Zvika Klein

Zvika Klein is the Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post and the paper's former Jewish World analyst. He's considered one of the world's top journalists specializing in Jewish Diaspora affairs. Klein was formerly a correspondent for Israel's Makor Rishon and Maariv newspapers.

In 2015, Klein's article, titled "10 hours of fear and loathing in Paris" became viral, and his video, showing a 10-hour walk in Paris wearing a Kippah, received millions of views. 

Born in Chicago, Klein made aliyah to Israel as a child. He served as advisor to Israel's president's office on Israel-Jewish diaspora relations and received 3 journalism awards: “B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportaģe” in 2013 and 2019, and JDC 2014 Smolar Journalism Award.


A boy on a cycle looks on next to floral tributes and an Australian flag at the Adass Israel Synagogue after an attack in Melbourne, Australia, December 10, 2024.

Australia's expulsion of Iran's envoy: Overdue, but a promising step to protect Australian Jews

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, War cabinet minister Benny Gantz on June 8, 2024

Can Gantz's 'hostage government' idea break Israel's political deadlock? - analysis

Many Israelis will base all of their information on these news-aggregating WhatsApp groups.

Editor's Notes: Israel’s media landscape has changed, and so has the country - comment


Editor's Notes: ‘The steak is off the menu’: Inside what some call Israel’s ‘deep state’

One of Ido Norden book’s more surprising villains is Israel’s mainstream media.

VETO WITHOUT briefing? That crosses the line. An unelected official erased the sirloin – an operation that might have saved captives – before the diners even opened the menu.’

A living skeleton in Gaza: This is what hunger really looks like - comment

Hamas knows exactly what it is doing. Starvation is a bargaining chip; the emaciated hostage is a living press release.

A screengrab from a Hamas propaganda video with Israeli hostage Evyatar David.

It began in Neveh Dekalim: How the Gaza Disengagement led to judicial reform

For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.

A GIRL is evacuated from Neveh Dekalim, Aug. 2005.

New York Jews must use the London playbook to stop Mamdani - comment

British Jews have already shown the road map for defeating a politician whose campaign flirts with antisemitism; New York’s Jews should dust it off before November.

 NEW YORK CITY mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani waves at the crowd during the 2025 Pride March, June 29, 2025.

Why the New York Times Gaza correction fell short and why it matters - comment

Until the paper is willing to raise its voice for corrections as loudly as it does for dramatic headlines, its credibility will remain under justified scrutiny.

 Headquarters of the New York Times in Manhattan, which has thus far only been the site of anti-Israel demonstrations.  Where is the New York Jewish community?

Editor's Notes: Why Israel is investing in MAGA-friendly diplomacy

A warm, informal outreach can touch hearts where formal diplomats cannot.

THE MAGA INFLUENCER tour is just one plank in a broader, if quiet, reorientation of Israeli public diplomacy.

Taybeh church: Retractions don't undo damage of false narratives - comment

Blasting that settlers had torched Taybeh’s 1,500‑year‑old Church of  St. George without waiting for an official investigation shows how the international media reports on Israel.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee tours Taybeh

I saw Israel’s attorney‑general bend the law for her favorites, and I paid the price - comment

Editor's Notes: I’ve been pretty quiet since I was released from house arrest and received tremendous support from Israelis. But on Friday, I almost lost it.

 Attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Knesset in Jerusalem.

Rabbis and Netanyahu’s draft‑exemption monster rips at Israel’s coalition - comment

After years of delay tactics and political bartering, the ultra‑Orthodox draft crisis has burst its cage, threatening to topple the government amid war.

 View of a United Torah Judaism party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 9, 2025.

Israel's midnight strategist: How IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir rewired the doctrine on Iran

The Magazine delves into the life and character of Eyal Zamir – featuring conversations with peers from his years in military positions, people close to his family, officers who served alongside him.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City