Genocide

Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents, says Ukraine FM

Oleshky had a pre-war population of 24,000 people and is now home to around 1,700 residents, including 47 children, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

|ByREUTERS
Children use a flashlight as they go to play at the playground during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2026.
NOBEL PEACE Center director Kjersti Flogstad and Norwegian Nobel Committee head Jorgen Watne Frydnes talk with this year’s Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay via video link at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, on October 10, 2026.

My Word: The Nobel non-Peace Prize - opinion

With winners like Navi Pillay, world peace and justice are the losers.

|ByLIAT COLLINS
A Jew is arrested by German soldiers in April 1943 after the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto during WW2. When the Nazis set up the ghetto in 1940, it held more than 300 000 Jews. Two years later most of them has either died from starvation or disease or been carted off to an extermination camp.

Holocaust memory compels us to reject false genocide claims and face Gaza’s agony - opinion

Whatever position one takes on the issue, the nature of Holocaust memory is in crisis.

|ByMENACHEM Z. ROSENSAFT/JTA, JAMES MCAULEY/JTA
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks at the Council of Europe, October 15, 2026.

Genocide accusations against Israel are 'despicable lie,' Knesset Speaker Ohana says

Addressing European parliamentary leaders, Ohana rejected genocide allegations against Israel, accused world leaders of hypocrisy, and invoked the Holocaust and the October 7 massacre.

|ByKESHET NEEV

South Africa’s ICJ delay request may ease pressure on Israel - analysis

South Africa’s request for an 18 month extension could delay further ICJ hearings in its genocide case against Israel until 2029 or 2030.

JUNE 1, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

NGO Monitor's Gerald Steinberg warns of anti-Israel NGO influence

NGO Monitor’s Gerald Steinberg says groups such as Euro-Med and Save the Children play a major role in spreading anti-Israel narratives.

MAY 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

Dating back nearly two millennia, the Armenian Church’s presence in Jerusalem is widely considered the longest unbroken Christian presence in the Old City. 

MAY 6, 2026BySAM HALPERN
The Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award

Judges said the book “offers a model for writing a new story when inherited narratives no longer hold.” PEN America's CEO left in 2024 after the group published a report accusing Israel of genocide.

APRIL 23, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Peter Beinart attends the PEN America 62nd Annual Literary Awards at Town Hall on March 31, 2026 in New York City.

US envoy Waltz raises doubts over electing Chile's Bachelet as next UN leader

A new United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.

APRIL 16, 2026ByREUTERS
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final news conference before the end of her mandate at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022.

German lawyers file complaint against Merz, officials for 'aiding and abetting Gaza genocide'

In the over 100-page-long criminal complaint, the lawyers provide what they say is extensive evidence for the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed by Israel.

APRIL 14, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the Italy–Germany Business Forum at the Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, in Rome, Italy, January 23, 2026.

Thousands gather in Krakow to honor Holocaust survivors at March of the Living

Thousands gathered in Krakow for the March of the Living, honoring Holocaust survivors and teaching the lessons of resilience and resistance to hatred.

APRIL 14, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
IDF officers take part in the annual international March of the Living through the grounds of the former Auschwitz death camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, April 14, 2026

The shadow of Aushchwitz's Angel of Death: The horrors of Dr. Mengele

The blood-soaked history of the twentieth century remembers no darker medical figure than Josef Mengele. His atrocities included the severe torture of twins and people with disabilities.

APRIL 14, 2026ByDR. ITAY GAL
Josef Mengele. Took pride in his twisted deeds

The Jewish passion for freedom and human rights was hijacked by the West - opinion

These institutions and their leaders have betrayed the moral force behind their creation. Instead of fighting for freedom, they stand for and reinforce the slavery of hate and demonization of Israel.

APRIL 3, 2026ByGERALD M. STEINBERG
Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest to mark Al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 15, 2026

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes Gaza ‘genocide’ discourse ‘litmus test’ for Democrats

Beshear's remarks come as Democratic candidates increasingly grapple with their stances on Israel amid record-low support for Israel among their base.

MARCH 31, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during an event titled "How Democrats Can Connect with America" at the Center For American Progress on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.