The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life

With Jo Becker for The New York Times - May 26, 2024

In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate. Years later, the prisoner became a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack. Read more

How an Aid Group Built a Jetty to Get Food Into Gaza

The New York Times - Mar 25, 2024

Workers with World Central Kitchen were still finishing a jetty made from the rubble of bombed buildings when a ship arrived carrying the first aid into the enclave by sea in nearly two decades. Read more

 Large Antigovernment Protest Returns to Tel Aviv, as Criticism of Netanyahu Mounts

The New York Times - Feb 17, 2024

The demonstrations took a pause after the Oct. 7 attacks, but the anger at the Israeli leadership never went away. Read more

 These Israelis and Palestinians Are Still Working for Peace. Just Quietly.

The New York Times - Feb 10, 2024

Positions have hardened on both sides in the face of the Gaza war, but some activists refuse to give up hope. They let us sit in on one of their meetings. Read more

War Brings Tensions, and Assault Rifles, Into an Israeli College

The New York Times - Jan 7, 2024

At the University of Haifa, more than 40 percent of students are Arab, some with family in Gaza, and many others have now been called up as soldiers. Read more

For Tiny Village Near Gaza, Some Hostages Return, but More Are Still Missing

The New York Times - Nov 24, 2023

Of the 13 Israeli hostages released from Gaza on Friday night, 12 were from a single farming village: Kibbutz Nir Oz. Read more

In the West Bank, Palestinians Preserve Grapes and Tradition

Eater - Oct 30, 2023

Grapes are critical to culinary traditions and economic stability for many Palestinians, but during the Israel-Hamas war, farmers in the occupied West Bank struggle to keep their land and themselves safe. Read more