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.

A year of empty promises: Edelstein talks, but no draft law yet on haredi enlistment

MK Yuli Edelstein has spent a year holding talks on ultra-Orthodox enlistment without delivering a draft law, exposing a gap between his rhetoric and real progress.

By TANI FRANK
09/05/2025

Israel's war with Hamas tests boundaries of the Jewish State's freedom of speech

Even in the middle of war, it is vital that the public voices its opinion and criticizes the government, which goes against the sentiments of some Israeli voters.

By ASIF EFRAT
09/05/2025

The four acquisitions: how Jewish history, identity, and resilience are shaped

In the wake of October 7, the ancient teaching of the four kinyan has never felt more relevant, reminding us of the strength and unity within the Jewish people.

By LARRY SIEGEL
09/05/2025

How India’s military retaliation against Pakistan echoes Israel’s post-Hamas war tactics

India’s principal objective is to pressure Pakistan to disengage from patronizing Islamist radicals with universalist pretensions.

By DR. SWAPAN DASGUPTA
09/05/2025

Netanyahu's coalition should take notes from Israel's real leaders: IDF reservists

The government's continuation of the war without clarifying an end goal is a stain on the country and a slap in the face to reservists.

09/05/2025

My Word: Early wake-up calls and alarms

This is a war against the existence of Israel, the Jewish state. Hamas has Israel’s destruction written as an aim in its charter. The Houthis are even less subtle.

Grapevine, May 9, 2025: Bridges of hope

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Israel's 'Ten Days of Deliverance' were more difficult this year

Although there had been predictions that the war would go on for two years, I couldn’t internalize that we wouldn’t have finished the fighting or brought home the hostages in the first year.

Israel's fire still burns: Reflecting on the symbolism of our remembrance days

The worst fires in modern Israeli history erupted just as our people sought to celebrate our hard-won independence.

Editor's Notes: Hypocrisy of silence on Kashmir’s massacre and the West’s moral failure

We must be vocal in supporting India’s right to defend itself. We must push for international condemnation of Pakistan’s terror infrastructure.

09/05/2025
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