State of Israel

Israel votes like it's 1920. Should it still?

Could changing how voters choose their representatives make elections better suited to the country today?

Israelis vote for a party list, but have no say on Election Day over which of its candidates will ultimately represent them in the Knesset.Premium
Early Zionist pioneers sought not only to establish a Jewish homeland but to reshape Jewish life through physical labor, self-reliance, and collective responsibility.PremiumPremium

Keeping Jews Jewish isn't enough. We must build them - opinion

Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.

New blood wanted: Israeli politics needs an infusion of unpolluted leaders - opinion

The flags of Israel and Palestine are seen on a map of the Middle East (illustrative)

The awakening: Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about more than borders - opinion


People are quickly forgetting history and labeling Israel as the oppressor - opinion

Apparently, the realization of self-determination and the desire to rise above the ashes of their horrific past is seen as too much of a threat to a world that prefers the outcast.

 A torn Israeli flag is seen near the northern border with Lebanon, July 21, 2024

Israel's path to unity in the Sukkah - opinion

We must remember the spirit of Sukkot in the midst of burgeoning tensions in and outside of Israel.

 A man is seen constructing a sukkah for the Sukkot holiday.

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