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Israel and the West must stop trying to reform the UN and build something new instead - opinion

The UN has become like the failed collectivist experiments of the 20th century – the huge old Soviet state enterprises and gargantuan Chinese communist industries

|ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
PRO-PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS demonstrate outside the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.
An AI-generated political cartoon.

The big 'what if': Do those chanting 'from the river to the sea' really mean it? - opinion

History has repeatedly demonstrated what happens when Jews become politically powerless, and societies cease to protect them.

|ByJEFFREY KAHN
General view of Safra square, the Jerusalem municipality building, in Jerusalem, February 21, 2024.

Jerusalem Municipality disputes UNRWA claim of Shuafat facility takeover

'The municipality intends to open educational institutions at the site for the benefit of residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.'

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a residential building in Gaza City, September 6, 2025; Illustrative.

BoP says UNRWA 'has no place' in Gaza as COGAT launches pilot program for returning residents

"We are turning the page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency and conflict," the BoP said. "The people of Gaza deserve better."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Antisemitism remains central feature in Palestinian education curriculum, IMPACT-se finds

IMPACT-se noted that the current PA educational system is unfit for Palestinian schools, and an alternative must be implemented in Gaza for a more peaceful future.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Grade 5 Arabic Language textbook exalting terrorist Dalal Mughrabi.

Al Jazeera and UNWRA caught out, Joshua Loitu Mollel's remains return - November 6, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Hamas terrorists inside Gaza tunnels, eating stolen humanitarian aid meant for civilians and mishandling weapons.

IDF reveals Hamas ties to Iran, UNRWA, Al Jazeera, stolen aid in collection of documents

Israel’s military released declassified intelligence alleging Hamas diverted humanitarian aid in Gaza and maintained links with Iran, UNRWA, and Al Jazeera during the ongoing war.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas terrorists inside Gaza tunnels, with humanitarian aid visible in the background, while mishandling weapons.

JPost Headlines: Sovereignty poses threat, Druze case against army official - October 23, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Smoke billows from an evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025.

EU lawmakers urge halt to UNRWA funding over terror links

Lawmakers from 16 EU countries urged the bloc to stop funding UNRWA, citing ties to Hamas and a failure to uphold peace values.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A protest display against UNRWA seen in Jerusalem, March 18, 2024

Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing UNRWA of aiding Hamas in October 7 attacks

The judge ruled that, since UNRWA is a part of the United Nations, it can claim the organization's immunity from being sued.

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Burned out vehicles on Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the aftermath of Hamas's October 7 massacre; illustrative.

Letters to the editor, May 12, 2025, Mendacious definition

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 12, 2025ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Pro-Palestinian shift: Expanding the Trump plan to 1948 refugees - opinion

Thanks to UNWRA, many descendants of Palestinians displaced in 1948 are still refugees throughout the Middle East.

MAY 6, 2025ByGOL KALEV
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas holds up maps of the Palestinian compromise, addressing the UN Security Council, in 2020. But after the 1947 Partition Plan, local Arab leaders encouraged Palestinian Arabs to flee, says the writer.

Millionaire refugees: The charged debate over UNRWA’s defining policy and its future

UNRWA AFFAIRS: Who qualifies as a Palestinian refugee? And should this status be inherited indefinitely – even by millionaires?

MARCH 13, 2025ByBATYA LEVINTHAL
TODAY, UNRWA’S registry lists over six million refugees. Here, a Palestinian woman walks past a wall bearing the agency’s logo at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in southern Gaza.

Ireland's badge of dishonor in its phony war with Israel - opinion

A week of escalating tensions in the Ireland-Israel phony war, marked by diplomatic clashes, embassy closure, and controversial statements.

DECEMBER 22, 2024ByALAN SHATTER
Relations between Israel and Ireland.