David Jablinowitz

David Jablinowitz is the op-ed editor of The Jerusalem Post.

President Isaac Herzog hosts the President's Decoration Award Ceremony at the president house in Jerusalem. October 22, 2025.

Stuck in the middle: How President Herzog handles Netanyahu will define his legacy - opinion

Isaac Herzog assumed the office amid the COVID pandemic, followed by judicial reform unrest, and a multi-front war. Now he has the challenge of whether to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu.

DECEMBER 2, 2025
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to many empty seats at the UN General Assembly.

Why are they so afraid? The diplomatic fear to show friendship to Israel - comment

We can only hope that the day will come when we can talk to one another and not fear that we will lose our job, go to prison, or even face a death sentence.

OCTOBER 11, 2025
WHITE HOUSE Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing on Tuesday. ‘Eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal,’ she asserted.

The White House’s ‘diplomatic dance’ in reacting to Doha strike - opinion

Trump “feels very badly about the location of this attack," but also asserted that “eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.”

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

A second chance for the world - opinion

The accusation of harming Gazan Palestinians can also be made against supposedly pro-Palestinian protesters, personalities, and politicians in the US, Australia, and several other countries.

AUGUST 11, 2025
Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

European officials off-the-record - opinion

Foreign Ministry officials from 12 countries discussed Israel, Hamas, and what comes next.

JULY 31, 2025
EU HIGH Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas arrives for a meeting in Brussels, earlier this month. According to an official in Europe: ‘Israelis should take heart… we have a new foreign policy head.’

The Netanyahu-Trump dynamic: What aides say amid hope for a hostage deal - opinion

According to aides, Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump regularly have difficulties figuring each other out.

JULY 22, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and their teams, attend a dinner at the White House earlier this month. The dynamic between the two leaders has helped ‘to make significant progress,’ said an Israeli source.

Israel needs to regain the confidence to pre-emptively strike threats - comment

In 1967, Israel preempted when its neighbors wanted to destroy it. In 2025, the threat is still there. The Israeli mindset in response should be the same.

APRIL 23, 2025
AN IDF soldier walks along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip last month. The writer asks: Is Israel struggling to show the same self-confidence in Gaza that it is willing to show in the skies over Iran?

A turbulent time for the Jewish people can be an opportunity to come together - comment

The Jerusalem Post's op-ed editor shares the realities of journalism and being an Israeli, Jewish journalist during a war.

APRIL 11, 2025
Members of Montreal's Jewish community demonstrate in support of Israel in Montreal, February 23, 2004

Blinken's comments on Hamas: Too little, too late - opinion

Blinken never seemed to find an occasion to speak in such a direct manner at an earlier stage when it might have made a difference.

JANUARY 7, 2025
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sits alongside him, last month.

'A feeling of a lost opportunity': Did Europe’s passivity cost lives in Hamas war? - opinion

“As an international community, we could have forced Hamas out and started working already on a future for the Gaza Strip," said a Biden aide.

DECEMBER 16, 2024
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken (left) is greeted by then-EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels last month.

Inside look at White House reaction to Netanyahu's firing of Gallant on election night - opinion

Amid US election night, White House aides reacted to Netanyahu’s firing of Israel's defense minister, highlighting strained diplomacy with Israel and frustrations over European cooperation.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, at the White House, last Thursday. ‘People will call us a lame duck government, but we have to keep our eye on the ball, and we will,’ says a Biden aide regarding the Middle East.

Are Biden and Harris playing good cop bad cop with Israel? - opinion

Does Kamala Harris have to toe the line with Joe Biden?

AUGUST 3, 2024
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President Kamala Harris meet in Washington, last week.

Even amid domestic turmoil, the White House knows how to handle world crises - opinion

Mr. Netanyahu is stepping foot on American soil at a time when the political ground in the US is shaky and unstable

JULY 23, 2024
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds, last year. Regarding October 7 and the aftermath, the world couldn’t have had a better president to act quickly and correctly, said his aide.