Unity

From Birkenau to the ballot box: Israel needs to heal - opinion

Our enemies around the world love it when we are divided.

Yashar party chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot arrives to cast his ballot in Israel’s general elections at a polling station in Herzliya, October 27, 2026.
 THE KNESSET marks its 75th birthday

Brothers before the ballot - opinion

Illustrative image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot

Netanyahu eyes unity government with Eisenkot as Likud considers alternative coalition arrangements

Members of Hamechane - an initiative seeking to make social cohesion a national responsibility.

Beyond the ballot, October 7 families call for a different kind of Israeli politics


Netanyahu urges political unity after political uproar in cabinet

On Friday Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity) said that the heated exchange which occurred at the diplomatic-security cabinet “was a politically motivated attack in the middle of a war"

 Benjamin Netanyahu address the nation from Tel Aviv. December 30, 2023.

What does it mean for Israel to be united? - opinion

Today, being united does not mean we should not talk politics at all, avoid any criticism, keep our opinions to ourselves, and stay silent.

 THE WRITER addresses The Jerusalem Post London Conference in 2022.

How can Israel preserve unity? - opinion

Tragically, unity has been involuntarily thrust upon us. Can we maintain it? Can we discover healthy communication?

 WE MUST strive for unity and peace.

Let 2024 be a year of renewal - opinion

We learned that we can not be complacent. There is nothing we have today – no joy or comfort that we experience – that cannot be taken from us in an instant, just as it was that fateful Shabbat.

An Israeli volunteer walks with a weapon as he helps farmers from Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, to pick avocados from their land as part of an initiative to help farmers from Kibbutzes in Israel near the border with Gaza to pick the crops after the October 7 deadly attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza.

The Gaza war should set a new tone for Israeli unity going forward - opinion

This cursed war may be a wake-up call. It may propel Israelis to commit to a process that sets the limits for our internal disputes.


Teenagers advocate unity through art at the Museum of Tolerance

Titled War, Recovery, Dream, the display, which was created with the assistance of Jerusalem artist Abigail Ohana, features birds suspended from iron webs, symbolizing strength in times of conflict.

 ‘WAR, RECOVERY, Dream’

Now is the time to put aside our differences - opinion

 When faced with the enemy, we joined hands and hearts to unite and conquer – and now we all need to continue to be ambassadors of kindness and unity and focus on healing, caring, and communication.

 A boy waves an Israeli flag, as people wait for an expected convoy carrying newly released hostages that were seized during the October 7 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas and held in the Gaza Strip, in Ofakim, Israel, November 26, 2023

Israel-Hamas War: American Jewish solidarity can inspire Israel - opinion

There is a heavy sadness that has fallen over the Israeli people that is shrouded in anger, sadness, fear, and anxiety. That is why the DC rally was so important and uplifting.

 The March for Israel rally in Washington, DC, on November 14.

Religious Zionist rabbis, anti-judicial reform protest leaders meet to talk unity

National Unity Party MK Matan Kahana initiated and organized the meeting between religious Zionist leaders and protest leaders.

 Religious Zionist rabbis meet with Brothers in Arms activists. December 3, 2023

Hundreds of new immigrants, ultra-Orthodox join IDF since start of Israel-Hamas War

Lone soldiers are also disproportionately represented in new draft data.

 An Israeli soldier wears a Jewish prayer shawl and tefillin as he prays, in Ashkelon, southern Israel October 10, 2023.