Gil Hoffman

Gil Hoffman is the executive director and executive editor of the pro-Israel media watchdog HonestReporting. He served as chief political correspondent and analyst of The Jerusalem Post for 24 years.

Tucker Carlson looks on during US President Donald Trump’s meeting with oil  industry executives, at the White House in Washington, Jan. 9.

What Bret Stephens got wrong in his ‘State of World Jewry’ address - opinion

Daniel Hagari, then-IDF spokesman, gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv on October 16, 2023.

Why the IDF should hire a PR firm, not a general - opinion

A supporter of the Iranian people bears the colors of their flag on her face at a rally for the nationwide protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Madrid, Spain, last week.

Western media’s silence on Iran reveals troubling pattern of ignoring democracy - opinion


2026: The year for Qatar to be quelled - opinion

Every Jewish and pro-Israel organization around the world should be preparing now for such a campaign to start the moment the final hostage is in Israel’s hands

A PALESTINIAN flag emblazoned with an image of Hamas military spokesperson Abu Obaida is waved during Nakba Day protests in Brooklyn, New York, May 15.

What Israel advocates can learn from ‘Wicked’: Denying objective truth lets evil thrive - opinion

An important lesson from both the film and from Israel’s treatment in the international media is that denying objective truth and making it subjective is what enables evil to thrive.

Wicked

Why the BBC’s firing of top executives was uninspiring - opinion

Should biased Israel coverage have Trumped president in BBC heads’ downfall?

BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE in London, seen Nov. 14.

Israel should let journalists into Gaza, and this is why - opinion

The hard questions that come with open press access are preferable to the easy wrong answers that come with restriction.

HASSAN ESLAIAH, who worked for the AP and CNN, is kissed by then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Al Jazeera's alleged changes don't make the Qatari news outlet trustworthy - opinion

So just like with the end of the war, we will have to be patient when it comes to waiting for coverage of Israel to improve.

A screenshot of an Al Jazeera broadcast.

Did Hamas have a secret army on October 7? - opinion

Probe questions why 14 Gazan photographers were on the roofs before sunrise.

MAHMOUD ISSA of Reuters, photo from Oct. 7, 2023: Rockets fired from Gaza City into Israel. Issa posted photos like this one on Instagram – of sunrise during the attacks.

Can ‘The New York Times’ repent for lies spread about Israel? - opinion

The newspaper has spread dangerous lies about Israel throughout this war.

‘THE NEW YORK TIMES’ building in New York City, seen this past week.

Abu Obeida: A Goebbels-esque propagandist who tricked the world - opinion

Foreign press coverage of Abu Obeida’s assassination downplayed him as a mere Hamas spokesman. They know he was so much more than that.

ABU OBEIDA speaks; viewed in Nablus, Jan. 19.

Is the international media holding our hostages? - opinion

When Sky News reported that Al Jazeera condemned the August 10 IDF assassination of its reporter, Hamas terrorist Anas Al-Sharif, he posted, “I was held by a journalist, and his father was a doctor!"

AL JAZEERA journalist Anas Al-Sharif, killed in an Israeli strike last week, reports in Gaza City in 2024.

Not the military experience I intended: Gaza, 2005 and 2025 - opinion

'On the 10th anniversary of the evacuation, TV channels looked back on the disengagement and broadcast the clip of that haunting scene. I was shocked to hear my own voice.'

THE GUSH KATIF settlement where we spent most of our time was Morag – seen July 12, 2005.