The October 7 Massacre

Turkey’s new role: How Erdogan is supporting Hamas, challenging Israel - opinion

The Turkey that once welcomed Israeli tourists with warmth has been fundamentally transformed. Under Erdogan, successive governments have strengthened the country’s Sunni Islamic identity...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to revive the Ottoman Empire and his fundamental views are largely overlooked in the West. Here seen at a ceremony welcoming Pope Leo XIV to Ankara on November 27, 2025.
Guido Chiesa (left) looking at a monitor with screenwriter Nicoletta Micheli

Italian director brings Meir Shalev's novel to screen despite post-Oct. 7 challenges - interview

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rabbi Josh Joseph sits down with the Jerusalem Post for an interview July 20th, 2026

Beyond the OU symbol: Orthodox Union strengthens Jewish identity after Oct. 7 - interview

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published July 15, 2026.

The IDF is not enough: Israel needs an expeditionary force to fight beyond its borders - opinion


When disaster strikes, Netanyahu will once again avoid responsibility, like on Oct. 7 - opinion

With politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing to deny accountability for October 7, there are mounting worries that the government will do the same if disaster hits again.

Moshe Gafni, Yitzhak Goldknopf, and Benjamin Netanyahu.

A second failure? Israel's delay of an October 7 investigation is unacceptable - editorial

The failures of October 7 were not limited to one unit, a command post, an intelligence assessment, the border fence, or a ministerial decision.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

No longer Jewish by default - opinion

An Israeli living in America reflects on how distance, dialogue, and the rise of antisemitism turned Judaism from an assumption into a daily act of choice.

A sign is pictured while people take part in the annual international "March of the Living" at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp, to pay tribute to the millions of Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War Two, in Brzezinka, Poland, April 14, 2026.

Hamas's Yahya Sinwar welcomed apocalyptic nuclear war if it meant destroying Israel - analysis

"[Israel] may even use a nuclear bomb. But first it will be surprised by the attack and descend into chaos," Yahya Sinwar wrote in a leaked letter.

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.

MK Simcha Rothman lashes out after judicial representatives miss October 7 terrorist meeting

The meeting had been on the topic of extending the terrorists' detentions, as well as the possibility of visitation rights for them.

MK Simcha Rothman at a meeting to discuss October 7 terrorists' detention extension and visitation rights, July 13, 2026.

Beyond the battlefield: Securing strategic victory through regional integration - opinion

Iran long recognized the danger of normalization. When the UAE and Bahrain joined the Abraham Accords in 2020, Tehran condemned the deals as betrayal and warned normalizing states.

Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.

Each terrorist death closes a door to more terrorism - opinion

You say, “the death penalty is vengeance disguised as deterrence.” Sorry, there is no “disguise” here; it is unapologetically vengeance. And it would only be for tried and convicted terrorists.

Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions, arrive at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in October 2025.

Hamas documents reveal: Sinwar expected Israel to use nuclear weapons in response to October 7

Despite concern that Israel using nuclear weapons in response to an invasion was a real risk, Sinwar "did not abandon his messianic vision and emphasized that it would be a 'battle of life or death."

 Palestinians supporters of Hamas attend an anti-Israel rally in the presence of Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City, on May 25, 2021

Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda

A "sustained and multi-layered digital campaign" that hurls abusive comments and shares videos about the survivors is not being combated effectively by social media platforms.

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.

Herzog hosts Entebbe commemoration ceremony, emphasizes state responsibility to protect Israelis

Netanyahu, Zamir, and Herzog spoke about the ongoing war with Iran, using lessons from Operation Entebbe to contextualize Israel's actions since October 7.

President Isaac Herzog speaking at the Entebbe state ceremony on July 12 in Jerusalem.