Opinion

Israel slams NYT opinion article on Palestinian abuse, ignoring Oct. 7 sexual violence

While labeled as an opinion, the piece was several thousand words long and included claimed testimonies from alleged Palestinian victims of Israeli prison sexual abuse.

|ByJAMES GENN
The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.
A Satellite image shows a likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran’s Kharg Island, earlier this month.

In double trouble: Iran’s oil crisis – opinion

Given that the Islamic Republic’s lifeblood – oil – is being squeezed, it should learn from history that collapse always begins with a warning sign such as this one

|ByMIKE EVANS
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Dripping acid: My battle with chronic bladder pain after cancer treatment - opinion

Would I have preferred to be knocked out by general anesthesia so I wouldn’t feel a thing? Sure, but total body sedation for such a short procedure would have been both overkill and dangerous.

|ByBRIAN BLUM
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, US, March 23, 2026

The Mamdani effect: Jewish resilience in face of NY antisemitism - editorial

New York, home to one of the world’s largest Jewish populations, should understand better than most that terror only serves to strengthen Jewish solidarity and their ties to Israel.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

When governments gag the press, democracies collapse - opinion

Why current government reforms threaten one of Israel’s last democratic safeguards – the media

JANUARY 13, 2026ByHANAN MELCER
Israeli journalists gathered last month for an emergency meeting to discuss the government’s proposed reforms to the media landscape.

Cracks in the citadel: Iran’s regime is weaker than ever, and the streets know it - opinion

This time is different: The Iranian regime is weaker, its forces are divided, its violence is constrained, and the people, hardened by experience, are ready to reclaim their country.

JANUARY 12, 2026ByELHAM YAGHOUBIAN
PEOPLE WALK on a street, as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2026.

Panama, Venezuela, and the responsibility to defend democracy - opinion

The Venezuelan crisis is a test – not only for Venezuela, but for all nations that claim to value freedom.

JANUARY 11, 2026ByEZRA COHEN
A PERSON holds up an image depicting Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, as people celebrate after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Santiago, Chile January 3, 2026.

Israel’s 'Wild West' of weapons is a growing national security threat - opinion

The vast smuggling effort and widespread availability of weapons is no longer a marginal criminal phenomenon but an ongoing strategic threat that urgently demands a national response.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.

It's time Israel recognizes Arab sector homicides as a national crisis - opinion

The murder rate in the Arab sector is not just a tragedy for Arab citizens. It is an indictment of the state.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where three men were shot dead by assassins in the city of Shefa-Amr, northern Israel, January 7, 2026.

The writing is on the wall: Why Jewish communities are still at risk - opinion

When terror meets political correctness, the next disaster is already on its way

JANUARY 7, 2026ByILAN GEAL-DOR
A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration.

Trump's internal shifts in the US: How peace through strength restored global stability - opinion

Peace through strength is not outdated doctrine. It is the only doctrine that has ever stabilized a dangerous world.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByDUVI HONIG
US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.

From Mukalla to Gaza: Saudi Arabia’s quiet pivot away from Gulf moderate unity - opinion

Israel cannot afford to remain indifferent to the change emerging in Riyadh. Jerusalem must tighten coordination with Egypt and Jordan, and even more so with the United Arab Emirates.

JANUARY 4, 2026ByEPHRAIM SNEH
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts as he speaks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ahead of the Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023.

From 'globalize the intifada' to Bondi: Holocaust distortion has deadly consequences - opinion

Holocaust terminology, once guarded by a collective moral responsibility, is now being ruthlessly co-opted and weaponized

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByHEN MAZZIG
A pro-Palestinian protester holds a ‘Globalize the intifada’ sign outside the United Nations in New York City in September 2025.

Distortion is the new denial: 17% believe Holocaust deaths were exaggerated

How minimization and distortion of the Holocaust are eroding memory and fueling antisemitism

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByMARINA ROSENBERG
Education alone cannot preserve historical truth. When people learn the facts but reject their moral significance, knowledge turns into cynicism, leading to a worldview that acknowledges the Holocaust happened but insists that Jews exaggerate its scale to claim special-victim status.