Sovereignty

Three years since October 7: Why Zionism is more relevant than ever - opinion

Three years after October 7, the attack has revived a fundamental Zionist question: Can the Jewish people entrust their security and future to others?

A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026
Taipei, Taiwan.

Is Taiwan already independent from China, what does Taiwanese independence mean? - explainer

Bystanders display a flag of Greenland as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (back L), Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (back R) and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visit Qoornoq, September 9, 2026.

US expands Arctic military footprint in Greenland with new deal set to sign at UN General Assembly

A GENERAL view of Team Falkland Islands as they take part in the athletes’ parade during the opening ceremony ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at The Hydro in Scotland, in July 2026.

Self-determination lies with the Falkland islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK - opinion


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

Israeli will and leadership needed as events spin out of control - comment

If we do not find that common ground quickly, this crisis might spiral out of control and the tragedy might only worsen.

 A silhouetted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel's tough lessons from a year of Ukraine-Russia War - opinion

Undeniably, much of what has occurred in Eastern Europe testifies to uncomfortable truths about enduring global realities. 

 UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky presents an award to a Ukrainian serviceman at a military hospital in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

Hanukkah: One last taste of sovereignty

We know what sovereignty tastes like. For centuries, Hanukkah kept that taste alive. We never forgot how Jews were meant to live. Hanukkah would not let us forget. 

 BRONZE OIL lamp uncovered in excavations at the City of David, Jerusalem.

Iran says US trying to violate sovereignty over unrest, warns of response

Kanaani accused the leaders of the United States and some European countries of abusing a tragic incident in support of the "rioters."

 Iranian Americans, including two people dressed up as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi, rally outside the White House in support of anti-regime protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Washington, US, September 24, 2022.