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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.

A man rides past a pro-Trump sign in Tel Aviv

The art of dealing with Trump

 THE KNESSET votes last month on a bill to hold an early election. The legislation failed. Still, elections are likely to come soon, the writer maintains.

After Iran war, Israel must begin to heal

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Jerusalem last month, days before the Israeli strike on Iran. Milei was among the very few world leaders who publicly supported the strikes on Iran’s nukes, says the writer.

Preemptive strikes against Iran are self-defense

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, in celebrating the election victory in 1996. He became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote, its youngest, and the first born after Israel’s independence.

It is time for Bibi to pass the torch

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest against the war in Gaza takes place on the sidelines of a NATO summit, in The Hague, last week. The war has inflamed European public opinion, but defense cooperation with Israel continues, says the writer.

Europe slams Israel, then buys its weapons

By Ilan Mor
 THE BORDER area with the Gaza Strip, last week: No army, no matter how brave, can win the long war if the people behind them are at war with themselves, the writer states.

Jewish unity is no longer optional

 ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter departs after a visit to the US Capitol last week. If Washington signals restraint or pressures Jerusalem to temper its response to provocations, Iran will interpret it as a green light to escalate, the writer warns.

Will US back Israeli preemptive actions?

Israelis arrive to the train station from Ben Gurion International Airport as the first flights back to Israel started since its civilian airspace was closed last week, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025.

A Jew is never stuck: Embracing resilience in times of crisis

 A billboard bearing a portrait of US President Donald Trump with a slogan, displayed by the Coalition for Regional Security group on the facade of a hotel building in Tel Aviv, on February 5, 2025.

Israel's leadership, allies must now make case for continued American support

By Seffi Jonas
 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Editor's Notes: I raise my family on these hilltops, yet I refuse to justify extremists

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025.

Mamdani is a wolf in sheep's keffiyehs

By Zach Sage Fox
Letters "AI" stand at the booth of AWS (Amazon Web Services) during preparations ahead of the opening of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country Canada, in Hanover, Germany, March 30, 2025.

The AI paradox: Master it - but don't use it?

By DAN PERRY , RONNI ZEHAVI
 Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan performs during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, with a Palestinian flag hanging on stage, June 28, 2025.

The history of Jew-hatred is repeating across the UK

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for his trial at the Tel Aviv District Court earlier this month. US President Trump certainly has little or no knowledge about Israel’s legal and judicial systems, the writer argues.

Trump vs Israel's legal system: Why canceling Netanyahu's trial is so difficult

 SUPPORTERS OF Reza Pahlavi protest against the current Iranian regime, in Los Angeles, last week. Indications are that Pahlavi lacks the internal support structure and organizational mechanisms to coordinate a successful uprising from within, says the writer.

Is there a chance for regime change in Iran?

 THEN-US SECRETARY of state Antony Blinken meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at the State Department in 2021. The US ignored Iran’s expansion of ballistic missile technology, the writer maintains.

Blinken's critique of Trump omits vital details about Obama's failings with Iran

By NORMAN J. KURZ
 Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025

How did an anti-Zionist become major contender for NYC mayor?

By IRWIN J. MANSDORF
Flag of Azerbaijan

Shared vision of alignment: Azerbaijan's strategically important energy deal with Israel

By GABRIEL MITCHELL
 DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages still held captive in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Even when the war ends, Israel's bereaved families never fully heal

By ELI BEN SHEM
A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025

Greta Thunberg's 'Freedom Flotilla' puts the UK in a legal, moral quagmire

 An illustrative image of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms.

This is your brain on magic mushrooms: My first experience with psilocybin

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