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 unseen conflict: North Korea’s discreet war with Israel

North Korea views Israel as a satellite state of the US. Israel therefore remains a collateral damage in Pyongyang-Washington strategic rivalry.

Bleeding children on the soccer pitch and the abandonment of the North

What else needs to happen so that children do not end their lives while playing soccer or lying dead on the grass? The time for action is now.

By LIAT RON
28/07/2024

Why the ICJ’s advisory opinion on Israel is wrong

The advisory opinion of the ICJ is a travesty, which starts with its very title: “Legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory."

 Bari Weiss interviewing Sheryl Sandberg about her documentary ‘Screams Before Silence’ on June 13.

Moderates are a dwindling minority: Thoughts of a dismayed US immigrant

Apathy or denial that radicalism is a Western problem is the goal of radicalism, which subverts from within, and moderate America is falling for it.

By ALEXANDRA MAITAL
27/07/2024
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entering the Knesset on June 24.

Netanyahu's only 'strategy' on Gaza is kicking the can, making things worse

The choice is between kicking the can down a slippery slope or choosing a bold strategy. This nation of heroes deserves an equally brave leadership.

By SHOSHANA TITA
27/07/2024
 A Palestinian flag that reads "Free Gaza from Hamas."

How Israel can win the psychological war against satanic, idolatrous Hamas

Israel needs urgently to move beyond its good PR information activities in Arabic to full psychological warfare.

 Israel’s founding prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, addresses the Knesset.

How a 'thin constitution' can help bring Israel some stability

Prof. Yedidia Stern’s proposed “thin constitution” – a regulating framework of rules that can be agreed upon and is not heavily burdened by contrasting ideologies – can contribute to stability.

By ELYAKIM RUBINSTEIN
27/07/2024

The problematic US position on Israel

Accepting and carrying out the directions of the ICJ would result in the regrouping of Hamas, ending with the fulfillment of their promise to repeat October 7. Again, and again. 

The Oslo paradigm can restore Israel’s legitimacy

'I believe that there is much to be learned from the insights and achievements of the Rabin government some 30 years ago', the author says.

By STANLEY RINGLER
27/07/2024
  An illustrative image of the world being held in someone's hand.

In these times of change and uncertainty, who will lead the world?

Radical Leftists, anarchists, LGBTQ, and Islamists make strange bedfellows, in a world where a war is being waged to control the hearts and minds of the younger generation.

By ROBERT HERSOWITZ
27/07/2024
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