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Thomas Helm

Thomas Helm

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

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Israeli settlers in Jerusalem's Old City before the parade. AFP
Play02:14
Jerusalem braces for tension as ultranationalist flag march begins in Old City

Palestinians view event as a provocation

MENAMay 14, 2026
Gaza has been left in ruins by Israeli bombardment that has slowed but not stopped since a ceasefire in October. Reuters
Play01:18
Hamas tightens grip and blocks rebuilding in Gaza, says Board of Peace

Nickolay Mladenov suggests militants could have future political role if they disarm

MENAMay 13, 2026
A military tribunal to try alleged perpetrators of the October 7 attack is expected to have devastating consequences for the suspects, legal experts say. Getty Images
Knesset passes law for tribunal to try alleged perpetrators of October 7

The worst case scenario could be mass execution, rights lawyer says

MENAMay 12, 2026
US sailors conducting maintenance on a military helicopter, on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. AFP
Israelis anxious over Iran war stalemate as global pressure grows for ceasefire

Fears mount in Israel of unsatisfactory outcome despite initial public support for strikes on Iran

MENAMay 06, 2026
Israeli troops stand guard as heavy machinery demolishes a Palestinian building near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Reuters
Israel 'killing like we haven’t killed since 1967', commander reportedly says

Avi Bluth says army discriminates between Palestinians and Jews in deciding whether to fire on people throwing stones at troops

MENAMay 04, 2026
Tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza city. A high-ranking member of the Israeli military has been arrested and charged with smuggling into the territory. Reuters
Israeli army major charged with smuggling goods into Gaza

Officer is latest member of military to be accused of bypassing Israeli controls on entry of goods into enclave

MENAApril 30, 2026
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid announce their political union ahead of this year's general election, in Herzliya, Israel. Reuters
AnalysisCan a more united Israeli opposition unseat Netanyahu?

Bennett and Lapid once ousted Israel's longest-serving prime minister but repeat victory is far from certain

MENAApril 27, 2026
A Palestinian man at the window of a damaged house after an Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Israel 'secretly approves' 34 new settlements in occupied West Bank

Record number of settlements approved at once as Israeli government pushes Palestinian territory closer to annexation

MENAApril 09, 2026
Missile trails in the sky above the Israeli city of Netanya early on Wednesday. AFP
Israelis shocked by US-Iran ceasefire announcement

Opposition politicians condemn Netanyahu for failure to ensure destruction of Tehran's missile and nuclear programmes

MENAApril 08, 2026
Israeli emergency responders inspect the scene of a ballistic missile strike from Iran. Authorities are bringing cases against Israelis suspected of passing data to handlers in Tehran. Getty Images
Four Israeli soldiers held on suspicion of spying for Iran

Several alleged spies have been arrested since Israel and Iran began attacking each other during Gaza war

MENAApril 07, 2026
Christian pilgrims pray in front of the closed door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday. Israeli authorities have barred public access to Christian and Muslim holy sites in the Old City since the Iran war began. AFP
A troubled Easter in the Holy Land for Christians facing rising hostility

When the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem was barred from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass, it was front-page news. But the story was all too familiar for a faith that's feeling increasingly unwelcome there

MENAApril 03, 2026
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wears a noose pin on his lapel while addressing the Knesset. Reuters
Play00:43
Israeli noose pins symbolise support for death penalty – and growing extremism

Support for legislation that targets Palestinians shows some politicians 'fetishise mass murder', activist says

MENAMarch 31, 2026
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday at the Church of All Nations in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026. AFP
Israel criticised after police block cardinal from Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem

Latin Patriarch kept from Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for Palm Sunday Mass for first time in centuries

MENAMarch 29, 2026
Eight-year-old Mustafa was injured in the Israeli attack that killed his parents and two of his siblings. AFP
Israeli politician says 'no innocent children' in West Bank's Jenin

Yitzhak Kroizer made comments while defending Israeli troops who killed Palestinian family

MENAMarch 26, 2026
A Palestinian man climbs on an Iranian missile remnant that landed in the occupied West Bank village of Hares. AFP
Concern in Israel after Donald Trump touts Iran talks

US President's shock announcement met with trepidation in Israel, where war goals are not regarded as having been met

MENAMarch 24, 2026
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