Jerusalem post opinion

How Israel’s and America’s enemies weaponize the New York Times’ prestige - opinion

Enemy governments do not merely quote the Times; they convert its institutional authority and standing into an American credential for claims against the United States and its allies.

|ByAVIRAM BELLAISHE
The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.
Israelis do yoga at an underground garage, used as a public shelter, in Tel Aviv during the Israel-US war with Iran. March 17. 2026.

We need to stop using the word 'resilience' to describe Israel, here's why

We are one of the most resilient nations on the planet, but after the years of emotional and physical hell we have endured, that word feels like a cop-out and does not accurately describe how we feel.

|ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA
IDF operates in West Bank, September 9, 2025.

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.

|ByJONATHAN POLLARD
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

After October 7, as Israelis' confidence and trust in their leaders and national institutions plummeted to an unprecedented low, Israel acquired the much-needed national comforter Hagari.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Anti-Zionist rhetoric: Loud but fundamentally flawed - opinion

Why do educated Jews turn so against their own people while an Italian Catholic sees the same matter with a totally different clarity?

DECEMBER 12, 2024ByYISRAEL MEDAD
PEOPLE PROTEST in Berlin outside Humboldt University in support of Israel and against antisemitism, in October. The charge that Israel is perpetrating a genocide is culturally rooted, springing from antisemitic tropes, Cold War politics, and settler-colonial academic theory, insists the writer.

The Holocaust in Latvia: Remembering Simon Dubnow - opinion

His work, initially in Russia, includes one of the first comprehensive descriptions of Jewish history in the context of world history.

DECEMBER 12, 2024ByJACOB SIVAK
THEN-LATVIAN PRESIDENT Egils Levits speaks to members of the media at the Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, in Malmo, Sweden, in 2021. The writer cites that 70,000 – three quarters – of Latvia’s Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

Is France contributing to ongoing problems in the Middle East? - opinion

In the 1920s, France disrupted peace and stability in the Middle East through its assault on Syria.

DECEMBER 12, 2024ByGOL KALEV
A general view of the Grand Al-Nuri Mosque after it was evacuated due to the discovery of explosive devices inside it dating back to the time of the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq, June 29, 2024.

From fantasy to reality: The vision of an Israel-Iraq highway – opinion

More regional connections mean lower costs, greater economic equity, and less vulnerability to supply chain disruptions —outcomes of enormous importance to US national security in a multi-polar world

DECEMBER 12, 2024ByERIC GALLAGHER
SYRIAN FORCES escape through the border at Al Qaim, Iraq, last Saturday, just before the declared overthrow of the Assad regime. The writer ponders: Imagine renting a car in Tel Aviv and embarking on a scenic road trip through Syria to Iraq.

The fall of Assad does not mean Syria, the Middle East is a safer place - opinion

It’s not a safer place: Syria and the Mideast after Assad’s fall from power.

DECEMBER 12, 2024ByEFRAIM INBAR
SYRIAN CARETAKER prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir attends a meeting with the transitional cabinet in Damascus yesterday. The demise of the Assad regime will not turn Syria, nor the Middle East as a whole, into a better place, the writer maintains.

Assad's fall is a turning point for Israel - opinion

Diplomatic pragmatism paired with nuclear brinkmanship – makes the coming months a critical period for Israeli and international policymakers.

DECEMBER 12, 2024ByKAREN AMOUYAL
HEZBOLLAH FLAGS flutter atop a poster depicting Hassan Nasrallah, in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, on October 8, 2023. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks the end of an era, the writer asserts.

Why Jared Kushner’s return matters for Jews, Arabs, and Muslims alike - opinion

Leaders who can foster hope and progress across communities are needed for the future of the Middle East.

NOVEMBER 17, 2024ByAHMED CHARAI
Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka look on as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Kamala Harris is the right choice for Jewish Michiganders - opinion

The United States cannot elect a president who said at an event to combat antisemitism that "the Jewish people would have a lot to do with it" if he lost.

NOVEMBER 4, 2024ByJEREMY ALLEN MOSS, JORDAN ACKER
US VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this week.

Israel is now the Middle East Strong Horse - opinion

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByDAN DIKER
Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)

Saudi Arabia must decide if a relationship with Israel is worth its while - editorial

MBS, the young and forward-looking Saudi prince, is known to be less patient than many of his older predecessors in Saudi diplomacy with the Palestinians.

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia June 7, 2023