Editor notes

After two years of war, Israelis and Palestinians ask: What comes next?

After Trump’s Gaza ceasefire, a new governance plan takes shape. From Israel’s mourning to Gaza’s rebuilding and the PA leadership race, The Jerusalem Report explores what comes next.

What comes next for Israel and Gaza in the New Year?
IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir prays at the Western Wall during the ceremony officially swearing him in as the military’s highest-ranking officer.

Editor's Notes: Zamir faces painful reckoning as the IDF confronts failures, fragile leadership

Taking control of the narrative is, for many survivors a form of therapy and a form of revenge. Hamas tried to erase them. Standing on a stage and saying “this is what they did to me and this is why we must bring the others home” is the opposite of erasure. 

The rise of the hostage influencer and the price of public trauma - comment

IF A leader who thrives on attention can be nudged to keep doing the right thing for Israel, then a powerful front page is a small price to pay. Special ‘Jerusalem Post’ front pages from the past two years of war.

Editor's Notes: Why these covers helped push a moment we needed


Letters to the Editor: The coalition deals

With regard to “Netanyahu facing Likud rebellion over portfolios” (May 8), we finally seem to have a government – but at what cost?

President Reuven Rivlin tasks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming Israel’s 34th government, March 25

Letters to the editor: Jan. 25

Letters

In my own write: A mixed blessing

We are left with the burden and the blessing of free choice, and with the choices that we make.

The Imagine Peace Tower lit in the hopes of bringing peace to the Israeli-Arab conflict

Not good sports

We endorse whatever measures are necessary to make our sporting events family-friendly and safe for all – fans and players alike.

Soccer [Illustrative]

The northern front

Hezbollah is plainly busy elsewhere as is Assad’s chief military mainstay against the rebels.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Letters to the Editor

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The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel

Letters

1 interesting difference between a bus and a car is that when people reach their bus stop they get off, in a car the person cannot just get out and continue.

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Justice for Olmert

One of a politician’s most important roles is to ensure that hard-earned taxpayers’ money and public resources are allocated fairly and honestly.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Editor's Note: Changing perceptions

Our cover story this week highlights five female journalists...reporting from Israel to some of the most influential international news outlets.

Editors Marion Fischel (left) and Laura Kelly at ‘The Jerusalem Post’ offices.

Vigilance in the North

The air force attacked Hezbollah targets on the Lebanon-Syria border on Monday night, according to Lebanese and other Arab media sources. The IDF has declined to comment.

Soldiers in Hebron 370