Jonathan is a British journalist based in New York currently serving as Israel’s international spokesperson to the United Nations.

His articles and commentaries on Iran, Israel and the broader Middle East have been featured in Haaretz, The New York Post, The New York Times, NPR, BBC, New York Sun, The Telegraph, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, iNews, The Daily Mail, The Forward, The Jerusalem Post, Middle East Institute, The Jewish Chronicle, Religion News Service and Jewish News Syndicate.

He has been interviewed on TV by CBN News, ABC News, Fox News, Iran International, NewsNation, TalkTV and PIX11 News.

He is the founder and CEO of Noff Media, a media consultancy firm.

Jonathan served in strategic communications roles at a Fortune 500 firm, as well as at an NGO focused on foreign affairs.

A 2019 FASPE Journalism Fellow, he was educated at the Universities of Cambridge, Harvard and Columbia. He holds a BA, MS, MA and MBA.

Jonathan is currently writing a book about the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protest movement in Iran. Unveiled: Inside Iran’s #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt comes out in August 2025. Subscribe below to receive pre-order details when available.

Recent TV Appearances

Israel’s International Spokesperson Jonathan Harounoff reflects on Australian antisemitism and his time at the United Nations. One of Israel’s top voices to the United Nations has said Australia’s Jewish community is at the “forefront” of a global fight against anti-Semitism. Speaking to The Australian in Sydney, Israel’s international spokesman to the UN, British-born Jonathan Harounoff, said months of rising anti-Semitism and attacks in Australia had “cut through” overseas. — The Australian (April 8, 2025)

Israel’s United Nations Spokesperson Jonathan Harounoff says the latest antisemitic scenes at the University of Sydney campus are a “manifestation” of “inexplicable hatred” towards Jewish people. Harounoff added that “Iran’s tentacles” are “all over” the atrocities of the October 7 attacks on Israel. “I don’t think its breaking news that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s tentacles, fingerprint, signature, have been all over the atrocities of October 7,” Mr Harounoff said. — Sky News Australia (April 7, 2025)

Middle Eastern journalist Jonathan Harounoff, who is also a Columbia University and Harvard University alumnus, said the pro-Palestinian protests happening on campuses across the nation have gotten out hand. — NewsNation (April 29, 2024)

JINSA Comms Director Jonathan Harounoff on Suspicious Bets Made Against Israeli Economy pre-10/7 — Talk TV (December 5, 2023)

American Jews and their allies are expected to rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Tuesday in support of Israel following the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks. Jonathan Harounoff, JINSA's Director of Communications, says he sees a sea of stars and stripes and a sea of U.S. flags coming together for a peaceful protest. — NewsNation (November 14, 2023)

JINSA Director of Communications Jonathan Harounoff discusses the rise of antisemitism on US campuses on Fox and Friends — Fox News (November 2, 2023)

Discussion around key developments in 2022 in Iran—including the women-led protests, the breakdown in nuclear negotiations and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar—with CBN News anchor Mayra Yazdari — CBN News (January 2, 2023)

Reactions to Iran’s exit from the World Cup and why Iranians were celebrating Iran’s defeat back at home — 24 with Fardad Farahzad, Iran International (November 30, 2022)

Featured Articles

Watching Eli Sharabi address the UN was something I’ll never forget

The Jewish Chronicle - March 28, 2025

The US Green Card is a privilege, not an inalienable right

Jewish News - March 20, 2025

She was the UN’s special adviser on genocide. They didn’t want to listen to her.

The Jewish Chronicle - February 14, 2025

Israel haters reach sickening news lows in New York City

Fox News - January 22, 2025

Israel must use its light to dispel the UN’s darkness

The Jewish Chronicle - January 3, 2025

Catching up with Israel’s new UN international spokesperson

Jewish Journal - November 21, 2024

Israel’s new voice at the UN is British

The Jewish Chronicle - October 22, 2024

‘Iranians for Trump’ movement emerges as Joe Biden, Kamala Harris appease Tehran

The New York Post - September 21, 2024

US government allocates $454.5 million to protect places of worship from attacks

The Jewish Chronicle - September 13, 2024

How anti-Israel protests are costing companies billions of dollars

The New York Post - September 1, 2024

‘Settler colonialism’ is the latest academic construct to attack Jews

The Jewish Chronicle - August 30, 2024

New Jewish Voices for Trump group targets leftist “radical antisemitism”

The Jewish Chronicle - August 23, 2024

Bringing down the Iranian regime - only the people can do it

The Jerusalem Post - August 20, 2024

NYC Jews embrace Krav Maga — self-defense techniques pioneered by IDF forces — to ‘feel safer’ amid rise of antisemitism

The New York Post - August 22, 2024

How October 7 changed Jewish dating

The Jewish Chronicle - August 16, 2024

Long Island mask ban aims to counter antisemitism’s veiled threat

The Jewish Chronicle - August 16, 2024

The untold story of October 7 is the destruction of Israeli agriculture

The Jewish Chronicle - August 9, 2024

Meet the Jewish students turning down Ivy League offers because of Jew hate

The Jewish Chronicle - August 2, 2024

How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s foreign policy would differ as commander in chief

The New York Post - July 27, 2024

Since no one else will act, Jewish students are turning to the courts

The Jewish Chronicle - July 19, 2024

How the victims of Hamas are suing Iran, Syria and North Korea

The New York Post - July 14, 2024

Healing with the help of the best tattoo artists in the world

The Jewish Chronicle - July 12, 2024

Celebration of NATO’s 75th overshadowed by growing concerns over Biden

The Jewish Chronicle - July 9, 2024

Canadian school board tightens up anti-Palestinian racism policy as cases of antisemitism skyrockets

The Jewish Chronicle - July 5, 2024

How Iran is growing rich despite its status as a pariah nation

The New York Post - June 30, 2024

US students don’t care about wars that aren’t Gaza, says Ethiopian Jewish leader

The Jewish Chronicle - June 21, 2024

Museumgoers break down at NYC October 7 exhibition

The Jewish Chronicle - May 31, 2024

Suspended as Biden Special Envoy, now teaching at the Ivies

The New York Post - May 26, 2024

Play about terror of October 7 opens in New York amid massive security

The Jewish Chronicle - May 24, 2024

Annus horribilis for college campuses

The Jerusalem Post - May 19, 2024

‘Since October 7 we have had no life’: Th displaced Israelis living in hotels

The Jewish Chronicle - May 9, 2024

My Israeli taxi driver

The Jerusalem Post - May 1, 2024

Antisemitism hearing offers Columbia president a chance to stand strong against bigotry

Fox News - April 18, 2024

The Shadow Shah

The New York Post - April 14, 2024

Treatment of journalists Evan and Pouria is an assault on press freedom

The Jerusalem Post - April 4, 2024

Dr. Harouni’s murder awoke a deep trauma for Jewish Iranians

The Jerusalem Post - March 13, 2024

America’s young people may be ‘educated’ but TikTok has made them incredibly ignorant

Fox News - February 12, 2024

How DEI is failing Jewish workers in the era of rising antisemitism

New York Post - February 5, 2024

Is Israel’s treatment of Palestinians a form of apartheid? (Quoted)

Los Angeles Times - January 11, 2024

‘Wake-up call for the world’: Diaspora Iranians stand by Israel after attacks

Haaretz - October 26, 2023

Putin ‘forming axis of terror’ as he welcomes Hamas and Iran to Moscow (Quoted)

The Telegraph - October 26, 2023

One year on from Mahsa Amini killing: Any gains for Iranian women?

Haaretz - September 14, 2023

Iran’s opposition has no idea who or what should come next

The Jewish Chronicle - September 1, 2023

Iran as an ally of Israel? It’s not as unlikely as you might think

The Jewish Chronicle - June 8, 2023

Is a beleaguered Bibi a gift or a curse for Iran? Experts weigh in

Haaretz - March 9, 2023

What’s needed to turn Iran’s protests into a revolution

Haaretz - January 4, 2023

Western governments have cracked down on Russia. Why not Iran?

JNS - November 10, 2022

Iran's Decades-long History of Holocaust Denial Comes With a Dark Strategy

Haaretz - September 28, 2022

After Normalization Deal, What Now for Israeli-Turkish Relations?

Haaretz - September 8, 2022

Political Football: U.S. and Iran Prepare for Historic World Cup Match

Haaretz - July 24, 2022

How the hard-line Iranian leader is faring, a year after his election

Haaretz - June 10, 2022

Tehran supports Putin, but some Iranians admire Ukraine's resistance

Haaretz - March 14, 2022

Why the Saudis are slower to make peace with Israel

Haaretz - February 17, 2022

Israeli NFT art finds a home at Influential Space gallery

The Jerusalem Post - January 27, 2022

Battle for 500-year-old Vilna Jewish cemetery turns a corner

The Jerusalem Post - January 4, 2022

Who is the real Berel Solomon, bad-boy-turned Chassid and documentary filmmaker?

JNS - December 21, 2021

Why Iran's Domestic Woes Won't Soften Its Approach in Vienna

Haaretz - December 3, 2021

Yale should look in the mirror, and at its buildings, to address anti-Semitism surge

First published by JNS (republished by CT Jewish Ledger) — October 19, 2021

A Year After Their Signing, Here's How the Abraham Accords Changed the Middle East

Haaretz - August 16, 2021

Can a Jewish Instagram Dealer Revitalize the Ailing U.S. Persian Rug Trade?

Haaretz - June 24, 2021

How Should Biden Handle Tehran? These Iranian Americans Have Some Radical Ideas

Haaretz - April 1, 2021

Biden’s foreign policy challenge: balancing Iran and Middle East allies

Haaretz - December 19, 2020

Iranian Americans shift leftward, yet a fifth stick by the president 

Haaretz - October 13, 2020

Why a U.S.-led coup seven decades ago still matters to young Iranians

Haaretz - August 21, 2020

Saving lives - one haircut at a time

Arkansas Democrat Gazette - September 8, 2019

Is the future government of Iran in Albania?

Haaretz - August 12, 2019

When Harvard Put a Quota on Jewish Students

The Jewish Advocate - December 14, 2018

‘New Jersey town fights anti-Semitic image to become model for neighbors’

Religion News Service - September 13, 2019

‘Entrepreneur markets interfaith meats to combat surge in religious hate crimes‘

Religion News Service - May 19, 2019

‘16 Israelis and Palestinians Talk Identity, Before Elections: A Photo Essay’

The Forward - April 7, 2019

Our interviews came at a critical juncture as the country prepares for what is expected to be one of the most closely contested Israeli elections in recent political history.

Pressure Mounts on Tehran Regime During Week of Spotlight and Censure

The Jerusalem Post - October 7, 2018

While much attention was focused last week on President Donald Trump’s belligerent words against Iran in his address at the United Nations, another anti-regime gathering was taking place across town at a Times Square hotel.

‘Romemu strikes a popular balance of Jewish tradition and interfaith spiritual seeking’

Religion News Service - October 8, 2019

‘To fight antisemitism, focus on the perpetrators, not the victims’

The Jerusalem Post - June 13, 2019

‘In Tel Aviv, Jews Join with Muslims in Vigil Mourning New Zealand Dead’

Religion News Service - March 18, 2019

Dozens gathered outside the New Zealand embassy in Tel Aviv Sunday night for a somber candlelight vigil to commemorate the victims of Friday’s (March 15) mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

‘From Nowhere to Somewhere’

The Harvard Gazette - June 29, 2018

In order to survive the slaughter in Darfur, it was the promise of education — the bedrock of democracy and freedom — Abdelhamid Yousif Ismail Adam clung to throughout his turbulent youth.

‘In new novel, the story of two grieving fathers highlights an old conflict — and the hope of peace’

Religion News Service - March 30, 2020

‘Jews around the world prepare for a Passover different from any other’

Religion News Service - April 8, 2020

‘A Liberal Case For Eurovision in Israel’

The Jerusalem Post - April 1, 2019

The campaign against Eurovision in Israel is not about the rights of the Palestinians. Rather, it serves as a bellwether in the dawn of new tactics for the BDS movement.

Reacting to a Tide of Hate

The Jerusalem Post - November 14, 2018

It took over a year to organize the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) annual convention at the Waldorf Astoria in Phoenix, Arizona. It took 20 minutes of savagery on the other side of the country to disrupt the program. 

Podcasts

Unlicensed Philosophy - Discussing President Raisi, Iran, and Israel with Jonathan Harounoff (Journalist) - May 31 2024

The Sean Hannity Show - Ivy League Violence - Jonathan Harounoff, holds an M.S. from Columbia Journalism School, and completed graduate studies in journalism, diplomacy and international relations at Harvard University and Daniella Greenbaum Davis is a Jewish-American writer, content creator, and Emmy-award winning producer, formerly with The View, discuss the level of violence being waged by pro-Hamas protestors, attacking Jewish students and threatening their lives. Columbia instead of fighting back, tells everyone to attend class virtually. - April 22, 2024

Politics365 Podcast with Jonathan Harounoff on Israel-Hamas War on KIRN670AM — February 15, 2024

The Sean Hannity Show - Gregg Jarrett fills in for Sean and brings Jonathan Harounoff, author of the op-ed "As a Jewish Student, We Are No Longer Safe."  The war in Israel is extending far beyond the country's borders. — December 29, 2023

Politics365 Podcast with Jonathan Harounoff on Israel-Hamas War — November 8, 2023

Short Documentary

40% of the 40,000 Holocaust survivors in New York live below the poverty line. Sami Steigmann’s one of them.

January 27, 2019

Shot, directed and produced by Jonathan Harounoff
Edited by Jonathan Harounoff, Dillon Meyer & Shimmy Morris

More Articles

When A Blinding Echo Chamber Stifles Diversity of Thought

The Jerusalem Post - October 20, 2018

Steve Bannon was invited to headline The New Yorker festival, which kicked off last Friday, until a chorus of opposition from the left forced the publication to disinvite him. Apparently Malcolm Gladwell, a staff writer at The New Yorker, was wrong when he “thought that the point of a festival of ideas was to expose the audience to ideas.” 

Fighting Virus-Spawned Hate

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) - July 13, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 may be novel, but the anti-Semitism and xenophobia that have spiked during this pandemic are anything but. History has shown that outbreaks, especially of diseases that are poorly understood or have just been discovered, can lead to fear and hatred towards specific groups.

Teaching Israel-Palestine at Columbia

The Jerusalem Post - August 26, 2019

A simple Google search of the words “Columbia University,” “Israel” and “Palestine” rarely yields positive results. Most likely, it will reveal a torrent of controversies and tensions surrounding what has been described as a “battleground campus” involving students and faculty stretching back decades.

Jewish students must stop ‘debating‘ the hate against them and start fighting it

The Forward - November 26, 2019

In retrospect, the pattern of antagonism towards Jews and Israel that became visible at Columbia University in the early 2000s and was documented in the film Columbia Unbecoming wasn’t the worst expression of hostility; it was merely the first one to attract attention to an essential truth: On college campuses, Israelis and Jews who support Israel are not peers, they’re prey.

How the US Benefits from Foreign Aid to Nigeria

The Borgen Magazine - February 19, 2018

Foreign aid is the ultimate investment. It has enormous potential to reap profitable returns for the United States, as well as perpetuating America’s post-World War II strategy of fighting poverty and increasing the number of free and stable democracies worldwide. The U.S. benefits from foreign aid to Nigeria in a number of ways. Foreign aid is rarely, if ever, a gift.

Experts Explore Challenges in Food Regulation Policy

The Harvard Crimson - October 16, 2017

Speakers at the 4th annual Harvard-UCLA Food Law and Policy Conference on Friday criticized the current food regulatory environment, arguing that it stifles innovation and encourages excessive food waste.