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.

 THE WRITER and her husband, Elliott, show the fruits of their labor, picking oranges in Nir Oz in D

We are committing to life amid the face of evil

The fact that roughly 180,000 children were born in Israel itself contains a message – 10,000 times chai. Our enemies revel in death; we engage in 10,000 times life.

By HOLLY CIN
25/02/2025

Kasau's disappearance cannot be forgotten, must be viewed as a kidnapping

One year later: Even with the war and even with the heartbreaking tragedies of the hostages held by Hamas, we cannot forget Haymanot.

 SYRIA’S INTERIM President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Fernando Arias, the head of the Organization f

Syria’s new leadership faces a defining test

They must implement their international obligations in line with the extensive goodwill they have received from both regional partners and the global community.

 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

We're still sitting shiva over 500 days later

There is no moving on. There is only this new life Hamas has declared for us. There is only remembering. There is only fighting to make sure this never happens again.

By HILLARY GOLDBERG
25/02/2025
 PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters demonstrate outside the Liberal Party of Canada holiday party in Ottawa

Ideologically, Hamas's deal cult cannot tolerate the Jew

ABOVE THE FOLD: Jews represent life, success, happiness, and creativity. Israel represents a bright and exciting future, a rebuilding, and a renaissance. Hamas and others cannot tolerate that vision.

 AN ISRAEL Day event on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan takes place last June. There is a significant incr

Pave new paths towards transforming the partnership between Israel and diaspora

Since October 7, there has been a renewed closeness between Diaspora Jewry and Israel. JPPI presented a complex picture of the Jewish people’s situation after October 7.

By ROI ABECASSIS
25/02/2025
 OMER SHEM TOV appears in a Hamas ceremony before his release from captivity in Gaza on Saturday. ‘T

Hamas’s hostage releases are modern-day slave auctions

As the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel comes to an end, so, too, might the weekly hostage “auctions” that have been among its most defining optics.

By DAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN
25/02/2025
 CO-LEADERS OF the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla att

Germany’s election signals a rejection of passive decline

AfD is not merely a nationalist movement. Their appeal lies not in ideological extremism but in its ability to capitalize on widespread discontent, particularly regarding immigration.

25/02/2025

Life at Columbia U: Pro-Palestinian protestors disrupt Israel history class, vandalism

While regulations on campus access have gradually changed, there is currently no plan to reopen the gates; at least, none that the administration has shared.

24/02/2025
 Sivan with Shelly Shem Tov, mother of released hostage Omer

Anticipating Adar, the month of joy during times of mourning

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