The Jerusalem Report

The Jerusalem Report is an editorially independent biweekly newsmagazine publishing original journalism about Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world.[2] Its stated aims include bridging gaps between Israel and the Diaspora and assessing Israel's relations with its Arab neighbors, with coverage spanning reporting, analysis, and commentary from correspondents on every continent.[2]

The Jerusalem Post Group, owned by Eli Azur, publishes the magazine alongside its other print and magazine titles.[4] A 2019 guide characterized it editorially as center-left, with subscriptions available through the Jerusalem Post website.[5]

Hirsh Goodman founded The Jerusalem Report in 1990.[1] Before establishing the magazine, Goodman had served as The Jerusalem Post's defense correspondent and as Israel correspondent for The Sunday Times of London.[6] A 1991 program document identifies him as the magazine's editor-in-chief and describes the publication as a weekly international news magazine, while a 1992 document calls it a biweekly "format similar to Time."[6][7]

At the time of its launch, there was little English-language publishing from the Middle East, and the magazine was, as then-editor Matthew Kalman wrote in 2012, "almost alone in trying to bridge the gap between Israel and Jews around the world."[3] The magazine predated widespread cable television and internet access, positioning long-form print reporting on Israel-centered subjects as a distinctive offering.[3]

Among the founding contributors was Gershom Gorenberg, who served as a founding editor, senior editor, and columnist from 1990 onward.[8] Linda Lipschitz was also a founding member of the staff.[9] After returning to Israel from Europe following the fall of Communism, Yossi Klein Halevi joined the recently founded magazine and was assigned the Russian immigration beat. His editor, Ze'ev Chafets, explained: "we Israelis are opening our home to hundreds of thousands of strangers, and none of us knows anything about who these people are."[10]

Hirsh Goodman was the founding editor and was identified as editor-in-chief in 1991.[11][6] He was also vice president of The Jerusalem Post until January 2000 and subsequently became a Strategic Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.[11][1]

David Horovitz served as editor and publisher of The Jerusalem Report from 1998 to 2004.[12] In 1996, he edited the staff-produced biography Shalom, Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin, which won the National Jewish Book Award.[8] Horovitz later served as editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post from 2004 to 2011.[12]

Matthew Kalman was identified as the magazine's editor-in-chief in 2012.[3] Steve Linde subsequently served as editor for seven years before departing in January 2025 and naming Tamar Uriel-Beeri as his successor.[13] In September 2025, Ruth Marks Eglash was appointed editor of The Jerusalem Report.[14]

The publication uses the subtitle "Covering Israel, the Middle East & the Jewish World."[15] Its detailed catalogue record listed 267 issues and 13,748 pages through December 23, 2024.[15]

By 2004, the magazine had paid circulation in 70 countries, with 75 percent of sales in the United States.[16] A February 2005 report noted that The Jerusalem Report, the Jerusalem Post's other magazines, and the Jerusalem Post International Edition collectively had more than 70,000 subscribers overseas, though no separate figure for The Jerusalem Report alone was provided.[17]

An American Jewish Archives media-coverage summary lists the magazine's circulation at 45,000 and labels it bi-weekly.[18] A surviving issue dated October 6, 1994, featured a cover story by J.J. Goldberg examining efforts to reform American Jewish education and the debate over whether teaching should combat intermarriage or welcome the children of intermarried couples into Jewish life.[19]

The magazine has defined its role around connecting Israel and the Diaspora through original reporting and analysis. Its subscription page describes a readership in more than 70 countries, correspondents on every continent, and award-winning reporting.[2] Its staff also produced Shalom, Friend, whose National Jewish Book Award reflected the magazine's collaborative work beyond periodical journalism.[8]

The Jerusalem Report was part of the Jerusalem Post Group by 2004 and remains one of the group's publications.[4][16] In November 2004, Hollinger International announced the sale of its interests in Palestine Post Ltd. — the publisher of The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report, and related properties — to Mirkaei Tikshoret Group (MTL) for $13.2 million in cash.[16] As part of the transaction, CanWest and MTL agreed to form a partnership in which CanWest would hold a 50 percent interest in a new entity owning the group's operating assets, subject to Israeli regulatory approvals.[16]

By February 2005, MTL had assumed sole control of The Jerusalem Post after CanWest alleged that MTL had not fulfilled the joint-company agreement and had unilaterally violated it. CanWest initiated arbitration proceedings, though no adjudicated outcome was reported.[17]

In December 2025, editor Ruth Marks Eglash announced a new era for the magazine, describing The Jerusalem Report and the International Jerusalem Post as coming together.[20] She contrasted The Report's mission of providing original, in-depth content to help readers understand Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world with the International Edition's comprehensive weekly news roundup. She said the combined publication would feature an expanded 14-day section alongside selected Jerusalem Post features and analytical articles.[20]

Several facts about the magazine's history rest on sources containing internal discrepancies. The Jewish Agency's biography of Natan Sharansky describes his associate-editor tenure as running from 1990 to 1996, while its timeline places his service in an entry under 1988; the source does not reconcile the difference.[21]

Publication frequency is also described inconsistently. A 1991 biography calls the magazine weekly, a 1992 document uses both "weekly" and "biweekly," and a media table labels it bi-weekly. These variations may reflect differing descriptions or periods rather than a documented format change.[6][7]

An Encyclopedia.com entry on Gershom Gorenberg states both that his founding-editor role began in 1990 and that he cofounded the magazine in 1983. The latter date conflicts with the entry's own career chronology and with other sources giving 1990 as the founding year.[8][1]