Criticism of Israel

When all criticism looks like hostility, both sides lose to their extremes - opinion

Israel must distinguish between legitimate criticism and campaigns aimed at denying its legitimacy – and its serious critics have a responsibility to make the same distinction

SEPTEMBER 28, 2026|ByPNINA SHARVIT BARUCH

Protesters in Switzerland hold a banner reading: ‘Sanction Israel, End Complicity,’ in June. Israel should confront actors who seek its elimination, expose factual distortions, and challenge the misuse of legal and historical terminology.

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German high court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is protected speech

A German appeals court acquitted a woman who compared Israel to Nazi Germany online, ruling that the posts were protected expression and did not meet the legal threshold for incitement.

AUGUST 3, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish youngster walks past a wall displaying posters of hostages, most of whom were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, in Stamford Hill, London, March 24, 2025.

Orthodox critics of Israel abroad speak with the rhetoric of NGOs, not Torah - opinion

A recent rabbinic statement condemning Israel’s war conduct misrepresents Orthodox values and ignores the realities faced by Israelis under fire.

AUGUST 21, 2025|ByRABBI ELIEZER SIMCHA WEISS

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at an event at the foreign ministry, May 26, 2025; illustrative.

Sa'ar: Europe needs to decide if it is on Israel's or radical Islam's side

This was in response to Danish PM Frederiksen telling Jyllands-Posten that Netanyahu is personally a problem and that Israel is going too far. Sa'ar called this 'disrespectful to Israeli democracy.'

AUGUST 19, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sowing the seeds of Israel-hatred at summer camp

JUNE 1, 2018ByDEBORAH GASTFREUND SCHUSS

Love of Israel, America, can take on many forms

If I was to look at America through the unforgiving prism those loud, marginal If-Not-Nowers view Israel through, I would call my American friends and yell: “What kind of a country do you live in?"

MARCH 5, 2018ByGIL TROY

Workers set the stage at the AIPAC conference in Washington, March 2

The Fifth Column: Why do I hate my country?

I love my country, and its people, which is why I have dedicated my life and career to improving it. Criticizing one’s government is not just a right, but a civic duty.

JANUARY 25, 2018ByYONATAN GHER

Radical blindness?

Milton Viorst writes uplifting biographical narratives about some of Israel’s giants, yet exhibits antagonism to his Jewish brethren in Israel.

JULY 21, 2016ByELAINE MARGOLIN

Israelis wave flags during a protest in June 1993 outside the US Consulate in Jerusalem against the plan to relinquish some of the Golan Heights for peace with Syria

Next American administration must grasp risks Israel faces

In the greater scheme of things, whichever candidate wins the upcoming US election, the US misunderstanding will remain unchanged, because they need to be fair.

JUNE 19, 2016ByMICAH HALPERN