Jerusalem Report

Huckabee: 'If there were not an Israel, there wouldn’t be a United States'

From biblical conviction to diplomatic mission, Ambassador Mike Huckabee brings a uniquely personal vision of the US-Israel relationship

Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and die-hard supporter of Israel, believes firmly that the US needs Israel as much as Israel needs the US.Premium
Jewish American volunteers plant trees in the Palestinian village of Husan in the West Bank.PremiumPremium

Not the usual itinerary: Diaspora Jews seek West Bank encounters on Israel trips

US Vice President JD Vance said recently, ‘We want our allies to be like Israel – strong, independent, and capable of defending their own interests so we don’t have to.’ PremiumPremium

The US-Israel alliance has survived every president. Can it survive its own people? - opinion

Young Israelis are trying to understand is whether the relationship that has defined Israeli security for decades will look the same in the decades ahead.PremiumPremium

Israel's American dilemma: We love America, but stop running our war


'Digital Warrior': How a lone soldier shaped Israel's global narrative after October 7

A personal account of Israel’s information war and how truth is shaped and shared in real time

After October 7, the battlefield expanded online, where narratives spread as fast as the war itself.

Writing to heal: How putting trauma on paper can restore clarity

From trauma to self-understanding, intuitive writing offers a structured way to process emotion, reduce distress, and restore clarity

The Ararat program at the National Library of Israel.

'Too Israel-focused, too Jewy': How publishing closes its doors to Jewish writers - opinion

How politics, fear, and quiet boycotts are narrowing the space for Israel-related voices in the literary world

Aron Heller at his book launch for Zaidy’s Band: The Untold Stories of a Jewish Band of Brothers in World War II in Toronto, November 2025.

'It started on October 7': How war reshaped Israel's defense-tech boom

From battlefield needs to global strategy, defense tech is accelerating, with Israel emerging at the center of a rapidly evolving sector

Against the backdrop of geopolitical instability and a booming defense ecosystem, Alon Lifshitz co-founded Aurelius Capital, one of the new players rising in a transformed landscape.

'Am I a murderer?' Yad Vashem restores a Jewish ghetto policeman's Holocaust confession

A Holocaust-era diary that was buried, distorted, is now finally being shared

A page in Calel Perechodnik’s original diary, which is now stored in Yad Vashem’s archives in Jerusalem.

Inside Yad Vashem's 'Living Memory': A window to victims' souls

At Yad Vashem, ‘Living Memory’ reveals how objects, letters, and art carry the weight of lives lost – and ensure they are not forgotten

Yad Vashem’s ‘Living Memory’ exhibition creates a time-travel experience through art.

'Your story is too Jewish': Inside publishing's dirty open secret - from the editor

Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting growing exclusion in publishing, even as new voices continue to emerge and push forward

As antisemitism rises in publishing, Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting rejection, backlash, and growing pressure to silence their voices.

'People don't want wars anymore': Inside Lebanon's shifting calculus on Israel

As Hezbollah’s grip weakens and war fatigue deepens, a growing number of Lebanese are beginning to see peace with Israel not as betrayal but as necessity

Lebanese electrical workers rebuild damaged power lines, as families return to apartments wrecked by Israeli strikes in Tyre last month. Some Lebanese citizens believe Hezbollah’s concept of resistance has completely failed.

The illusion of a sovereign Lebanon: Why past agreements keep collapsing - analysis

Negotiations with Beirut risk repeating past failures unless Hezbollah’s grip on state power is dismantled

Lebanon has not officially designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

Iran builds proxies, Qatar peddles influence: Decoding Doha's double game - analysis

Iran thinks in terms of proxies and building muscle, while Qatar supplies the money, the political oxygen, and the legitimacy – in other words, acting like a peddler

In 2020, the US Justice Department concluded that AJ+, Al Jazeera’s American digital platform, was required to register under FARA as an agent of the Qatari government.