Sophia Goodfriend

Dec 31, 2024 | 972mag.com | Amos Brison |Sophia Goodfriend

On Dec. 10, Israeli military officials, weapons manufacturers, and American venture capitalists gathered at Tel Aviv University for the first ever DefenseTech Summit.

Oct 2, 2024 | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Sophia Goodfriend

After detonating thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in an attack that caught much of the world by surprise, Israel has now launched a bloody aerial and ground assault on Lebanon. Since Sept. 23, Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 1,000 people, including hundreds of women and children, in what has been described as one of the most intense air raids in modern history. Over one million are displaced across the country.

Nov 24, 2023 | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Sophia Goodfriend

When Ahmed graduated from an Israeli college with a degree in computer science earlier this fall, he was eager to start job hunting. He planned to attend careers fairs and networking events in Tel Aviv with his classmates and to scour LinkedIn for new opportunities at prominent technology firms. But Ahmed, who is in his mid-20s, has rarely ventured far from his home in occupied East Jerusalem since October 7.

Oct 30, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | Sophia Goodfriend

Israeli defense officials have called Israel’s surveillance apparatus in Gaza one of the most sophisticated in the world. But it failed on Oct. 7. Israeli defense officials have called Israel’s surveillance apparatus in Gaza one of the most sophisticated in the world. But it failed on Oct. 7.

Oct 2, 2023 | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Sophia Goodfriend

On the evening of April 2, 2023, Ramzi Abbassi, a prominent Palestinian journalist and social media influencer, drove back to his home in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. He had been at a nearby hospital visiting his mother, who was severely ill and would pass away just a few weeks later.