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Israelis should become more selective about where they travel - opinion

Israel exists so that Jews have a place where the state – not a foreign government, and certainly not a hotel manager – is ultimately responsible for the security of Jews.

A poster against antisemitism is seen on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Markham, Ontario, Canada on March 22, 2025.
Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, August 25, 1897

On this day in history: Theodor Herzl convenes First Zionist Congress in Basel

Promotional post by anti-Israel group ‘basel4palestine’ for a planned protest entitled "Death to Zionism" in Basel, Switzerland. August 29, 2026.

Basel police block 'Death to Zionism' protest planned for 129th anniversary of Zionist Congress

THE ‘ALTALENA’ burns off Tel Aviv in June 1948. Its wreckage may lie beneath the Mediterranean, but the political battle over what happened aboard it has never been buried.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu is digging up the Altalena to bury his own record - opinion


Grapevine October 6, 2022: Zionist chief rabbis

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets then-president of Israel Ezer Weizman in 2000 in Cairo.

A need for strong religious Zionist political representation

For many Israelis, the role of the religious Zionism is narrowly conceived as being solely related to issues of land and the military response to our enemies but it is so much more than that.

 Rabbi David Fine (L) is seen shaking hands with Religious Zionist Party leader MK Bezalel Smotrich.

Two missed opportunities at the World Zionist Congress

The recent anniversary of the First Zionist Congress had left out both the Christian Zionists and the haredim. We must include those groups in order to strengthen Zionism.

 President Isaac Herzog addresses the event marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel on August 29 2022.

Israeli democracy was born in Basel - what would Herzl think today?

Israeli President Isaac Herzog leads a Zionist gathering in Basel, where Theodor Herzl envisioned a Jewish state and launched Zionism as a political movement.

 Delegates sing “Hatikvah” at the end of the gala event celebrating the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Basel, Switzerland, on August 29.

Even after 125 years, pluralism is the singular vision of Zionism - opinion

Zionism is ingrained in Judaism. It’s not a land grab, as those who wish to destroy Israel remind the world every day.

 THE GREAT hall of the refurbished Stadtcasino Basel was full of Zionists last week.

It's time for a new era of Israel-Diaspora ties - opinion

We have to adopt a new paradigm, one which I shall call: The Jewish peoplehood paradigm – Israel and Diaspora as partners.

 THIS WEEK, the writer addresses the 125 Years of Zionism conference, in Basel.

Don't forget where Zionism comes from - opinion

Zionism – the Jewish yearning to return to their ancestral homeland of Israel – has existed since Jews were exiled from the Land of Israel.

 ATTENDEES ARRIVE for the conference on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Switzerland this week.

Was there a reclamation of Zionism in Basel?

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: On August 29, 1897, Theodor Herzl convened in Basel the First Zionist Congress. One hundred and twenty-five years later, the WZO chose to commemorate the congress.

 PARTICIPANTS SING ‘Hatikvah’ at the end of a gala event on occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday.

Should Israelis still celebrate Zionism?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.

Theodor Herzl Vs. Isaac "Bougie" Herzog

Herzl's legacy lives on in Chicago - opinion

Time will tell if the next great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes and educators come from the Herzl School of Excellence, but of one thing I am sure...”if they will it, it is not a dream.” 

 Theodor Herzl, center, shown on a boat in 1898.