Jerusalem post opinion

Why Smotrich’s 82% sovereignty plan over the West Bank is not enough - opinion

The fact of the matter is that unless all the Arabs occupying the territories are expelled, say, to Syria, their threat to our people will remain.

|ByJONATHAN POLLARD
IDF operates in West Bank, September 9, 2025.
IDF SPOKESMAN Daniel Hagari speaks to the media, displaying an Iranian ballistic missile which was retrieved from the Dead Sea after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel in April. The media must ask the tough questions, demand accountability, and avoid simply amplifying official narratives.

We must thank Hagari's resilience and voice in Israel's hardest days - editorial

After October 7, as Israelis' confidence and trust in their leaders and national institutions plummeted to an unprecedented low, Israel acquired the much-needed national comforter Hagari.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks with defense industry experts in Tehran, Iran, February 12, 2025

No negotiations before total Iranian nuclear rollback - opinion 

Any talk of negotiating a new nuclear agreement—before Iran meets strict preconditions—is a dangerous mistake.

|ByMARK DUBOWITZ, JACOB NAGEL
THEN-IDF deputy chief of staff Maj.-Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a ceremony in 2019. The primary mission of the incoming chief of staff is security-related, but it’s not his only mission, the writer argues.

The incoming chief of staff has many challenges he'll need to confront - opinion

The relationship between the IDF and society

|ByAMICHAI COHEN

Impending Gaza deal: Is Israel ready to make painful concessions? - comment

Israel faces critical decisions as military pressure mounts and the possibility of a controversial deal with Hamas looms.

JULY 5, 2024ByJACOB NAGEL
IDF operating in the Gaza Strip on June 4, 2024

Exclusive: Benjamin Netanyahu's 4th of July message to the American people

Freedom is the most precious gift humanity will ever know. And freedom isn’t free. You have to be willing to fight for it.

JULY 4, 2024ByPRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Israeli and American flags flown near the US Capitol.

Letters to the Editor, July 1, 2024: Which comes first?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 1, 2024ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Does the Israel-Jordan peace treaty stand firm amid tensions with Iran? - opinion

Despite popular support in Jordan for Hamas' October 7th attack, Jordanian leadership remains firm in its desire to put a stop to Iranian hostility.

APRIL 15, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 19, 2023.

The IDF brass must understand responsibility - opinion

Five months into this war, how are high-ranking officers still safe in their jobs while shamelessly reprimanding those below them?

MARCH 15, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi delivers a statement to the media at an army base in the South.

Netanyahu cannot risk losing America's affection - opinion

The US is the only great power we can count on – in every aspect of our national security. 

FEBRUARY 8, 2024ByAVI GIL
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden is welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in October, when the president visited Israel following the massacres carried out by Hamas.

Unity can be dangerous - opinion

The call for unity expects us to divest ourselves of substantively divided opinions and our own individual values.

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByNADAV TAMIR
DEMONSTRATORS HOLD placards calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and a political process, at a protest gathering in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night. Unity is conditional, and the condition is that everyone follows the course set by the government, the writer argues.

Exercising goodness muscles in a marathon - opinion

May we all keep exercising our laughter and love and goodness muscles – when doing politics, too!

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByGIL TROY
THE WRITER crosses the finish line at the Dead Sea Marathon.

Are the Jewish people at war with each other? - opinion

Future generations of Jews will look to us and ask what we did during this latest war against the Jews.

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByBEN M. FREEMAN
Ultra Orthodox Jews walk in the Ultra orthodox town of Bnei Brak on December 29, 2021.

The two-state solution is anathema to most Arabs - opinion

They don’t want a two-state solution, Palestinians just want a state

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, last month. Blinken ordered the State Department to start examining the possibility of US and international recognition of a state of Palestine the day after the Gaza war ends.