Life in israel

'There is no normal life here': three Israelis, three years after October 7

Three people reflect on the moments, choices, and unexpected journeys that began with the trauma of October 7

|ByRACHEL FINK
People holding up portraits of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv in October 2025. Premium
Israelis have continued to work, study, and raise families, even as reminders of three years of war remain part of the landscape of everyday life.PremiumPremium

We're just in survival mode': Israel's new normal after October 7

Israelis have learned to switch between war and ordinary life, but three years of uncertainty have left their mark

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
A partially torn poster of a hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is seen at a public plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Farewell from the Report: reflecting on three years of upheaval - from the editor

On the third anniversary of October 7, Editor-in-Chief, Ruth Marks Eglash reflects on a year at The Jerusalem Report and bids readers farewell

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
A hot day at the beach in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv ranks 34th globally, highest in Middle East, in Oxford Economics’ 2026 Global Cities Index

Tel Aviv is one of the only three Middle East cities included in the top 50 of the index, which ranks the top 1,000 cities worldwide following several key areas.

|ByMILLA WOLMAN

Tragedy in Nepal brings back trekking memories

NOVEMBER 3, 2014ByBRIAN BLUM
The Jerusalem Post

Et tu choisiras la vie

Miriam Peretz a perdu 2 fils au combat, au Liban et dans la bande de Gaza. Lors de la dernière fête de l’Indépendance, elle a été sélectionnée pour allumer une flamme au mont Herzl

OCTOBER 1, 2014ByASAF FINKELSTEIN, YOAV SCHWARTZ
Et tu choisiras la vie

Knesset committee to grill Health Ministry officials on low level of many well-baby clinics

Ministry says it “has initiated a multi-year program to improve the status and image of 'tipat halav' stations and its nurses.

JULY 17, 2014ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Newborn

Star Catcher Astrology for the week of JULY 18, 2014

Tip for the week: Stop…think…and remember that sometimes less is more!

JULY 17, 2014ByMARALLYN BEN MOSHE
A spiral galaxy known as NGC 1433 is seen in an undated image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

Strings attached

Lazer Lloyd and Efraim Shamir make some honey.

MAY 28, 2014ByDAVID BRINN
Lazar Lloyd

That’s no way to say goodbye

Here are a few questions to ponder that may help you become more comfortable with an end-of-life discussion.

MAY 15, 2014ByBATYA L. LUDMAN
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The road not taken

Raised with a strong sense of initiative, Miriam Frankel tackled the challenges in her life head-on.

APRIL 24, 2014ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Miriam Frankel, 60 From Perth, Australia, to Ra’anana, 1970

A Fresh Perspective: A worthy strike

The diplomats in the Foreign Ministry are some of the most talented people in Israel.

MARCH 27, 2014ByDAN ILLOUZ
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman addresses the press in February.

Out There: So what’s wrong with glasses?

Herb Keinon shares his views of laser eye surgery and parental pressure.

MARCH 27, 2014ByHERB KEINON
What's so wrong with glasses?

Star Catcher - Astrology for the week of MARCH 21, 2014

TIP FOR THE WEEK: Slowly but surely, things are finally moving in the right direction.

MARCH 20, 2014ByMARALLYN BEN MOSHE
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