Jasper Nathaniel
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Jasper Nathaniel (born 1987 or 1988)[1] is an American journalist known for his coverage of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
Education
Nathaniel is Jewish. He graduated from college in 2010.[1] In 2023, he enrolled in New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.[1]
Career
After graduating from college, Nathaniel worked for technology startup companies until 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nathaniel wrote on Substack about his travels in the U.S. and East Africa.[1]
Nathaniel travelled to the West Bank in January 2024. He told the Columbia Journalism Review that he was inspired to report from the West Bank due to several shootings of Palestinians there following the 2023 October 7 attacks.[1] Nathaniel has contributed to Zeteo,[2] The Drift[3] and Drop Site News.[4]
In 2025, Nathaniel reported extensively on the case of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim, an American teenager who was detained by Israel over allegations of throwing stones.[5]
In October 2025, Nathaniel recorded an Israeli settler attack on Palestinian farmers in the olive fields near Turmus Ayya, during which Afaf Abu Alia, a Palestinian woman, was beaten unconscious by a settler while harvesting olives, resulting in her being hospitalised.[6][7][8] Nathaniel stated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops stationed in the area had abandoned him and the Palestinians to the settlers, despite having warned the IDF that they feared for their safety.[6][9] He also criticized American media for its lack of coverage of the attack.[10]
Personal life
Nathaniel lives in New York when he is not reporting from the West Bank.[1]