Ilene Prusher

Prusher is a journalist, author and lecturer. She was a foreign correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor from 1996-2010, where she covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and served as the newspaper’s bureau chief in Jerusalem, Istanbul and Tokyo. Most recently she served as Jerusalem correspondent for TIME Magazine, a columnist for Haaretz, and a program host on TLV1 Radio.

Demonstrators attend a rally to protest against the Jewish Nation-State Bill in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on July 14, 2018.

A New Law Shifts Israel Away From Democracy

Experts say the new law essentially makes discrimination constitutional

Palestinians run for cover from Israeli fire and tear gas during a protest against the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 14, 2018.

'It Will Always Be Our Capital': A Day of Victory for Israel Is a Day of Rage in Gaza

As Israelis celebrated the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, doz...

As Israelis celebrated the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, dozens of Palestinians were killed at the border

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on Iran's nuclear program at the defence ministry in Tel Aviv on April 30, 2018.

Benjamin Netanyahu's Iran Deal Speech Might Have Convinced the Only Person Who Matters

Trump has called the deal an “embarrassment” and mused publicly that he mig...

Trump has called the deal an “embarrassment” and mused publicly that he might withdraw from the deal by May 12

David Hogg recorded himself in the moments during and after the shooting at his high school in Parkland, Florida

A Student Started Filming During the Florida School Shooting. He Hasn't Stopped

After the school shooting in Parkland, residents are wondering what, if any...

After the school shooting in Parkland, residents are wondering what, if anything, changes from one mass shooting to the next

Demonstrators burn tyres, shout slogans and hold the posters of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a protest against the US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Gaza City, Gaza on Dec. 07, 2017.

Palestinians Say Trump's Jerusalem Move Ends U.S.-Led Peace Process. Israelis Aren't So Sure

"It’s like tossing a grenade at the problem."

Palestinians react after tear gas was shot by Israeli forces after Friday prayers on a street outside Jerusalem's Old City on July 21, 2017.

At Jerusalem's Holiest Site, the 'Status Quo' Is Breaking Down into Open Conflict

Clashes at the Temple Mount, or Noble Sanctuary, have killed 2 and left sco...

Clashes at the Temple Mount, or Noble Sanctuary, have killed 2 and left scores injured

Seddique Mateen inside his home in Port Saint Lucie, Fla. on June 14, 2016.

Orlando Shooter's Father Posted Bizarre Videos on Afghan Politics

YouTube videos posted by the father of the Orlando shooter over the last se...

YouTube videos posted by the father of the Orlando shooter over the last several years show him devolving from amateur pundit on Afghan politics to a man who appears to be suffering from delusions of...