Jewish leadership

Israeli ex-PM Naftali Bennett indicates he will not form gov't with Netanyahu after elections

Bennett's remarks come ahead of the upcoming elections and amid recent speculation regarding his stance on forming a government with Netanyahu.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Sa'ar announces forum with worldwide Jewish leaders to address growing antisemitism

Leaders from Jewish communities and organizations worldwide will participate in the J-50 Forum, to be held in Jerusalem from December 21 to 24.

DECEMBER 15, 2025|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Natan Sharansky attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum in 2000. Imagine if Sharansky was not just a name in textbooks but again a living presence in our parliament, says the writer.

Israel needs moral giants, not more politicians - opinion

It is time for moral Zionists, not just political tacticians, to rise. We must call upon - men and women of deep faith, courage, and integrity to join Israel’s political life once again.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025|BySHMUEL LEGESSE

RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL speaks at a Hanukkah reception with then-US president Joe Biden at the White House in 2023. The future of the Jewish people will depend on who shows up and speaks when Israel and its people need to be defended, the writer asserts.

Israel's most visible rabbinic defenders are not recognized as rabbis by the Jewish state - opinion

The two most visible Jewish defenders of Israel in the world’s largest Jewish city are rabbis whom Israel’s own religious establishment does not recognize as rabbis.

OCTOBER 28, 2025|BySETH FARBER

Jewish leaders call on Pope Francis to intervene in case of Alexei Navalny

“Alexei Navalny, currently imprisoned by the Moscow regime, is dying in full view of the whole world,” the letter read.

APRIL 21, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia earlier this month.

US Jewish leadership expected to support Israel in Iran talks -Danon

In a conference on Israel in American politics, former UN ambassador Danny Danon said he expected the US Jewish leadership to support Israel as the US progresses in reestablishing the Iran Deal.

APRIL 20, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former UN ambassador Danny Danon at the Ruderman Foundation's conference on Israel in American politics, April 20, 2021.

Isi Leibler reflects on a lifetime of leadership

“In my twilight years, I look back and say I’ve been privileged to live through one of the most tumultuous and rewarding periods in Jewish history."

MARCH 25, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN, STEVE LINDE

Israel has become a wedge issue due to progressive left - David Friedman

The former US ambassador to Israel said that he does not blame Trump for the Capitol riots that left five people dead and 140 injured.

MARCH 8, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Russian-speaking Jews in Los Angeles have a new place they can call home

Moishe House is "a place where young adults in their 20s come together and create vibrant Jewish communities."

MARCH 1, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

Russian-speaking young Jews from the Former Soviet Union came together and experienced Israel through Birthright Israel’s ‘Taglit on the Carmel’ event

How COVID changed Jewish life

Our very communities have changed.

JANUARY 17, 2021ByMICAH HALPERN

MEN PRAY outside during the third nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, in Bnei Brak on Thursday. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Anglo Israelis should play a formal role in Israel-Diaspora relations

Anglo Israelis can become a source of advice and direction because we care deeply about the Diaspora on the one hand and have committed ourselves fully to Israel on the other.

DECEMBER 16, 2020ByDAVID FINE