Winston Churchill

Gideon Sa'ar responds to Yvette Cooper’s criticism of Israel during UN Security Council meeting

Gideon Sa'ar sharply responded to Yvette Cooper's criticism of Israel's land policies at the UN, referencing the Balfour Declaration and historical British support for a Jewish homeland.

|ByIDAN KWELLER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.
Demonstrators protest against the United States joining with Israel in attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, as Marines stand guard at a federal building in Los Angeles, California, US, June 22, 2025.

The cause of hatred: Backlash against Israel's survival against Iran - opinion

What are the messages that we Jews and Israel are receiving from the free world when subjected to hate rallies being staged in New York, London, or any other democracy?

|ByBRENDA KATTEN
A DRONE view shows Damascus city at night, after the ousting of Bashar Assad, in Syria.

Israel's preemptive actions in Syria: Lessons from Churchill's World War II strategy - opinion

By disabling significant parts of Syria's military, Israel’s swift action has prevented Syria from becoming a wholesale distributor of weapons of war.

|BySHLOMO SLONIM
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends the ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, near Mitzpe Ramon, in October. Netanyahu’s performance supports Churchill’s observation that one should never worry about action, but only inaction, the writer says.

Action over inaction: Netanyahu's war decisions support Churchill's ethos - opinion

One would expect Israel's senior defense officials to stand behind Netanyahu in solidarity. Netanyahu stood alone.

|ByURI KAUFMAN

Roberts’ Churchill: On courage, destiny and the miracles of history

The book, as well as about Churchill’s lonely but firm stand against antisemitism in the UK and his attitude towards Jews and Israel.

FEBRUARY 6, 2019ByINNA ROGATCHI
Eminent historian and Churchill biographer Andrew Roberts

These elections should be about victory

FEBRUARY 3, 2019ByUZI DAYAN
A statue of Winston Churchill in the UK. Can we learn from his desire for victory?

Destined for greatness: A new biography of Winston Churchill

The latest Churchill biography manages to be both engaging and scrupulously researched.

DECEMBER 29, 2018ByNEVILLE TELLER
Winston Churchill

Reality Check: Netanyahu’s pandering to Trump serious threat to Israel’s security

It’s been two weeks since Prime Minister and Defense Minister (let’s skip all the other ministerial titles he currently holds) Benjamin Netanyahu’s cynical, doom-laden speech.

DECEMBER 2, 2018ByJEFF BARAK
The statue of Britain's former Prime Minister Winston Churchill is silhouetted in front of the Houses of Parliament in London

Netanyahu jokes: Investigations most interesting part of job as PM

The prime minister showed off his wittier side during a 40-minute interview in Washington, DC.

MARCH 7, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an onstage interview with David Bloomberg at the Economic Club in Washington D.C, March 2018

Accomplices to the Holocaust

Recent research has shown that British and American planes stationed in Italy in 1944 could easily have struck Auschwitz. In fact, they were flying missions nearby and as far away as Warsaw.

JANUARY 21, 2018ByMORDECAI PALDIEL
A PORTION of a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem.

Comment: How a visit to Israel changed Churchill's outlook

The statesman had honest look at Israel during his stay, BDS activists need to do the same.

OCTOBER 25, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT
British Home Secretary Winston Churchill is escorted by High Commissioner Herbert Samuel, in Jerusalem during the British mandate era.