David Jablinowitz

David Jablinowitz is the op-ed editor of The Jerusalem Post.


 AN IDF soldier walks along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip last month. The writer asks: Is Israel struggling to show the same self-confidence in Gaza that it is willing to show in the skies over Iran?

Israel needs to regain the confidence to pre-emptively strike threats - comment

 Members of Montreal's Jewish community demonstrate in support of Israel in Montreal, February 23, 2004

A turbulent time for the Jewish people can be an opportunity to come together - comment

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sits alongside him, last month.

Blinken's comments on Hamas: Too little, too late - opinion


'A feeling of a lost opportunity': Did Europe’s passivity cost lives in Hamas war? - opinion

“As an international community, we could have forced Hamas out and started working already on a future for the Gaza Strip," said a Biden aide.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken (left) is greeted by then-EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels last month.

Inside look at White House reaction to Netanyahu's firing of Gallant on election night - opinion

Amid US election night, White House aides reacted to Netanyahu’s firing of Israel's defense minister, highlighting strained diplomacy with Israel and frustrations over European cooperation.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, at the White House, last Thursday. ‘People will call us a lame duck government, but we have to keep our eye on the ball, and we will,’ says a Biden aide regarding the Middle East.

Are Biden and Harris playing good cop bad cop with Israel? - opinion

Does Kamala Harris have to toe the line with Joe Biden?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President Kamala Harris meet in Washington, last week.

Even amid domestic turmoil, the White House knows how to handle world crises - opinion

Mr. Netanyahu is stepping foot on American soil at a time when the political ground in the US is shaky and unstable

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds, last year. Regarding October 7 and the aftermath, the world couldn’t have had a better president to act quickly and correctly, said his aide.

Gantz, Gallant, Biden, and Schumer: A bilateral unity coalition - opinion

In Washington, the US president and his team watched closely as Gallant and Gantz appeared before the media and the Israeli people, making statements and ultimatums to Netanyahu.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets with Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2024.

A crisis both in the Middle East and in America - opinion

The question regarding the current campus crisis is whether the Biden administration, while fighting to calm tensions in the Middle East, should also be addressing what is happening at home.

 STUDENTS HOLD a protest encampment in support of Palestinians on the Columbia University campus, in New York City, this week.

I'm 'down, drained and disgusted' six months later, I told Biden aide - opinion

Talking to a White House aide, we asked each other how we feel on the date marking six months since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

 DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, this week.

American and Israeli leaders are engaging in political window dressings - opinion

Netanyahu's announcement canceling his US trip comes as the prime minister battles for his political life domestically.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant arrives for a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, on Monday. ‘Calling off the Hanegbi-Dermer delegation is political window dressing by the prime minister,’ a White House aide argued.

Benny Gantz's visit to Washington shows change in Israel-US strategy - opinion

it was agreed among the experts on the Biden team that a way had to be found to counter the perception that what Israel is doing is wrong.

 PROTESTERS ACCUSE the US of funding genocide in Gaza, as they descend on a hotel where US President Joe Biden was staying in San Francisco last month.

Biden-Herzog meeting: A statesmanlike event in US-Israel ties - opinion

US President Biden's aide stated, "We know that in Israel, the president does not make policy, but your current president is using his good offices in an incredible manner."

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress, in 2015. ‘Mr. Herzog will not be speaking against the US president when he addresses Congress,’ said a Biden aide to the writer last week.