Jerusalem Report

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, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.PremiumPremium

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

Venezuelans swarm to aid trucks where other civilians have come to deliver aid and food. PremiumPremium

Beneath the rubble: Photojournalist documents Venezuela's earthquake aftermath and Israeli aid

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

Netanyahu's haredi bargain is a lifeline that became a liability - analysis


'National security emergency': Britain’s antisemitism crisis leaves British Jews fearing for future

Record hate incidents, political divisions, and fears of radicalization have left Jews questioning their place in society

Large crowds of people attend a rally organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in Central London on May 10.
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The blood libel that won't die: How the UN weaponized genocide claims against Israel - analysis

How accusations of genocide have become the latest expression of a centuries-old campaign to demonize the Jewish state

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) looks on next to Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif during a UN Human Rights Council debate over Israel’s actions on September 16, 2025.
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'Queers for Palestine' and the intersectionality trap fueling antisemitism - analysis

How a theory of overlapping oppression became, for some, a framework for anti-Israel activism

Protesters in France hold a sign that reads FEMINISTS AND QUEER PEOPLE STAND WITH GAZA during the 2026 Suburban Pride which took place in Aubervilliers in support of LGBTQ people in working class neighborhoods in June.
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South African Jews still wear kippot – but hide their Zionism

While violent antisemitism is rare, South Africa’s Jewish community says anti-Israel hostility, campus intimidation, and political rhetoric have created new pressures

Ronald Lamola, South African justice minister, is seen outside the International Criminal Court after his government filed an indictment against Israel in January 2024. Jewish South Africans say there is a huge gap between the actions of the government and how the community feels inside the country.
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'We know where you live': UK students describe antisemitic threats universities ignored

UK students question universities’ double standards

Brodie Mitchell campaigning against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps outside the UK prime minister’s residence on Downing Street in London.
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The last living Eichmann trial reporter warns antisemitism never died

He watched Eichmann face justice, now he’s one of the last who can tell it

The Eichmann trail was held in Jerusalem, Israel, from April 11 to August 14, 1961.
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'Insurance certificate for escape': Israelis reclaim German citizenship in record numbers

Eighty years after the Holocaust, a record number of Israelis are reclaiming German citizenship – not out of nostalgia, but as a passport to security and opportunity

Germany granted citizenship to 6,756 Israelis in 2025, making its embassy in Israel the country's largest passport office outside Europe.
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'Friends become your family here': For young immigrants, belonging in Israel takes years

While young Jewish immigrants are welcomed at Ben-Gurion Airport with signs and ceremonies that make arrival sound immediate, truly feeling at home is a process

New olim arrive in Israel with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
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Confronting the oldest hatred in its newest forms - from the editor

As antisemitism rises across the globe, this edition examines its many forms and the fight to confront them

A woman holds a sign reading "Stop Hunting Jews" during a demonstration against antisemitism following a rise in anti-Jewish incidents after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

By mistaking delay for diplomacy, the West is again falling into Iran's negotiation trap - analysis

Every ceasefire offers Iran another opportunity to rebuild, while the West mistakes delay for diplomacy

Motorists drive their vehicles past a political billboard featuring US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz along Valiasr Square in Tehran on May 26.
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