Editor notes

US Jews are realizing that Netanyahu can handle war better than Trump can - comment

There is always noise around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. There is always noise around US President Donald Trump. Then a war comes, and the static drops.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.
US President Donald Trump and Yakir Gabay.

Editor's Notes: Who is Yakir Gabay, the billionaire on Trump's Gaza Board of Peace?

What comes next for Israel and Gaza in the New Year?

After two years of war, Israelis and Palestinians ask: What comes next?

IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir prays at the Western Wall during the ceremony officially swearing him in as the military’s highest-ranking officer.

Editor's Notes: Zamir faces painful reckoning as the IDF confronts failures, fragile leadership


Editor's Note: Changing perceptions

Our cover story this week highlights five female journalists...reporting from Israel to some of the most influential international news outlets.

Editors Marion Fischel (left) and Laura Kelly at ‘The Jerusalem Post’ offices.

Vigilance in the North

The air force attacked Hezbollah targets on the Lebanon-Syria border on Monday night, according to Lebanese and other Arab media sources. The IDF has declined to comment.

Soldiers in Hebron 370

Zilber’s music

Zilber, who has over the past four decades composed and performed some of Israeli music’s greatest hits, has become known for his extreme right-wing political opinions.

Israeli singer Ariel Zilber