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Jerusalem Post's talented team of journalists provides insight into their work presented in the opinion section. This section highlights the beliefs and values that experienced writers who are witnessing the Middle East turmoil unfold. Their first hand encounters with world leaders have shaped their opinions and world views to be shared on this page.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and first lady Michal Herzog, with bar and bat mitzvah youngsters who have lost a parent to terrorism.

Grapevine December 19, 2024: Wanted: A constitution

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tel Aviv District Court during his testimony in the trial against him, December 10, 2024

The wrong priorities: The absurdity of today's Israel is on full display

PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly have dramatically shifted Canada’s stance away from Israel, the writer argues.

Disgrace in Canada: Despair and hatred for Jews is becoming normalized

 Elderly couple, illustrative

Musings as we attempt to move forward

By DR. BATYA L. LUDMAN
 A CONFRONTATION takes place between haredim and police at a protest against drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the military, outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer.

Israel Police's violence knows no bounds

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with European Commision President Ursula von der Leyen in Ankara this week. Just six months ago, Erdogan vowed: 'Just as we entered Karabakh and Libya, we will do the same in Israel,' the writer notes.

Israel’s got a new neighbor: Turkey's taking over Syria

By David Ben-Basat
 Israelis protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip near Yokneam, northern Israel, November 30, 2024.

Israeli public opinion is at a crossroads, we must pick the right path

By ROBERT SINGER
 IDF SOLDIERS take part in an army stretcher drill. Israel’s population also needs to carry its share of the burden.

My Word: Wide awake in a war

 It’s time for us all to put on our thinking caps and discuss how to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - If not to achieve peace, at least for us to live here securely.

Editor's Notes: No more status-quo, we need a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev once stated: 'What is a public broadcaster worht if we cannot control it?'

KAN are not the enemy: Ministers acting against Israel’s democratic character

 Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view. Psychological trauma and PTSD treatment at therapy session. Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view

Israel, do not abandon those suffering from trauma

 Israelis mourn as Remembrance Day begins for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on May 12, 2024.

An Ode to Israel’s Heroes  - Opinion

By Eyal Salti
Zach Margs.

A Jewish experience of Christmas and the power of inclusion - opinion

By Zach Margs
 Israelis protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip near Yokneam, northern Israel, November 30, 2024.

Unmeasured words, whether from officials or loved ones, risk complicating a deal

A DEMONSTRATION takes place near the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv last week, with participants calling on President-elect Donald Trump to ensure the release of all the hostages held in Gaza.

'Tis the season: The gift of the ceasefire that Netanyahu could give Trump

 A HANUKKIAH is lit on the eighth night of Hanukkah, last year. The flickering flames serve as a poignant reminder of resilience and faith, says the writer.

Syria, take note from the Maccabees: Even the greatest victories can unravel

By ELI FEDERMAN
CHILDREN HOLD flags next to a sculpture of Druze warrior Sultan Pasha al-Atrash after Syrian rebels announced the ousting of president Bashar Assad, in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, earlier this month.

Iran's declining power opens door for US, Israel to support Iranian people seeking change

 UAE FOREIGN Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud at the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Aqaba, Jordan, last Saturday. The writer purports that a determined US initiative is likely to be reciprocated by its Arab alli

Now is the moment to lead: Can Trump succeed on Mideast peace where others failed?

By JONATAN SHIMSHONI
AN IDF APC enters Syria at the ceasefire line last week. Less than 24 hours after Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi conceded that Assad’s regime had fallen to rebels, the IDF announced it had moved troops into the buffer zone, the writer notes.

Israel faces a once-in-a-lifetime chance in Syria - it would be a shame to miss it

By HARLEY LIPPMAN
 Food organized in a refrigerator.

Does intermittent fasting really work?

By ALAN FREISHTAT
A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Avoiding past mistakes: Seven key concerns about the Islamist approach in Syria

By MOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
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