Tobias Siegal



Tobias Siegal is a former breaking news desk manager for The Jerusalem Post. He has covered various topics, namely education, from Israeli politics and culture to Middle East affairs.

He holds a B.A. in Linguistics and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and led the university's Model UN Program before serving as a foreign affairs officer at Israel's National Defense College (INDC) for three years.

Siegal is currently working on publishing his first Poetry Book. His poems have been published in various poetic magazines and anthologies.




Outgoing AUJS president Alissa Foster  left, and incoming AUJS President Noah Loven, right, seen during a havdalah ceremony during the 2023 Accelerate program in Sydney, August 2023.

The moments that decide Israel's future are quiet conversations – opinion

 People queue to vote outside a pre-polling centre in Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2025.

Australian elections will not determine Israel's fate, but could divide Jewish community - opinion

  Participants of the AUJS Leadership Development Program pose for a group photo, January 2025.

Fighting antisemitism is important, fostering Jewish leadership is crucial - opinion


COVID: 'Jerusalem's Shabbat' brings Jews together from all over the city

Led by the city’s Youth Authority, the project aims "to provide activities for young families during weekends, close to home and through joint activities for both parents and children."

"SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM" provides interactive activities for children in various parks across the city. (Illustrative)

Creating the next Spotify: Israeli music school teaches programming

Innovation Lab at Rimon School of Music teaches students ‘the language of the industry’s future’

THE RIMON School of Music’s Innovation Lab.

Polish Law preventing restitution of Jewish property passes in Senate

"The law will strongly harm [Israel's] relations with Poland," Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said.

 1st sitting the Polish Senate of the 9th term.

Gantz and Sa'ar to launch official inquiry into Submarine Affair

Considering the fact that "a criminal investigation is already ongoing in this case," Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit will oversee the process

Newly appointed Minister of Justice Gideon Saar with outgoing Minister of Justice Benny Gantz at a ceremony for replacing of minister, held at the Ministry for Justice in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021.

Netanyahu family vacates Balfour after 12 years

Starting Sunday, the residence will be used by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. However, the newly-elected prime minister's family is not expected to move in.

A fake moving truck titled "Crime Minister Movers" on Balfour comes to "Take Bibi home"

IDF to send rescue team to assist in Miami disaster

Nachman Shai to Post en route to Miami: "America can learn from Israeli experience. Unfortunately, we have too much experience with disasters."

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a partial building collapse in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021.

First-ever Emirati student arrives to study at Israeli university

Mansoor bin Shamekh al-Marzooqi will study for a BA in government at IDC Herzliya • “I chose to come to study in Israel out of a strong desire to contribute to the advancement of peace"

Jonathan Davis, Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel, H.E Mohamed Al Khaja and student Mansoor Bin Shamekh al-Marzooqi.

Avocado: Israel's most economic crop

The demand for the popular fruit is rising endlessly * Israel exports about 45% of its avocado produce.

Israel exports about 45% of its avocado produce.

EU study finds incitement in Palestinian textbooks, kept from public

The 200-page report, commissioned by then EU foreign affairs representative Federica Mogherini, examined 156 textbooks and 16 teaching curriculums issued by the PA between 2017-2019.

Palestinian children learn Islamic lessons on summer vacation as COVID-19 restrictions ease in Gaza.

Police to decide whether to allow nationalist flag march in Jerusalem

Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for trying to “burn down the country on his way out of Balfour.”

Israelis take cover as a siren sounds warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, during Jerusalem day, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021.