JPost Editorial

Something fundamental has shifted, allowing Israel to start thinking about turning a page.

Netanyahu and his government should have devised a “day after” proposal that made Israel an integral partner, instead of kowtowing to Trump’s whims and the Board of Peace’s dictates.

Israel's political parties should run campaigns focused on offering real ideas and alternatives. That is how political movements grow and how politics regain substance.

When decisions fail, it is Israeli towns that come under fire, Israeli soldiers who are deployed, and Israeli civilians who run to shelters. That reality alone justifies giving Israel greater weight.

The return of fallen hostages is not a secondary issue to be postponed; it is a core obligation. Israel and the US should not allow themselves to be trapped in that pattern again.

UNRWA’s defenders abroad often describe it as a humanitarian body caught in a political storm. Israel’s view is sharper: the agency became part of the problem.

What unfolded in Jerusalem was not merely a tragic accident. It was the foreseeable result of a prolonged erosion of governance, oversight, and responsibility.

Khamenei himself bears the responsibility for this bloodshed.

Everyday, middle-of-the-road Israelis agree: playing politics with the country’s security is wrong and dangerous.

If Israel is to move from war to recovery and from pain to reconstruction, Rani must be returned.