www.paulalster.com
israel-based broadcast journalist
Twitter: @paul_alster
Member of BAJ - British Association of Journalists

Latest articles


​​THE JERUSALEM REPORT

Back to Ammunition Hill
Marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem, the extraordinary story of the bloodiest battle of the Six Day War
​(Jerusalem Report - June 2, 2017)
"Without exception, those who agreed to share their memories related their stories with modesty, sometimes with reluctance, and without a hint of bravado. Famous battles might excite those reading of such exploits, but those I met repeatedly highlighted the one critical ingredient that is so often the difference between life and death in the unimaginable carnage of battle and the dizzying fog of war ‒ luck."


​the times of israel

Is it really safe, Bibi?
Carmel coast residents fight planned gas development
​(Times of Israel - June 12, 2017)
​"Allegations of secrecy, recklessness and subterfuge are now being levelled at a government hurrying to realize the massive financial windfall – many tens of billions of dollars – the natural gas would bring... It is a deception, opponents say, that will come at the likely expense of the health, or even the lives of both Jewish and Arab Israeli citizens of the region."

FEATURED reports

new york post

The face of Iran's military might be dying
(New York Post - 30 November, 2015)
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"The secrecy surrounding Soleimani’s care could be the biggest clue that something is very wrong with the man voted “Man of the Year” in a national poll earlier this year. Were the nation’s most-decorated warrior to be injured critically, or even mortally, in battle, it would be a massive blow to the morale of Iran’s military — and a huge boost to that of the Syrian opposition."

INvestigative Project on Terrorism 

How would you react to a terror attack?
(IPT - 7 March, 2016)
"Have you ever wondered how it feels to suddenly find yourself in the midst of a terror attack, and how you would react? It's everyone's worst nightmare, but for a growing number of people in Israel over the 5 ½ months since the latest Palestinian uprising began, it has been a shocking reality."
FOX NEWS.COM
Ukraine marks first 'Defenders Day'
(October 14, 2015)
"The Oct. 14 event was created by presidential decree in response to the ongoing dispute with Russia over territory in eastern Ukraine and Crimea in what has already been a bloody conflict. It has officially replaced the long-standing Feb. 23 holiday known as the "Defender of the Fatherland Day," due to that holiday’s connections to the Soviet era."
FORWARD MAGAZINE
Topol is more than Tevye for sick Israeli children
(April 2013)
“Back in 2001, I got a phone call from Paul Newman inviting me to join him on a visit to one of his camps in Cincinnati,” said Topol. “When I saw that amazing place, I immediately understood we had to do something like it back in Israel, and that’s how my involvement began.”
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​​​DAILY MAIL
The horrific story behind
​'The Death of Klinghoffer'
(October 2014)
"These days I see that everybody is trying to simplify everything without making people have to think too much,' Smadar said. 'They take anything that is controversial, or that will grab attention, and portray everything as black and white."