State of Israel

Zionism: Beyond ‘the right to exist’ - opinion

The connection between the Jewish people and their ancestral homeland is often underemphasized, while the “right to exist” has been elevated.

 TODAY, JUDAISM’S organizing principle is shifting from Rabbinic Judaism to Zionism.
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Judaism as culture: A path to restore Jewish, Zionist pride - opinion

Participants at the Gesher Syms Leadership Institute retreat in Paphos, Cyprus.

Israel is sliding into tribal politics, and we’re letting it happen - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 15, 2026.

How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion


Hatred of Jews so often fixates on the Land of Israel - opinion

Hatred of Jews has taken many forms, but it has always returned to one target: the Jewish people’s bond to the Land of Israel.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

‘I’d rather be envied than erased’: NY Rabbi says Israel gives Jews power - interview

Rabbi Marc Schneier sat down with The Media Line to discuss antisemitism, Israel’s changing place in the world, and the political shifts reshaping Jewish life in New York and beyond.

RABBI MARC SCHNEIER attends the 2016 Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces Gala at The Waldorf Astoria on March 15, 2016 in New York City.

A defense of Israel's ultra-Orthodox - and a plea to their leadership - opinion

Haredim should organize large prayer gatherings not for their own needs but for the well-being of all our soldiers and all Israelis.

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center, Nov. 12.

October 7 was atrocious, but it wasn't the Holocaust - opinion

We must reject the urge to equate these two catastrophes in order to protect truth and preserve the moral and historical precision required to understand both tragedies in their full gravity.

CARS SHOT at and burned in the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, are later piled high at Tkuma, a moshav in the South. It was barbaric, evil, and without justification, but it was not the Holocaust, states the writer.

Politicizing the Holocaust: It has come back to bite Israel - opinion

Instead of politicizing the Holocaust, Israel should have focused its efforts on demonstrating the Jewish historical connection to the land.

THEN-US PRESIDENT Joe Biden is joined by President Isaac Herzog and then-prime minister Yair Lapid at Yad Vashem in 2022. Israel ferries foreign officials to the Hall of Remembrance instead of focusing on the Jewish connection to the land, says the writer.

What is Shabbat life like in the most populated Jewish municipalities?

NGO report assesses weekend activity options in 53 non-ultra-orthodox municipalities.

Women light the shabbat candles, in Tel Aviv, on June 20, 2025

KKL-JNF releases rare collection of '40s–'50s summer photographs of childhood in Israel

"These historic photographs are a powerful reminder of the simplicity, innocence, and sense of freedom that once defined Israeli childhood," said KKL-JNF Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski.

 Children playing in the alleyways of Jerusalem, 1955.

Sa'ar: The new antisemitism targets the State of Israel, seeks to eliminate Jewish state

Minister Gideon Sa'ar made two speeches at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Conference in Jerusalem - which he chaired - on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

The best books of 2024: Top picks on Judaism, Israel, and global issues – opinion

The author's annual list of the best books on Israel, Judaism, and strategic matters across the globe.

 THE WRITER displays some of his favorite books from the past year.

Israel should form cyber defense pact against Iran, outgoing cyber chief tells 'Post' - exclusive

Outgoing Israel cyber chief Gaby Portnoy talks to JPost in his first exit interview about Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, US, Russia, China, and Arab allies.

 An Iranian flag is seen on a computer's CPU (illustrative)