Yaakov Katz (journalist)
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Yaakov Katz | |
|---|---|
 Katz (left) with US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo (right) in 2019 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) |
| Occupation | Journalist and author |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Bar Ilan University |
Yaakov Katz (Hebrew: יעקב כץ, born 1979) is an American-born Israeli journalist and author who served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post.
Career
[edit]Katz completed a law degree from Bar-Ilan University in 2007, and in 2013 was selected as an outstanding alumnus.[1]
From 2003 to 2013 Katz was the military correspondent and defense analyst for The Jerusalem Post,[2] and has also worked as the Israel correspondent for Jane's Defence Weekly[3] and USA Today.[4] His writings have also appeared in the Washington Post,[5] the New York Post,[6] The Daily Beast,[7] Al Jazeera English, Israel Defense, Newsmax, Special Operations Report, Fair Observer,[8] and other publications.
In 2012-2013, Katz was one of 12 international fellows to spend a year at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism[9][10] at Harvard.
In 2013 Katz became senior foreign policy advisor to Israel's Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett.[2]
He became Editor-in-Chief at The Jerusalem Post in 2016.[11][12] In March 2023 he was replaced by Avi Mayer.[13]
His first book, Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War,[14] which Katz co-authored with Yoaz Hendel, was published by Potomac Books in 2012 in the U.S. and by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan in Israel, where it spent several weeks on the bestseller list.[citation needed]
His second book, Weapons Wizards, written together with veteran Walla News military correspondent Amir Bohbot, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2017 and tells the behind-the-scenes story of how Israel invented its revolutionary weapons and military technology.[15][16] It has been translated into Czech, Polish, Hebrew and Mandarin.
His most recent book Shadow Strike: Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power, was published in May 2019 by St. Martin's Press.[17] It was chosen as a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.[18]
Katz has lectured at dozens of college campuses across the U.S. and is a frequent speaker on issues relating to Israeli security and Middle East politics.[19][20]
Personal life
[edit]Originally from Chicago, Katz moved to Israel in 1996.[2] He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and their four children.
Published works
[edit]- Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War, with Yaoz Hendel (Zmora -Bitan Books, April 2011, Potomac Books 2012, ISBN 9781597976688) Google Books
- The Weapon Wizards: How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower, with Amir Bohbot (St. Martin's Press, January 2017, ISBN 9781250088338)[21]
- Shadow Strike: Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power (St. Martin's Press, May 2019, ISBN 9781250191274)[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bar-Ilan Alumni Yaakov Katz: How Judaism has Created the World's most Moral Army". www.biubogrim.org.il. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ a b c "'Post' military reporter Yaakov Katz named adviser to Bennett". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Jewish National Fund". www.jnf.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Topics Index Page - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Perspective | It's up to Israelis to stop Iran's nuclear program. Here's how they did it before". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ "Yaakov Katz". Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ "Yaakov Katz". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War - Fair Observer". Fair Observer. 2012-06-28. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "'Post' reporter wins Harvard fellowship". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Yaakov Katz - Nieman Foundation". nieman.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Yaakov Katz named new 'Post' editor-in-chief". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "עורך חדש ל"ג'רוזלם פוסט": יעקב כץ יחליף את סטיב לינדה". Walla News. 2016-04-13. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Jerusalem Post staff (2023-03-21). "Avi Mayer named new editor-in-chief of 'The Jerusalem Post'". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Israel vs. Iran - University of Nebraska Press". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Grapevine: Cutting-edge celebrations". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ Brooks, Rosa (3 February 2017). "How David Became Goliath: The Secret of Israel's Military Success". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Shadow Strike | Yaakov Katz | Macmillan". Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ "Sami Rohr Prize announces finalists for 2020 literary prize". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ "2013 New Haven Community Event". www.aipac.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Hasbara Fellowships - The Hasbara Campus Blog". www.hasbarafellowships.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "The Weapon Wizards | Yaakov Katz | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "Shadow Strike | Yaakov Katz | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
