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Thomas Helm

Thomas Helm

Correspondent
Jerusalem
Thomas Helm is Jerusalem Correspondent at The National. He was previously its staff opinion writer in Abu Dhabi

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Ultra-Orthodox protesters at a rally in Jerusalem to oppose compulsory military service. EPA
Pressure grows on Netanyahu over plan to exempt ultra-Orthodox from Israeli army

Opposition leaders accuse Israeli leader of betraying his soldiers

MENADecember 03, 2025
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam briefed the media on Lebanon's involvement in ceasefire discussions. AP
Lebanon enters direct civilian talks with Israel to 'defuse tension'

Political representatives, not military officers, meet 'at same table' during US peace push

MENADecember 03, 2025
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Saudi Arabia gives $90m to Palestinian Authority amid funding crisis

Lifeline comes as Israel continues to withhold tax revenue transfers

MENADecember 02, 2025
Protesters gather outside Israeli President Isaac Herzog's home in Tel Aviv after he was asked to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu. AFP
AnalysisA pardon – or graceful exit? How Netanyahu corruption case could unfold

Israel on edge as President Isaac Herzog expected to take weeks to consider PM's divisive request

MENADecember 01, 2025
Israeli soldiers take position during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
Israel accused of 'execution' of Palestinians in West Bank

Palestinian leaders say Israeli troops 'executed' two men during military operations

MENANovember 27, 2025
Israeli soldiers patrol the streets of Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
Israel launches new operation in northern West Bank

Assault is on city of Tubas and surrounding areas, Palestinians say

MENANovember 26, 2025
Kerem Reim settlement in Talmon area, West Bank. Photo: Yehudaasa
VideoA scandal in the West Bank that the UK won’t explain

British MPs are demanding an inquiry after The National revealed that a senior staff member at the British embassy in Tel Aviv lives on an ultra-nationalist Israeli settlement

MENANovember 21, 2025
Kerem Reim settlement in Talmon, in the occupied West Bank. Photo: Yehudaasa
MP ups pressure on UK government over settler employed at Tel Aviv embassy

Foreign affairs committee chairwoman says The National's revelations are 'shocking'

UKNovember 19, 2025
Palestinians transport relief materials in Gaza city amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Reuters
Netanyahu welcomes UN resolution adopting Gaza peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister at odds with his allies over wording that refers to Palestinian state

MENANovember 18, 2025
Kerem Reim settlement in Talmon, the occupied West Bank, was established in breach of international law and, initially, Israeli law, the monitoring group monitor Peace Now says. Photo: Yehudaasa
UK MPs to demand answers over settler employee at embassy in Israel

The National's revelation that long-time member of embassy staff owns property in settlement has raised cross-party concern

MENANovember 18, 2025
Palestinians inspect the damage at the Hajja Hamida after it was vandalised by Israeli settlers. AFP
'Do not stand by': Israeli army vows to crack down on settler attacks

Violence in occupied West Bank has escalated with arson attack on mosque

MENANovember 13, 2025
UK embassy worker in Tel Aviv owns property in settlement built by movement sanctioned by Britain
ExclusiveUK embassy staff owns settlement home built by company under British sanctions

Government described Amana organisation as ‘funding Israeli settlers involved in perpetrating acts of violence against Palestinian communities’

MENANovember 08, 2025
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi last week resigned as Israel's military advocate general. AP
Israel arrests army lawyer who leaked video of Palestinian being abused

Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi detained after briefly going missing

MENANovember 03, 2025
A man collects olives from the upper branches of a tree near the Palestinian village of Silwad in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
DispatchIsraeli activists join Palestinian olive harvest to shield farmers from settlers

Show of solidarity in the face of unprecedented levels of violence in the West Bank

MENAOctober 31, 2025
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the Israeli army recruitment bill in Jerusalem, on Thursday. EPA
Thousands attend ultra-Orthodox rally against Israeli military conscription

One dead as demonstrators scale high-rise building and crane

MENAOctober 30, 2025
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