Opinion

Two Israeli citizens, presumed to be alive, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, have been in Hamas captivity for more than four years.

The French resolution helps provide the tools to fight against the intersection between antisemitism and anti-Zionism.

God did not descend on Sinai 3,332 years ago to give us a history lesson. Nor did he attempt a biology lesson. God came down to Sinai to teach us one thing and one thing only, theology.

Emily Oster explores new ways to think about the dilemmas of child-rearing

Prayer for people who don’t usually pray

Toronto, like many post-war Jewish communities, was welcoming to the refugees – and not.

Hanukkah is only eight days a year, but each candle can ignite a full year’s worth of change. Here are the eight miracles – four global and four personal

When I was young, few of us in Israel had full sets of grandparents’

“You’re not sick enough to write about your health,” he intoned. “No one will take you seriously unless you’re close to death,” my fiend said.

Even if one subscribes to the prevailing international perspective that Israel’s presence in Judea and Samaria is a form of occupation, what is one to make of the Irish parliament?

Israelis have wavered over the years regarding the territories’ legal status. But most avoided Hansell’s sloppiest distortion – which Levin echoed blindly.

Some European consumers, Europe’s top judges ruled, might be too ethically refined to buy products made by Jews.

The latest atrocity emerges from McGill University in Montreal.

Israel cannot and should not interfere directly in the US elections. Yet it would be a great mistake to sit quietly.

Holocaust distortion is so prevalent in Lithuania, which has initiated and led many of the initiatives in Eastern Europe to rewrite the narrative of World War II and the Holocaust.

The mullahs are worthless. They live in the Middle Ages. They murder, rape, terrorize, torture and eliminate anyone who stands in their way.

The Kurds in Iran face intersectional oppression in that they are systematically disadvantaged and targeted by the Islamic regime’s security apparatus.

The complex nature of the oil market and geopolitical context was not fully understood by countries outside the Iran-Saudi Arabia or US-China relations realm.

I would like to look at the phenomenon itself and ascertain what it can contribute to this ancient/modern city, Jerusalem, the center of the Jewish halachic world.

It is a historical fact that no country in the Eurasian region has a closer strategic relationship with Israel than Azerbaijan.

Today, both countries are also grappling with extreme uncertainty. America and Israel are in uncharted territory owing to enormous and widening domestic, political and social divides.

In a wake-up call to Europe, Macron warned that if Europe did not begin to think strategically and not just commercially, there was a considerable risk that it would disappear geopolitically.

The Agriculture Ministry said it had foreseen the shortage of local butter, and recommended that the Finance Ministry allow the import of butter without extra tariffs.

The Knesset is by no means a malfunctioning parliament, but that its legitimation function is of the highest importance.

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Like many successful entrepreneurs, WeWork founder Adam Neumann failed a few times, identified a real need, built an innovative product and succeeded in creating a real business.

Today’s schools focus on teaching the whole child: heart, soul and mind. There is even a focus on spirituality in our schools. God has finally made it into the curriculum!

Bilateral relations at the political level are developing today. However, if an Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel had been opened, relations would have developed in a completely different way.

Locally, of course, such idiomatic use is less common than where English is the mother tongue and baseball is the great pastime.

Suicide bombers are undeniably lethal, but their lethality depends on the successful discharge of an explosive, what’s inside the explosive device, and how many people are caught within the range of the blast.

As the old joke goes, while some organizations are looking for a mission, Chabad is a mission looking for an organization.

Academic departments at public and private universities alike have a moral responsibility to host speakers with diverse viewpoints in order to expose students to a breadth of opinions.

But that wasn’t how the neo-Ottomans believed it. For them, Arabs – the most precious of all Muslims – were admired and cherished.

This claim was first put forth in a letter from the Knesset’s legal adviser, Eyal Yinon, to the speaker of the Knesset with regard to the situation of MK Haim Katz.

It's a steep price to pay but one that the Israeli government felt was worth it to save the life of a single soldier.

Middle Israel: Mutiny on the Likud’s ‘Bounty’

Avichai Mandelblit clearly took Netanyahu’s side – or at least he pushed hard to keep himself out of the discussion of forcing Netanyahu out.

Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire from Jewish leaders and lawmakers both outside and within his party for his failure to combat antisemitism in Labour.

Sa’ar is fully aware of the difficult path he has embarked on.

Behind the Lines: Turkey already has the will and the raw materials. This knowledge is the factor it currently lacks.

Metal Point is the outcome of a collaboration between Thyssenkrupp and the Israeli company Impact Labs.

Maybe you really can have your cake and eat it too.

Imagine a world where you can undergo rehabilitation and many types of medical treatment in your own home, on your own time, without sharing a room with other patients.

Taxes on road fuel are relatively high, yet rarely fully reflect the cost of environmental harm, especially with some road transport sectors offered preferential rates.

Waters’ new documentary, shot during his 2017/2018 concert tour, debuted internationally this October in limited theaters.

Jordan’s claims to the West Bank following its 1949 seizure were never internationally recognized, and Israel usurped this land in a defensive war.

I found it interesting to see how Israel reacted to the rockets from Gaza this time, as opposed to how it acted in the past.

The task of theology requires an assessment, not only of the Bible, but of reality around us.

UNRWA DOES not help Palestinians. Quite the opposite. It perpetuates the conflict by instilling a mentality of victimhood.

Know Comment: Israeli media found little reason to cover the biggest festival of the month

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

My Word: Over the years, I have seen Netanyahu at his best and worst.

Where is the public? Where are the protesters? After such a harsh indictment, why is no one camping out in a 24-hour protest? Where is Blue and White?

Every period in the country’s 71-year history has been marked by internal strife coupled with external danger.

Follow the blessing: An excerpt from ‘Explorations Expanded’: A father’s dream for Jacob and Esau

Dad’s death sparks a lively dark comedy that plumbs the depths of New Orleans.

Book blames antisemitism for derailing Alan Shatter’s career

During the war in Ukraine, antisemitism became a tool for governments and propaganda.

We must acknowledge that we cannot both insist that Israel make concessions for peace now and respect the intellectual independence of Mizrahi Jews.

I’ve never won the lottery, any lottery. Which is really no surprise, since I’ve never played the lottery, any lottery.

Many Jews have said if the Labour Party wins the election, they will exit the United Kingdom.

Many years ago, I worked with a mom around her almost four-year-old’s lack of interest in toilet training.

A prime minister with integrity and a moral compass would understand the ethical obligation to resign under such circumstances.

The Internet is home to 26.6 billion active user accounts (or online residents), and this space is known as the virtual world.

Remember, you read it first in The Jerusalem Post.

Trump and Netanyahu are just warming up in their wars against those in their governments who have the courage to stand up to morally and criminally corrupt leaders.

Our security focus has not been distracted, no matter how distracting our political issues might be.

In refusing to clarify fundamental requirements under the law, Israel chills local economic activity and investment.

There should be a bipartisan consensus that Jews have a right to live anywhere in biblical Israel, especially in Judea and Samaria.

Israeli society is starting to normalize hatred against Arabs. Extremists’ remarks do not shock people anymore.

Ex-Israeli generals have proposed plans within a two-state framework to ensure Israeli security without limiting Palestinian sovereignty.

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

How can Netanyahu disparage our democracy at home, after justifiably toasting it abroad?

Immigration, and the continual promotion of immigration, remains central to Israel’s national ethos.

The Netherlands’ House of Representatives bucked the European trend and called the EU court’s ruling discriminatory.

Unless Netanyahu steps down immediately, we are headed for a third round of elections.

Despite our difficult history, Jews have not only survived, but thrived.

This cycle’s Democratic primary is shaping up to be the greatest troll of white nationalist Twitter — a battle royale featuring both a Jewish socialist from Brooklyn and a Jewish billionaire.

Accuracy on what the court’s ruling is really about and its implications are part of our shared responsibility to promote and protect our relationship.

The strongest reaction came from Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the only Jewish candidate, who exclaimed: “Israeli settlements in occupied territory are illegal."

The world must realize that the Land of Israel is ours.

The Likud has long claimed that former prime minister Ehud Olmert, for example, was part of the Left. In that case, how is it possible that he was investigated by police?

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

“I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interest of America first."

“In his tweets in Turkish and Arabic, however, Erdogan described his forces as ‘the heroes of the Mohammadian army’ – a term dating back to the Ottoman Empire,” the report continued.

Netanyahu calls the charges “an attempted coup.” In many respects, his defiant stance and refusal to step aside also is unprecedented.

Current Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson must be hoping that this December’s vote.

More than 20 international law experts and jurists convened at The Hague to put together their understanding of the law.

The multiculturalism and tolerance, historically inherent in the lifestyle of Azerbaijanis, today have become an integral feature of the daily life of every citizen of the Azerbaijani state.

The two leases were identical and put into separate annexes of the peace treaty.

For a country blessed with endless sun and great technology – and obsessed with security – we’re sure acting like our decision-makers are in the pockets of the fossil fuel industry

The major aim of the trip was to distribute $5 million to approximately 150 Satmar institutions in Israel, which do not receive funding from the state due to their anti-Zionist ideology.

Ashes from the destruction of the Second Temple!

Netanyahu calls the charges “an attempted coup.” In many respects, his defiant stance and refusal to step aside also is unprecedented.

This is a wake up call. Get your act together and don’t let there be a third election in less than a year.