Opinion

The tear that exposes Israel’s democratic crisis - opinion

Israeli man arrested and kippah torn by the police, illustrates the colonization of minds and reflects the decline of the idea of coexistence in Israel-Palestine.

DR. ALEX Sinclair's kippah, after police cut off the Palestinian flag.

Jewish learning defines knowledge in a fragmented world - opinion

Darkness at noon: Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz is more devastating than nukes - opinion

An illustrative image of a cargo ship by the Strait of Hormuz.

The end of an era: Why the Orban-Netanyahu axis collapsed - opinion

PETER MAGYAR, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat, Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2026.

If you were a Palestinian, could you see a way forward for peace with Israel? - opinion

If we want a different future, Israelis must be willing to confront the possibility that, from the Palestinian perspective, the political horizon has effectively disappeared.

APRIL 30, 2026ByGERSHON BASKIN

Palestinian students hold signs demanding the reopening of the road to their school, which was closed by Israeli security forces in Khirbet Umm al-Khair in the village of Yatta, south of Hebron, April 26, 2026.

The war the world overlooked: Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe - opinion

The crisis in Sudan is not only about immediate suffering – it is also the result of unresolved political dynamics that continue to drive instability.

APRIL 30, 2026ByRACHEL AVRAHAM

Newly arrived displaced people queue to receive meals at Thobo Camp, in Engpung County, Sudan, January 29, 2026.

Drawing a red line: National responsibility vs tribal loyalty - opinion

For a significant segment of the Right, there remains something more important than tribal loyalty – the common good of the country.

APRIL 30, 2026ByARI TATARKA

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, in April 2026.

Herzog deserves our support in trying to achieve plea bargain, end Netanyahu trial saga - editorial

Herzog deserves the country’s full support in finding a negotiated end to the Netanyahu trial after six years. Finding such an end is not a betrayal of justice.

APRIL 30, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Gaza’s emerging third path: Civil opposition seeks alternative to Hamas, PA - opinion

There is an emerging civil and political alternative in Gaza led by independent activists, youth movements, and newly formed grassroots networks.

APRIL 29, 2026ByMOHAMMED ALTOOLL

YOUNG PALESTINIAN workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Europe’s ideological divide from the US and Israel is reshaping the Middle East - opinion

A widening divide with Europe is creating new power dynamics and peace strategies in the Middle East.

APRIL 29, 2026ByGOL KALEV

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's future lies in democracy, not geopolitical fearmongering - opinion

Bosnia and Herzegovina deserves to be understood as a sovereign, pluralistic European state – not as an instrument in imported ideological narratives or geopolitical contestation.

APRIL 29, 2026BySVEN ALKALAJ