Opinion

Jerusalem Post's talented team of journalists provides insight into their work presented in the opinion section. This section highlights the beliefs and values that experienced writers who are witnessing the Middle East turmoil unfold. Their first hand encounters with world leaders have shaped their opinions and world views to be shared on this page.

The justice of God: How the Torah laid the blueprint for social cohesion

The foundation of religious life is moral integrity. Before introducing rituals, ceremonies, or prohibitions, God demands that we act with decency and righteousness.

Columbia students, stand with humanity and against barbarity

Since October 7, 2023, Columbia’s campus has been engulfed in protests, inflammatory rhetoric, and an unsettling surge of antisemitism.

By DAVID FRIEDMAN , EZRA GONTOWNIK
21/02/2025

From containing Russia to embracing Putin: America's historic U-turn

Middle Israel | As Trump plans mutual visits with Putin and his VP lectures Europe about its far-right, America has reversed its 80-year policy of confronting Russian aggression.

Hamas turned Yarden Bibas’s life into a horror story—why is the world still negotiating?

Yarden Bibas cannot look away. Nor can we. There can be no rest until Yarden receives his answer to such a simple question: Where is Shiri?

21/02/2025

Justice must be chased - or it will disappear

For 503 days, their names were whispered in prayers, their faces taped to windows, their absence turned into a wound no one could close.

By JACOB SCHIMMEL
21/02/2025

Israel's hostage negotiations cannot become political football

As political tensions threaten to derail negotiations, Israel faces a critical choice between partisan interests and saving lives.

21/02/2025

Staying resilient: Not letting the enemy enjoy our suffering

We have to stop cooperating with the enemy’s psychological warfare, full of deception and cruelty. Let’s remember, our suffering and deaths are their joy.

Horrors and heroes: Reasons to bless the bad that came from Oct. 7

The Mishna suggests that even the most personal of tragedies can and should receive a blessing.

21/02/2025

My Word: Between North, South, and international forces

As Guterres halts humanitarian assistance to Yemen after Houthi abductions, his contrasting approach to Hamas's hostages exposes the UN's selective outrage.

Load more
Subscribe for our daily newsletter
Subscribe for our daily newsletter

By subscribing I accept the terms of use and privacy policy