State of Israel

Zionism: Beyond ‘the right to exist’ - opinion

The connection between the Jewish people and their ancestral homeland is often underemphasized, while the “right to exist” has been elevated.

 TODAY, JUDAISM’S organizing principle is shifting from Rabbinic Judaism to Zionism.
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Judaism as culture: A path to restore Jewish, Zionist pride - opinion

Participants at the Gesher Syms Leadership Institute retreat in Paphos, Cyprus.

Israel is sliding into tribal politics, and we’re letting it happen - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 15, 2026.

How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion


Are we living in Messianic times? Only time will tell - opinion

Many religious Zionists believe Israel's growth signals the messianic era, but others remain skeptical. Is Israel truly a sign of redemption?

 Jewish men hold Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, June 5, 2024.

Mystical rabbi warns: Gog and Magog war begins, nations opposing Israel will die

Ben Artzi pointed to a series of impending disasters as divine punishment for nations that oppose Israel. "Their countries will be destroyed by floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and fire."

 Israeli Kabbalah Rabbi Nir Ben Artzi.

Letters to the Editor, June 23, 2024: Look in the mirror

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Unraveling the false branding of Israel as a settler-colonial state - opinion

This platform is built on two fundamental falsehoods to justify atrocities, at least against Jews, and suspends justice and morality that has corrupted many liberation movements in recent centuries.

 PRO-PALESTINIAN students from various Turkish universities demonstrate outside the main campus of Istanbul University last month. The mantra of the campus activists is that Israel is a settler and colonialist regime, says the writer.

Saying farewell to the late David Levy, a trailblazer of his time - opinion

As a child in late-1990s Nahariya, I remember a meeting at which I had the privilege of not only seeing with my own eyes but also shaking hands with David Levy, whom I so loved and admired. 

 DAVID LEVY is presented with the Israel Prize by then-education minister Naftali Bennett at the annual ceremony in Jerusalem, on Independence Day 2018.

The world's silent endorsement of antisemitism perpetuates the 'lying Jew' trope - opinion

The narrative catching fire around the world is disturbingly one-sided: maintaining the focus on Gaza’s plight only when it can be pinned on Israeli actions.

 Demonstrators set fire to a flag of Israel during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in support of Palestinians in Gaza and to condemn the Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Mexico City, Mexico June 1, 2024.

The modern exodus and messianic fulfillment is today's Israel - opinion

We can project that since Israel is the Exodus of our millennium, it will be at the center of the developing Jewish culture going forward. The Jewish origin story is the origin of our modern nation.

 A MAN blows the shofar to mark Independence Day at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Before biometrics: Israel's earliest passports and travel documents

The first Israeli passport issued was in the name of Golda Meir, who at the time worked for the Jewish Agency and was soon to become Israel’s ambassador to the Soviet Union.

 Tel Aviv citizens waiting to have their passport photos taken, January 23, 1949

We must celebrate this Independence Day to show our enemies they will not win - opinion

This year, we can look within and see the bravery and heroism in the hearts of each and every one of us.

 A woman waves an Israeli flag as people gather during the event "100 days 100 voices" to mark 100 days since the October 7 Hamas attack, calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, in front of the Opera Bastille in Paris, France, January 14, 2024

The state of Holocaust education is dire, and the situation is failing survivors - opinion

The rot goes much deeper and has spread among the highly educated who don’t dispute that the Holocaust happened – and even commemorate it.

 ‘THE WORLD Must Know: The History of the Holocaust as told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’; Holocaust education, which includes books like this one, is failing survivors, says the writer.