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.

Honoring Holocaust survivors: A call to remember the living and their legacy

This Holocaust Remembrance Day, we must remember not only the six million lost but also the survivors who lived to share their stories, resilience, and wisdom.

By ALYSSA ANNIS
24/04/2025

At Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Jewish Holocaust story is pushed to the margins

Eighty years after the Holocaust, the memory of Jewish suffering at Auschwitz is increasingly shaped by controlled narratives, highlighting the need to preserve the truth of the atrocity.

By YAEL BEN MOSHE
24/04/2025

How a daring Holocaust-era decision can serve as a precedent for haredim today

Uncovering the Theresienstadt rescue train—a little-known escape from Nazi occupation that brought 1,210 Jewish prisoners to freedom.

Holocaust inversion: The dangerous rhetoric equating Israel to Nazi Germany

As Holocaust inversion gains ground, Israel faces false genocide accusations, twisting historical memory and jeopardizing Jewish safety.

By ABRAHAM RUSSELL SHALEV
24/04/2025

The Holocaust: Faith, truth, and the lessons we must never forget

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we confront the darkness of history to draw profound lessons of faith, truth, and shared responsibility, honoring the memory of the victims.

By SHAI FINKELSTEIN
24/04/2025

Five reasons why it is right to sanction Russia but not sanction Israel

A closer look at why Russia faces sweeping sanctions while Israel's self-defense actions remain largely unchallenged, highlighting key moral and legal distinctions.

By MICHAEL FREILICH
24/04/2025

The urgent need to acknowledge North African Jews in Israeli memory

North African Jews' WWII struggles, long overlooked, are finally gaining recognition, revealing their resilience and vital contributions to history.

By HAIM SAADON
24/04/2025
Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022

The Shin Bet bombshell demands a criminal investigation

Ronen Bar’s affidavit accuses the PM of a series of crimes. The attorney-general must step up, and the citizens should appreciate the danger.

24/04/2025
 Yom HaShoa: There are only 220,800 Holocaust survivors left in the world according to recent survey

Yom HaShoah: A time to remember, a time to rise - opinion

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, we embrace more than ever our responsibility to fulfill the promise and potential that was taken from so many of our Jewish people.

By DEB LUST ZALUDA
23/04/2025

Remembering the Holocaust isn’t enough, we must also build - opinion

As he shares lessons of survival from his grandmother, The Jewish Agency’s CEO writes that knowledge about the Holocaust must be more than facts and ceremonies.

By YEHUDA SETTON
23/04/2025
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