Jerusalem Report

Inside Israel's media war: Who shapes the narrative now?

As Israel moves to overhaul its media system, journalists, lawmakers, and critics clash over power, press freedom, and the future of Israeli democracy

Israel's media in the eye of the storm.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025

Media revolution or power grab? Inside Shlomo Karhi’s Israeli media overhaul - interview

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri in the Knesset. Kahri advocates opening up the media market in Israel.

The case for ending Israel's media monopoly protections - opinion

Ilana Dayan addresses the Emergency Conference of Israeli Journalists in Tel Aviv on December 9, 2025.

Those who seek truth do not silence the press - opinion


Donald Trump's Gaza plan inverts the Abraham Accords formula - analysis

The Abraham Accords offered prosperity through peace; rehabilitating Gaza demands peace through prosperity.

Gaza’s decades-long isolation, economic deprivation, and rule by militant factions has created a perpetual cycle of despair that fuels extremism.

Can boycotts break Israel? Inside 20 years of BDS - from the editor

Two decades after the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement emerged, its calls to isolate Israel have surged back into global headlines and into everyday life.

Champion Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik pushes back against efforts to ban Israeli athletes (illustrative).

Western militaries can't afford to boycott IDF's battle-tested Gaza tactics - analysis

A military boycott of Israel will not happen because the IDF’s hard-earned lessons from Gaza are indispensable for Western countries.

An IDF soldier stands behind a mounted machine gun in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City.

UN aid agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, should not be included in a future Gaza – analysis

The first organization that must be removed from Gaza is Hamas; the second is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

A boy sits outside the entrance to an UNRWA building complex in Gaza City.

Playing under pressure: Israeli athletes now compete under armed guards and death threats

For Israeli athletes, calls to ban them from global sporting events creates added stress.

Peter Paltchik of Israel reacts after winning his bout against Michael Korrel of Netherlands.

How to confront the surge of antisemitism on US college campuses - analysis

American universities may not have the answer to antisemitism, but they also aren’t breeding grounds of hate.

A pro-Palestinian activist places a sign as students and activists gather on the campus of Columbia University to protest against the war in Gaza, in New York City in April 2024.

Western militaries cannot wait for their own Oct. 7: It's time to learn from Israel - analysis

The world is becoming more urban, enemies are observing, and future conflicts will be fought under the watch of both drones and smartphones.

An IDF infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) leaves a cloud of dust as it moves at a position along the border with the Gaza Strip and southern Israel.

After decades of anti-Israel incitement, Egypt must now try to reverse it for Trump - analysis

Successive Egyptian governments have nurtured anti-Israel sentiment through education, media, professional unions, and cultural institutions.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

For Trump's plan to be successful, Hamas must disarm and be removed from Gaza - analysis

There can be no “next October 7” if there is no Hamas in Gaza, and there will be no credible Palestinian future if Hamas is allowed to define it.

President Donald Trump met with leaders from several Arab and Muslim-majority countries during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in September 2025.

Recognition of Palestine: A meaningful step toward reality or merely symbolic? - explainer

Does such recognition constitute meaningful progress toward Palestinian statehood under international law, or does it amount to little more than a symbolic gesture in an intractable conflict?

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.