Israel
‘Factories of Death’
Pollution from Israeli factories established illegally in the West Bank has poisoned the soil on Palestinian farms and damaged farmers’ health. Yet these unregulated industrial sites remain connected to European markets.
An Unlikely Conception
In Gaza, male infertility is both endemic and taboo. An exclusive investigation follows the hope and heartbreak of one couple’s decade-long quest to conceive, despite blockade and war.
Iran’s Care for Orphans Has Been Transformed by War
As U.S. and Israeli bombs fell on Iran, the country's strict child welfare system was forced to break with decades of practice, placing infants in private homes to shield them from attacks on hospitals and orphanages. The move is reshaping how Iranians think about motherhood and guardianship.
Israel’s Recognition Is Drawing Somaliland Into Regional Tensions
In December, Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland as a sovereign state. Officials in both countries are presenting this controversial move as an opportunity for development and business cooperation, though most analysts see it as a strategic play on Israel’s part. Will Somaliland benefit?
How Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Iran’s Steel Industry
An open-source investigation using satellite imagery, geolocated footage and 3D reconstruction reveals how Israeli strikes disrupted steel plants tied to 5% of Iran's gross domestic product and 1.2 million jobs.
Dead Soldiers Can Make Babies, But Should They?
Reproductive technologies, and the ambitions embedded within them, are increasingly playing a role in global conflicts. Fertility tech has become a policy tool and opened a new frontier for ethical questions provoked by war, particularly in Israel and Ukraine.
The Strange (Future) Death of Christian Zionism
The rise of Christian nationalism and isolationism poses a direct challenge to Christian Zionism. As the Iran war alienates much of the MAGA-verse and pushes many young conservatives into more extreme orbits, a breaking point is coming in a GOP already fractured over the Trump administration’s “Israel-first” foreign policy.