Civil War

'We prevented the destruction of Third Temple': Netanyahu shares message on eve of Tisha B'av

"Instead of a civil war, we were brothers fighting shoulder to shoulder to repel those who seek our lives," he added, pointing out that the nation "saved Israel together."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Negev Conference in Dimona, July 14, 2026
Camels walk during the sunset in Marib, Yemen, where the once-barren desert has sprung back to life with grasses due to shifting climate patterns.

Years of war and instability lead to institutional collapse depriving Yemen of clean water - report

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026.

Iran's Supreme Leader warns of Israeli, US divisions threatening regime, undermining 'resilience'


Is the Sudan conflict the region’s next worst crisis? - opinion

The military conflict in Sudan appears to be heavily dependent on the positions of external actors, whose involvement could either exacerbate or alleviate the situation

 WOMEN WHO fled Sudan following the outbreak of fighting line up to receive food rations at a UN transit center near the border crossing point in South Sudan, last week.

Israel is in a quiet civil war over judicial reform - opinion

The Right is unlikely to proceed because Israel is in an unprecedented state of polarization. Everyone is under pressure to take sides.

 PROTESTERS BLOCK the Ayalon Highway and clash with police, last month. It is clear that legal reform was just a trigger, and Netanyahu-haters continue to fuel the protests against him, the writer argues.

Sudan's Bashir and allies out of jail, Khartoum fighting flares

Air strikes and artillery in Sudan have killed at least 459 people and wounded more than 4,000.

 Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir greets a supporter from inside the defendant's cage during his and some of his former allies trial over the 1989 military coup that brought the autocrat to power in 1989, at a courthouse in Khartoum, Sudan September 15, 2020

Sudan army agrees to help evacuate foreigners, fighting continues despite ceasefire

Sudan's collapse into warfare dashed plans to restore civilian rule and brought the already impoverished country to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe.

 People gather at the station to flee from Khartoum during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan April 19, 2023.

Israel at 75: How the Jewish state compares to other countries

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS: What Israel’s history teaches us is that while there are major disputes in the country and various groups that do not agree on many issues, the country is stable.

 THE US CAPITOL, as seen soon after the 75th birthday of the US in 1851.

What must Israel get done in the next 75 years?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Impressive as Israel's achievements so far have been, what lies ahead is no less challenging, and may even be more so.

 A BOY covered in an Israeli flag lifts a curtain during a welcoming ceremony at Ben-Gurion Airport for new immigrants from North America.

Netanyahu in IDF ceremony: Civil war - never, national unity - absolutely

Quoting former prime minister Menachem Begin, Netanyahu stated: “Civil War – never,” but “national unity – absolutely.”

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at an IDF memorial service on April 16, 2023

Amid terror attacks, rocket sirens: Israel's civil war can wait - comment

We’ve got one last chance to demonstrate that the things that unite us are more binding than what separates us.

 The aftermath of a terror shooting in the Jordan Valley on April 7, 2023

Letters to the Editor March 29, 2023: Temper tantrum

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Israel is divided over judicial reform, can Tikvah help cool it down? - opinion

The current debate about judicial reform did not emerge suddenly from nowhere, and it is not the creation of the new Netanyahu government. 

 Israelis gather to protest the judicial reform at the Knesset