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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.

 Chinese Premier Li Qiang receives Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing in 2023. China's Middle East strategy remains fundamentally constrained by its limited appetite for meaningful political and strategic involvement, favoring vehement rhetoric over substantive contributions.

China’s anti-Israel rhetoric still lacks engagement

 DEMONSTRATORS IN Tel Aviv call for the release of the hostages last Saturday night. To the families of the hostages and those who continue to bear the scars of loss and displacement – we see you, we stand with you, and we will continue to fight for your justice and peace, the writer asserts.

Reflections on resilience and hope as Israel welcomes 2025

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN
 Protesters from the national group Jewish Voice for Peace call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war during rallies across the U.S. marking the 8th night of Hanukkah as they block a highway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 14, 2023.

Calls to end the Gaza war before Hamas's defeat risk us repeating painful past

By MOSHE PHILLIPS
+PREMIUM PLUS
 Students attend a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at University of California, Berkeley on April 25, 2024.

‘The Palestine Exception’: How anti-Israel voices cry suppression while silencing others

By ROBERT HORENSTEIN
WE LIGHT a candle of hope and possibilities as we light the menorah.

Hanukkah's miracles shine throughout history

By Menachem Spiegel
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Einav Zangauker speaks during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, December 14, 2024

Stone-hearted: How the plight of the hostages has been 'normalized' and ignored

By SHOSHANA TITA
 Taipei, Taiwan skyline.

A clear response: Disputing China's claim on Taiwan's territory

 GIDEON SA’AR

Foreign Minister Sa'ar can spend $150m. on public diplomacy. This is how he should do it

 US PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter announces new sanctions against Iran in retaliation for taking US hostages, at the White House, April 7, 1980.

What's the verdict on Jimmy Carter after looking at his successes and failures?

 People crying and hugging with the Israeli flag in the background.

2024 was a year fueled by hate. Let’s make 2025 different

 SOLDIERS GATHER to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, near the Israeli-Lebanon border, last week.

My Word: Houthis firing in all directions

 Yoav Gallant.

Gallant's principled stand on Haredi draft leaves political legacy

 Supporters of Yemen's Huthi group attend a rally in solidarity "with the people of Gaza" in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on December 13, 2024.

Yemen’s Houthis can be stopped through a Saudi-led anti-Iran alliance

By MARK LAVIE/THE MEDIA LINE
 Eilat Women's Festival advertisement

Women should feel safe and supported in spaces intended for them

 BILLIE EILISH, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, and others wore a pin of a red hand at the Oscars (left), failing to understand that the red hand is a symbol of the red hands of Aziz Salha after he killed two Jews in a lynching in Ramallah in 2000 (right.)

How media bias fuels the facade of Palestinian nationhood and ignores accountability

By DAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN
RAHUL GANDHI (right), a senior leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, attends the funeral procession of former prime minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, last week.

Why Indian businesses are wary of BRICS’ push for a shared currency

By Hriday Sarma
 NOBEL PEACE Prize winner and 39th US president, the late Jimmy Carter greets a torchlight procession from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in downtown Oslo, Norway, in December 2002. US President-elect Donald Trump deserves the Nobel based on the Abraham Accords, the writer believes.

Trump's Middle East diplomacy deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

By GREGORY LYAKHOV
A GALA celebration of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress takes place at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, Switzerland, in 2022.

The Jewish community should reevaluate its priorities and reconnect with its mission

By DANIEL M ROSEN
 A BOY walks past murals depicting Kurdish People’s Protection Units and Women’s Protection Unit flags in Qamishli, Syria, last month. It was the Kurds who stood with the Jews when the Second Temple was attacked, says the writer.

Should Israel support independence for Syria's Kurds?

By Mem Husedin
 NAFTALI BENNETT attends a commemoration ceremony 30 days after the death of soldier Yona Brif, wounded on October 7, 2023, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, last week. The former prime minister realizes that the Palestinian question cannot be ignored, the writer asserts.

Can Bennett solve Israel's dilemma?

By TOVA HERZL
DANCERS TAKE part in a celebration for UAE National Day festivities in Dubai, in November. A civilian body such as the UAE and/or Saudi Arabia must be encouraged to take upon itself the civilian ruling of Gaza, the writer insists.

Expectations from Trump on the Middle East

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