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.

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

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 

 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


Changing the National Library's logo does not mean Zionism is declining - opinion

A victory for the Zionist spirit over postmodernism

 SHAI NITZAN, rector of the National Library of Israel, stands in the library’s new building, in Jerusalem, with the logo which shows an open white book with blue edges.

Be respectful when paying respects - opinion

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum should ask people to be more respectful and cognizant of their surroundings when posing for photos by the Memorial Pools, where almost 3,000 people were killed. 

 THE WRITER poses with Dan, her eldest son, on the viewing deck of the Twin Towers a few months before 9/11.

Today's political debate over the judiciary is crucial to our future - opinion

The gift of the founding generation must not be squandered.

 The High Court hearing of the government's judicial reform reasonableness bill on September 12, 2023

Why Bibi should listen to his late father's address - opinion

Disconnect Saudi peace from the Palestinian Authority

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Benzion Netanyahu sit together at the father’s home in Jerusalem, in 2009.

Sukkot is the time to set aside our differences and make progress - editorial

We are reminded during this time that Jews were once strangers in Egypt and that we must welcome strangers into our homes.

 Ultra orthodox Jews carry  palm branches  in the Mea Shearim neighborhood. The palm branches will be placed on the roof of a"sukka" built for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 6, 2022.

Israel will never have a better opportunity to make Saudi peace - opinion

Israeli-Saudi normalization provides a chance to end Palestinian incitement.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas during the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, last year.

Brace yourself, America: The Israelis are coming! - editorial

In truth, given the closeness of the relationship between the two countries, it is somewhat hard to believe that Israel hasn’t been a part of this program up until now.

An illustration picture shows a new Israeli passport and an Old Israeli passport with American Visa in Jerusalem, on January 18, 2023.

Inviting Abraham to our table - opinion

After touring the Abrahamic Family House, visitors are invited to contribute, on golden magnetic triangles, their reflections on the exhibit on the “Wall of Intention.”

 THE WRITER meets with H.E. Mubarak Hamad Mubarak Almheiri, president of the Board of Trustees at Mohammed Bin Zayed University for Humanities.

Incorporating middle powers would pave the way for progress - opinion

Middle powers deserve to have a seat at the UN Security Council.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a ministerial level meeting of the Security Council on the crisis in Ukraine, at UN headquarters in New York, last week

Even with differing opinions, we should still respect others - opinion

It appears that in Tel Aviv, there is hardly a trace left of the deeply-rooted Jewish tradition within the public sphere.

 CONFRONTATIONS TAKE place at the onset of Yom Kippur on Sunday evening, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, over the issue of the placement of a partition between men and women for a High Holy Day service there.