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

Who will heal the hospitals?

The crisis at Hadassah, the country’s leading medical center, is only symptomatic of the deep malaise affecting Israel’s medical system.

MARCH 5, 2014BySHLOMO MAITAL
Nurses, administrative and maintenance workers at Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, stage a walk-out February 16, in protest at not receiving their full wages for January

Sit up! Making the work environment comfortable

Do you suffer from back-aches or head-aches? Does your wrist hurt? Adjusting your work environment might be the answer to your problems.

FEBRUARY 5, 2014ByDANA ZAX
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Family Matters: It's not fair!

How would you divide 2 pieces of cake between 2 siblings? When it comes down to it, fairness is the name of the game.

JANUARY 29, 2014BySHIMRIT NOTHMAN
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