Jerusalem Report

A land with no tourists: Israel's summer season on ice again as tourism struggles to recover

Israel’s tourism sector is in tatters, but officials are hopeful it will rebound when fighting stops and airlines return

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Airport staff walks through the empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025, after Israel closed its air space to takeoff and landing.Premium
The Tel Aviv coast, usually packed with tourists during the summer, has seen fewer international visitors over the past three years.PremiumPremium

Crowded bars, missing tourists: Tel Aviv refuses to sleep, even as tourist arrivals plunge

The beaches are crowded, the bars are full, and Tel Aviv still refuses to sleep – even as tourism struggles to recover

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
The colors of each sinkhole come from minerals, salt, clay, and water.PremiumPremium

'A living landscape': Exploring Israel's shifting terrain through photography

From Jerusalem’s ancient streets to the shifting shores of the Dead Sea, one Israeli photographer documents a land that refuses to stand still

|BySHIMON PERLSTEIN
Tushia Winery, an agricultural-educational farm in Be’er Milka, is in the heart of the desert between sand dunes, near the border with Egypt.PremiumPremium

Israel's desert wines gain appellation, offering tourism a reason to look South

International recognition is putting the Negev on the global wine map. Supporters hope it will also bring visitors south

|ByCHANI KAPLAN

Through a mother's eyes: The wartime struggle of Israelis with special needs - comment

The mental and physical wartime challenges for Israelis with special needs

APRIL 28, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
SHEKEL participants with counselor during a siren, in a bomb shelter at the Jerusalem center.

Aliyah under fire: The new immigrants who chose Israel despite war and uncertainty

Five new ‘olim,’ who came to live in Israel despite sirens and missiles, fulfilling a lifelong dream

APRIL 28, 2026ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
Nearly 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover.

Beyond the strikes: How healthcare is holding Israel’s displaced together

As thousands are displaced by missile strikes, Israel’s healthcare system is rebuilding care inside hotels

APRIL 28, 2026ByCHANI KAPLAN
A medical operations room provides services in a Jerusalem hotel for those evacuated from their homes in Beit Shemesh following an Iranian missile strike.

In Israel’s Arab sector, war exposes a dual threat of rampant crime and no shelter

Arab Israelis face dual threats of war and crime, saying that neglect by the government has left them even more vulnerable

APRIL 28, 2026ByDANA BEN SHIMON
Arab Israelis survey the damage following a missile strike in the Arab Israeli city of Kafr Kassem on March 26.

A generational crisis: Israel's most vulnerable children pay war's steepest price

How the Israel-Iran conflict has shattered the lives of at-risk children and youth

APRIL 28, 2026ByRINA EDELSTEIN
At-risk youth in Israel are slipping into a deepening generational crisis after two years of war.

From Start-Up Nation to recovery nation: How Israel is rebuilding mental health at scale - analysis

As trauma surges, Israel is turning to mental health tech, aiming to scale care and build national resilience 

APRIL 28, 2026ByGILA TOLUB
As trauma surges, Israel is racing to build a mental health system that can meet a nation under prolonged stress.

Even in ceasefire, Israelis are still living with the war - from the editor

Israelis navigate loss, trauma, and rebuilding – revealing both resilience and hidden strain

APRIL 28, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Soldiers stand in front a memorial to fallen soldiers in Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Cemetery a few days ahead of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day.

Lebanon's choice: Disarm Hezbollah or accept an Israeli buffer zone - analysis

Revisiting history to chart a path toward sovereignty and stability – and end the era of Hezbollah in Lebanon

APRIL 23, 2026BySHAUL BARTAL
If Lebanon is to survive as a sovereign, pluralistic state, it must remove Hezbollah from the military sphere.

Behind the 'secret sauce' of Israeli resilience Americans cannot grasp - comment

As sirens sound and life resumes within hours, Israeli resilience reveals a society shaped by constant threat

APRIL 23, 2026ByERIC R. MANDEL
An Israeli emergency responder inspects the impact of an Iranian missile strike at an apartment in Ramat Gan, March.

Meet the lionesses of Iran leading the fight for freedom

They tried to silence them, but these women roar louder than ever

APRIL 23, 2026ByJONATHAN HAROUNOFF
A woman wearing a Lion and Sun Iranian flag (used before the 1980 Islamic Revolution) holds a sign during a protest in solidarity with the anti-government protesters of Iran on February 14, 2026.