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.


IF A leader who thrives on attention can be nudged to keep doing the right thing for Israel, then a powerful front page is a small price to pay. Special ‘Jerusalem Post’ front pages from the past two years of war.

Editor's Notes: Why these covers helped push a moment we needed

Brothers Gali Berman and Ziv Berman, released hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and taken to Gaza, arrive at Sheba Medical Center, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Ramat Gan, Israel October 13, 2025.

Release of Berman twins from Hamas captivity is a miracle few will understand- comment

A billboard displays a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 12, 2025

President Trump, please, don’t forget Israel - comment


Obama, Rabin, Arafat got Nobels without peace, Trump delivers and gets denied - comment

US President Donald Trump did not receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize despite being a catalyst for major shifts towards peace in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025

'A conspiratorial Right is rising' in America, Ben Shapiro tells 'Post'

US political commentator Ben Shapiro in candid conversation with The Jerusalem Post: 'You get a lot more likes and clicks if you are promoting an anti-Israel, anti-Jewish agenda.'

BEN SHAPIRO at the Knesset in April, at a ceremony honoring Independence Day torch lighters.

Senior negotiator: Israel, Hamas align on Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan for hostages - exclusive

The official described a shared mechanism and “good spirit” in the room. 

Celebrations at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as negotiators set to sign deal freeing all hostages from Gaza, October 9, 2025

I was told there would be 'multiple Ron Arads.' I did not publish. This is why - comment

When Israelis hear the name Ron Arad, they think of a mother and father who waited, of a cabinet that kept trying, and of a society that could not bear the open wound.

Friends of Israeli pilot Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

Editor's Notes: After Charlie Kirk’s warning, Israel bets on Gen Z influencers - comment

After Charlie Kirk’s warning on Israel’s “information war,” new deals with US firms show millions spent on influencers and AI to sway young audiences.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

Let’s bring them home in three days - comment

Nothing about the ceasefire deal is perfect. No plan is, but perfection is not the choice before Israel.  

Activists protest outside the US Embassy TLV Branch calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump to end the Israel-Hamas War and return all hostages, September 29, 2025.

Netanyahu’s speech had important points, but didn't address the elephant in the room - analysis

Relying on one friend is not a foreign policy. Donald Trump’s support matters, but it is not a breakwater against the rising tide of boycotts, recognitions, and investigations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S.,

Editor's Notes: Not the key of 1948 - the counterargument to Mahmoud Abbas's US narrative - comment

Until the order is hostages, security, reform, then politics, recognition – only then can we actually begin a real conversation.

A PALESTINIAN HOLDS a ‘Palestinian key’ at a rally to mark the 77th anniversary of Israel’s independence, in Ramallah in May, 2025.

The premature Palestinian statehood will explode in our faces - opinion

The first bricks are still the same. One authority. One set of laws. One chain of command. If recognition is to be more than a headline, it must become pressure and support in the same paragraph.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 8, 2025.

No. 1: Benjamin Netanyahu: Flipping the Middle East on its head for better or worse

If influence, not approval, is our standard, Benjamin Netanyahu was the center of 5785. When he moved, the system moved: generals, ministers, markets, mediators, enemies.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.