Letter from JerusalemHas Bibi the magician run out of tricks – and if so what does future hold for Israel?With Benjamin Netanyahu vying to hold onto power against the odds, the opposition is looking to undo the legacy of his long reign – starting with an inquiry into October 7By Natalie Lisbona7 min read
Letter from JerusalemBenjamin Netanyahu hails the Flydubai ‘miracle’: ‘I served in special forces. I’m not sure we could’ve done it’Speaking the day after the extraordinary events on Flight 1073, Israel’s prime minister praises the passengers who prevented Israel’s 9/11, looks ahead to the election and give his candid views on Britain’s foreign policy and the settlersBy Natalie Lisbona7 min read
Letter from Jerusalem‘Israel will win – we have no choice’: A message of defiance and veiled warning to Iran on the UN world stageUncowed by a mass walkout within the hall and demonstrators outside, Benjamin Netanyahu fought back against a torrent of hostility in what may be his final appearance before the General AssemblyBy Natalie Lisbona6 min read
Letter from JerusalemUntil the end of days – that’s how far the IDF will support families of fallen soldiersAn official from the IDF’s Casualties Division tells the JC how its help for grieving loved ones lasts long after the dreaded first knock at the front doorBy Natalie Lisbona6 min read
Letter from JerusalemJust why has Israel not had a female leader since PM Golda Meir more than half a century ago?A nation with female fighter pilots, Supreme Court judges and heads of prestigious universities paradoxically has few women vying for power in the October 27 general electionBy Natalie Lisbona7 min read
Letter from JerusalemDayan who was a Hasmonean old boy and is now helping rabbis to serve even the remotest communitiesDayan Avraham Dadoun tells the JC about the work of the International Halacha Institute and its benefits for the global kehilaBy Natalie Lisbona6 min read
Letter from JerusalemHave the strictly Orthodox Israelis who long to be part of wider society found their political voice at last?New party Hatzibur HaHaredi could bring resolution to the explosive draft issue and is poised to make a surprising impact on the old guard in the KnessetBy Natalie Lisbona7 min read
It was the birthplace of the Oslo Accords… so why have Norway’s relations with Israel turned so very frosty?On a visit to the annual democracy festival of Arendalsuka, the JC finds what lies behind the political hostility to Jerusalem – and why there just may be hope for better relationsBy Natalie Lisbona6 min read||August 27, 2026 08:17
Could the constitutional crisis that almost consumed Israel before October 7 flare up again?Fundamental divide over judicial reforms which fuelled nationwide protests three years ago has not gone away – and may be ready to boil over once moreBy Jotam Confino6 min read||August 20, 2026 06:00
Mizrahim were marginalised for so long – but could they now be about to take power in Israel?Born to Moroccan immigrants, Gadi Eisenkot is contending to become prime minister in October in what would be a demographic sea-change for the countryBy Natalie Lisbona5 min read||August 13, 2026 10:45
IDF base where experts are fighting war of the future against growing drone threatThe JC is given exclusive access to the secret location in Israel where sophisticated defences against ever-evolving terror attacks are being devisedBy Natalie Lisbona6 min read||August 6, 2026 13:27
As the US and Iran trade blows over Hormuz, how long before the nuclear threat forces Israel to go back to war?With the conflict currently focused on the oil chokepoint, existential questions over the regime’s ballistic programme have not gone awayBy Jotam Confino6 min read||July 30, 2026 10:30
Outsiders think they know Israel – but a bereaved father may be about to turn Knesset politics upside downVying for power in upcoming election is new party Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, whose IDF reservist son Gal was killed in Gaza in 2023By Natalie Lisbona6 min read||July 22, 2026 15:18
Whoever’s king of this castle can decide the future of Israel and LebanonIDF allows journalists inside the tunnels below Beaufort for the first time for a glimpse of what was, until recently, a Hezbollah strongholdBy Natalie Lisbona5 min read||July 15, 2026 17:47
Whatever happened to the plan for Hamas to disarm – and does Israel face inevitable resumption of war in Gaza?The international community seems to have forgotten lessons of October 7 – and the price is a threat to peace and people of Gaza suffering under more tyrannyBy Natalie Lisbona5 min read||July 9, 2026 11:02
Will it be the Vance vision or Rubio rules that shapes the future of the Middle East?Competing strategies within the US administration are vying to determine the fate of Israel, Lebanon and IranBy Natalie Lisbona6 min read||July 2, 2026 11:09
