JPost Editorial

The Jerusalem Post's daily editorial brings readers our editorial staff's stance on the most important and interesting issues of the day in Israel and the Jewish world. The Jerusalem Post, founded as the Palestine Post by Gershon Agron in 1932, is Israel's best selling English newspaper and its most read website.

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025

Trump's Netanyahu endorsement crosses a line in Israeli democracy - editorial

Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz leads Blue and White, which is polling below the electoral threshold.

Gantz didn't fail because he's a good person, he failed because he performed poorly - editorial

Yaniv Hayun, who subdued the suspected terrorist aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, September 30, 2026.

Bomb threats, attempted hijackings must not become new norm for Israeli travelers - editorial


Lebanon must refuse Hezbollah’s demand to return seized explosives - editorial

The Lebanese government should reject the demand. Returning the explosives would undermine security forces’ concrete step toward enforcing state authority and confirm Hezbollah can overrule them.

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Israel must explain why it failed to prevent attacks on diplomats in West Bank - editorial

Israeli officials must account publicly for any failures identified in investigations into the West Bank attacks and explain how they will protect the remaining harvest.

A Palestinian man is detained while attempting to reach his land during the olive harvest on October 17, 2026 in Abu Falah, West Bank.

Israel does not need politicians to always agree, but it needs a unity government - editorial

For the politicians vying for our vote to lead the country, the task ahead should not simply be to form the next government but to begin putting the country back together.

Israelis vote for a party list, but have no say on Election Day over which of its candidates will ultimately represent them in the Knesset.

Israeli election campaigns must move past political gimmicks to tackle critical issues - editorial

With two weeks to go, let’s hear how the parties are going to deal with education, transportation, the environment, the unequal IDF draft, the worrying wave of emigration, and the West Bank.

Workers hang a Likud party election campaign billboard featuring Prime Minister and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders, with the slogan “Right or Palestine,” on a building in Jerusalem, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026.

Field trip tragedy shows Israel needs answers, not a blame game - editorial

Wilensky was killed, and 24 others were wounded, when one of the students picked up an unexploded Hezbollah bomb and put it in his backpack.

Injured students and teachers arrive at Ziv Medical Center in Safed, northern Israel, following an explosion of suspected unexploded ordnance during a school trip near the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 12, 2026.

Netanyahu must agree to debate Eisenkot as it's only way for voters to get answers - editorial

Israel needs those answers to understand how its leaders would prevent another catastrophe. Accountability also requires examining the decisions of the military and intelligence establishments.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.

Saudi Arabia, Israel have shared interests at stake, Houthi escalation highlights - editorial

Saudi Arabia's defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan faces growing scrutiny as the Houthi conflict escalates, with questions remaining over military deployments and the allies' roles.

Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Palestinians deserve accountable leadership, not further delays to democracy - editorial

Palestinians have gone two decades without national elections. Abbas must deliver genuine political reform while ensuring Hamas cannot use the ballot box to legitimize its terrorist infrastructure.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

Examining NYT report alleging top US Embassy aide in Jerusalem suppressed Israel cables - editorial

Such an allegation deserves scrutiny, as does the way a newspaper presents the evidence and the response of those it accuses.

David Milstein

Israel must follow through on British consulate closure after Miliband sanctions - editorial

Sa’ar should ensure that the measures he announced are carried out, despite British threats to expel an Israeli diplomat from London for every diplomat expelled from the consulate.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.