Journalism

IDF expected to reinforce West Bank presence amid violence surrounding Palestinian olive harvest

With another month of the olive harvest remaining, security officials are concerned that continued violence could further inflame tensions across the West Bank.

IDF conducts a military operation in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 12, 2026.
Heidi Levine, a photojournalist with the Washington Post, speaks to journalists at the hospital after sustaining multiple injuries during an alercation between Israeli extremist settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives, in Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

US lawmakers condemn settler violence after Washington Post journalist wounded in West Bank clashes

Turkish anti-riot police officers stand at the bottom of the building during a police raid at the headquarters of pro-opposition Halk TV in Istanbul, on October 14, 2026.

Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition Halk TV amid opposition crackdown

Passengers scramble at Ben-Gurion Airport after a staff strike halted Israeli air travel, August 20, 2026

Immigration Authority rejects German journalist's work visa application over anti-Zionist politics


Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic

Rochelle grew up in Chicago, and later moved to New York to continue her studies. Her husband, Prof. Hillel Furstenberg, was born in Berlin and escaped with his family to New York in 1939.

Rochelle Furstenberg at work at WholeFamily.com where she was  Grandparent Center editor, 1999-2000.

When journalism fails, democracy fails - opinion

Today, we face another contagion: the erosion of our collective capacity for critical thinking.

What happens when Israeli citizens lose the ability to distinguish facts from fiction?

IDF: 170 Hamas, PIJ terrorists killed in Gaza were misrepresented as 'innocent journalists'

The journalists' identities and terrorist affiliations were verified using documents released by the terrorist organizations themselves and materials recovered by IDF troops during Gaza operations.

IDF reveals that 170 alleged "journalists" killed in Gaza were Hamas, PIJ terrorists.

Turkey's latest crackdown on independent media targets outlets pushing 'LGBT propaganda'

A court in Istanbul shut down T24, an independent news outlet, over allegedly publishing 'LGBT propaganda.'

People rally in solidarity with LGBTQ+ community in Ankara Tuesday, 15th September 2026

Imprisonment of hardline Iranian MP over Ghalibaf feud ignites fierce conservative backlash

Mohammad Manan Raeisi said that he contacted Ghalibaf’s office to recommend that they cancel the judgment, insisting that the imprisonment would lead to officials losing respect for the speaker.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf visits the grave of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a commander of Hashed al-Shaabi, an armed Iraqi alliance that includes pro-Iran groups, at Wadi al-Salam cemetery in the central holy city of Najaf on August 21, 2026.

Egyptian police arrest entire newsroom of investigative outlet over alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties

The arrests comprised the entire newsroom of Matsaddash, a digital platform that has operated since 2018, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).

Two women cross a street as a vehicle drives past the Rabaa (Rabia) al-Adawiya mosque in the Nasr City district of Cairo, which was the epicentre of a Muslim Brotherhood sit-in movement against the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

BBC reviewing inclusion of 53 terrorists on list of journalists killed in Gaza during war - report

According to the Telegraph, the 53 alleged journalists have been claimed by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations as martyrs after they were killed. 

The BBC logo outside the BBC Broadcasting House. November 15, 2025.

Twenty Gaza journalists removed from CPJ's war casualties list after combat roles uncovered

CPJ maintains that affiliation with a militant organization is not sufficient for exclusion if a person was working as a civilian journalist and was not directly participating in hostilities.

Scott Pelley of CBS, hosts the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Awards at the Waldorf Astoria on November 26, 2013 in New York City. The annual awards ceremony recognizes journalists who risk their lives and liberty defending press freedom.

Israeli TV presenter, journalist, director Menashe Raz dies at 80

Raz served as the presenter of several programs on Channel 1.

Israeli editor, television and public radio reporter Menashe Raz. September 12, 2007.

Gaza journalists operating under Hamas media controls were given platforms in Westminster

HJS reported that several journalists who operated within this Hamas-controlled media environment have subsequently been welcomed into Westminster as authoritative witnesses to the war.

A journalist prepares equipment inside a vehicle in northern Gaza.