JPost.com - Opinion Opinion https://www.jpost.com www.jpost.com © 1995 - 2024 The Jerusalem Post. All rights reserved. RSSFeeds We've become desensitized to hate in North America https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792605 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586017' /><br />It is time that we take a strong stand and push back at these pro-Hamas protest rallies. We can’t hide who we are because of antisemitism, and we shouldn’t have to. <br /> Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:35:18 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:35:18 GMT 792605 N False BY STEVEN BURG False Pro-Palestinian groups,Diaspora,antisemitism,Campus Antisemitism 5 We've become desensitized to hate in North America - opinion The imperative of supporting Jewish journalism in troubling times https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792603 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586014' /><br />It's time for the Jewish community to invest in journalism, not only to produce higher-quality reporting but to strengthen American democracy and community trust.<br /> Courtesy Rebecca Dinar Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:28:53 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:28:53 GMT 792603 N False BY REBECCA DINAR False Diaspora Jews,Fake news,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 The imperative of upholding truth and Jewish journalism - opinion Senator Schumer: You are no guardian of Israel https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792601 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586012' /><br />It is both audacious and insulting for the majority leader of the US Senate to say what he did about a fellow democracy and ally of the US.<br /> Craig Hudson/Reuters Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:30:14 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:30:14 GMT 792601 N False BY SHERWIN POMERANTZ False Israel,Middle East,Chuck Schumer,US politics,US Senate 5 Schumer calls for elections in Israel, he is no guardian - opinion We are all 'settlers' now https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792597 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586010' /><br />By attacking Israeli kibbutzim and central Israel, Gazans made it clear that they regard all of Israel as their "West Bank" and every Israeli as a settler.<br /> TALIA KIRSHNER Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:15:10 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:15:10 GMT 792597 N False BY LEO DEE False Settlements,West Bank,judea and samaria,The October 7 Massacre 5 Palestinians see all Israelis as settlers - opinion Smotrich's misstep in politicizing the IDF - editorial https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792584 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/584853' /><br />Smotrich should keep his views on military appointments to himself and, instead, focus 100% of his time and energy on his ministry.<br /> RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:12:32 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:12:32 GMT 792584 N False BY JPOST EDITORIAL False IDF,Herzi Halevi,Bezalel Smotrich,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 Smotrich made a mistake in politicizing the IDF - editorial Egypt preparing for Gazan influx and the rising price of leaving the Strip https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792595 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586008' /><br />All official cross-border travel has ceased, with the exception of foreign nationals and the severely injured, with cross-border movement still largely managed by Hala, which charges large sums.<br /> IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:06:49 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:06:49 GMT 792595 N False BY NEVILLE TELLER False Egypt,refugees,Gaza Strip,Wall Street Journal 5 Egypt readies for incoming Palestinian refugees, and the costs - opinion Act deftly and carry a nuclear supply: Israel must enhance its military self-reliance https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792593 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586004' /><br />Israel’s nuclear capabilities, though never officially confirmed, are widely recognized as part of its national defense strategy.<br /> EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:04:58 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:04:58 GMT 792593 N False BY MICAH AVNI False Israel,Iran,United States,israel nuclear weapons,Middle East 5 Israel must approach the Middle East with self-reliance The sounds of bearing witness after October 7 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792591 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/586002' /><br />In the wake of the war, it is our obligation to listen to sounds of mourning and hope, and through this, bear witness to past and future.<br /> MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:02:58 GMT Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:02:58 GMT 792591 N False BY E. KINNEY ZALESNE False Israel,Gaza,Gaza hostages,Nova music festival 5 Sounds heard around Israel in the wake of war Netanyahu and Israel did not prop up Hamas https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792587 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585998' /><br />Despite the fact that the political echelon is responsible for the October 7 failures, Israel is not the one that strengthened Hamas. <br /> MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:51:38 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:51:38 GMT 792587 N False BY ORI WERTMAN False Benjamin Netanyahu,Hamas,Palestinian Authority,oslo accords 5 The PA and Arab world strengthened Hamas over the years - opinion On Purim, there’s a fast before the festival. It’s a ritual I need in these dark times https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792620 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/455055' /><br />Like the people in Megillah, we are living at a time when violence seems to be the solution to threats.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:47:21 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:47:21 GMT 792620 N False BY ESTHER SPERBER/JTA False Judaism,Gaza Strip,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 The Esther fast is the ritual I need in these dark times - opinion Time for Israel to climb down the tree https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792567 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/438338' /><br />Israel has already won the war on the battlefield. Hamas is a shell of what it was. But it is suffering a terrible loss on the battlefield of diplomacy.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:30:46 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:55:59 GMT 792567 N False BY DAVID BRINN False Hamas,Rafah,Chuck Schumer,hostage,The October 7 Massacre,Gaza hostages,Hamas-Israel War,Parting Shot 5 Time for Israel to climb down the tree This is how Hamas used Gazan journalists for the Oct. 7 massacre https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-791964 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585179' /><br />Ilana Dayan exposed an interesting new detail in the plan about how Hamas intended to take advantage of Gazan journalists.<br /> Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa/Reuters Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:05:38 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:05:38 GMT 791964 N False BY GIL HOFFMAN False Gaza,IDF,media,The October 7 Massacre,Hamas-Israel War 5 Gil Hoffman: A look at the media in Gaza Letters to the Editor, March 18, 2024: Secular and anti-halachic https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792408 <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 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:58:06 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:58:06 GMT 792408 N False BY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR False IDF,Joe Biden,haredim,antisemitism,Chuck Schumer 5 Letters to the Editor Chuck Schumer: Don't interfere in Israel's politics https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792421 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585757' /><br />Controversy stirred as Schumer's call for Israeli elections challenged alliances. Explore the delicate balance between support and intervention.<br /> JOSHUA ROBERTS/REUTERS Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:00:02 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:04:20 GMT 792421 N False BY JPOST EDITORIAL False Benjamin Netanyahu,Elections,Two State Solution,Chuck Schumer 5 Schumer's Israel Intervention: Ally or Intruder? But where would you go? - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792410 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/555484' /><br />Haredi community faces conscription dilemma: Stay or leave? Chief Rabbi's call sparks debate on safety abroad.<br /> OLIVER FITOUSSI/FLASH90 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:52:29 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:52:29 GMT 792410 N False BY HAYIM LEITER False Haredi,IDF,Haredi draft 5 Where would the Haredi mass exodus go to? Are elections an option? - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792413 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585624' /><br />US-Israel tensions escalate amid political turmoil. Will Netanyahu survive? Insightful analysis reveals complex dynamics.<br /> Mark Israel Salem Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:05:16 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:05:16 GMT 792413 N False BY SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF False Benjamin Netanyahu,Joe Biden,Chuck Schumer,US politics 5 Ongoing US-Israel tensions become more complicated during the war Palestinian reckoning - what they really think - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792415 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585159' /><br />Unveiling Ideological Warfare. Recent surveys call into question PA's leadership in Gaza's 'day after."<br /> REUTERS/Ismail Shakil Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:10:55 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:10:55 GMT 792415 N False BY DAVID BEN-BASAT False Hamas,Palestinian,Hamas-Israel War 5 Palestinian Conflict: Ideological Warfare Social public policy - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792416 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/246284' /><br />Philanthropy's vital role in shaping policy for societal reconstruction and sustainable solutions in Israel's social infrastructure.<br /> MIKE LOVETT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:05:57 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:05:57 GMT 792416 N False BY TALI YARIV-MASHAL False Israel,Social,philanthropy 5 Philanthropy: shaping Israel's social policy Defying the Bronfman blockade - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792418 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/584294' /><br />McGill protests spark controversy: Blocking buildings, spreading hate, and claims of antisemitism.<br /> REUTERS/HOLLIE ADAMS Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:12:39 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:12:39 GMT 792418 N False BY ELEANOR GREENSPAN False protests,students,McGill University,antisemitism,bronfman 5 Controversy at McGill : Pro-Palestinian protests Women must not be afraid to speak out - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792426 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585766' /><br />In a world teetering on moral decay, a call for women's voices to rise against evil and injustice. Will silence or action shape our future?<br /> DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:09:58 GMT Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:09:58 GMT 792426 N False BY FELICE FRIEDSON False United Nations,women,justice,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 The moral fabric of global society is at stake Wartime ‘agunot’ - opinion https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792422 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585765' /><br />Preventing wartime agunot tragedies is vital. Learn about the urgent steps needed to safeguard the wives of soldiers in conflict.<br /> RACHEL LEVMORE Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:13:42 GMT Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:13:42 GMT 792422 N False BY RACHEL LEVMORE False IDF,women,marriage in israel,agunot 5 Protecting wartime Agunot: urgent measures The Felicja Blumental International Music Festival https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792419 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/418770' /><br />Felicja Blumental Music Festival: A diverse celebration of global sounds spanning classical, jazz, and ethnic music.<br /> GUY YECHIELY Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:09:50 GMT Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:09:50 GMT 792419 N False BY BARRY DAVIS False music,singer,festival 5 Spreading the sounds Mandatory Sherut Leumi for haredim will make things worse https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-791572 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/584626' /><br />Sherut Leumi (National Service) is not the solution to recruiting ultra-Orthodox to the army. Another reasonable solution may address the ongoing problem effectively.<br /> OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:31:46 GMT Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:31:46 GMT 791572 N False BY DAVID MILGROM False Haredi,IDF,Ultra-Orthodox,national service israel 5 Sending ultra-Orthodox to National Service won't fix draft law crisis Draft haredim to serve during their breaks from yeshiva https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792027 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585274' /><br />A national service plan for haredi men during their long semester breaks<br /> FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:17:48 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:17:48 GMT 792027 N False BY DAVID M. WEINBERG False Haredi,IDF,Supreme Court,Haredi draft 5 Draft haredim to serve during their breaks from yeshiva - opinion Anchoring rejuvenation at Ben-Gurion University - https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792022 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/554008' /><br />In the challenging context of the ongoing war, we must reinforce our commitment to holistic engagement with our surroundings, guided by the following question: “How can we maximize our impact?” <br /> DANI MACHLIS/BGU Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:20:37 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:20:37 GMT 792022 N False BY DANIEL CHAMOVITZ False Negev,university,ben-gurion university,Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 5 Anchoring rejuvenation at Ben-Gurion University - opinion Now, as throughout Jewish history, we must be a people of hope https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792035 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/584224' /><br />But right now, as I write these words with the tears in my eyes obscuring the keyboard, it doesn’t feel like there is any hope.<br /> CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:16:21 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:16:21 GMT 792035 N False BY JONATHAN LIEBERMAN False Judaism,jonathan sacks,rabbi jonathan sacks,Gaza hostages 5 Now, as throughout Jewish history, we must be a people of hope - opinion When dealing with our Saudi friends, show a little tact https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792039 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/551315' /><br />One of the first things anyone who has traveled to an Arab country learns is that one of the worst social faux pas you can make is to offend your host.<br /> TOM BRENNER/REUTERS Sat, 16 Mar 2024 13:34:16 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2024 13:34:16 GMT 792039 N False BY BOBBY RECHNITZ False Saudi Arabia,israel saudi arabia,Middle East,kippah,Abraham Accords 5 When dealing with our Saudi friends, show a little tact - opinion I ran the Jerusalem Marathon: Here's 4 reasons Israel will thrive https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-791959 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585172' /><br />Here are four reasons why I know that Israel will survive and thrive after the Oct. 7 massacre, that I learned from the Jerusalem Winner Marathon.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:01:24 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:04:36 GMT 791959 N False BY MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN False jerusalem marathon,running,unity,Writes of Spring 5 Maayan Hoffman: Insights from the Jerusalem Marathon Itay Chen's death reminds us that the hostages' time is running out https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792033 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585285' /><br />Hamas’s tunnels are filled with people just like Itay. Every day they remain in captivity could be the end of the sand in the hourglass for another hostage.<br /> BRING THEM HOME NOW/REUTERS Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:49:13 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:49:13 GMT 792033 N False BY WILLIAM DAROFF False hostage,Gaza hostages,hostage posters,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 Itay Chen's death reminds us that the hostages' time is running out Hamas is a global threat https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-792020 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/585267' /><br />Contending with Hamas is not just a one-dimensional struggle of Israel alone. It should be a combined effort of the Western World.<br /> REUTERS/ALAA AL SUKHNI Sat, 16 Mar 2024 08:24:09 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2024 08:56:50 GMT 792020 N False BY DORE GOLD False Hamas,Muslim Brotherhood,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War 2024 5 To defeat Hamas, we need a joint effort from the Western world- opinion