State of Israel

Israel as the scapegoat for a Spanish train tragedy - opinion

When prejudice becomes part of the information landscape, the audience is predisposed to believe ludicrous allegations lacking evidence. The ensuing danger extends far beyond Israel or the Jews.

Spanish socialists have now adopted  the radical Left’s position that Israel itself is illegitimate
HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

The misconception of a conscription law - opinion

Ra'am head Mansour Abbas stands alongside fellow party member Yoav Segalovitz in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026

Do the Arab parties accept Israel as a Jewish and democratic state? - opinion

Supporters watch election results during a midterm election night watch party for Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico at the Long Center on November 3, 2026 in Austin, Texas.

US midterms reshaped Washington - but they won't decide our Jewish destiny - opinion


The Declaration of Independence contradiction

Was the state established so that the Jewish people could exercise their natural right to be masters of their own fate or because of the urgency of solving the problem of Jewish homelessness?

ISRAEL’S DECLARATION of Independence on display in Tel Aviv.

Notable German journalist under fire for comparing Israel to its enemies

Professor Steinberg added “ If Schapira is seriously interested in the treatment of minors worldwide, including by Israel, she should look at the facts, and not propaganda. And she should apologize."

Palestinian children hold toy guns during a protest in Jerusalem

The myth of compulsory military service in Israel

While the strategic decision to pursue a more efficient IDF is understandable, it will come at a cost.

IDF soldiers of the Golani Brigade train for scenarios involving enemies similar to Hezbollah.

A response to Asa-El

The Zionist vision, the future of the Jewish people in Israel and in the Diaspora

Amotz Asa-El

Sermon in honor of the establishment of the State of Israel

A message from the day Israel was established as a state in 1948.

The She’arith Israel synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia

President Rivlin: Israel is the 'March of the Living' for the Jewish people

"The establishment of the State of Israel is a miracle, though it is not self-evident, and it is something that must be experienced to be believed and understood."

Youth from all over the world celebrating Israeli independence at the Western Wall

Is Independence Day a ‘Jewish’ holiday?

Following the establishment of the State of Israel, the Chief Rabbinate looked to these precedents in establishing Independence Day and later Jerusalem Day as religious holidays.

PEOPLE WATCH the Israel Air Force Aerobatic team fly over the Mediterranean Sea during Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv, 2017

You picked it: The Jerusalem Post's most-read stories of 2017

A review of your favorite stories of this year.

US President Donald Trump leaves a note at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City May 22, 2017

The cynical manipulations of the BDS movement

This propaganda machine, much like the Nazi propaganda machine, employs whole organizations whose sole purpose is to bring a few searing messages to permeate the crowd’s perception and memory.

A BOY holds the Jordanian national flag during a protest near the US Embassy in Amman, Jordan.

KKL bill still in limbo ahead of Knesset vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the KKL-JNF's money must be channeled to the needs of the state.

KKL-JNF logo and Emblem of State of Israel