Dan M. Berger
Reporter
Dan M. Berger covers the Israel-Hamas War, related issues in the United States, and other foreign affairs. He has covered Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his presidential campaign, and the 2022 midterm elections including Georgia's governor and Senate races. He is a veteran of print newspapers in Florida and upstate New York and now lives in the Atlanta area.
LATEST
Israel Presses in Gaza While Hezbollah Hedges on Lessening Its Rocket Attacks
Israel pressed its attack on Hamas in Khan Younis and Rafah and ceasefire talks stalled amid turmoil over the Gaza hospital director’s release.
Thai Farm Workers Returning to Israel May Boost Struggling Agriculture
Every sector of Israel’s economy suffered labor shortages after the Hamas war started, none more than agriculture.
Israel Signals Shift in Focus to Lebanon Border
IDF builds up its northern forces and signals its readiness to attack Hezbollah, leaving thousands of residents unable to go home.
An Israeli Center for Handicapped Children Shifted Gears After Oct. 7
ADI Negev’s rehabilitation services serves wounded soldiers as well as developmentally delayed children and adults.
Israeli Farms and Farmers Hit Hard by the War
Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack targeted Israel’s Western Negev, source of a quarter of the nation’s agricultural production.
UN Report Clearing UNRWA of Terror Ties a ‘Whitewash,’ Witnesses Tell Congress
Congress has cut off aid to UNRWA until March 2025. Experts told it UNRWA has for years failed to clean up its act or investigate staffers’ links to Hamas.
Savaged on Oct. 7, Sderot Struggles to Come Back to Life
Sderot, an Israeli town a mile from Gaza, sustained a major Hamas attack. Almost totally evacuated, it’s now returning to life as it was before Oct. 7.
The ‘War Room’ Arose Overnight to Handle Crisis in Jerusalem
An impromptu organization attracted 7,000 volunteers after Oct. 7, 2023, attacks to handle housing, food, and clothing shortages, and even to arrange funerals.
After Oct. 7, a Children’s Care Center Pivots to Cope With Casualties of War
An Israeli center supporting kids with cancer turns to face the country’s wartime reality. Wounded soldiers and their families needing that support.
When Hamas Invaded, He Ran Toward the Gunfire
Master Sgt. Omri Michaeli was one of many Israeli reservists who didn’t wait for orders on Oct. 7, 2023. They just headed south to fight the Hamas invasion.
