Jerusalem Report

Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor

As the war winds down, Israel faces a quieter crisis – environmental damage from Gaza to the Dead Sea, alongside long-neglected ecological failures now demanding urgent attention

Visitors walk across salt formations along the receding shoreline of the Dead Sea, a stark sign of the region’s growing environmental crisis.
Hikers trek past a cavernous sinkhole on the shores of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi. PremiumPremium

Into the sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw

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Buried under the rubble: Gaza buried under 60 million tons of toxic war debris

An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty. PremiumPremium

Israel’s freshwater balancing act: The Kinneret under strain


After 10 years of dispute, UK Holocaust memorial may finally break ground

After more than a decade of debate, the UK is moving closer to unveiling a new Holocaust memorial in the heart of Westminster

The Holocaust Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

'The Traitors Circle': A spy thriller that asks - would you have defied the Nazis? - review

A spy-thriller true story of the Solf Circle – elite Germans who defied Hitler, rescued Jews, and paid dearly after betrayal – asking the question: what would you have done?

‘The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany—and the Spy Who Betrayed Them’ By Jonathan Freedland

Distortion is the new denial: 17% believe Holocaust deaths were exaggerated

How minimization and distortion of the Holocaust are eroding memory and fueling antisemitism

Education alone cannot preserve historical truth. When people learn the facts but reject their moral significance, knowledge turns into cynicism, leading to a worldview that acknowledges the Holocaust happened but insists that Jews exaggerate its scale to claim special-victim status.

Playing politics with the Holocaust helps no one and distorts memory for all - opinion

As Nazi symbols and Holocaust analogies flood public discourse, historical understanding gives way to moral shortcuts – and everyone loses

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s description of the Trump administration’s border detention facilities as ‘concentration camps’ raised questions about the variety of Nazi concentration camp facilities.

AI and fading survivors reshape how we remember the Holocaust - analysis

In a world of hate and AI, what does the future of Holocaust remembrance hold?

Soon, memory of the Holocaust will rely not on firsthand accounts but on documentation, interpretation, and increasing technological forms of representation.

New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem

Rodney Aist retraces Jerusalem’s pre-Crusades pilgrim circuit—Holy Sepulchre to Zion, Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives—blending ancient texts, archaeology, and reflection.

A delegation of more than a thousand Evangelical Christians attend a special prayer outside Jerusalem’s Old City, December 4, 2025

John Irving's new novel follows a Jewish heroine across decades

John Irving’s Queen Esther follows an orphaned Jewish girl who becomes a family’s anchor, fights Nazis, and shapes Israel’s birth –while her son comes of age amid Vietnam and identity, love, and loss

Queen Esther by John Irving

From grief to legacy: Israeli families transform loss into living memorials

Since October 7, dozens of initiatives have been launched in memory of someone who was killed in the massacre or the ensuing war.

Omri Michaeli.

Antisemitism is an enduring conspiracy theory, and October 7 proved it's not going away - opinion

After five decades working in the Jewish world, former AJC CEO David Harris describes his journey documenting antisemitism in his new book.

David Harris is executive vice chair of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP).

Israel-Diaspora relations are fracturing - both sides must invest in repair - opinion

After October 7, as Israel examines its internal failures, it must also look at the damage to its relationship with Jewish communities worldwide.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Moriah War Memorial College in Sydney, Australia on February 23, 2017.