Opinion

Iran's crisis will not last forever - Israel and the world have a real opportunity - opinion

Iranian instability and potential US action create a critical moment for Israel to strengthen its regional position within the Middle East.

People walk in Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026

Middle Israel: Roadmap for an aspiring shah - opinion

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the media during a press conference on June 23, 2025 in Paris, France.

An Israeli letter to Iran’s brave protesters: We see you, and we stand with you - opinion

Iranians protest outside the US Consulate General in Frankfurt for an end to the regime in Tehran and call for the USA to intervene in the conflict, January 15, 2026.

Editor's Notes: Future of Jewish Diaspora should follow spirit of 'October 8 Jewry'

‘WHAT ARE the effects, in Israel, in the US, and the rest of the world, of the perceived opinions of American Jewry?’

Israel cannot heal from war with Hamas while Ran Gvili remains in Gaza - editorial

If Israel is to move from war to recovery and from pain to reconstruction, Rani must be returned.

JANUARY 16, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Relatives, friends and supporters of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, whose remains are held by Hamas, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, call for his return while holding an Israel flag with his picture and captioned "we are waiting for you at home!" January 9, 2026.

Restore constitutional monarchy to honor lost Iranian lives - opinion

The Iranian protests call for monarchy restoration, but the world refuses to report what the protesters really want.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByFAEZEH ALAVI

A person holds a picture of exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi, during a protest against the Iranian regime at the Peace Palace ahead of a NATO leaders' summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 21, 2025.

Israel’s quiet gambit on the Red Sea chessboard - opinion

Recognition of Somaliland offers a way to shape the broader strategic environment around the Red Sea.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByAMIT SHABI, LIRON ROSE

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.

The Middle East’s once-in-a-century moment

This is not chaos but convergence: a historic opening to dismantle regional extremism and replace it with integration, stability, and growth.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByCOSCHOFFMAN

he Middle East’s Once-in-a-Century Moment

IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial

The Israel-Hamas War did not only take bodies; it took spirit. It took marriages, jobs, sleep, and the sense that someone competent is steering.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL

MK Boaz Bismuth seen with haredi MKs and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer in the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion

Belonging is not declared. It is rebuilt and demonstrated, slowly, through consistency, humility, and courage. If the movement is willing to do that work, genuine repair is possible.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByADAM POLLACK / JTA

Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.

The Kingdom of Gaza: How a constitutional monarchy can bring freedom from theocracy - opinion

The idea is to treat constitutional monarchy as a piece of political technology. A way of concentrating legitimacy in a single, recognizable figure while locking his power in a box.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByARSEN REVAZOV

Street lights illuminate the Gaza skyline as the sun rises over fishermen as they bring their catch into the port in Gaza City, February 14, 2019.

Israeli-Palestinian peace is just one election away – and it could happen in 2026 - opinion

In 2026, the State of Israel will go to elections to elect a new government. In 2026, the Palestinians will also go to elections to elect a new government.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByGERSHON BASKIN

A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Iran is a large, silent prison – and federalism is the only way to break out - opinion

The future political system of Iran must consciously distribute power and sovereignty from the top down, in accordance with democratic constitutional principles and the interests of the regions.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByRAZGAR ALANI

An Iranian woman votes at a polling station in Tehran on March 2, 2012.

Aleppo’s forgotten victims: How the West abandoned the Kurds in their time of need - opinion

If humanity is truly to be a shared value, then pain must also be shared. Why do the same eyes that shed tears for Gaza not weep for Aleppo?

JANUARY 14, 2026ByAMED MARDIN

A solidarity protest organized denouncing attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, with demonstrators holding Kurdish flags and placards reading Stop the genocide of Kurds in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, takes place in, Athens, Greece, on January 11, 2026.