Ramadan

The earth does not choose sides: when nature tries to outlast war - opinion

A deeper look into the region's languages and cultures reveals that, beneath political disputes, words and customs emerge from the same conceptual womb.

|ByBENYAMIN YAKOVIAN
Iranians watch fireworks during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbe Suri, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025.
SHEIKH MOHAMMED Sharif Odeh and Rabbi David Metzger appear on a billboard near Haifa with a message that reads: 'Though we are different, all religions advance coexistence.'

Why compassion between Jews and Muslims must outlast war - opinion

Coexistence will happen regardless of whether we share the same political views or interpretations of events.

|ByMENDY CHITRIK
Participants in the event from the Jewish community of Damascus.

Syrian Jews in Damascus donate meat for iftar, support Muslim families in need during Ramadan

Needy families receive Ramadan support as a small remaining Jewish community highlights longstanding ties with Muslim neighbors.

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Iranians watch fireworks during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbe Suri, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025.

Eid, Nowruz, Nisan converge in 2026, blending faith, culture, renewal across the region

The convergence creates a layered period of celebration that reflects the region’s complex identity, where religious practice and ancient cultural traditions coexist and often reinforce one another.

|BySTEVEN GANOT/THE MEDIA LINE

First night of Ramadan marred by crowding, scuffle in Jerusalem

Police and the Shin Bet uncovered a Hamas-linked terrorist group in Sakhnin, issuing charges against 13 suspects.

MARCH 10, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
Muslim worshippers take part in the evening 'Tarawih' prayers during of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in front of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City March 10, 2024.

Ben-Gvir: Police can't deal with Temple Mount traffic, cabinet must convene

Warns that even after ‘incredible efforts of the police, there are significant gaps in the ability to implement the prime minister’s decision without endangering human life’

MARCH 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a special committee in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2022.

What’s next for Gaza? Either a hostage return or Rafah campaign

Gantz: "Hamas has a choice – they can surrender, release the hostages, and the citizens of Gaza will be able to celebrate the holy holiday of Ramadan."

MARCH 9, 2024ByMARK WEISS
 Israeli soldiers operate outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in this photograph released by the IDF on February 18, the date on which the hospital – one of the largest in the southern Gaza Strip – stopped functioning.

Accepting Muslim violence during Ramadan insults the majority of world Muslims - opinion

It is equally true that Ramadan frequently has been celebrated with an orgy of Muslim, especially Palestinian, violence. Ramadan is exploited as an excuse for ramped-up holy war against Israel.

MARCH 9, 2024ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Golda Meir is accompanied by defense minister Moshe Dayan, as they meet with IDF soldiers on the Golan Heights during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Egypt and Syria launched an attack against Israel on Yom Kippur – during the month of Ramadan.

'Religious triggers may lead to escalation': Ceasefire hopes fade before Ramadan

Ceasefire hopes between Israel and Hamas fade as Ramadan approaches, with tensions high, and international pressure mounts on Israel amid concerns of escalating violence and a humanitarian crisis.

MARCH 8, 2024ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
A view of the al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Jerusalem's Old City March 7, 2024.

Why is an Israel-Hamas ceasefire urgent?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.

MARCH 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis protest calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza outside the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, March 5, 2024.

Israel's National Security Council calls on public to 'act responsibly' when traveling on Ramadan

"This period [Ramadan] has a unique religious meaning in the Muslim world. Muslim terrorist organizations see Ramadan as an opportunity to carry out attacks and acts of violence," the statement read.

MARCH 6, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators set fire to an Israeli flag during a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), during the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey April 14, 2023.

Ex-police official: 'Ben-Gvir may ignite conflict during Ramadan'

Arieh Amit, a former high-ranking police officer, discussed how the Israel Police can manage the issue of Ramadan and the Temple Mount, highlighting concerns over Minister Ben-Gvir's conduct.

MARCH 6, 2024ByMATAN WASSERMAN, ALON HACHMON
Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir at a press conference with Israeli Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai (unseen) at the Ministry of National Security in Jerusalem, on January 24, 2023.

Violent methods must be rejected as insanity - opinion

Violent methods must be roundly rejected and called out as the hallmark of insanity, mental deficiency, cruelty, oppression, and the end of a normal and healthy society.

MARCH 6, 2024ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC Jihad supporters participate in an anti-Israel rally marking the 36th anniversary of the movement’s foundation, in Gaza City on the day before the October 7 attack on Israel.

Dispelling the myths regarding Ramadan - opinion

Jerusalem, declared Sir Mark Sykes, is “inflammable ground” and “a careless word or gesture might set half a continent aflame.”

MARCH 6, 2024ByYISRAEL MEDAD
PALESTINIANS SHOUT slogans and wave flags, including of Hamas, depicting Israel as part of Palestine at al-Aqsa compound on the Temple Mount during Ramadan, last year.