Nationalism

Tucker Carlson, Mamdani must accept Israel cannot exist without being a Jewish state - opinion

The Jews were never permanently welcomed anywhere, and now that they have their own homeland, they’re being told they cannot maintain it as a place identified with them.

|ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in the background June 24, 2019
A Palestinian man, holding Misbaha prayer beads, inspects the debris at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank village of Surra, near Nablus in the West Bank, February 23, 2026.

Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque near Nablus, spray 'revenge' in West Bank attack

The extremists were also suspected to have sprayed graffiti on the walls, writing several slogans such as "price tag" and "revenge".

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Theodor Herzl: ‘It felt as if the great dream of our nation, of 2,000 years.'

Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion

Old theological opposition to Zionism echoes today as new alliances in politics and religion challenge Israel’s legitimacy.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank

In 2025, the number of “nationalistic” Jewish crimes spiked to 867, up from 682 incidents in 2024. More than 50 incidents of nationalist crimes were reported in the past month.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, FRAIDY MOSER

Editor's notes: Israel is not a myth

Israel is the Jewish state, but it has its thieves and prostitutes, no different than the Netherlands, China or America.

FEBRUARY 8, 2018ByYAAKOV KATZ
A BOY wrapped with Israel’s national flag is seen during a parade marking Jerusalem Day last month outside the Old City Walls. Israel, the author argues, needs to assert more sovereignty

WATCH: Huge far-Right Polish Independence march that shocked the internet

Nationalist protesters shouted antisemitic chants such as "Jews out of Poland!"

NOVEMBER 13, 2017ByREUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF
Demonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw

Identity, diplomacy and nationalism: Are we really better than the UAE?

When it comes to nationalism and acceptance on a societal level, Israel has a ways to go.

NOVEMBER 11, 2017BySTEVEN AIELLO
Israeli flag.