Opinion

Jerusalem Post's talented team of journalists provides insight into their work presented in the opinion section. This section highlights the beliefs and values that experienced writers who are witnessing the Middle East turmoil unfold. Their first hand encounters with world leaders have shaped their opinions and world views to be shared on this page.

Trump, if you're reading this: 'Bring my husband home from Gaza'

Today, I have more faith in the US administration, led by President Donald Trump, to bring my daughters’ father home than I do in my own government.

By LISHAY MIRAN-LAVI
23/04/2025

Holocaust Remembrance Day and Armenian genocide: A moment of shared remembrance

This shared date should stir more than remembrance. It should inspire a deep sense of kinship between two ancient peoples who have both endured existential trauma.

By SHMUEL LEDERMAN
23/04/2025

Time for Congress to ditch 'West Bank,' call it Judea and Samaria

It’s time for official US documents to reflect this historical truth, etched in stone across our ancient landscape.

By NATALIE SOPINSKY
23/04/2025

Hmm... maybe anti-Zionism really is antisemitic

Yes, proud Jews can theoretically oppose Zionism, but they’ve got to “do the work” to repudiate the Jew-hating Palestinians programmed into the pro-Palestinian movement.

23/04/2025

Remembering the Holocaust also means standing up to hate

Yom HaShoah is a sacred day of mourning, memory, and resistance, but it is also a call to remain alert.

By LAURA KAM
23/04/2025

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

In 1967, Israel preempted when its neighbors wanted to destroy it. In 2025, the threat is still there. The Israeli mindset in response should be the same.

Grapevine April 23, 2025: Early risers

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Georgetown’s BDS Referendum: A Threat to Jewish Students and Campus Integrity 

Georgetown’s student government’s endorsement of BDS threatens Jewish students’ safety, breaks procedural norms, and puts campus integrity at risk

By JACOB INTRATOR
22/04/2025
 A model of an Iranian missile is seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025

Why the Islamic Republic of Iran threatens Israel, the West, and its own people

From the outset, the Islamic Republic has nurtured a deep-rooted ideological hostility toward the Jewish people and the state of Israel.

By KIAN SHIRAZI
22/04/2025
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