiation with Hamas

The resistance of the Tikva forum to a deal and to negotiation with Hamas is at odds with the opinions of many hostage families and with the stance of the Hostage Family Forum.

OCTOBER 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, EVE YOUNG

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024

Jewish partisans amplify mainstream fears in campaign finale – opinion

Closing arguments can define a campaign in voters’ minds. They can also go unnoticed, especially when events overtake a news cycle in the days leading up to election.

OCTOBER 27, 2024ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Images from recent ads by, clockwise from top left, the Jewish Democratic Council of America, the Democratic Majority for Israel and the Republican Jewish Coalition.

Netanyahu and Biden clash over claim Israel losing world support

Biden emphasized the importance of ending fighting ahead of Ramadan.

FEBRUARY 27, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.

Are the Jewish people at war with each other? - opinion

Future generations of Jews will look to us and ask what we did during this latest war against the Jews.

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByBEN M. FREEMAN

Ultra Orthodox Jews walk in the Ultra orthodox town of Bnei Brak on December 29, 2021.

Maccabi World Union elects Michael Siegal as next president

Siegal has served as the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel as well as the Jewish Federations of North America.

MAY 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Michael D. Siegal receives the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor and citation from President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence on December 11.

Rep. Ted Deutch retires from Congress; to serve as CEO of AJC

In a farewell letter to constituents, he wrote: “Your support allowed me to be a loud, proud, and consistent advocate for a strong US-Israel strategic partnership."

OCTOBER 1, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., votes to approve the second article of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington.

WJC launches worldwide Jewish Youth Assembly for high-schoolers

The JYA will specifically grapple with modern issues facing Jewish youth worldwide, such as preserving the memory of the Holocaust and combating antisemitism on social media.

NOVEMBER 6, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF