Opinion

Moroccan nomads pour into Ceuta as Spanish PM remains nonchalant – opinion

This reflects an ignorant progressive Left working in tandem with radical Islam. Will Western civilization realize too late that it caused its own demise?

|ByMARION FISCHEL
Police officers and Spanish soldiers escort a big group of migrants to the border to take them out of Spain, after mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 1, 2026.
The UK foreign secretary has pulled a ‘Mary Poppins’ by ‘adding spoonfuls of sugar’ to make his poison go easily down liberals’ throats, the writer asserts.

To bland Mr. Miliband living in la-la land: Your antics aren’t bold. They’re bovine – opinion

Much to the thrill of anti-Zionists, this foreign secretary has engaged in what is quickly becoming the equivalent of an Olympic sport: Regurgitating propaganda to blast Israel’s image to smithereens

|ByGIL TROY
A woman hand holds a sign with drawings of a lion and an Iranian woman and the slogan Woman Life Freedom in Paris in France on January 18, 2026. Demonstration in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic and in favor of the return of Reza Pahlavi.

Mahsa Amini's legacy, four years after her murder by Iran's morality police - editorial

“Women’s problems are not limited to the hijab,” Fattahi said. “Freedom does not simply mean having the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a hijab. This is the most basic of women’s rights.”

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Ultra-Orthodox men line up to partake in the kapparot tradition in Mea She’arim in 2025.

Unnecessary and cruel: Using chickens for kapparot on Yom Kippur violates Jewish values – opinion

The practice has invited widespread scrutiny, even from sages, over the inhuman treatment of livestock. Trigger warning: Some readers might find the disclosed descriptions disturbing

|ByRINA DEYCH

The Likud primary: Trolling as a way to gain support – opinion

War and destruction plague the nation while politicians try to ‘boom boom boom’ the consciousness of this away. Israel suffers from a governing culture that is only skilled at projecting power

AUGUST 17, 2026ByJOHANNA MAMANE
MK Tally Gotliv attends a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

Remembering IDF soldiers who lost their lives to hidden wounds - opinion

My heart is once again torn and hurting from receiving more devastating news.

AUGUST 17, 2026ByJANE KIEL
Family and friends attend the funeral of Zehava Shaul, mother of fallen Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, at the Poria Illit Cemetery in northern Israel, July 26, 2026.

Quality over quantity: Unified systems are future of drones - opinion

The greatest future value of a military drone will not come only from how well it flies. It will come from how well it connects.

AUGUST 17, 2026ByLT.-COL. (RES.) OFIR AVRAM
AeroSentinel G2 drone in active operation, providing real-time aerial intelligence in complex environments.

‘I’m fine with Jews, just not Zionists’: Time to rip off the anti-Zionist mask - opinion

Those who believe that they are still supporting their Jewish acquaintances while chanting slogans against Zionism are self-righteous hypocrites

AUGUST 16, 2026BySOFIA KARSTENS
A view shows the stone ruins of the fortress at Masada National Park near Arad in April.

Mecca pact unites Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan - but what does it mean? - opinion

The significance of the Mecca pact will depend less on the language of the agreement than on its implementation.

AUGUST 16, 2026ByVAS SHENOY
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, next to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, on August 7, 2026.

Why Iran’s threat keeps haunting the Middle East - and how to finally break the cycle - opinion

Stop viewing Iran as a hostile player and start seeing the pattern that nurtures the destructive path its people keep finding themselves on, and change that

AUGUST 16, 2026BySALEM ALKETBI
A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

Turning Turkey’s double bind against it: How Israel is outsmarting Erdogan - opinion

The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres and the Ottoman collapse are behind Ankara’s fear of losing power; Jerusalem knows that regional bilateral agreements back Erdogan into a corner

AUGUST 14, 2026BySHAY GAL
Members of Turkey’s Presidential Guard Regiment.

Stop living in la-la land: Only the IDF can curb Israel’s enemies – opinion

Praise to America for the Jared Kushner-driven initiative to stop Hamas and Hezbollah, but make no mistake, apart from the IDF, no external good-willed individual can stop these terrorists

AUGUST 14, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
People gather on a crowded beach in Gaza City in July.

Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away – opinion

Regardless of who is competing in Israel’s upcoming elections, what must remain a top priority is to keep an eye on which politician intends to do what with the power bestowed upon them.

AUGUST 14, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
Defense Minister Israel Katz and other coalition lawmakers attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-establishment of the settlement of Sa-Nur, in the West Bank, April 19, 2026

A proposal for an economic future: Gaza needs more than reconstruction - opinion

For decades, Gaza's refugee camps have been a symbol of dependency. Reconstruction offers an opportunity to change that reality.

AUGUST 13, 2026BySHARGA BIRAN
Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house belonging to the al-Qalqili family in al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on July 30, 2026.