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WATCH: Pahlavi announces six demands for int'l community, Iranian diaspora to support protesters

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi outlined six key demands to rally global support for Iranian activists and protesters, urging a coordinated international effort to weaken the regime.

Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Paris, France, hold banners, including of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over a background with the Pahlavi royal crest, reading "FREE IRAN," January 18, 2026.
A PROTESTER holds a placard using the IDF acronym of Israel Defense Forces instead as ‘Infant Death Force’ in London last month. Today’s ideological manipulation echoes the rhetoric that paved the way for the Holocaust, the writer asserts.

Democracy’s blind spot: Extremism that no longer fears exposure - opinion

US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump’s new world order is hitting the Middle East at full speed - opinion

Ilana Dayan addresses the Emergency Conference of Israeli Journalists in Tel Aviv on December 9, 2025.

Those who seek truth do not silence the press - opinion


Israel in turmoil: Your guide to the internal conflicts shaking up the Jewish state - explainer

The Jerusalem Post delves into the key issues shaping Israel’s current turmoil, presenting perspectives from both sides of the argument.

 RALLYING AGAINST the Israeli government and demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv in March 2025.

Ex-deputy chief justice: ICC, UN clapping over gov’t tearing down judicial independence

"We are a democracy, but with the situation now, we are doing an injustice to this term, this was a knife in the back of democracy.”

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Accusations of ‘Deep State’: What is this entity Netanyahu claims controls Israel? - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that an alleged Deep State controls the country. What is this mysterious entity?

 An illustrative image of a shadowy puppet master pulling the strings of many people set to a backdrop of an Israeli flag in dark lighting.

Time to quit: Netanyahu, Bar, and all of Israel's leaders failed and must step down - opinion

Israel's failed leaders should step aside and make room for new leaders who will renew and rebuild the country.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023

How the Democratic Party became a massive disgrace - opinion

The Democratic Party, once a reliable supporter of Israel and Jewish causes, is changing; Schumer has let it happen.

 US SENATE Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses the media following the Senate Democrats’ weekly policy lunch at the Capitol in January. Schumer’s refusal to bring the Antisemitism Awareness Act to the Senate floor is proof of his cowardice, the writer posits.

Barak's civil war prediction: A warning or exaggeration? - comment

The question is: which voices deserve our attention and amplification?

Israelis protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem on August 01, 2020.

How Netanyahu deflects blame while manipulating Israel into trusting him - comment

Even before the recent war broke out, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing everything in his power to deflect blame for even the most minor of conflicts, whether it was justified or not.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at one of the sessions of his trial, 2025.

Weakening public service, disintegrating democracy: How corruption is killing Israel - opinion

Defending democracy urgently and strenuously against the onslaught from the country’s leadership should not be a matter of Right and Left, religious and secular, but for Israel’s survival.

 Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar superimposed on an image of Israelis protesting judicial reform.

Twilight of the Islamic Republic: The rocky road to regime change in Iran has begun - opinion

This momentous period in history heralds the demise of religious despotism in Tehran, the disintegration of the regime of the corrupt, terrorist mullahs.

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after he votes during runoff parliamentary elections, in Tehran, last Friday. Iran’s regime and its theocratic governance are evidently on a decline, the writer asserts.

Honoring the enduring friendship between Taiwan and Israel - opinion

Our story is not just a tale of survival but a blueprint for success and leadership for the trustworthy democratic alliance amid the increasingly complex and interconnected world. 

 Soldiers stand in front of a Taiwan flag and a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, after Taiwan's military demonstrated combat readiness ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays in an annual exercise in Hsinchu, Taiwan January 7, 2025.