Yonah Jeremy Bob

Yonah Jeremy Bob is The Jerusalem Post 's senior military correspondent and intelligence analyst and was previously literary editor for 4.5 years. He covers the Israeli military, the Mossad, the Shin Bet, defense technologies, Iran's weapons of mass destruction, cyberwarfare, and war crimes allegations. Yonah is also well-connected to all of the top Israeli ministries from his former posts in the IDF, the Foreign Ministry, and the Justice Ministry. Yonah's award winning book Target Tehran has sold over 40,000 copies worldwide. This true story of the Mossad's secret war against Iran's nuclear program and its role in the Abraham Accords was published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in September 2023, and translated and published as a best seller in Hebrew by Yediot Books in April 2024. The Wall Street Journal listed the book in its Top 5 for Politics for 2023 and it won the Jewish Book Council/Natan Award for 2024. His newest book - In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel's Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis - is due to be published in hardcover in English on September 8 and will also be translated and published in Hebrew by Yediot Books. Yonah is the editor and translator of the intelligence and terrorism thriller A Raid on the Red Sea published in March 2021. His first book on aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was published in August 2019. Yonah has been interviewed by CNN, Fox News, BBC, NBC, ABC, the London Times , Al Jazeera, and a range of other television and radio programs in English and has also been interviewed by a wide variety of print and radio Hebrew media. Yonah also delivers foreign affairs lectures and Zoom lectures throughout the US, Canada, Australia and Israel, including at the International Spy Museum in Washington, to World Affairs Councils, and to a wide variety of Jewish groups. Hailing from Baltimore in the US, Yonah graduated with honors from Columbia University and Boston University Law School. He is married with three children.

IDF forces detain volunteers with Rabbis for Human Rights in the West Bank village of Nahalin on October 21, 2026.

IDF sources: Detention of US lawmaker nominee, 90 West Bank volunteers was complex - exclusive

Ballot papers of various political parties are displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026

Shin Bet removes social media accounts to block foreign interference in upcoming election

(Illustrative) A projectile is fired during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026.

IDF was not planning to strike Iran on Oct. 10 despite reports of attack blocked by Trump


IDF releases footage of Hezbollah moving weapons, accuses Lebanese army of lying about enforcement

IDF provides footage showing Hezbollah moving weapons which Lebanese army was supposed to seize; Air force later followed, destroyed assets, but Lebanese army accused of lying

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

Netanyahu or Eisenkot? Where their visions for Israel’s security align - and collide

Iran unites Israel's two candidates, but West Bank settler violence divides them • Eisenkot’s diplomatic reset faces a challenge from Trump’s support for Netanyahu • Neither has clear plan for Gaza

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Defense Minister Israel Katz tried to transfer the authority over actions taken by extremist settlers in the West Bank from the IDF to the Israel Police.

Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

West Bank attacks on Washington Post journalist, diplomats may signal dangerous trend - analysis

No matter who is prime minister after October 27, if the situation in the West Bank does not come under control, violent Jewish extremists could become an even greater direct danger to Israel.

An Israeli settler casts a stone towards Palestinians, next to a fire, amid clashes during Palestinians' olive harvest in Abu Falah near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Crash-and-burn: Inside Israel’s self-defeating defense against ‘NAZA,’ BBC's war crimes allegations

When the NAZA film came out in mid-September, a week after the EU sanctioned Israel's West Bank, a new chapter started.

Graffiti depicting Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the directors of the documentary film NAZA, and the word "traitors" in Hebrew, on a wall in Ashdod Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

Netanyahu vs Bar: Who called who is fascinating, but both ignored writing on the wall - analysis

The October 7 disaster was a decade or more in the making, especially with contributions of failures by both the political leadership and the entire defense establishment.

 Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Katz threatens to conquer more Lebanese territory if Hezbollah joins Iranian attacks on Israel

“If Hezbollah joins Iran in an attack on Israel, it will be dealt a heavy blow and lose additional territory in southern Lebanon, in the areas of Nabatieh and Litani," said the defense minister.

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

Return to war with Iran after US midterm elections may be increasingly likely - analysis

Iran’s efforts show it is preparing for war in the near future and may try to strike America and its allies’ weak underbellies: energy facilities, ships, and other economically damaging targets.

A member of a police force stands guard on a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran Wednesday, 1st April 2026

Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis

Some have already speculated that Israel could destroy enemy space satellites using the Arrow 3 missile system, given that it already strikes ballistic missiles in space.

US-China space race is heating up

Israel must set red lines on Turkish presence in Syria to avoid confrontation, think tank argues

Israel's Syria policy could ultimately invite US pressure to abandon its buffer zone without significant security concessions if it fails to engage Damascus diplomatically, INSS warns.

Turkish security forces line up in the buffer zone as Turkish police use water cannon to disperse Syrian supporters who gather at the border, across from the northern Syrian town of Qamishli, January 20, 2026