Zvika Klein

Zvika Klein is the Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post , an Israeli-American journalist, columnist, speaker, and moderator covering Israel, the Jewish world, Diaspora affairs, antisemitism, and Israel-Diaspora relations. He previously served as the paper's Jewish World analyst and is recognized as one of the leading journalists covering Jewish communities worldwide. For speaking, media appearances, and selected work, visit Zvika Klein's official website: www.zvikaklein.com. Zvika Klein is the Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post , an Israeli-American journalist, columnist, speaker, and moderator covering Israel, the Jewish world, Diaspora affairs, antisemitism, and Israel-Diaspora relations. He previously served as the paper's Jewish World analyst and is recognized as one of the leading journalists covering Jewish communities worldwide. For speaking, media appearances, and selected work, visit Zvika Klein's official website : www.zvikaklein.com. Klein has met with and interviewed heads of state, senior government officials, diplomats, top business leaders, philanthropists, and prominent figures from the Jewish world. He regularly speaks and provides analysis on international and Hebrew-language media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, BBC, NewsNation, Sky News, and others. Klein has reported from Israel, Europe, North America, and Jewish communities around the world, focusing on Jewish identity, antisemitism, Israeli society, and the evolving relationship between Israel and the Diaspora. He 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," went viral. The accompanying video, which showed him walking for 10 hours in Paris while wearing a kippah, received millions of views and became one of the most widely viewed journalistic projects on European antisemitism at the time. Born in Chicago, Klein made aliyah to Israel as a child. He served as an adviser to Israel's President's Office on Israel-Diaspora relations. He has received three journalism awards: the B'nai B'rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage in 2013 and 2019, and the JDC 2014 Smolar Journalism Award.

A shotgun and shotgun shells lie on the ground at the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.

Canada’s Jews shouldn’t need a fundraising campaign to pray safely - comment

People of Israel party head Ofer Winter speaks to The Jerusalem Post on September 17, 2026.

‘I don’t work for Netanyahu': Ofer Winter can be Israel's next kingmaker - interview

Journalist and director Rachel Szor and Israeli journalist and filmmaker Yuval Abraham attend the "Naza" Photocall during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 10, 2026 in Venice, Italy.

Editor's Notes: We asked the IDF about two Gaza strikes. We’re still waiting


Israel has the horrific evidence. Where is the international campaign? - comment

NAZA draws on anonymous testimony from soldiers and intelligence personnel who say the army calculated expected civilian deaths before airstrikes and proceeded with them anyway.

Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham attend the red carpet of the movie Naza during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival Venice Italy 2026-09-10.

Editor’s Notes: The Rosh Hashanah accounting of leadership - comment

In an age of misinformation and political certainty, the hardest thing to find is the truth. This Rosh Hashanah, we should judge leaders by what they do, not what they say.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

No. 1: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump: Remembering who brought the hostages home

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump helped achieve what few in Jerusalem thought possible, bringing every Israeli hostage home and reshaping the Middle East.

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the US president, and her husband Jared Kushner pose during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.

No. 6: Miriam Adelson: The Rothschild of our times

Miriam Adelson was No. 26 on this list last year. She is in the top five now, and her fortune did not move. What moved was us.

Miriam Adelson

What Britain risks by treating Israeli intelligence as a bargaining chip - comment

London is banning trade with Israeli settlements. The secret Hezbollah case shows how much of the UK-Israel relationship the British public never sees.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during Ministerial Statement on Government Direction at the House of Commons in London

Editor's Notes: The man who decides which Jews the president hears - comment

Six rabbis were invited to the Oval Office before Rosh Hashanah. The interesting question isn’t who they are, but who picked them.

Martin Marks, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Jewish Engagement.

Editor's Notes: October 7 shattered Israel’s old political map, next election may redraw it

The next election may reveal a political reshuffle already underway, as Israelis no longer fit neatly into the camps that shaped the country for decades.

The launch of the new People of Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Editor's Notes: In era of Jewish uncertainty, Israel must rework its relationship with Diaspora

Israel’s leaders offer education, aliyah, and advocacy as answers to Diaspora challenges, but true partnership requires giving world Jewry a voice in decisions that affect them.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid speaks during a press conference as part of the B'Yachad party election campaign in Tel Aviv, central Israel, August 19, 2026.

Smotrich outlines 10-year plan to bring one million olim from North America, Europe - interview

"We now need to take aliyah and deal with it at the same scale, the same investment, the same intensity with which we dealt with security and settlement," said the finance minister.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sits down with Editor-in-chief Zvika Klein and Political correspondent Keshet Neev at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem.

The secret Smotrich kept from his wife: Israel was going to war with Iran - interview

He voted against the January 2025 hostage deal, his own voters demanded he resign, and Ben-Gvir walked out. Smotrich stayed silent for five months. In an interview with the Post, he explained why.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with 'Jerusalem Post' Editor in Chief Zvika Klein, August 12, 2026.