Sovereignty

With Iran threat gone, it's time to expand Israel's sovereignty - opinion

Now that Israel is in a more secure situation, it can afford to put more thought into growth, and the first steps of that growth should be extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony dedicating a new neighborhood in Kiryat Arba, outside Hebron, in 2020. Now is the time for Israel to extend its sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, the writer maintains.
 The courtyard of Joseph's Tomb in Nablus.

Enough is enough: Israel must take Joseph's Tomb back from the Palestinians - opinion

 THE PUSH by Paris, London, and Ottawa (pictured, Parliament Hill) for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state has nothing to do with peace

Israel must not cower: Sovereignty for Judea, Samaria, and Gaza now - opinion

 WINE IS on sale at a supermarket in Jerusalem before Passover last month. Israeli wine is rooted in identity; it is grown in the same earth as our prophets and kings, says the writer.

The vine of independence: How Israeli wine can uncork a new era of sovereignty - opinion


Moscow extends lifeline to Assad, offers asylum to family

Despite Russia allegedly helping Assad, Syrian opposition forces have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions.

 President Assad meets President Putin in Moscow, July 25, 2024

Israel's sovereignty at risk: Reclaiming our nation's independence - opinion

For us to fearlessly and to clearly address these existential issues we must re-embrace our sovereign mission to protect our citizens in the one and only Jewish nation-state.

 PEOPLE LOOK ON as smoke rises from a fire that broke out near Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee, as a result of a rocket attack from Lebanon, last week. The writer asks: What about securing the ability of our citizens to return to their homes in the North?

Is sovereignty a Jewish priority? - opinion

Judaism, Palestinianism, and the right to sovereignty over the Land of Israel.

 IDF PARATROOPERS stand in front of the Western Wall after it was captured during the Six Day War.

India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who run away there, defense minister says

The minister's comments come a day after Britain's Guardian newspaper published a report stating the Indian government had killed about 20 people in Pakistan since 2020.

 Members of a bomb disposal squad examine the site of a blast in Khanozai, Balochistan, Pakistan, February 7, 2024

What’s next for Gaza? A two-phased quagmire of chaos

Israel is very far from reaching the point of a “day after” scenario and is instead preparing to navigate a vast chasm of chaos.

 PALESTINIAN ARTIST Amal Abu Al-Sabh paints on the wall of a house destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, on January 3, 2024.

What is the price of Israeli sovereignty? - opinion

The current attack, in itself, is not an existential threat to Israel. The dissolution of the covenant of fate is an existential danger.

  Preparations by the IDF for ground operations in the Gaza Strip.

The Land of Israel is ours, apply sovereignty and heal Oslo's damages - opinion

We call on the prime minister to step up and apply sovereignty, as this is the appropriate response to remedy the enormous damages of the Oslo Accords.

 SIGNS WITH slogans in support of imposing Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley are posted near the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in 2020.

Israel will attack 'every meter' of Lebanon in self-defense - Gallant

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned they won't hesitate to attack Hezbollah and "return Lebanon to the stone age" should Israel be attacked.

 Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Letters to the Editor June 7, 2023: Dystopian image

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

What is Smotrich's frightening, suicidal plan for Israel's future? - opinion

The signs are a clear warning to those who would stand in the way of annexation or attempt to enforce the law in opposition to the messianic, settler vision.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets Finance Minister and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich in the Knesset, last week.

Donald Trump tells visitors at Miami golf resort: 'I gave you Golan Heights'

The Golan Heights were captured by the State of Israel from Syria in the Six Day War in 1967.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump hold up the signed document acknowledging Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, on March 25, 2019