The Jerusalem Report

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

What is on the minds of Israeli voters as they prepare to head to the ballot box?

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.

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Iran’s ‘jihad of knowledge’ was never about its people - opinion

How the Islamic Republic weaponized science, hollowed out its universities, and left its citizens to pay the price

APRIL 9, 2026BySARA BAZOOBANDI

The ‘jihad of knowledge’ is a state doctrine, introduced by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by Israel and the US in the opening strike of the current war.

The 'final blow' doctrine: How Trump is rewriting the rules of American power - analysis

How Hegseth, Rubio, and Waltz used the Iran conflict to rewrite America’s rules of war – and why Israel sits at the center of the new model

APRIL 9, 2026BySAGIV STEINBERG

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth talks about the war in Iran as President Donald Trump hosts the swearing-in ceremony for US Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin (R) in the Oval Office at the White House on March 2.

De-Hamasification: The ideological war Israel isn't fighting - opinion

Deradicalization is not a post-war project. It is a component of winning the war itself

APRIL 9, 2026ByOFER GUTERMAN

The military campaign in Gaza has focused on dismantling Hamas’s armed infrastructure, but demilitarization alone cannot produce durable security.

Between two camps: Iran war forces the Arab world to pick a side - opinion

A war that will decide the Middle East’s next alignment

APRIL 9, 2026BySHIRI FEIN-GROSSMAN

Signing the Abraham Accords at the White House in 2020.

Debt, defense, and disruption: The true cost of Israel's multi-front war - analysis

A mid-2026 analysis of Israel’s war-strained economy

APRIL 9, 2026ByGALI INGBER

Israel was the ultimate Start-up Nation. However, following the events of October 7, 2023, and the multi-front wars that followed, including on the northern front (pictured), the focus has shifted from simple growth to a desperate fight for stability.

Israel digs up the West Bank – and reignites a battle over history

As Israel expands excavations in the West Bank, ancient ruins become entangled in a modern political struggle over land, history, and identity

MARCH 24, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

Workers and volunteers on an archaeological dig sift through dirt at Alexandrion/Sartaba in the Jordan Valley.

Israel's Heritage Minister: Palestinians destroying archaeological sites like ISIS did in Syria

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on archaeology, sovereignty, and the battle over history in Judea and Samaria

MARCH 24, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu plants a flag at the archaeological site Sartaba in Judea and Samaria.

Strait of Hormuz: The 40-kilometer chokepoint holding the world economy hostage - analysis

The short-term disruptions and long-term transformations in the world’s most critical energy corridor

MARCH 24, 2026ByYUVAL EYLON

The Strait of Hormuz, the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, making it essential for international energy.

Hunting for stolen history: Inside Israel’s fight to recover its looted past

Israel’s antiquities watchdog is battling black-market theft, forgery, and a global trade that strips history of its story

MARCH 24, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

Visitors to the Israel Antiquities Authority’s new center in Jerusalem look at items such as jewelery, makeup brushes, and weapons that had been stolen by antiquities thieves.

From dust to data: How technology is transforming Israeli archaeology

Israel’s archaeologists are harnessing artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cutting-edge science to transform how the past is uncovered – and understood

MARCH 24, 2026BySHLOMO CESANA