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The Jerusalem Report is an editorially independent biweekly newsmagazine that offers original journalism from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Founded in 1990, The Jerusalem Report consistently aims to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Diaspora, and honestly assess Israel's relations with its Arab neighbors.

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Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions, arrive at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in October 2025.

Ex-Shin Bet official: Death penalty can break terror's logic

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Former IDF soldiers suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a psychological injury of war, take part in a sit-in demonstration outside the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) in Jerusalem.

Can MDMA-assisted therapy heal Israel's post-October 7 trauma?

By Keren Tzarfaty
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A member of the PA security forces stands guard in the West Bank, as debate grows over the PA’s future role in postwar Gaza.

The Palestinian Authority is not Hamas's rival – it's part of the same ecosystem

By ARIEL ADMONI , Sagiv Steinberg
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Three years of ongoing war has brought on endless waiting for basic health services like specialist doctors or checkups.

The real threat to Israeli democracy is economic, not just political

By Amit Ben-Tzur
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Demonstrators take to the streets in Paris to support the mass rallies denouncing the Islamic Republic in Iran, in January 2026.

Every diplomatic lifeline to Tehran tightens the noose on Iranians

By Yasmin Sayeh
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Israeli current opposition leader Yair Lapid (L) and former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett stand together in Tel Aviv on May 12, as they hold their inaugural conference of their ‘Together – Under Bennett’s Leadership’ party for the upcoming national election.

Israel's next election is a battle for the country's soul

By TAMAR HERMANN , Lior Yohanani
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‘We were taught to love each other, not to hate. Christians are a peaceful community,’ says Naji Mansour, owner of Mansour Money Change in the Old City.

'I refuse to hide my cross': Jerusalem's Christians describe a climate of fear

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The Islamic Republic has built alternative financial systems, and while ordinary Iranians have absorbed severe economic pain.

How the IRGC's shadow economy keeps Iran's nuclear program alive

By DANNY AYALON , Moran Alaluf
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Hezbollah’s entrenched presence – military, political, and social – continues to operate independently of the Lebanese state.

Israel can win in Lebanon, just not in the way Netanyahu promised

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Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former prime minister Naftali Bennett recently held an inaugural conference of their Together – Under Bennett’s Leadership party for the upcoming national election.

Why polarization, not Iran or Hamas, will decide Israel's next election

By Gayil Talshir
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Openly discussing his personal affinity for Judaism, Argentina’s President Javier Milei says that he intends to convert to Judaism after leaving office.

Israel’s biggest diplomatic win since the Abraham Accords came from Milei’s Argentina

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) interacts with the President of the Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub as the Vice-President of Israel Football Association Basim Sheikh Suliman (L) looks on during a heated moment in the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30.

Red card diplomacy: Palestine’s handshake foul rattles FIFA ahead of 2026 World Cup

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The IDF’s ethical framework is clear. The ‘Spirit of the IDF’ lists statehood, responsibility, personal example, human dignity, purity of arms, and discipline as its core values.

IDF chief's battle against indiscipline is essential to Israel’s war effort

By Andrew Fox
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A demonstrator holds empty tear gas canisters during a protest over the deteriorating economic situation, in Riad al-Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2023.

The Arab Spring is dead, and a new social contract has replaced it

By Sagiv Steinberg
Israeli author Lihi Lapid struggled to get recognition for her first novel due to the Gaza war; but with her second book, published by a Jewish publishing house, she found greater support.

Two books, two realities: How October 7 transformed Lihi Lapid's American book tour

By Lihi Lapid
The Rosenbergs, a middle-class Jewish family from Edgware, played by Nicholas Woodeson as the father, David Rosenberg, and Tracy-Ann Oberman as mother, Lesley Rosenberg, in Ryan Craig’s play, staged recently in a London theater.

'Too Jewish?' Why Jewish stories still make some audiences uncomfortable

By Ryan Craig
In her novel ‘Frecha Academait,’ Naomi Shloush confronts the stigmas around the derogatory term ‘frecha’ used for women of Mizrahi heritage.

Naomi Shloush's 'Academic bimbo' confronts Mizrahi identity in modern Israel

By Jehudit Weinberger Basha
Jewish writers are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate a publishing world shadowed by antisemitism.

The literary world's 'Jewish question': How publishing is failing Jewish authors

By Lior Zoe Perets
Chef Alon Shaya uses food and memory to preserve Holocaust stories for a new generation.

When food becomes memory: Alon Shaya's culinary tribute to Holocaust survivors

By Rachel Fink
Sari Bashi is an Israeli-American human rights lawyer, author, and activist specializing in international humanitarian law and Israeli policy.

'Upside-Down Love': An Israeli-Palestinian memoir of marriage across borders

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

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

By Chani Kaplan
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