Michael Freund

Michael Freund served as deputy communications director in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office under Benjamin Netanyahu. He is the founder and chairman of Shavei Israel -- www.shavei.org -- a Jerusalem-based organization that searches for and assists the Lost Tribes of Israel and other "hidden Jews" seeking to return to Israel and the Jewish people. For his work with Shavei Israel he has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Jerusalem Prize and the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism.

In addition, Freund has been a correspondent and syndicated columnist for The Jerusalem Post for more than 20 years. A native New Yorker, he is a graduate of Princeton University and holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University. Freund has authored two books and received rabbinical ordination. He made aliyah to Israel in 1995 and is the proud father of 5 sons, one of whom is a Captain in the IDF and four of whom are combat reservists in elite units. Freund remains an avid New York Mets fan.

Email Michael at michael@shavei.org. View Michael's website at www.michaelfreund.net


IT’S LAUGHABLE that Poland is positioning itself as a moral beacon; pictured: PM Donald Tusk.

Hypocrisy from Warsaw: Does Poland want to build bridges with Israel or burn them? - opinion

An illustrative image of a man jumping from a cliff with the word BREAK on it to another cliff with the word BUILD on it.

Shabbat ‘Nahamu’: From destruction to redemption

Orange ribbons, orange balloons: Holding colored balloons during a memorial for murdered hostages Shiri Bibas and her children Ariel and Kfir, in Jerusalem, February 2025.

Shabbat Chazon: Cries of trauma, betrayal from Jerusalem and Gush Katif


Ireland’s shameful war on the Jews further exposes European hypocrisy - opinion

Needless to say, Ireland can pass all the laws it wants. But none of them can or will erase Jewish history or uproot the Jewish people from Judea and Samaria.

A man holds Irish and Palestinian flags as people protest calling for governments around the world to stop arming Israel during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, June 15, 2024

Enough is enough: Israel must take Joseph's Tomb back from the Palestinians - opinion

Joseph was one of the founding fathers of the Jewish people. No other nation in the world would think twice about reclaiming its history. And neither should we.

 The courtyard of Joseph's Tomb in Nablus.

Who saved Israel from Iran? God - opinion

Behind every Iron Dome interception, every Stealth bomber sortie, every classified operation deep in enemy territory – there is a guiding hand.

 An illustrative image of hands clasped in a show of faith.

Britain’s colonial hypocrisy: The UK’s double standards on Israel and self-determination - opinion

The sight of a former empire clinging to its last colonial outposts while condemning the Jewish state is not only ironic – it is indefensible.

 British Prime Minister Kier Starmer holds a roundtable meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 31, 2025.

Israel must not cower: Sovereignty for Judea, Samaria, and Gaza now - opinion

Let us be clear: The current push by Paris, London, and Ottawa for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state has nothing to do with peace.

 THE PUSH by Paris, London, and Ottawa (pictured, Parliament Hill) for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state has nothing to do with peace

Israel must stand with India in the fight against Islamic terror - opinion

India’s struggle with Pakistan is not new. Over the decades, Pakistan’s military and intelligence establishment has cultivated a network of jihadist organizations and terrorist proxies.

 Indian Border Security Force soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, April 24, 2025.

Remembering Francis Salvador, the Jewish Paul Revere - opinion

His courage earned him the title “the Jewish Paul Revere,” and his sacrifice stands as a testament to the Jewish contribution to the creation of the United States.

 PAUL REVERE monument near Old North Church in central Boston, 1955

Passover 2025: Crossing your own Red Sea

We all face Red Seas in one form or another. But the good news is that just as God parted the waters for our forefathers when they left Egypt, He can part them for us as well.

 PHARAOH’S ARMY engulfed by the Red Sea, by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900. ‘The wind dropped, the waters flooded back, and the entire Egyptian force was drowned.’

Averting ayatollah's atomic Auschwitz: The US, Israel should bomb Iran now - opinion

With each passing day, the would-be Hitler of Persia is drawing ever closer to his goal of obtaining a nuclear arsenal, threatening everyone and everything that all of us hold dear.

 THE SUPREME leaders loom over daily life in Tehran.

It is time for Israel to achieve a total victory in Gaza - opinion

The time has come for Israel to eliminate Hamas and put an end to its deadly dreams of destruction once and for all.

 A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.