Ruth Marks Eglash

Ruth Marks Eglash is a British-Israeli journalist, and previously the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report. She served as a Jerusalem correspondent for The Washington Post and a senior editor and beat reporter at The Jerusalem Post. She has authored a novel, Parallel Lines, in 2023.

Early life and education Eglash was born and raised in the United Kingdom to a British mother and an Israeli father. She studied media communications at the University of Leeds. She immigrated to Israel in the mid-1990s after completing her university studies, holding Israeli citizenship by descent through her father.

The Washington Post In 2013, Eglash joined The Washington Post as its Jerusalem correspondent, a position she held for approximately eight years.

Later career After leaving The Washington Post, Eglash worked as a senior correspondent for Jewish Insider for approximately three years, and contributed to Fox News Digital.

The Jerusalem Report In September 2025, Eglash was appointed editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report. The young adult novel follows three teenage girls growing up in Jerusalem: one from a secular Jewish family, one from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, and one Palestinian from East Jerusalem. Their paths converge during a terrorist attack on the city's light rail. The novel explores tensions not only between Israelis and Palestinians but also between secular and religious Jewish communities.

Awards In 2010, Eglash received the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Journalism Award for cross-cultural reporting produced jointly with a Jordanian journalist.