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

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
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

How one of the region’s worst environmental disasters has become a popular tourist excursion

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
A man searches through piles of garbage in Gaza City.PremiumPremium

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

As Gazans struggle to recover from the war – trash, sewage, and toxic debris are creating an environmental catastrophe

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
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

Intensive management has saved the Kinneret from crisis, but rising salinity and ecological change pose growing risks

|BySAM HALPERN

The fight for Israel's legitimacy now runs through algorithms

The global struggle over Israel’s legitimacy must be fought via algorithms, livestreams, and viral feeds.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByDAVID SIMAN-TOV
The war in Gaza has underscored a painful truth: Israel excels on the battlefield but falters in the battle for hearts and minds. An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank at a position in the South, near the Israel-Gaza border fence, on October 30, 2025.

The Jewish world cannot answer doctrinal war with crisis communications - opinion

It is a losing battle to send a fashion influencer into a historical debate.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025BySAMUEL J. HYDE
The young people who chant for intifada and denounce Zionism with quasi-religious conviction do not consider themselves ignorant. They consider themselves enlightened.

The Iraqi cleric and ex-Houthi spokesperson breaking ranks to defend Israel online

Two Arab activists are challenging dominant regional narratives by defending Israel online, even after facing bombings, persecution, and exile.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Ghaith Al-Tamimi condemned the October 2025 Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue in Manchester, England.

Likes don't equal influence: Why Jewish advocacy's digital strategy is failing - opinion

The Jewish world has spent millions on pro-Israel influencers, but merely being seen is a ‘digital illusion’.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByHEN MAZZIG
Hen Mazzig is an Israeli-raised author and social critic.

Zohran Mamdani's NYC win signals risk for Arab peace advocates - analysis

For Arab peace advocates, Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York mayor is a cautionary sign that they take a risk speaking.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByNAJWA ALSAEED
Left-wing populist figures like Zohran Mamdani use their platforms with fierce and relentless hostility toward Israel.

Jewish creators are fighting antisemitism with humor and truth

Jewish voices around the world are harnessing social media not for fame or fortune but to defend their identity.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025BySHANNA FULD
Max Cohen, aka Murray Hill Boy, has 155,000 followers on TikTok and 166,000 followers on Instagram. He filters out all hateful messages he receives.

Israel's PR war is being lost by amateurs - opinion

While the government flails, individual Israelis and Jews with large online followings have stepped up.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByLIOR ZOE PERETS
The Israeli government fails to issue timely responses to anti-Israel accusations, such as the explosion at the Al-Ahli Hospital (pictured) in October 2023, which was later found to have been caused by a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket.

Influencing in uniform: IDF's soldier-influencers go viral

Young IDF soldiers are turning to social media to share their service, but rising backlash, strict new army rules, and the risks of going viral in uniform are reshaping what they can say online.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
An Israeli female soldier is seen in an army deployment area near Israel-Gaza border.

'Great Britain is on the brink': Why this Jewish influencer is fleeing London

From her bedroom, Jewish Jess challenges haters and online stupidity

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
Some 1,521 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the UK between January and June 2025, according to the Community Security Trust (CST).

In the shadow of hate: Egyptian activist on fleeing home after defending Israel post-October 7

The personal narrative of an Egyptian woman forced to leave her homeland after speaking out against Hamas on October 7.

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByDALIA ZIADA
An Egyptian protester burns the Israeli and American flags during a protest against Israel on April 8, 2025, in Cairo.