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.

BBC’s dangerous lapse is their failure to label terrorist organizations properly

The BBC’s failure to call these groups what they are – terrorist organizations – does not merely distort reality but actively endangers the public.

My amazing visit to the US with Chabad on Campus

The Jewish people, used to being hated, from Pharaoh to Hitler to Nasrallah and Sinwar, experience the war for our lives daily as proud Jews.

By BRACHA SHILAT
03/10/2024
  Gil Troy

Gil Troy may be the smartest defender of Israel - comment

As we mark the anniversary of October 7, I recommend that you read one of Prof. Gil Troy’s new publications, linked inside, to equip you with the intellectual arsenal necessary to advocate for Israel

02/10/2024

Washington must release the brakes and defend Israel, the free world

It is time for the leaders of the free world to defend democracy, stop delaying arms shipments to Israel, and prevent future patchwork solutions to the region’s problems.

  A Star of David necklace (illustrative).

What is the Jewish response to tragedy?

Before we had a chance to acclimate ourselves to this unbelievable horror show, the world turned from shock and sympathy to an ugly chorus of support for the murderous savages.

By SHOLOM D. LIPSKAR
02/10/2024

This is how my family is confronting Jewish new year

Themes of transparency and accountability arise in my mother’s Rosh Hashanah Seder and High Holidays Haggadah’s series of questions about judgment.

By SABRINA SOFFER
02/10/2024

While 101 hostages remain in Gaza, the honey this Rosh Hashanah will taste bitter

While we in Israel prepare to gather with our loved ones, how can we genuinely celebrate when 101 of our own remain captive?

This Rosh Hashanah is about negating evil so life can triumph

Balancing good and evil, we should mark next Monday, October 7, as the anniversary of Hamas’s massacre, not Simchat Torah as Israel’s government proposes.

02/10/2024
 IDF soldier prays at the Western Wall.

Year after the horror: Rekindling Jewish identity in the wake of tragedy

In the face of unspeakable violence and global hatred, the Jewish people confront their identity, mission, and resilience, guided by faith, history, and the promise of a brighter future in 5785.

By SHOLOM D. LIPSKAR
02/10/2024
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