Lahav Harkov

Lahav Harkov is a former senior contributing editor and diplomatic correspondent of The Jerusalem Post. Her responsibilities included reporting on and analyzing Israel's relations with the world, the Prime Minister's Office, the National Security Council, the Foreign Ministry, and more. She has interviewed major figures across the Israeli political spectrum and is well-connected to the country's top lawmakers and diplomats.
 
She is often invited to lecture on Israeli government and politics, and international news outlets, such as the BBC, France 24 and Sky News have sought her insights and analysis about breaking news.
 
Harkov grew up in New Jersey, making aliyah at age 17, where she did two years of National Service (Sherut Leumi) at museums dealing with Jewish and Israeli history. Harkov has a degree in Political Science and Communications at Bar-Ilan University. 

 MACCABI TEL Aviv soccer player Joris van Overeem arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport, the day after the attacks against Israelis in Amsterdam following a match between Maccabi and Ajax, earlier this month.

Israel needs to take action against antisemitism - opinion

 ISRAEL BACHAR: Bridge building.

Israel Bachar: The strategist-turned-diplomat marketing Israel in LA

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2023.

What does the future have in store for Israel? - comment


White House's Sullivan: Long way to Israel-Saudi peace

Sullivan's remarks come as the Biden administration has been negotiating with Saudi Arabia to limit Chinese influence in the Middle East.

 WHITE HOUSE National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the media in Washington. The US believes that creating a bridge between Saudi Arabia and Israel is important for American national security.

Netanyahu welcomes NY Mayor Adams: ‘A great friend of Israel’

Antisemitic attacks in New York surged in 2022 to the highest level since 1979, but Mayor Eric Adams has been working to fight it.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams in Jerusalem, on August 22, 2023.

Iran is funding the Palestinian terror wave in Israel - Netanyahu

“We are in the middle of a terrorist onslaught that is encouraged, guided and funded by Iran and its proxies,” the prime minister said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a situation assessment following the Hebron terror attack, August 21, 2023.

Nikki Haley slams Ramaswamy: US aid to Israel 'makes us stronger'

Haley promised that "as president, I will never abandon Israel."

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL candidate and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley speaks after announcing her 2024 presidential campaign, in Urbandale, Iowa, last week.

Israel opposes Saudi uranium enrichment - Prime Minister's Office

Yair Lapid warned that letting Saudi Arabia enrich uranium in exchange for normalization with Israel would endanger the security of the Jewish state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Who is Jack Lew, the rumored next US ambassador to Israel?

Jack Lew, 67, is one of the few Orthodox Jews to have served in the US cabinet.

US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

'Harming deterrence': Netanyahu urges IDF to hide internal issues

Netanyahu told the IDF's top echelon that he plans to seek compromises before continuing with the next part of the judicial reform.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

'Abraham Accords changed the lexicon of the Middle East' - Lightstone

Former senior advisor Aryeh Lightstone looks back at the day the Abraham Accords were announced, and worries about the Biden administration shortchanging Israel with Saudi defense deal.

 AFTER SIGNING the Abraham Accords, then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain (left) and UAE display their copies as then-US president Donald Trump looks on, at the White House, September 15, 2020.

Netanyahu calls off vacation, holds IDF preparedness meeting

The Prime Minister’s Office said that Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF leadership was routine.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 30 July 2023.

Saudi envoy to Palestinians was known to Israel but not coordinated

“We will not allow the opening of any diplomatic representation [to the Palestinians] in Jerusalem,” the foreign minister said.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023.