Opinion

Separating biblical mythology from biblical history

Quite a provocative assertion on Passover, the festival recalling Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, but also a fact long acknowledged by many biblical scholars and historians.

Encountering Peace: Young Palestinians

The young generation of Palestinians, in general, are very different from my generation when we were young.

Fundamentally Freund: Don’t let Ladino die

Ladino and all that it embodies are part and parcel of our people’s long and winding journey on the historical stage.

A fond look back and hopeful one ahead

The time has come to say goodbye to the 20th Knesset.

Your Investments: Watch out for conventional wisdom

Too often, people just accept certain mantras as truth without ever questioning the logic behind them.

Hillel's Tech Corner: Holograms saving lives

Sometimes, a product speaks for itself. The potential of a real time 3D hologram of the heart? Well, it is quite endless.

Visiting Sinai

According to Globes, more than 40,000 Israelis walked or drove across the Taba border crossing from Eilat to Sinai this Passover.

As Passover ends, set aside a matzah for the missing Israeli soldiers

Zachary’s last letter to his parents was written during the war. He predicted that it would be a long time until he returned home.

The Seder’s ultimate question

Some customs are about reliving the experience, both of slavery and redemption.

Let’s commit to eradicating modern slavery by the next Seder

We are commanded to feel, over the course of our Seder, as if we, too, experienced the ravages of slavery and the redemptive power of liberation.

New opposition faces significant obstacles

A whopping 24 out of the 35 elected members of Blue and White have never served in the Knesset.

April 24, 2019: Land for what?

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

Center Field: Needed, an effective Blue and White opposition

How does a centrist party reach out to the Right – where it failed to find voters – against an opponent skilled at demonizing any critic as a traitor from the Left?

On My Mind: The impact of elections on Israel-Diaspora relations

While our countries and peoples are bound by deeply-rooted democratic values, the US and Israeli political systems are quite different.

Keep up the pressure

The new nuclear deal that the United States is forging dovetails with Israel’s interests: stop Iran before it is too late.

The ICC’s decision not to investigate the U.S. in Afghanistan

Since the ICC’s Statute is open to “states parties” only, the assumption that there exists a Palestinian state is wrong and legally flawed.

Confronting defamation from within

How IfNotNow abused Birthright and politicized a Jewish experience.

Assault on religion

There have been dreadful attacks on churches in places ranging from Europe to Africa and Asia, but to a certain extent these have been ignored.

My Modest Proposal: Let us all abstain from touching

Listening to Nancy Pelosi, I realized how much clarity shomer negia would bring to today’s confusing relationships.

Why Cory Booker is cratering in the polls

"My friendship with Cory Booker has not foundered. It was betrayed."

Terra Incognita: The insidious genocidal evil of terrorism

April 22, 2019: Barring Barghouti

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

On erasing Jews

A recent discovery in a Paris flea market should awaken the world to a frightening possibility

Israel should advance an international initiative to support Gaza

Rhe disengagement from the Gaza Strip (Summer 2005) and the Hamas takeover (Summer 2007) have created a unique situation that undermines Israeli interests and requires courageous decision-making.

Give the peace plan a chance

Trump’s adviser, Jared Kushner, was quoted as saying that “the plan will require concessions from both sides, but won’t jeopardize the security of Israel.”