Jonathan Harounoff is a British journalist covering the Middle East, who has been serving as Israel’s International Spokesperson to the United Nations since September 2024.[1] He is a contributing writer at The New York Post,[2] Fox News,[3] Haaretz,[4] The Jerusalem Post,[5] The Jewish Chronicle,[6] The Forward,[7] JNS[8] and The Middle East Institute,[9] where he writes about Iran, Israel and antisemitism. His reporting and commentaries have appeared in international publications and TV, including BBC,[10] NPR,[11] Fox News,[12] MSNBC,[13] The Telegraph,[14] Iran International,[15] The Los Angeles Times,[16] The Sean Hannity Show[17] and NewsNation.[18]
Jonathan Harounoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, United Kingdom |
| Education | University of Cambridge, Columbia University, Harvard University |
| Occupation | Israel’s International Spokesperson to the United Nations |
| Spouse | Stephanie Posner |
Early life and education
editHarounoff was born in London, United Kingdom, the son of Israeli and British parents, and is of Iranian-Jewish ancestry.[19] He attended the Jesus College[20] University of Cambridge, where he was an Exhibitioner Scholar,[21] graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Arabic, Persian and Middle Eastern Studies in 2017. He then moved to the United States to complete graduate studies in international relations, journalism and diplomacy at Harvard University in 2018, while also writing for The Harvard Crimson[22] and Harvard Gazette.[23] In 2019, he received his master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School, where he served as managing editor of two college publications: Trumplandia[24] and Covering Religion.[25] He also founded and captained Columbia Journalism School’s first-ever soccer team. Harounoff is a 2019 Journalism Fellow at the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).[26]
Career
editFollowing graduation from Columbia Journalism School in 2019,[27] Harounoff worked in corporate communications for the chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics, a Fortune 500 provider of transportation and supply chain services.[28] In June 2023, Harounoff became a columnist at London-based publication The Jewish Chronicle.[29] In September 2023, Harounoff became director of communications at the Jewish Institute for National of America (JINSA), a foreign affairs think tank based in Washington, D.C.[30] At the same time, in September 2023, Harounoff founded and served as CEO of Noff Media, a media consultancy for businesses, non-governmental organizations and high-profile individuals.[31][32] In September 2024, he became Israel’s International Spokesperson to the United Nations, serving under Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.[33]
Personal life
editHarounoff is married to Stephanie Posner, a tech executive at DoubleVerify.[34] They got married on August 25, 2024 at Jesus College, Cambridge, in what was reported to be the college’s first Jewish wedding in its 500-year history.[35]
References
edit- ^ "Catching Up with Israel's New UN International Spokesperson". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Catching Up with Israel's New UN International Spokesperson". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Harounoff". Fox News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Harounoff". Haaretz. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Iran's security crisis: Assassinations reveal deep vulnerabilities - opinion". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Israel's new voice at the UN is British". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Harounoff'". The Forward. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Harounoff". JNS. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Harounoff". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Who is Elise Stefanik, Trump's pick for UN ambassador?". BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Amnesty International is officially calling Israel's war in Gaza a genocide". NPR. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Israel UN peace exhibit features slogan calling for Israel to be wiped off the map: 'Shameful'". Fox News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "The man who could have been Shah". X. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Putin 'forming axis of terror' as he welcomes Hamas and Iran to Moscow". UK Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Israel pounds Iranian missile sites, says operation complete". Iran International. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Is Israel's treatment of Palestinians a form of apartheid?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Sean Hannity Show". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Universities need a reset, protests have gotten out of hand: Columbia alumnus". YouTube. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Catching Up with Israel's New UN International Spokesperson". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jesus Colleges First Jewish Wedding". The Times. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jesus College Annual Report" (PDF). James Black. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Johnny Harounoff". The Crimson. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "From nowhere to somewhere'". Harvard University. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Trumplandia". Trumplandia. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "http://cover=Our Team". Covering Religion. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Columbia Journalism Students Chosen for FASPE Ethics Fellowship". FASPE. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Campus protests were a missed opportunity - opinion". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Harvard Club Winter Social - December 11". Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Harounoff". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Daily Kickoff September 27, 2023". Jewish Insider. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jesus Colleges First Jewish Wedding". The Times. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Noff Media PR". Noff Media PR. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jewish Insider, November 5 2024". Jewish Insider. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jesus Colleges First Jewish Wedding". The Times. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jesus College hosts first Jewish wedding in its 500-year history". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2024.