Ruth Eglash
Jerusalem
Reporter covering Israel and the Palestinian territories
Education: Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds University, BA in history and media studies
Ruth Eglash has worked as a correspondent for The Washington Post in Israel and the West Bank since 2013. During that time, she has intensely covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel’s elections and a wide range of other political and social topics.
Originally from Britain, Eglash previously worked as a senior editor and reporter for the Jerusalem Post. Her main beat was social welfare issues, such as the immigration of Jews from Ethiopia, poverty and women’s rights in Israel. She was appointed the newspaper's first social media editor in 2012.
Eglash has also freelanced for numerous