Gil Hoffman is an Israeli-American journalist and political correspondent who serves as executive director of Honest Reporting.[1] He was previously chief political correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.[2][3][4]

Early life

Hoffman grew up outside of Chicago in Lincolnwood, Illinois.[5] He attended high school at Ida Crown Jewish Academy and graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.[6][7] He previously worked for the Miami Herald and the Arizona Republic.[8] He made Aliyah at age 22 in 1999.[3] After immigrating to Israel, Hoffman served in an artillery unit with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and later served as a spokesperson for the IDF reserves.[3]

Career

Hoffman became executive director of Honest Reporting in June of 2022.[9] He worked for the Jerusalem Post from 1998 - 2022 and served as their long-time chief political correspondent where he interviewed prime ministers, generals, government ministers and other prominent politicians and covered 10 Knesset elections.[4][10] Hoffman has noted in the past it is important to him to remain objective in speaking about Israel due to his position as chief political correspondent.[11]

Hoffman hosted the podcast Inside Israel Today on The Land of Israel Network from 2017 - 2020.[12] He hosted a podcast on Voice of Israel from 2014 - 2015.[13][14]

He makes regular appearances on CNN, TRT World, and Al-Jazeera along with local Israeli television programs.[15][16][17][18] He is a frequent lecturer on Israel, having spoken in every major English-speaking country in the world and all 50 U.S. states.[19][5] Hoffman also teaches a course on journalism at the College of Management Academic Studies.[20]

In 2022 Hoffman was named one of the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life.[21]

Personal life

According to Jerusalem Press Club, Hoffman currently resides in Israel. He is married and has three children.[22]

References

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  4. 1 2 Wiener, Robert. "Israeli reporter sees reason for optimism". New Jersey Jewish News. NJJN. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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  6. Leopold, Wendy. "Lecture; "Red States, Blue States, and Jewish State"". northwestern.edu. Northwestern Now. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. "Max SteinBerg Israel Leaders". Max SteinBerg Israel Leaders. Max Steinberg. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. Berenger, Walla. "Meet Gil Hoffman". News!. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. "HonestReporting announces appointment of Gil Hoffman as new executive director". Religion News Service. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  10. "Grapevine June 22, 2022: A state in crises". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  11. Bratslavsky, David. "Street Smart Politics". The Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. Hoffman, Gil. "Inside Israel Today". The Land of Israel News. The Land Of Israel Network. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. Hoffman, Gil. "Voice Of Israel". The Voice Of Israel. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. Frantzman, Seth. "Voice of Israel English-Language Radio Closes After First Year". JPost.com. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. "Gil Hoffman the Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst at the Jerusalem Post". Youtube. ILTV Israel Daily. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  16. "U.S.- Israel Relations- Interview with Gil Hoffman". Youtube. TRT World. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  17. "Record numbers of French Jews Emigrating". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  18. "Israel Law Divides Discriminates". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  19. Hendelman, Ariel. "A Journalist's Insights into Chabad From Record-Breaking U.S. tour". Chabad News. Chabad. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  20. "Lecturer Mr. Hoffman, Gil". Lecturer Mr Hoffman, Gil. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  21. Algemeiner, The. "Gil Hoffman | Algemeiner.com Breaking Alerts, Commentary, Insights Analysis and Blogs". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  22. "The New Israeli Government with Gil Hoffman". Jerusalem Press Club. Jerusalem Press Club. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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