Jewish state

Do the Arab parties accept Israel as a Jewish and democratic state? - opinion

The Jewish majority has every right to test the relationship between individual Arab behavior and their conduct as a collective group towards the state, its Jewish majority, and its enemies.

Ra'am head Mansour Abbas stands alongside fellow party member Yoav Segalovitz in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026
People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.

Israel’s election system puts coalition deals ahead of voter choice - opinion

Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.

The Palestinian national movement has yet to accept Israel’s right to exist - opinion

FOUR DAYS to the election of a new Knesset.

Israel has not invested enough resources into hasbara, and now we are paying the price - opinion


Balfour Day: Dynamics that accompanied famous declaration still at play - analysis

In 1917, the Balfour Declaration became the seminal document that led eventually to the establishment of the State of Israel.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

How military experience changes perception of Israel

Living amid the rockets, I finally felt that Israel wasn’t just my homeland, but my home as well.

 IDF soldiers guard a fence near the West Bank.

Israel needs to change its approach to Arab violence - Opinion

A failure of resolve, a slide into national anemia, a mistaken conflation of a desire to integrate Arabs into Israeli society with appeasement leading to lawlessness?

A car set on fire by Israeli Arab residents during riots and clashes between Arab and Jewish residents, in the central Israeli town of Lod, on May 12, 2021.

A deep dive into the writings of visionary Theodor Herzl

CENTER FIELD: If there was one thing Herzl was famous for, it was for giving up on Europe and the Diaspora, and recognizing Palestine as their only viable long-term option.

A man dressed as Theodor Herzl reinacts his famous pose in New York City's Times Square

Letters to the Editor, August 4, 2021: Polls apart

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Nation-State Law important part of forming Israel's constitution - opinion

These are essential things for the continuity of the Jewish people, but it seems that the public debate in Israel does not pay enough attention to these aspects.

SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut arrives to petitions against the Jewish Nation-State Law, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem in December 2020.

Women of the Palmah: Hear their stories

The Palmah was the elite fighting unit of the Hagana, the underground army of the Jewish community in Israel during pre-state times.

YOCHEVED BEN-SHMUEL

Temple Mount reopens to Jews after weeks of clashes and unrest

The Temple Mount was originally closed to Jews on Jerusalem Day, following clashes between Arabs and Israeli police, and remained so throughout the Gaza violence in Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Jews visit Temple Mount after closure during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

An open letter to Naftali Bennett: Heal our country

Is this what we want for the country of the Jews? Where we just hate each other so much that we can’t even countenance living in the same space?

NAFTALI BENNETT, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Book Review: Conflicting visions for the State of Israel

As we celebrate Israel’s 73rd Independence Day, we are mindful that the State of Israel in 1948 was a dream fulfilled for Jews all over the world.

Rabbi Marc Rosenstein