JPost Editorial

The Jerusalem Post's daily editorial brings readers our editorial staff's stance on the most important and interesting issues of the day in Israel and the Jewish world. The Jerusalem Post, founded as the Palestine Post by Gershon Agron in 1932, is Israel's best selling English newspaper and its most read website.

Members of Christians United for Israel march to show solidarity with Israel, in Jerusalem, in 2008; illustrative.

Israel's Christian friends have no qualms about standing by the Jewish people - editorial

The remains of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists when they infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, as seen on Jan. 4, 2024.

Two years on, Israeli society must not allow itself to forget the reckoning of Oct. 7 - editorial

Activists protest outside the US Embassy TLV Branch calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump to end the Israel-Hamas War and return all hostages, September 29, 2025.

If an imperfect deal is what brings home the hostages, then we need to accept it - editorial


Even if Gaza peace comes, Israel's reputation cannot be rewritten overnight - editorial

A deal could free hostages and halt fighting, yet Israel’s leaders must confront the lasting damage of the Gaza war and its global fallout.

An illustrative photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with hostage posters in the background.

Hamas must step down to allow a new dawn for the Middle East - editorial

The plan unveiled by Trump and embraced by Jerusalem on Monday could indeed signify a new dawn for the Middle East, one of peace, prosperity, and security for all the peoples of the region.

US President Donald Trump seen with a Hamas terrorist (illustrative)

Seal the deal: How to cease the fire without chaos - editorial

US President Donald Trump's newly proposed Gaza deal has the potential to bring the hostages home and end the war without restoring Hamas rule.

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 27, 2025.

Israel's refusal to be annihilated shouldn't lead to becoming a boycotted sports pariah - editorial

Calls to ban Israeli teams from European competitions equate Israel with Russia, risking sport becoming a battlefield for politics instead of unity.

 PAOK fans gather in the city center to protest against Maccabi Tel Aviv - Thessaloniki, Greece - September 24, 2025.

Snapback sanctions on Iran's nuclar program have returned, now they must be enforced - editorial

As the snapback takes legal effect, previously lifted UN measures are restored.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

At the General Assembly, Netanyahu must give the world hope - editorial

Benjamin Netanyahu must give us, and the world, something new, and a glimmer of hope that this war will end, our sons and daughters will come home, and we can begin to heal.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2023.

The West's lesson to Hamas: Terror pays - editorial

To UN delegates who say recognition is about “reviving hope,” the answer is simple: tie hope to behavior.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, addresses delegates at the United Nations General Assembly before a vote on the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 12, 2025.

A Palestinian state needs Israel's agreement to exist. It's not a matter of recognition - editorial

Pushing for a two-state solution now is unmoored from reality, as Palestinians have shown no ability or willingness to run a peaceful entity alongside Israel.

Australia and Palestine.

King Abdullah's silence: Quiet consumes growing radicalization in Jordan - editorial

King Hussein understood that preserving peace required a proactive approach rather than passive silence when that peace was threatened - his son must learn the same.

 Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.

Netanyahu's gov't must use Gaza City leverage to return to hostage negotiations - editorial

As we enter the High Holy Day period and approach the two-year mark since that awful October 7, we urge the government to explore every opportunity to return to the negotiating table.

Israeli soldiers stand next to armored personnel carriers (APCs) near the Gaza border, in Israel, September 16, 2025