JPost Editorial

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A demonstrator with her face painted in the colors of the Israeli flag and red tears takes part in a protest demanding the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas, and the end of the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 16, 2025.

All or nothing: Why Israel should stand firm, avoid phased hostage deals - editorial

Police tackle protesters in Tel Aviv, Israel after families of hostages have called for a nationwide strike to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, August 17, 2025.

Hostage protests: Fighting each other is what Hamas wants - editorial

 UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

Francesca Albanese needs to be fired. Hamas are terrorists not a 'political force' - editorial


Why can't Hamas's crimes be in the spotlight without Israel also being condemned? - editorial

Israel must keep fighting, on the ground and in the realm of truth, to ensure that lies do not once again prepare the way for the next massacre of Jews.

 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference in Berlin, May 14, 2025; illustrative.

With Israel under siege, gov't leaders must prioritize national unity over politics - editorial

Differences of opinion are inevitable; what’s not acceptable is airing them in ways that erode deterrence, morale, and the perception of competence. 

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits among his ministers in the Knesset plenum. As long as the executive dominates the Knesset unchecked, the chamber will remain what it too often is: performative, loud, and largely hollow, says the writer.

Human rights orgs. should demand Al Jazeera stop hiring terrorists, not condemn Israel - editorial

To accuse Israel of deliberately targeting journalists and ignoring al-Sharif’s Hamas connection is being disingenuous – but not surprising.

Anas Al-Sharif with killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar.

Boaz Bismuth must introduce bill to formalize equal draft to include all haredim - editorial

Edelstein’s draft framework, which he and his team left as an inheritance of sorts, outlines agreements reached with the haredim throughout the war, as well as the gaps that remain.

MK Boaz Bismuth attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem July 8, 2025

Gaza fault line: Netanyahu's plan threatens to rip Israel apart - editorial

Without a unifying vision that addresses both security and conscience, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza plan risks becoming not a path forward, but rather a fault line.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses principles for ending the war in a press confernce with foreign media in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025.

Expanding military operations in Gaza, but at what cost? - editorial

The security cabinet's decision to approve Netanyahu's plan to expand military operations in Gaza presents a turning point in Israel's approach to the war, and a possibly steep cost alongside it.

Israelis attend a protest calling for the end of the war in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages, in Jerusalem, August 7, 2025

IDF head Zamir has noticed soldiers' mental toll, the Security Cabinet needs to as well - editorial

The mental health of IDF soldiers has severely declined over the course of the war, and the government and IDF must act accordingly and not take them for granted.

Israeli soldiers return from an IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, affected by the mental toll they have faced, October 17, 2007; illustrative.

Netanyahu should heed warnings, avoid the Gaza occupation swamp - editorial

Occupation would worsen Gaza's humanitarian crisis and give Hamas a propaganda win, portraying Israel as an occupier and inspiring resistance.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz attend a debate in the Knesset last month on a resolution to apply sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley. The resolution, nonbinding, passed.

Pushback against Israeli artists' petition criticizing IDF conduct in Gaza matters - editorial

The petition may have been cloaked in moral language, but the substance – particularly its tone and framing – was anything but constructive.

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

Republican recognition grants Israel historic chance to cement West Bank sovereignty - editorial

Today, America’s conservatives stand beside us, urging the same resolve. It is an invitation Israel should embrace with confidence.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.