Yaakov Katz
Military Correspondent and Defense Analyst for The Jerusalem Post
Yaakov Katz is the military correspondent and defense analyst for The Jerusalem Post, the Middle East's leading English daily. Mr. Katz has covered the police beat and settler affairs for the Post and was the chief correspondent during the Gaza Strip disengagement in the summer of 2005.
Mr. Katz spent the months of July and August with the IDF along Israel's border with Lebanon while leading the paper's coverage of Israel's war against Hizbullah.
He is also the Israel correspondent for USA Today.
His popular weekly column, called Security and Defense, and frequent appearances on local and foreign news shows, provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the decision-making process in the Israeli defense establishment.
In addition to accompanying and covering the daily IDF operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Mr. Katz also covers the army's relationship with various sectors in Israeli society and particularly the national-religious camp in a post-disengagement reality.
Mr. Katz writes extensively on the Palestinian conflict as well as the military's stance on Iran's nuclear program and Israel's options in face of what is being described as the greatest existential threat in Israel's history.
Originally from Chicago, Mr. Katz moved to Israel 13 years ago and served in the IDF in the Armored Corps. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Chaya and their daughter Atara and is completing a law degree at Bar Ilan University.
Fee (Explanation): $
Availability: Yaakov lives in Israel and frequently comes to the US for speaking engagements.
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List of Topics
- Post war in Israel: How has the war in Lebanon changed Israel's strategic standing in the Middle East?
- Iran - what are Israel's options in face of this looming existential threat?
- Palestinian conflict
- Settlers vs. the State - what has disengagement done to the national-religious and settler camp in Israel
