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]
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 podcastInside 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]
In the past he has appeared on major media outlets such as 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. He is the first Israeli speaker to have lectured in all 50 U.S. states.[19][5] Hoffman taught a course in 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] In 2025 he was recognized by the Knesset at the Voices of Iron ceremony for his advocacy work.[22][23]
Personal life
Hoffman was born in the United States and currently resides in Jerusalem with his family.[24]
