Corinne Baum

Corinne Baum is a breaking news desk editor and copyeditor at The Jerusalem Post. She moved to Israel in August 2023 from Fort Worth, Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri Reynolds Journalism Institute, where she specialized in cross-platform editing and production and minored in Russian. 

In her spare time, you can find her reading or at a yoga class. She currently lives in Jaffa.


Israeli Left and Right-wing activist clash in Jerusalem's Old City's Damascus Gate, during the Jerusalem Day flag march, May 26, 2025

WATCH: 'Without Nakba, there is no victory': Violence breaks out in Jerusalem's Old City

 Emergency workers extinguish fires in the debris of a private house that was destroyed in a Russian rocket strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Markhalivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, May 25, 2025.

Putin's helicopter caught in Ukrainian drone attack while visiting Kursk region - report

Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025

'Victory for Israeli democracy': Israel weighs in on Ronen Bar High Court ruling


WATCH: IDF begins renewed offensive in Gaza with operation 'Gideon’s Chariots'

The military said that it had launched several strikes and deployed forces to secure swaths of land in the Gaza Strip to renew its offensive in the enclave. 

Smoke rises from Gaza following an explosion, as seen from Israel, May 16, 2025.

Edan Alexander reunites with family in Israel

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum called his release " a ray of light and hope, but also a stark reminder that 58 men and women remain captive in Gaza."

 Released hostage Edan Alexander meets with IDF at Gaza border, May 12, 2025.

Indian forces kill terrorist whose hijacking led to release of Jewish jlist. Daniel Pearl murderer

Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal's South Asia bureau chief, was beheaded on camera by al-Qaeda affiliated Pakistani terrorists in 2002.

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India strikes nine sites in Pakistan, Pakistan says it downed five Indian planes

The Indian army said that it did not target Pakistani military facilities in the attack.

 Rescuers search for survivors in a damaged building after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muridke near Lahore, Pakistan, May 7, 2025.

US drafts oversight for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, pushes for finalizing agreements – WSJ

This comes after Donald Trump told reporters that he would walk away from negotiations if he thought either party was hindering the agreement.

 A Ukrainian serviceman walks at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine April 13, 2025.

Russian missile kills 19 in residential area, Moscow claims was targeting military

Regional leaders said that they would not have wished this attack on their worst enemies.

Impact on a residential building from a Russian strike in  Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, April 4, 2025.

Trump advisor leaks included exact details of Houthi strikes in Signal chat

The texts included information on when the attacks were to take place, when US planes were to take off from base, as well as what planes and drones would be used.

 Screenshots of the Signal chat with Trump personnel and Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffery Goldberg, March 26, 2023.

Draining the swamp or war on Israel? Israeli politicians react to Netanyahu firing Shin Bet chief

Netanyahu moves to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, drawing praise from the Right and fierce opposition from the Left.

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar

Trump says US had productive discussions with Putin, war in Ukraine could end

Ukraine, Russia, and the US express cautious optimism for a ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about an investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 3, 2025.

Ukraine is ready to accept immediate ceasefire, US State Dept. says

This comes after positive talks in Saudi Arabia, where the two nations discussed security guarantees and the rare minerals deal proposed by Trump.

  Servicemen of the 14th Assault Brigade Chervona Kalyna of the Ukrainian National Guard fire an OTO Melara howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 3, 2025.