Jerusalem Report

'Yom Kippur for most pollsters': What Israel’s election taught us about certainty - comment

Israel’s election forced us to rethink the pollsters we trusted and the assumptions we brought into the newsroom

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Placards are seen on the floor after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to supporters at the Likud party election night event at the Teddy Hall, International Convention Center in Jerusalem in October.Premium
Arab citizens make up roughly one-fifth of Israel’s population, yet their presence in everyday Israeli society has not always translated into recognition as equal political partners.PremiumPremium

‘We are not alone in this land’: The Arab vote and Israel’s blind spot - comment

Israelis reacted to the Arab vote as if they had just discovered Arab citizens. That says more about us than about them

|ByNERIA BARR
Campus protests over Israel have brought renewed attention to Zionism, with the movement increasingly debated through the language of colonialism and national self-determination.PremiumPremium

Zionism succeeded beyond its founders’ dreams - so why is it dividing Jews? - analysis

From Jewish liberation movement to contested ideology, Zionism’s meaning has changed for Jews around the world

|ByBATSHEVA NEUER
Bipartisan support in Congress has long been central to the US-Israel relationship, but changing attitudes among younger Americans and across the political spectrum pose new challenges.PremiumPremium

Israel's next PM must ask: Who will protect Israel when Trump leaves office in 2029? - opinion

Israel’s next prime minister must make winning America a National Security priority

|ByERIC R. MANDEL

'Insurance certificate for escape': Israelis reclaim German citizenship in record numbers

Eighty years after the Holocaust, a record number of Israelis are reclaiming German citizenship – not out of nostalgia, but as a passport to security and opportunity

JULY 28, 2026ByBEN KAUSCHANSKY
Germany granted citizenship to 6,756 Israelis in 2025, making its embassy in Israel the country's largest passport office outside Europe.
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'Friends become your family here': For young immigrants, belonging in Israel takes years

While young Jewish immigrants are welcomed at Ben-Gurion Airport with signs and ceremonies that make arrival sound immediate, truly feeling at home is a process

JULY 28, 2026ByNOA JEIFETZ
New olim arrive in Israel with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
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Confronting the oldest hatred in its newest forms - from the editor

As antisemitism rises across the globe, this edition examines its many forms and the fight to confront them

JULY 28, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
A woman holds a sign reading "Stop Hunting Jews" during a demonstration against antisemitism following a rise in anti-Jewish incidents after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

By mistaking delay for diplomacy, the West is again falling into Iran's negotiation trap - analysis

Every ceasefire offers Iran another opportunity to rebuild, while the West mistakes delay for diplomacy

JULY 23, 2026ByDANNY AYALON, MORAN ALALUF
Motorists drive their vehicles past a political billboard featuring US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz along Valiasr Square in Tehran on May 26.
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'Killing security officers is a red line': Why Jordan brought back the death penalty

The execution of six men convicted of killing security officers in June signals Amman’s tough new approach to terrorism, drug trafficking, and threats to the kingdom’s stability

JULY 23, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
King Abdullah II of Jordan. Analysts say that the return of the death penalty is intended to send a clear message of deterrence as the kingdom grapples with multiple internal and external challenges.
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When Arabs lose in the World Cup, the Jew is summoned as the hidden hand - opinion

The lie about one soccer referee exposed how deeply antisemitic conspiracy theories remain embedded in Arab discourse

JULY 23, 2026ByDALIA ZIADA
Mohamed Salah and teammates of Egypt complain to referee Francois Letexier during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt on July 7.
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Israeli normalization with Syria may be Trump's only tangible Middle East win left - analysis

Is Syria Trump’s best chance for a Middle East diplomatic win?

JULY 23, 2026ByERIC R. MANDEL
US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during regional diplomatic talks on May 14. The Trump administration is weighing whether engagement with Damascus could produce a broader regional breakthrough.
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A land with no tourists: Israel's summer season on ice again as tourism struggles to recover

Israel’s tourism sector is in tatters, but officials are hopeful it will rebound when fighting stops and airlines return

JULY 13, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Airport staff walks through the empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025, after Israel closed its air space to takeoff and landing.
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Crowded bars, missing tourists: Tel Aviv refuses to sleep, even as tourist arrivals plunge

The beaches are crowded, the bars are full, and Tel Aviv still refuses to sleep – even as tourism struggles to recover

JULY 13, 2026ByCHANI KAPLAN
The Tel Aviv coast, usually packed with tourists during the summer, has seen fewer international visitors over the past three years.
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'A living landscape': Exploring Israel's shifting terrain through photography

From Jerusalem’s ancient streets to the shifting shores of the Dead Sea, one Israeli photographer documents a land that refuses to stand still

JULY 13, 2026BySHIMON PERLSTEIN
The colors of each sinkhole come from minerals, salt, clay, and water.
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