Sovereignty

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

At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed

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.
President Isaac Herzog receives the first-ever Ambassador of Somaliland to Israel, Mohamed Hagi, in his residence last month.

Somaliland Defense Minister says IDF will not establish presence in their country

 ‘HERZL UNDERSTOOD the value of a great photo’: Theodor Herzl in Basel, 1897.

The New Jewish Question - opinion

That mission is rooted in the fusion of the sacred and the everyday.

Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: The promise of permanence


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.

Reclaiming Israel’s national pride at Joseph’s Tomb

We have a state, we have Jewish sovereignty and we have a Jewish army. All we need now is to regain the will to use them.

 JOSEPH’S TOMB compound, Nablus.

Will Biden's visit challenge Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem? - opinion

The symbolic nature of this visit has been created to pave the way for the US administration to challenge Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama meets with Palestinians at a youth center in Ramallah, 2013. ‘Not even Obama’ visited east Jerusalem on his presidential trip, says the writer.

Israelis and Palestinians must acknowledge each other's identity - opinion

 Israelis stand with an Israeli flag opposite to Palestinians with Palestinian flag next to Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022.