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Steve Linde

Steve Linde

Steve Linde, the JNS features editor, is a former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post and The Jerusalem Report and a former head of Kol Yisrael English News. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, he grew up in Durban, South Africa, and has degrees in sociology and journalism. He made aliyah in 1988, served in IDF Artillery and lives in Jerusalem.

A general view of Kiryat Gat under heavy haze, April 17, 2026. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Environment
Israel cuts air pollution, trails OECD on recycling and renewables, report finds
New statistics highlight both environmental progress and persistent challenges as Israel marks World Environment Day.
June 3, 2026
Steve Linde
Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, on May 14, 2026. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Call for Submissions
Tower of David seeks public’s help in finding rare Western Wall images
The Jerusalem museum is searching for historic photographs hidden in attics, albums and storage boxes ahead of a landmark exhibition.
June 3, 2026
Steve Linde
New Mossad Director Roman Gofman meets United Hatzalah medics Moshe Weizman and Elishiv Mizrachi at his inauguration at the intelligence agency’s headquarters, June 2, 2026. Credit: United Hatzalah.
Israel News
New Mossad chief thanks United Hatzalah volunteers who saved him on Oct. 7
At his inauguration, Roman Gofman reunited with the volunteer responders who evacuated him after he was critically wounded while battling Hamas terrorists.
June 3, 2026
Steve Linde
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meets with Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, June 1, 2026. Credit: Foreign Ministry.
World News
Sa’ar opens Israeli embassy in Fiji, hails ‘golden era’ in ties
The Israeli FM signed security and diplomatic cooperation agreements during a visit that underscored growing relations between Jerusalem and the Pacific island nation.
June 2, 2026
Steve Linde
Save A Child's Heart volunteers sit with children from Malawi at the Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, June 1, 2026. Credit: SACH.
Israel News
Malawian children arrive in Israel for life-saving heart treatment
Save a Child’s Heart welcomed its first group of pediatric patients from the African nation following a landmark medical screening mission.
June 2, 2026
Steve Linde
The Manheim boys: The author's father and his two brothers. Credit: M.R. Manheim.
Feature
World War II family saga sifts through patriotism, identity, acclimation and pluck
“If I didn’t tell their stories, they’d be lost,” says M.R. Manheim, whose debut book chronicles the lives of his father and two uncles—three Jewish brothers from Philadelphia who served in active combat.
June 1, 2026
Steve Linde
The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
Feature
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem reopens rooftop summer bar
The luxury hotel’s popular venue combines panoramic views, Mediterranean cuisine and innovative cocktails with a Mexican twist.
May 29, 2026
Steve Linde
A delegation of pro-Israel student leaders from leading North American universities poses for a group photograph in Tel Aviv, May 26, 2026. Credit: Hasbara Fellowships and IsraelAmbassadors.com.
Feature
Student leaders from top US universities visit Israel
Advocates from more than two dozen North American campuses arrive on a two-week mission “to see the truth with their own eyes.”
May 27, 2026
Steve Linde
Members of the Cape Town Jewish community hold a rally during the Cape Town Marathon, May 24, 2026. Credit: SAZF-Cape Council.
Feature
Cape Town Jews rally behind tribute run for Bibas brothers
Hundreds turned out in a public display of Jewish pride during the Cape Town Marathon.
May 25, 2026
Steve Linde
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses recipients of the Jerusalem Unity Prize at the President's Residence, May 24, 2026. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.
Israel News
Herzog’s Jerusalem Unity Prize address triggers Ben-Gvir backlash
The president condemned violence “by a lawless mob in Judea and Samaria,” prompting criticism from the national security minister.
May 24, 2026
Steve Linde
Israel’s high-tech industry united for HaGal Sheli's Shavuot benefit supporting trauma rehabilitation programs, May 20, 2026. Credit: HaGal Sheli.
Feature
Israeli high-tech leaders ride wave of support for trauma victims
A Shavuot benefit at Jerusalem’s Tower of David raised funds for HaGal Sheli’s surfing-based rehabilitation programs.
May 24, 2026
Steve Linde
Yitzhak Ben-Hebron at a family gathering in Kiryat Arba in February 2019. Credit: Courtesy of the Hebron Jewish Community.
Israel News
Last survivor of 1929 Hebron massacre dies at 100
Yitzhak Ben-Hebron escaped Arab riots as a child and later returned to rebuild the Jewish community in the holy city.
May 22, 2026
Steve Linde
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