Eldad Beck

Eldad Beck, an Israeli-Austrian journalist and author, is one of the rare Israeli journalists who reported from Arab and Muslim countries – such as Iran, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Afghanistan – on major events in the Middle East. Due to his long experience covering Europe, he is considered one of the top experts on European issues in the Israeli press.

Born in Haifa in 1965, Eldad studied Arabic and Islam at the Sorbonne in Paris.

In 2009, Beck published in Israel his first book about his experiences in Arab and Muslim countries under the title Beyond the Border - Travels and Encounters in Forbidden Countries. In 2014. he published Germany, at Odds, a personal journey in modern Germany, checking myths, perceptions, and realities of a country shaping Europe again. His third book, The Chancellor - Merkel, Israel and the Jews, was published in March 2017. His fourth book, Alternative - New Right for Germany, was published in summer 2022. Beck published his fifth book, Late Reconciliation: The History of the Troubled Relations between Austria and Israel, in September 2024.

Among the world leaders that Beck interviewed are: German chancellor Angela Merkel, Austrian chancellors Sebastian Kurz and Alexander Schallenberg, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Czech President Milos Zeman, President and Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik, and Dutch leader Geert Wilders.     

In 2015, Beck received the "Ambassadors Online Award" from University of Haifa as an acknowledgment of his journalistic contribution to explaining Europe to Israelis and Israel to Europeans.


 Heinz Fischer, former president of Austria, speaks during the state commemoration ceremony in memory of former German President Horst Koehler, who died on February 1, 2025, at Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany February 18, 2025.

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Presidential campaign posters in Poland.

The comeback of the conservative-sovereigntist Right in Poland - analysis

 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at CPAC Hungary in Budapest, May 29, 2025.

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Qatar under Israeli attack for supporting radical Islam at CPAC conference in Hungary

Chikli referred to the financing that radical Islamic organizations tied to the Brotherhood are getting from EU institutions and declared: “Europe is financing its own death.”

 Hamas terrorists against backdrop of Qatar flag. (illustration)

October 7 taught Jews their destiny is tied to Israel, EJC president tells 'Post' - exclusive

EUROPE AFFAIRS: Dr. Moshe Kantor returns as European Jewish Congress president, outlining plans to combat rising antisemitism, strengthen Israel-Europe ties, and protect Jewish communities.

 DR. MOSHE KANTOR, who formerly held the position for years, has once again been elected president of the European Jewish Congress, after the European Council dropped sanctions against him.

Romanian presidential candidates divided over Netanyahu ICC arrest warrant

Romania's presidential race has a new issue dividing voters: whether or not to invite Prime Minister Netanyahu while he has an active ICC arrest warrant.

 Nicusor Dan listens while attending a presidential debate alongside George Simion, in Bucharest, Romania, May 8, 2025.

'Israel knows what’s best for national security,’ ambassador to Germany tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor speaks to The Jerusalem Post on 60 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.

 ‘[ISRAELI-GERMAN] relations are not to be taken for granted.’ Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor delivers a speech during a commemoration ceremony at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial in Lohheide, northern Germany, in April, to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp.

Vienna votes on Sunday for new administration amid worrying rise of antisemitism

Since the end of World War II, Vienna has held the status of a “Land,” one of nine Austrian federal states.

 Vienna

'Fighting antisemitism an old tradition in Albania,' PM Rama tells 'Post' - exclusive

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS | A close ally of Israel, Rama was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor, Israel’s highest civilian decoration, in Jerusalem earlier this year.

 Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wears yellow ribbon to symbolize the hostages taken on October 7 during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

'History is central to Israel-Poland ties,' former ambassador to Poland tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Yacov Livne, Israel’s former ambassador to Poland, described Jewish life in Poland today, relations with Israel, and the attempts to rewrite the past.

 YACOV LIVNE (left) had to contend with diplomatic issues between Israel and Poland, Israeli political infighting, and the Ukraine-Russia war, during his term. Here, the former ambassador meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

'Belgium is blind to antisemitism': Another Belgian gov't fails to protect Belgian Jewry - analysis

The Belgian government has failed to fulfill its promise to tackle antisemitism.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever delivers a speech during the "European Industry Summit 2025, The Clean Industrial Deal", in Antwerp, Belgium February 26, 2025.

Islamism, radical Left root of antisemitism surge, French far Right leader tells 'Post' - exclusive

Bardella describes his visit to Israel and Jerusalem as "my and our total engagement in the fight against antisemitism."

 Jordan Bardella, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, speaks during a political rally in Etrepagny, France, December 15, 2024.

How can an antisemitic EU fight antisemitism? - opinion

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 A PROTEST against European rearmament and the proposed common defense policy takes place at Piazza Barberini, in Rome, last week.