Jerusalem Report

Three years, three lives transformed: The personal journeys reshaped by October 7

Three people reflect on the moments, choices, and unexpected journeys that began with the trauma of October 7

People holding up portraits of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv in October 2025. Premium
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From live-streamed massacre to cinema: How Israeli filmmakers confront October 7

Lawrence Bender, pictured here with Israeli actress Rotem Sela, producer of ‘Red Alert,’ is among other Hollywood figures involved with The Brigade, a group formed by Jewish entertainment figures and allies, who have challenged antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment within the industry.PremiumPremium

The loud, the quiet, and the hateful: Inside Hollywood's war over Israel

Sapir Academic College has succeeded in rebuilding over the past three years. PremiumPremium

'We'll be the growth engine': Three years after October 7, a college powers Sderot's return to life


Israeli voters have strikingly little say - a 'semi-open ballot' reform can help - opinion

Israel’s electoral system gives voters remarkably little say. A modest reform could bring them closer to the politicians they elect

Israeli citizens have fewer opportunities to vote, in fewer democratic arenas, than citizens of any other developed democracy.
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'The Islamic Republic is already dead': A journalist's view from Iran - interview

Iran’s regime still holds power, but journalist Negar Mojtahedi says its grip on the Iranian people is already breaking

A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in support of Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic’s morality police, on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on September 20, 2022.
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The Palestinian vacuum: Hamas is losing support, but nothing is filling the void - analysis

Hamas is losing support, but nothing is replacing it, leaving Palestinian politics with a deepening vacuum

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas faces deep public dissatisfaction, with a new poll finding overwhelming support for his resignation, and growing doubts over the PA’s role and legitimacy.
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What the new INSS poll teaches us about how Israelis see Iran, Trump, and the threats within

Latest INSS surveys show Israelis reassessing Iran, US support, and the growing security threat posed by divisions at home

Secular activists hold up placards as they stage a counterprotest against ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters in support of Cafe Basimta, which is open on Shabbat, in central Jerusalem, on August 15.
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‘We are friends, it’s real’: How a Jew and a Palestinian’s coexistence dream survived October 7

A decade-long partnership was put to the test after October 7, but these two Jerusalem men chose to keep building bridges between their communities

Dror Amedi and Kamel Jabarin.
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Not the end goal: October 7 proved that agreements can mask the next attack - analysis

Why a ceasefire or agreement is not enough when an enemy retains the will and capacity to strike again

US President Donald Trump joins Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other regional and European leaders for a Middle East peace summit at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Congress Center on October 13, 2025.
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Israel Election 2026: The parties, blocs and battles that will shape Israel's future - explainer

Israel’s first post-October 7 election brings shifting alliances, new political faces and an uncertain path to power

Results of a Maariv poll measuring how many seats each party would receive in the October 2026 Knesset elections, results shared on August 28, 2026.

Gadi Eisenkot: How a military record and personal grief made Netanyahu's biggest rival

Gadi Eisenkot’s military record, personal loss, and political rise have made him the strongest new challenger to Israel’s longest-serving prime minister

Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.
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Beneath the rubble: Photojournalist documents Venezuela's earthquake aftermath and Israeli aid

Two weeks after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, Photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel documented the rubble and the search for loved ones

Venezuelans swarm to aid trucks where other civilians have come to deliver aid and food.
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Netanyahu's haredi bargain is a lifeline that became a liability - analysis

The haredi draft deal was meant to secure Netanyahu’s political future, but it may be what unravels his coalition’s electoral prospects

Haredi demonstration in front of the military recruitment office in Jerusalem, April 12, with a sign that reads: ‘We will die and not enlist.’
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