JPost.com - Opinion Opinion https://www.jpost.com www.jpost.com © 1995 - 2024 The Jerusalem Post. All rights reserved. RSSFeeds Did Israel's A-G open Pandora's box on IDF haredi draft? https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794227 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/525568' /><br />The attorney general, possibly with good intentions, may have wrecked the idea of a real court deadline with teeth that can get anyone to make hard choices on this fateful issue.<br /> SHIR TOREM/FLASH90 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:01:44 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:20:31 GMT 794227 N False BY YONAH JEREMY BOB False Benjamin Netanyahu,Haredi,IDF,Haredi draft,High Court of Justice,haredim,Gali Baharav-Miara 5 Did Israel's A-G open Pandora's box on IDF haredi integration? Why we must fight intolerance - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794207 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/588234' /><br />To stand against intolerance is to stand against those that would choose not to respect or embrace others and their diversity.<br /> Adrian Myers Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:33:27 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:05:08 GMT 794207 N False BY BATIA OFER False university,religious tolerance,antisemitism,Women Leaders Summit 2024 5 Why we must fight intolerance - opinion No, Benjamin Netanyahu is not the mirror image of Hamas https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794197 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/577508' /><br />There’s a consensus  - in the government, in the Knesset, and in the country – that the IDF will have to take on Hamas in Rafah. That doesn’t seem likely to change, regardless of who is PM.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/POOL Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:29:10 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:48:49 GMT 794197 N False BY DAVID BRINN False Benjamin Netanyahu,Benny Gantz,Yair Lapid,Rafah,US Israel,us israel relations 5 No, Benjamin Netanyahu is not the mirror image of Hamas - comment How much evidence do you need of Hamas sexual abuse? https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794062 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/570975' /><br />On Tuesday, released hostage Amit Soussana gave her personal testimony of the sexual violence and physical abuse she endured in Hamas captivity in an eight-hour interview with The New York Times.<br /> YAKOV BINYAMIN/FLASH 90 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:57:54 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:57:54 GMT 794062 N False BY JPOST EDITORIAL False Gaza,Hamas,rape,The October 7 Massacre,Gaza hostages,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 How much evidence do you need of Hamas sexual abuse? - editorial Situation-related insomnia and stress? You are not alone https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794074 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/576543' /><br />Simple ways to seek relief<br /> INGIMAGE Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:54:47 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:54:47 GMT 794074 N False BY OPHIR RUBIN False health,exercise,sleep,Well-being 5 Situation-related insomnia and stress? You are not alone TikTok’s dangerous antisemitism problem https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794073 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/588004' /><br />Jewish creators on the app receive an avalanche of hate, even for just sharing religious and cultural content, and many pro-Israel creators have had their content censored or their accounts shut down<br /> ZINA RAKHAMILOVA Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:54:18 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:45:48 GMT 794073 N False BY ZINA RAKHAMILOVA False social media,Anti-Defamation League,antisemitism,TikTok 5 TikTok’s dangerous antisemitism problem ‘March Madness’ in the House of Chaos https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794064 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/588001' /><br />Before leaving on yet another recess, the House was thrown into one more crisis when conspiracy theorist and Jewish space laser discoverer Marjorie Taylor Greene tossed one of her trademark bombs.<br /> EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:06:22 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:08:01 GMT 794064 N False BY DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD False Benjamin Netanyahu,Joe Biden,Congress,House of Representatives 5 ‘March Madness’ in the House of Chaos The Biden administration betrayed the hostages https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794070 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587335' /><br />The rift between the United States and Israel is deepening to levels we’ve never known before.<br /> Andrew Kelly/Reuters Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:06:11 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:31:12 GMT 794070 N False BY HAYIM LEITER False Israel,United Nations,United States 5 The US has betrayed the hostages in Gaza Jewish summer camps are meeting this moment - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794065 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587999' /><br />Each year, the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC), where I am fortunate to be the first-ever chief program officer, supports more than 300 nonprofit Jewish day and overnight camps across North America.<br /> FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:51:34 GMT Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:21:02 GMT 794065 N False BY JAMIE SIMON False American Jewry,Judaism,Diaspora Jews,summer camp 5 Jewish summer camps are meeting this moment - opinion Hamas is playing the West - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794066 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587998' /><br />For all intents and purposes, it seems that those who are exerting so much pressure on Israel to stay out of Rafah are showing little to no concern for the fate of our 134 hostages.<br /> Andrew Kelly/Reuters Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:51:23 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:51:23 GMT 794066 N False BY YAARA SEGAL False Gaza,Hamas,Gaza hostages,Israel-Hamas War 5 Hamas is playing the West - opinion The Temple Mount could be a home for all peoples https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794068 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587990' /><br />Aggression has only exacerbated the problem for all parties.<br /> Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:31:11 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:31:11 GMT 794068 N False BY LEORA SCHEFRES False Peace,Peace process,Temple Mount,religion 5 The Temple Mount could be a home for all peoples - opinion The world is accustomed to terrorism against Israelis - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-794069 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587996' /><br />A seemingly small detail in a news report caught my eye. The firebombs were “filled with nails,” a police spokesperson revealed. That was a new one for me, and I follow this kind of news closely.<br /> Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:30:59 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:30:59 GMT 794069 N False BY MOSHE PHILLIPS False Israel,Terrorism,West Bank,security 5 The world is used to terrorism against Israelis Cognitive dissonance: Netanyahu's aggression shows he feels threatened https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793469 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585999' /><br />Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aggressive display in the Knesset shows cognitive dissonance – a state of tension when reality challenges our self-beliefs.<br /> YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:44:23 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:44:23 GMT 793469 N False BY DR. LIRAZ MARGALIT False Benjamin Netanyahu,Knesset,Psychology,Israel-Hamas War 5 Is Netanyahu scared? Confrontational behavior shows he feels threatened There are signs of growing antisemitism, and Jews are at the heart of all this https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793861 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587682' /><br />Instead of helping people relate to what happened at Auschwitz and highlighting the brutal extermination of the Jewish people, Glazer assisted those who sought to downplay the Holocaust.<br /> Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:53:14 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:53:14 GMT 793861 N False BY YISRAEL MEDAD False Judaism,antisemitism,academy awards,Channel 13,Antizionism,Israel-Hamas War 5 Jonathan Glazer's acceptance speech stirring criticism - opinion Grassroots efforts connect Latino community amid Israel-Hamas war https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793857 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587678' /><br />Leading the mission is a Latino youth educator from Argentina who lives in Israel and tirelessly works to free his two brothers held hostage by Hamas.<br /> Courtesy Horn family Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:09:02 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:58:22 GMT 793857 N False BY NOAM BEDEIN False Judaism,Diaspora,Latinos,Gaza hostages,Israel-Hamas War 5 Jewish Latinos engage their community and advocate for Israel - opinion Letters to the Editor, March 27, 2024: Skewed contributions https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793855 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/504017' /><br />Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.<br /> PIXABAY Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:04:46 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:04:46 GMT 793855 N False BY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR False Canada,Donald Trump,arms trade,Chuck Schumer,UN Security Council 5 Letters to the Editor, March 27, 2024: Skewed contributions Is Yahya Sinwar making rational decisions? AI software says yes https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793856 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587677' /><br />A team of researchers at Reichman University used innovative AI software to track Hamas terror chief Sinwar's calculations, finding that Sinwar made calculated decisions. <br /> ATTIA MUHAMMED/FLASH90 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:04:27 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:04:27 GMT 793856 N False BY ALEX MINTZ False Hamas,Yahya Sinwar,Reichman University,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 5 AI software detects whether Sinwar makes rational decisions - opinion Netanyahu must rely on bipartisan American support, for Israel's sake https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793851 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587675' /><br />Partnership and bipartisan American support are essential for Israel's practical considerations. <br /> GARY CAMERON/REUTERS Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:52:43 GMT Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:52:43 GMT 793851 N False BY TOVA HERZL False Israel,Benjamin Netanyahu,israeli wall,US politics 5 Bipartisan American support essential for Israel - opinion What we can learn from Purim and Passover in our ever-complicated reality https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793849 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587667' /><br />As the seasons change and we move from Purim to Passover, we must cleanse our battered souls and, for so many, battle-scarred memories too.<br /> YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:52:15 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:46:36 GMT 793849 N False BY GIL TROY False Passover,Jewish holidays,Purim,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 5 Transitioning between Jewish holidays gives us redemption - opinion Netanyahu's regime is Sinwar's dream: Israel gets closer to the abyss every day https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793453 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/565122' /><br />Benjamin Netanyahu's ineffective slogans and leadership are pushing Israel closer to global isolation and disaster.<br /> Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:55:17 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:49:41 GMT 793453 N False BY MEMI PEER False Benjamin Netanyahu,Likud,israeli politics,Yahya Sinwar,Israel-Hamas War 5 Sinwar's dream is that Netanyahu stays Israeli prime minister Is Donald Trump good for the Jews? Here are two quotes proving he's not https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793471 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587064' /><br />Donald Trump's unpredictability could lead to devastating consequences for Israel if re-elected in November 2024.<br /> REUTERS Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:29:28 GMT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:53:21 GMT 793471 N False BY DR. YOAV HELLER False Donald Trump,antisemitism,US Elections 2024,Israel-Hamas War 5 Donald Trump is bad for the Jews, is a danger to the US and world peace The best way to fight Jew-hatred? Build resilient kids - Opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793764 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587519' /><br />The Jewish community has been in a state of disbelief and fear for nearly six months.<br /> REUTERS/JEENAH MOON Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:49:41 GMT Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:53:49 GMT 793764 N False BY MASHA MERKULOVA False Gaza,Hamas,Jewish,Palestine,jews,antisemitism,Gaza war 5 The best way to fight Jew-hatred? Build resilient kids - Opinion Ramadan powder keg: The Temple Mount in the eye of the storm https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793423 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586997' /><br />Prof. Yitzhak Reiter explains the government's irresponsible policy, Ben-Gvir's provocations to aid Hamas, the need to represent all Israelis, and demand caution from police in Temple Mount matters.<br /> REUTERS Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:24:19 GMT Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:24:19 GMT 793423 N False BY PROF. YITZHAK REITER False Temple Mount,al-aqsa,Itamar Ben-Gvir,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 5 Prof. Yitzhak Reiter's advice to avoid violence on the Temple Mount Isolation of Israel is growing, solutions are naive in light of current government https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793521 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587138' /><br />What Israel needs in order to reverse its growing isolation is a basic change of mindset, which can only result from a change of government in Jerusalem.<br /> MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:08:12 GMT Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:08:12 GMT 793521 N False BY SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF False Benjamin Netanyahu,diplomacy,Israel Elections,Gaza hostages,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 Hostage deals will only be successful under a different government Lessons of self-defense in the megillah for the Gaza war https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793535 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/472099' /><br />Today, as well, as our nation is at war, we must remember those same principles that carried Queen Esther and her uncle Mordechai down their paths.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:00:02 GMT Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:00:02 GMT 793535 N False BY JPOST EDITORIAL False Jerusalem,Purim,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 Learning from the megillah in fight against Hamas Radicalized sociologists on the warpath https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793527 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/268898' /><br />The proposed resolution, which in effect justifies the atrocities as “resistance” to “genocide,” represents a betrayal of basic sociological principles and a giant step backward for the profession.<br /> REUTERS Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:10:54 GMT Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:10:54 GMT 793527 N False BY RAFAEL MEDOFF False Anti-Zionism,antisemitism,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 2024,Professionals 5 Sociologists have become anti-Israel since October 7 massacre Israelis are yearning for nonpartisanship in time of crisis https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793524 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587139' /><br />A look at the data shows just how strong is the desire of Israeli Jews, and to some extent of their fellow Arab citizens, to place the country above all partisan, ideological, and sectoral divides.<br /> AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:07:59 GMT Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:07:59 GMT 793524 N False BY DANA BLANDER False Isaac Herzog,survey,Israel Democracy Institute,Israeli society,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 Confidence in president has increased amid desire for nonpartisanship The time to invest in Israel is now https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793518 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587136' /><br />Zoom out and what you see is a resilient, innovative, and committed workforce eager to overcome recent challenges, backed by strong pre-war tailwinds couched in a stable and proven economy.<br /> REUTERS/Ari Rabinovitch Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:06:18 GMT Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:06:18 GMT 793518 N False BY AARON LEVITATS False hi-tech,economy of israel,israel history,investment,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 Post-war Israel will see economic growth Chuck Schumer is right https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793522 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/518416' /><br />In the face of the horrors of Hamas that have strengthened the identification of Jews all over the world with Israel, Netanyahu and his partners are doing everything to keep our loved ones away.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:13:26 GMT Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:13:44 GMT 793522 N False BY NADAV TAMIR False Benjamin Netanyahu,Zionism,Joe Biden,j street,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 Netanyahu is alienating Israel from diaspora Jewish communities The Biden administration must stop Iran https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-793525 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/587140' /><br />If Iran needs a perpetual enemy—the US and Israel—to rally the public to stay in power, they will have to be prepared to face the consequences.<br /> IRANIAN ARMY/WANA/REUTERS Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:11:54 GMT Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:11:54 GMT 793525 N False BY ALON BEN-MEIR False Iran,Terrorism,United States,Joe Biden,israel iran 5 The Biden admin should create strategic alliance to stop Iran