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Replacing slave mentality with mission mentality this Passover - opinion

Israel must shed its siege mentality this Passover and embrace a mission-driven vision for its people and the world.

|ByTULY WEISZ
An empty Knesset Plenum
Fuentes, the streamer and avowed antisemite who has previously said Hitler was “very f–king cool,” has been gaining more traction as a voice on the right.

Nick Fuentes gives court-ordered apology for assaulting a Jewish woman

Fuentes himself was not present for the apology, which was delivered in writing by his attorney, with the victim, Rose, describing it as “a ChatGPT-type short letter.”

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Tommy Robinson wears a UTK logo ("Unite The Kingdom") on his clothes as he is seen at a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran on January 11, 2026 in London, England.

Tommy Robinson is writing for Jerusalem Post, and that makes some people uncomfortable - opinion

When journalism abandons the debate over ideas and focuses instead on policing who is permitted to speak, the search for truth quietly gives way to the enforcement of acceptable opinion.

|ByTOMMY ROBINSON
AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October. (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

Iran’s nuclear ambition is not just Israel’s problem - opinion

Iran’s leaders chant “Death to America” while pursuing nuclear power. This is not Israel’s problem alone; it is a threat to the West.

|BySHMUEL LEGESSE

Likud joins EU right-wing alliance Patriots.eu as observer, while AfD attempts to build ties

Likud will be the first non-European party to join in any capacity, with social media critics claiming this as evidence that 'Zionism is fascism.'

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during joint statements at the Prime Minister’s Office.

From spymaster to extremist: Hans-Georg Maassen’s radical transformation

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS: Maassen has been repeatedly accused of using antisemitic codes, ranting about 'globalists,' a 'new world order,' or an impending 'great reset', all far Right antisemitic buzzwords.

FEBRUARY 7, 2025ByNICHOLAS POTTER
HANS-GEORG MAASSEN, founder and president of Germany’s Values Union. The party will be on the ballot in some federal states for the first time as Germany goes to the polls on February 23. Here, Maassen speaks during a panel discussion at The National Conservatism Conference in April in Brussels

Piers Morgan and Tucker Carlson clash over alleged off-camera Israel comment

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that British journalist Piers Morgan admitted to 'hating Israel with every fiber of his body.'

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tucker Carlson (L) and Piers Morgan (R) discussed various topics, including US support for Israel, in January 2025.

Take it from a German Jew: The AfD and its supporters aren’t making Jews safer

The threat AfD poses to Jews goes beyond rhetoric. If the party’s ideas on animal protection were to become law, it would become very difficult to keep kosher in Germany.

JANUARY 29, 2025ByJOSHUA SCHULTHEIS/JTA
Elon Musk is seen on a large screen as Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses an election campaign rally in Halle, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025.

'Too much focus on past guilt': Elon Musk appears on video at German far-right rally

Musk told audience members that it was "good to be proud of German culture, German values," only a week after he made a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute at Trump's inauguration rally.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByREUTERS
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks on-screen during a central election campaign event of the AfD in Halle (Saale), Germany, January 25, 2025.

Echoes of a Nazi past: Israel keeping watch on Austria politics as far-right party forms coalition

Austrian president invited far-right Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl to try to form a coalition.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen shakes hands with far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, Austria, January 6, 2025.

Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government

Karl Nehammer's attempts to assemble a three- and then two-party coalition with other centrist parties fell apart this weekend, prompting him to announce his resignation.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByREUTERS
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen meets far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, Austria, January 6, 2025.

Letters to the Editor December 30, 2024: Blind loyalty

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Israel cannot always wallow in victimhood, we must take responsibility for our faults - opinion

Too often, the Palestinian leadership chose the path of violence and terror. But placing the entire blame on them is not only incorrect, it is also dangerous. It covers up our own failures.

OCTOBER 27, 2024ByNADAV TAMIR
‘IT’S TIME – The Great Peace Conference’ takes place at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, on July 1.

Dozens of Sukkot built near border at festival calling to resettle Gaza

Peace Now calls on the IDF to prevent attempts by settlers to infiltrate Gaza.

OCTOBER 20, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
A man builds a sukkah, this past week. Secular and religious Jews need to dialogue and learn from each other. Each group will be able to contribute its own richness, the writer stresses.