Jerusalem Report

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

Workers and volunteers on an archaeological dig sift through dirt at Alexandrion/Sartaba in the Jordan Valley.
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu plants a flag at the archaeological site Sartaba in Judea and Samaria.

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

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

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

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.

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


'It's like a cancer': Lebanese journalists speak out on life under Hezbollah's grip

Many Lebanese say they are paying the price for a conflict they neither chose nor control.

A displaced girl sits in the back of a pick-up truck in Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon on March 15. Lebanon is working to form a delegation to negotiate with Israel in a bid to stop the war with Hezbollah.

No safe place left: Hezbollah's gamble drags Lebanon into a war within a war

A war launched in the shadow of Iran is deepening Lebanon’s internal fractures and testing Israel’s strategy

A displaced Lebanese woman stands beside her tent along Beirut’s seafront area on March 15. Israel issued evacuation orders covering hundreds of square kilometers of Lebanon, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

Who could lead Iran if the Islamic Republic collapses? - analysis

Unlike other US-led regime changes, such as Afghanistan and Iraq earlier this century, the US and Israel may need to remain the most disciplined about staying out of the succession question.

Protesters wave flags of Imperial Iran and hold signs in support of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi at a demonstration in support of the Iranian people in Paris, France, on March 7.

Operation Epic Fury should remind a US with waning Israel support of the alliance's value - opinion

As military cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem reaches unprecedented levels, shifting American public opinion and political divisions threaten to reshape the alliance

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on March 1.

Pay-to-play 'peace' board is a nightmare Israel cannot avoid - opinion

An invitation-only “Board of Peace” promises order in Gaza’s but for Israel, it exposes the cost of dependence 

Officials listen to presentations on the work of the Gaza Executive Board during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

How one weekend of sirens from Iran revealed Israel’s true spirit

A lifelong visitor discovers the thick-skinned endurance – and unexpected joy – that sustains Israel in wartime

People gather in a public shelter in Tel Aviv amid rocket fire from Tel Aviv.

'The sirens were almost a sickening countdown': Learning to live with fear in Israel

A personal reflection on terror, togetherness, and the fragile comfort of community

People rush into a public bomb shelter in Tel Aviv amid reports of incoming missiles on February 28.

After 47 years of oppression, hope and fear collide as Iranians face life after Khamenei

As celebration, uncertainty, and long-suppressed grief collide, Iran wait to see how the war will play out - and what comes next.

A woman holds a portrait of Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, during a “Freedom for Iran” protest in support of the Iranian people in New York on March 2, 2026.

Anti-Jew, anti-Zionist, anti-American hate blinds many to the Iranian regime’s evils - opinion

From Times Square to major newsrooms, moral confusion over Israel and Trump is muting outrage at Tehran’s repression, terror, and slaughter of its own civilians.

People march during a protest against the war in Iran on March 2, 2026 in New York, New York. U.S.

Operation Epic Fury shows what a true US-Israel alliance looks like - opinion

This operation should serve as a model for how unprecedented US-Israel military integration could transform Iran, strengthen regional alliances, and reshape global power dynamics.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described Israel as a true ally during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, in Arlington, Virginia.