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

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THE JERUSALEM REPORT

Building bridges by saving lives
​Save A Child's Heart has provided heart surgery for more than 4000
Third World children
(Jerusalem Report - September 9, 2016)
"If a thermos flask falls on the floor and all the glass inside breaks, from the outside it still looks completely the same,” says Orly Gal, executive director of Natal, the Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War. “You can never know what people are suffering and going through. We call it ‘the transparent injury’ because you cannot see it, and it’s often so hard for them to prove that they are suffering from post trauma."

the times of israel

 Israel statement no ringing endorsement of Erdogan
Where does Israel really stand on the attempted Turkish coup?
​(Times of Israel - July 17, 2016)

"I would suggest the message is hardly an unequivocal gesture of support, and the words “respects the democratic process” could arguably be a nuanced nod to the fact that democracy in Turkey is seemingly being eroded at an alarming rate of knots – and will surely be eroded even faster by Erdogan in light of the failed coup attempt."

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."