Paul Alster

A regular features writer for the Jerusalem Report, Paul was for four years (to 2016) the regional correspondent for FoxNews.com and has contributed articles from Israel to a number of other major news organizations.

Ambassador Danny Danon at the United Nations

Danny Danon sees himself as a future Likud leader

JNF-USA’s fire wagons help Israel’s firefighters combat blazes

Israel’s firefighters keep watch over forests this Tu BiShvat

Freelance journalist and Jerusalem Report contributor Judith Sudilovsky and Eric Narrow, Israel Communications Officer at the Jewish National Fund USA, on What The Israeli Papers Say

Getting the news from Reel Israel


A postcard from corona Israel

As the country turns 72, Israelis are not yet out of the woods

Medical staff at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center wave at an Israel Air Force flyover on Independence Day

From Mafia ‘associate’ to Christian supporter of Israel

According to official 2018 statistics from the Tourism Ministry, no less than 61% of tourists visiting Israel last year were Christian, while only 22% were Jewish.

The statue of Jesus and the 12 Apostles on the Mount of Beatitudes in the Galilee

High hopes

The Hasidic Jew at the cutting edge of medicinal cannabis development.

A worker harvests cannabis plants at a plantation near the northern town of Nazareth

Yad Vashem: A beacon of hope

A moving visit to Jerusalem’s famous Holocaust museum.

From ‘the Children of the Holocaust: Stars Without a Heaven’ exhibition at Yad Vashem highlighting the 1.5 million children murdered in the Holocaust and the few who survived

Close your eyes and make a wish with the Israeli Make-A-Wish program

For over 22 years Israel’s Make-A-Wish has sought to grant wishes for very sick children from across the multi-faith Israeli society.

Chairman of the Board Dvir Benedek (center) with Honorary President Batia Ofer (left) and Cofounder and CEO Denise Bar-Aharon

The amazing ‘Miss Vertigo’

Rona Soffer’s autobiographical short film is an inspiration to people living with significant disabilities

rona soffer

Journeying through the real Israel

Polish and American teens taste a side of the country not usually experienced by tour groups.

A group shot showing both American and Polish tour members onThe Roots Israel Service Learning Adventure

British Jews’ potential lose-lose scenario


The anatomy of Tel Aviv's anti-corruption demonstrations

Do Tel Aviv protesters have what it takes to bring down the reign of corruption?

Thousands take part in a protest against alleged government corruption, in Tel Aviv, on December 2, 2017

Strengthening the mob?