Opinion

Does apathy toward antisemitism pave the way to Jewish assimilation? - opinion

My task as a journalist is to raise and discuss questions that Jews should care about, and I believe that the subject of assimilation is on the mind of a large segment of Israel’s population.

French Jew Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank on January 13, 1895, in this illustrative depiction.

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Israel's first test as a regional superpower: Defending Druze in Syria's Sweida - opinion

SMOKE RISES as Syrian troops enter the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday. The Druze community in Syria is not only a historical ally of Israel, but it also sits on the front line between order and tribal disintegration, states the writer

Israel adopts superpower mindset in Middle East as it upgrades war doctrine - opinion

IDF SOLDIERS walk out of a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, last month. Israel will continue to strike fiercely against enemy strongholds from Khan Yunis to Isfahan, states the writer.

Reality check: Ultra-Orthodox rabbis are leading their flock to a historic dead end - opinion

"We are at war. Join it! Fully, immediately, to the last of you, like everyone else," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not tell Shas leader Arye Deri.

Netanyahu must take the lead on the haredi draft issue - opinion

Instead of showing leadership, Netanyahu spent Monday night pacing the Knesset, pleading with United Torah Judaism’s Moshe Gafni to retract his resignation.

JULY 18, 2025ByYAAKOV KATZ

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu heads to his office in the Knesset this week. When it comes to the haredim, possibly the most contentious domestic issue, it’s hard to understand why he doesn’t simply do the right thing, says the writer

My Word: Personal and collective memory and Yehoram Gaon’s hits - opinion

I went for a musical stroll down memory lane, through the beautiful stone halls and ramparts of Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum.

JULY 18, 2025ByLIAT COLLINS

The new Yeroham Gaon – The Exhibition’ display at Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum.

Grapevine, July 18, 2025: Courting controversy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 18, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrives to a court hearing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tel Aviv District Court, July 16, 2025.

Israel's strike on Syria: Defending the Druze and standing up for justice - editorial

The decisive action in Syria this week is an example to the rest of the world that it is possible to intervene when a massacre or genocide is taking place.

JULY 18, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Druze residents protest near the Israeli-Syrian border fence in solidarity with their community in Syria, July 16, 2025.

Israel's Druze have sacrificed so much, and their families in Syria deserve safety - editorial

The Israeli Druze have given everything for Israel, even when they didn't have to, and now they deserve Israel's helping hand in their time of need.

JULY 17, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL

A Druze boy holds a flag as he looks at the ceasefire line between Golan Heights and Syria, on the day of first visit by Druze delegation from Syria just after 1973 war in Israel, March 14, 2025.

Threatening Putin: Will Trump chicken out? - opinion

Presidential threats of severe tariffs and new sanctions may be empty if Donald Trump fails to carry through.

JULY 17, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend a G20 summit in Buenos Aires in 2018. Putin probably isn’t losing sleep over Trump’s recent deadline to make peace with Ukraine, says the writer.

A source of hope during crisis: the next generation rises to lead, create and inspire - opinion

Thousands of teens across the country are building solutions driven by their belief in a better future.

JULY 17, 2025ByIFAT BECHOR

THE COMPETITION last year: This summer, while much of Israel grapples with fear, uncertainty, and national emergency, thousands of teens across the country are building, says the writer.

EU must stop funding controversial NGOs - opinion

The European Union's funding of Israeli political NGOs that oppose the government and support human rights has been highly controversial.

JULY 17, 2025ByGERALD M. STEINBERG, VINCENT CHEBAT

EU FOREIGN POLICY head Kaja Kallas rings the bell at the start of a foreign ministers council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. She has made efforts to repair the broken ties with Israel, say the writers.

Torah with social responsibility: Choosing action over exemption - opinion

When it comes to the army enlistment crisis, ultra-Orthodox leaders show a detached interpretation of Torah that distances it from practical life.

JULY 17, 2025ByMOSHE TUR-PAZ

IN OCTOBER 2023, after he began reserve duty in Gaza following the Hamas attack, the writer comes to the Knesset in uniform and addresses the plenum. After his appearance, he returned to his military service.

Israel’s missing constitution creates a half-democracy - opinion

Israel's brittle democracy is vulnerable to attacks from within because of its lack of a constitution and other critical elements.

JULY 17, 2025ByDAN PERRY

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in April. Israeli democracy is actually shockingly half-baked, the writer argues.