JPost Editorial

The Jerusalem Post's daily editorial brings readers our editorial staff's stance on the most important and interesting issues of the day in Israel and the Jewish world. The Jerusalem Post, founded as the Palestine Post by Gershon Agron in 1932, is Israel's best selling English newspaper and its most read website.

(L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

Global sanctions against Israel ministers show dangerous hypocrisy - editorial

 Police at the scene of a shooting in Tira. August 22, 2023

Israel's crime epidemic and domestic issues demand attention, even during wartime - editorial

 A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish man holds a placard next to a police horse as he takes part in a protest against pressure to conscript into the military in Bnei Brak, Israel, June 5, 2025. The words in Hebrew read "We will not enlist in the enemy army."

Prove Israel's progressiveness by preventing violent acts - editorial


Greta’s Gaza voyage: A symbol of selective empathy - editorial

Greta Thunberg’s Gaza voyage spotlights her selective criticism of Israel while overlooking Hamas’s abuses.

 Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a protest in front of the United Nations office building in Yerevan, Armenia, November 15, 2024.

Repeating old mistakes: Arming our enemies' enemy is never a long term fix - editorial

The decision to arm the Rafah-centered militia may have been procedurally flawed, and reflects a long-standing Israeli doctrine.

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist displays guns on the day of the handover of hostages,  in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

The haredi draft issue: A ticking time bomb for Israel's future - editorial

What’s been happening is that the same core domestic issue has been shoring up, threatening to break up nearly every coalition: religion and state.

 Ultra orthodox Jews clash with police during a protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army, on road 4 near Bnei Brak, June 5, 2025.

No more excuses: It's time for haredi Jews to serve in the IDF - editorial

Zionism is not a secular ideology to be shunned; it is the modern manifestation of a 2,000-year-old hope. What could be more Torah-true than helping defend Jewish life in the land of our ancestors?

 Haredi men dressed in traditional ultra-Orthodox garb stand behind a group of religious IDF soldiers

Media blood libel over alleged Gaza aid shooting will have far-reaching repercussions

War is conducted in a fog, but the latest media blunder in reporting the Israel-Hamas War will affect Jews and Israel supporters globally.

 CNN and BBC are among many news websites with false headlines that the IDF opened fire on Gazans near aid distribution sites, June 1, 2025.

Post-Boulder attack, it's time to suffocate antisemitism from its deep infectious roots - editorial

Protecting Jews’ right to walk, pray, and speak without fear is not a favor to one minority; it is a test of America’s democratic spine.

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025.

Tom Fletcher's continued falsehoods on Israel prove he needs to resign - editorial

It is political theater at its finest, and another example of the utter uselessness of the United Nations.

 Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) attends a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland,

Israelis must remember to consume media wisely - editorial

Consume media, especially social media, wisely, and notice if those appearing in the videos represent the broader group or not.

 Israelis protest the 600th day of Israel-Hamas war.

Fighting on a new front: Hamas's online antisemitism must be countered - editorial

After October 7, online antisemitism has surged and puts diaspora Jews in harm's way.

 A view of a house in Kibbutz Be’eri that was burned in the October 7 Hamas massacre, on December 7, 2023

After 600 days only one victory matters: Bringing home all hostages - editorial

After 600 days, we need to end the war and withdraw from Gaza in exchange for the 58 hostages. Those are the only negotiations that should be taking place.

 A LARGE banner reads: ‘Save the hostages, end the war,’ at a demonstration on Saturday night in Tel Aviv. The writer asks: ‘Why has the demand for their release not echoed from every capital, every campus, every pulpit?’

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