The Jerusalem Report

Digging for truth: West Bank digs reignite debate over land and history

As Israel expands excavations in the West Bank, ancient ruins become entangled in a modern political struggle over land, history, and identity

Workers and volunteers on an archaeological dig sift through dirt at Alexandrion/Sartaba in the Jordan Valley.

Israel's Heritage Minister: Palestinians destroying archaeological sites like ISIS did in Syria

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu plants a flag at the archaeological site Sartaba in Judea and Samaria.

The 40-kilometer chokepoint holding the world economy hostage - analysis

The Strait of Hormuz, the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, making it essential for international energy.

Israel's antiquities watchdog tracks stolen history from Jerusalem dealers to US museums

Visitors to the Israel Antiquities Authority’s new center in Jerusalem look at items such as jewelery, makeup brushes, and weapons that had been stolen by antiquities thieves.

Media revolution or power grab? Inside Shlomo Karhi’s Israeli media overhaul - interview

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says it’s time to open up Israel’s media market, a move some say is political and will weaken freedom of the press.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByKESHET NEEV, RUTH MARKS EGLASH

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025

The case for ending Israel's media monopoly protections - opinion

By loosening regulations and expanding competition, the broadcast reform weakens monopolies and reduces political leverage

JANUARY 13, 2026ByOMER DOSTRI

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri in the Knesset. Kahri advocates opening up the media market in Israel.

Those who seek truth do not silence the press - opinion

In order to repair what has been broken here, we have to know, we have to ask, and we have to demand answers

JANUARY 13, 2026ByILANA DAYAN

Ilana Dayan addresses the Emergency Conference of Israeli Journalists in Tel Aviv on December 9, 2025.

Shutting down Army Radio is a blow to Israeli democracy - opinion

In the battle for the country’s future, shutting down Army Radio would be a serious blow to the fundamental rights of Israel’s citizens

JANUARY 13, 2026ByNACHMAN SHAI

Soldiers broadcasting from the studio of Galei Tzahal (Israel Army Radio).

'Public broadcasting is not a luxury': Filmmakers defend KAN documentaries

Speaking out for public funding of quality documentaries

JANUARY 13, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

Noa Aharoni’s documentary ‘Eyes Wide Open’ tells the devastating story of the female border observers from the Nahal Oz IDF base, whose warnings about Hamas activity were ignored.

'Wide-scale attack' on media: Israel’s leading journalists warn against Shlomo Karhi's reform

Leading journalists believe the proposed reforms to the media landscape are not about expanding choice, but about silencing dissent

JANUARY 13, 2026ByJEHUDIT WEINBERGER BASHA

Journalists from across the political spectrum are warning that moves to change the media echo illiberal models found in countries like Hungary and Turkey.

Why global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

JANUARY 13, 2026BySAMUEL J. HYDE

Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media

Israel in the frame: How Local Testimony 2025 builds a public record

How an Israeli photography exhibition turns a year of war, protest, and hostage returns into a public record

JANUARY 13, 2026ByCHANI KAPLAN

Itai Ron’s image showing shadows of ultra-Orthodox men and soldiers on the wall of a house in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris was selected as Photo of the Year by ‘Local Testimony 2025.’

How lies became weapons in the war on the West - opinion

From Soviet propaganda to Qatari petrodollars, the long campaign to destabilize the West has relied less on armies and more on narratives

JANUARY 13, 2026ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE

Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.

Between two worlds: Mohammad Magadli, an Arab voice in Israeli media

Israeli Arab journalist Mohammad Magadli is working to bridge the gap between Arab and Jewish media.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON

Israeli-Arab journalist Mohammad Magadli bridges the divide between Israeli and Arab media in Israel.