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Did the Israel Housing Market Collapse?
Etkin, an real estate analyst and appraiser in Israel, explained how builders have stopped receiving loans from banks, forcing them to turn to the stock market to raise capital through unsecured debt and selling shares. He detailed how there are 85,000 unsold apartments, with 50,000 in the central region, and highlighted that there are 3.05 million condos available compared to 2.9 million households, creating a housing surplus. He expects 25-30% market correction before gover
J.P. Katz
4 hours ago4 min read


Haredim on the Hill
We interview Ephraim, a resident in Jerusalem is responding to the Jerusalem's dense urban planning, high rise towers and shrinking apartments all accompanied by rising prices and cost of living. He is building his home in the hills of Judea Samaria in an effort to give his children a different expression of Torah life.
J.P. Katz
5 days ago3 min read


The State That Declare War But Cannot Build a Village: How Bureaucracy Paralyzed Israel’s Ability to Found New Communities
Israel’s failure to establish new communities—even within its 1948 borders—is not ideological but institutional. Decades of government decisions have gone unimplemented because real authority has shifted from elected officials to unelected planning and legal bureaucracies that block execution. The result is a state capable of major military action, yet unable to build a single new village, leaving strategic regions weakened by decades of paralysis.
J.P. Katz
Feb 55 min read


Israel to Confiscate Equipment Used for Illegal Construction in Area C
A Quiet Policy Revolution in Area C A major but largely underreported policy shift has just taken place in Judea and Samaria, one that could fundamentally alter the reality on the ground in Area C. According to Naomi Kahn, Director of the International Division at Regavim, Israel has finally implemented a long-sought enforcement tool: granting the Civil Administration full authority to impound and confiscate heavy machinery used in illegal construction by the Palestinian Auth
J.P. Katz
Feb 52 min read


New York City Police Arrest Attack Victim
Just hours after NYC Mayor Eric Adams proclaimed "We Are Not Alright" expressing his support for Israel, NYPD arrest Jewish attack victim.
J.P. Katz
Mar 31, 20241 min read


Does the U.S. profit from an Israel at war?
What is Uncle Sam's return on investment for amounts spent supporting the Israel's military? Perhaps U.S. "aid" is the wrong word.
J.P. Katz
Mar 17, 20241 min read


Hamas War Games Decoded
Col. Grish Yakubovich (res) who spend decades in the IDF serving as combat soldier, acting "mayor" of Gaza until 1994 and from 2012 - 2016 w
J.P. Katz
Feb 18, 20241 min read


Update from the Northern Border with IDF Intelligence Corps. (res.) Lt. Col. Sarit Zahavi
We ventured to Israel's northern border with Lebanon to see the land and hear from veteran IDF Intelligence Corps Lt. Col. Sarit Zahavi.
J.P. Katz
Feb 14, 20241 min read


Fighting Lies About Israel In the Media | Simon Plosker from HonestReporting on the TRIBECAST
Honest reporting has been fighting lies about Israel in the media. We deep dived with Simon Plosker, Editorial Director at Honest Reporting.
J.P. Katz
Mar 26, 202324 min read
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