Jerusalem Report

Adaptation and time: How we were adapting in the past, prior to October 7

Living according to an attitude of no choice has been a choice made by Jews and Israelis throughout our history. It has been part of our lives and an important means of adapting before October 7.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023
 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Would recognizing Palestine create a functioning Palestinian state? - analysis

Women and children walk on land between Daraa and Sweida, Syria, July 17, 2025.

Mr. Netanyahu, save the Druze – today! - opinion

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

Making sense of ourselves after October 7


Finding unity after trauma - opinion

There are rays of hope and healing that are slowly piercing their way through the dark shadows hovering over the Jewish state.

 Palestinian Hamas militants release female Israeli soldier Agam Berger held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2025.

War Diary: Religious warfare - opinion

Professor Chomsky, as much as I admire many of your other criticisms, the criticism about Israel seems to be a blind spot in your desire to be rational and fair.

 Ultra orthodox Jewish men protest at construction site in Yehud, claiming the construction site is on Jewish graves, on May 27, 2025.

Dazed and confused: How the Israeli authorities have dealt with the aftermath of the Iran war

Physical scars that serve as silent reminders of a moment when the country held its breath, and of one grand question that still echoes weeks later: What happens now?

The aftermath of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025

The brain and beyond: A first-aid kit for a stressed-out nation

Through understanding how the language of the brain works and its symptoms reflected in the body, we can live better and become better human beings.

 An illustrative photo of smiling and frowning faces.

We must all become soldiers - opinion

Diaspora Jews are quickly becoming used to being victims and are beginning to act like victims. Do we need to be reminded that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior?

IDF operates in Gaza, August 29, 2025.

Only Iranian surrender will end its nuclear threat - opinion

If these locations are as numerous as we fear, it will be impossible to entirely strip that country of its future nuclear capacity and its willingness to employ such weaponry.

 IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.

The government continues, but without the haredim

According to some analysts, the departure of the haredi parties means that the government’s days are numbered.

MK Moshe Gafni in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Britain created the first wave of Arab refugees from Palestine

The Palestinian disaster as dispossessed, stateless refugees precedes the founding of Israel by more than two decades and can be blamed on Perfidious Albion (aka the UK) rather than the Jewish state.

An UNRWA photo of Palestinians having an open-air school in Jericho after what they have dubbed the Nakba.

A gathering of exiles: Meeting Israelis stranded in Cyprus during the war with Iran - opinion

After 11 days of the forced stopover in Paphos, in the spirit of the Torah portion of “Shelach” (“Send”), I secured an El Al “lottery” ticket back home.

 A police officer patrols at Paphos International Airport in Cyprus.

Newt Gingrich: A staunch supporter of Israel - opinion

As the evening concluded in mid-October of 2023 and in the aftermath of October 7, I thanked the former speaker of the House for his vocal support of the State of Israel, America’s greatest ally.

Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich

Combating hate on campus: US student leaders visit Israel

Students stand where terror struck, listen to the voices of residents, soldiers, survivors of terror and their families, and walk through towns scarred by war.

 Pro-Israel students visit Ancient Shiloh.