Operation Shield and Arrow

23 Israeli, Jewish defining moments of 2023

This past year has been eventful, with ups and downs alike.

 ISRAELIS DEMONSTRATE outside the residence of President Isaac Herzog as he hosts talks over judicial reforms, in Jerusalem in March.
 Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

Israel's enemies' tactic is to let the country destroy itself - analysis

 UN ENVOY Tor Wennesland meets Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi in Gaza City, earlier this year.

The UN hypocritically misrepresents the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

 LONG HISTORY of bravery: Battling to extinguish a fire in a Kibbutz Nir Am restaurant, hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, 2007.

Sagui Gavri: The heart healer from Kibbutz Nir Am - opinion


Israeli drone power: How UAVs have taken the IDF to a new level

Commander of IDF drone attack unit gives the ‘Magazine’ a rare, in-depth look at the UAVs of the Israeli military.

 FUTURE FRAMED by drones: A large Israel Air Force drone touches down.

Israel has been lacking a public diplomacy structure - opinion

Israel cannot however afford the luxury of lacking a functioning professional public diplomacy apparatus.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his coalition celebrate the passage of the state budget yesterday.

Kfar Silver: Israeli youth village beset by Gaza rockets - opinion

For the kids who were forced to stay at Kfar Silver, though, it meant removing their one major source of stability. Many exhibited severe symptoms of PTSD and one child needed hospitalization.

 STUDENTS AT Kfar Silver demonstrate how they huddle in a safe room at the youth village when a siren sounds.

How Israel exposed and destroyed Islamic Jihad rocket production sites in Gaza

Every operation has many critical moments, and one of them is the stage for choosing targets to attack.

 Smoke rises above buildings After air strikes by Israeli warplanes, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 12, 2023.

Iran is the force behind all of Israel's enemies - opinion

Preventing a nuclear Iran was, is and will be the only show in town for the foreseeable future.

 IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with military officials in Tehran, last month.

14 Days: Gaza operation

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen holding a security assessment amid the IDF's Operation Shield and Arrow against Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

The Jerusalem Post Podcast is back

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.

 Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 9, 2023.

US deputy secretary reaffirms 'ironclad support' for Israel’s security

Wendy Sherman and Ronen Levy discussed a range of global issues, including opportunities to advance regional integration through the Negev Forum and recent developments in Sudan.

 Wendy Sherman

Shield and Arrow: Israel's latest Gaza op is just more of the same - opinion

To prevent a situation akin to “Hezbollah 2” in the south, which is currently progressing in that direction, Israel would be wise to transition from a strategy of deterrence to one of decisiveness.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits in the Knesset plenum, earlier this week. Operation Shield and Arrow fell short of his claims of a new equation against Islamic Jihad and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, says the writer.

What are war crimes and did Israel commit any in Gaza? - opinion

Israel’s 0.6:1 ratio indicates an especially high level of care for civilian safety compared to other armed conflicts in the world and makes it unlikely Israel was committing war crimes.

 THE BUILDING in Rehovot hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, killing one person, last week: Islamic Jihad killed only civilians – at least four Palestinians in Gaza, a Palestinian in Israel and an Israeli in Rehovot.

Israel's Gaza ops against Palestinian terror never accomplishes anything - opinion

It is time to put Israel’s amazing intelligence apparatus to much more intelligent use – developing the strategies and means for avoiding future rounds of fighting. 

 THE RUBBLE from a home struck in an Israeli attack, last Saturday, in Gaza City.