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Gil Hoffman is the executive director of HonestReporting, which fights for Israel in the international mainstream and social media; a lecturer on political strategy at Israel’s College of Management and served as chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post for 24 years. The Algemeiner website recently named him one of the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life, alongside presidents Biden and Zelensky and prime ministers Sunak and Netanyahu.
He was raised in Chicago, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northwestern University’s School of Journalism, and wrote for the Miami Herald and Arizona Republic before moving to Israel.
A reserve soldier in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, he has lectured in every major English-speaking country in the world, more than half the Canadian provinces, and recently made history in Hawaii by becoming the first speaker to have lectured about Israel in all 50 US states. He lives with his family in Jerusalem.
Field / Profession: Educator, Government & Politics, Leadership & Motivation
Educator at: Academic
Recent Places Spoken/Recommendations:
Rabbi Leonard Matanky, RZA co-President
Rabbi Donald Bixon, Beth Israel in Miami Beach
Martin Oliner, RZA co-President
Speaking Topics: Torah, Israel, Politics, Community, Eretz Yisrael, Inspirational, Jewish Education, Family Education, Campus/Students, Other
Sample Topics - General:
70 Reasons for Optimism about Israel's future
Red States, Blue States and the Jewish State: An Insider's Look at America's Impact on the Future of Israel and the Wider Middle East
Peace, Politics, and Plutonium: A Maven's Guide to the Mayhem in the Middle East
Jew vs Jew in the Jewish State: An Insider's Look at Israeli Politics
A journalist's take on how to be an effective Israel advocate
Politics in Parashat Hashavua for the Perplexed
Sample Topics - Israel Related:
70 Reasons for Optimism about Israel's future
Red States, Blue States and the Jewish State: An Insider's Look at America's Impact on the Future of Israel and the Wider Middle East
Peace, Politics, and Plutonium: A Maven's Guide to the Mayhem in the Middle East
Jew vs Jew in the Jewish State: An Insider's Look at Israeli Politics
A journalist's take on how to be an effective Israel advocate
Politics in Parashat Hashavua for the Perplexed
Languages: English, Hebrew
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