State of Israel

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

For decades, a simple explanation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took hold across broad segments of Israel’s Left and Center: at its core, the conflict was territorial.

The flags of Israel and Palestine are seen on a map of the Middle East (illustrative)
The western wall male side on Tisha B'av, 2018

Tisha B'Av calls on Israel to restore its culture of responsibility - opinion

 DRCONGO-HEALTH-EBOLA EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Medical staff walk towards the doffing and decontamination station at the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) after providing care to patients suffering from or suspected of having Ebola virus disease in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democrati

Health Ministry investigates suspected Ebola case after traveler develops symptoms

A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

Grapevine, May 29, 2026: Meaningful conversation


President Truman was not a saint

It is shocking to consider how Jews have beatified Truman.

HARRY S. TRUMAN.

The Declaration of Independence contradiction

Was the state established so that the Jewish people could exercise their natural right to be masters of their own fate or because of the urgency of solving the problem of Jewish homelessness?

ISRAEL’S DECLARATION of Independence on display in Tel Aviv.

Notable German journalist under fire for comparing Israel to its enemies

Professor Steinberg added “ If Schapira is seriously interested in the treatment of minors worldwide, including by Israel, she should look at the facts, and not propaganda. And she should apologize."

Palestinian children hold toy guns during a protest in Jerusalem

The myth of compulsory military service in Israel

While the strategic decision to pursue a more efficient IDF is understandable, it will come at a cost.

IDF soldiers of the Golani Brigade train for scenarios involving enemies similar to Hezbollah.

A response to Asa-El

The Zionist vision, the future of the Jewish people in Israel and in the Diaspora

Amotz Asa-El

Sermon in honor of the establishment of the State of Israel

A message from the day Israel was established as a state in 1948.

The She’arith Israel synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia

President Rivlin: Israel is the 'March of the Living' for the Jewish people

"The establishment of the State of Israel is a miracle, though it is not self-evident, and it is something that must be experienced to be believed and understood."

Youth from all over the world celebrating Israeli independence at the Western Wall

Is Independence Day a ‘Jewish’ holiday?

Following the establishment of the State of Israel, the Chief Rabbinate looked to these precedents in establishing Independence Day and later Jerusalem Day as religious holidays.

PEOPLE WATCH the Israel Air Force Aerobatic team fly over the Mediterranean Sea during Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv, 2017

You picked it: The Jerusalem Post's most-read stories of 2017

A review of your favorite stories of this year.

US President Donald Trump leaves a note at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City May 22, 2017

The cynical manipulations of the BDS movement

This propaganda machine, much like the Nazi propaganda machine, employs whole organizations whose sole purpose is to bring a few searing messages to permeate the crowd’s perception and memory.

A BOY holds the Jordanian national flag during a protest near the US Embassy in Amman, Jordan.