Mairav Zonszein Senior Analyst, Israel Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Mairav joined the International Crisis Group in January 2021 as Senior Analyst on Israel-Palestine. She is responsible for covering Israeli domestic politics, relations with the Palestinians, and regional conflict settings and policies. Professional Background Mairav is an Israeli-American journalist and commentator who has covered Israeli politics and U.S. foreign policy for over a decade. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Review of Books, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The Columbia Journalism Review, The Nation, The American Prospect, VICE, The Intercept, and more. She is a founding editor of +972 Magazine and a contributor to Jewish Currents. She has an MA in Nationalism Studies from the Central European University in Budapest. Languages English Hebrew Spanish Select Publications Israel's war against George Soros, New York Times (2017) Democrats can't allow Biden to pursue annexation without consequences, Foreign Policy (2020) Christian Zionist philosemitism is driving Trump's Israel, Washington Post (2020) Israelis take on Netanyahu and coronavirus, The Intercept (2020) How the right has tried to rebrand antisemitism, New York Review of Books (2019) In The News 15 Mar 2024 Israel’s approach [in Gaza] so far has been to chip away at Hamas, but without anybody or any entity to replace specifically the civil situation there. Wall Street Journal Mairav Zonszein Senior Analyst, Israel 23 Jan 2024 You have this weird situation [in Israel] where nobody trusts Netanyahu but everybody believes in this war. Vox Mairav Zonszein Senior Analyst, Israel 19 Jan 2024 There is no lack of support for the war [in Israel] but it is increasingly clear that the release of the hostages is in conflict with other goals. The Guardian Mairav Zonszein Senior Analyst, Israel 5 Jan 2024 The Israeli military is presenting their plan [on the future governance of Gaza] for the politicians to consider. It’s a recipe for disaster. The Guardian Mairav Zonszein Senior Analyst, Israel 17 Oct 2023 Biden has said he supports Israel destroying Hamas, but he doesn’t want a civilian catastrophe, a humanitarian disaster ... I don’t know if those two things can coexist. Vox Mairav Zonszein Senior Analyst, Israel 12 Oct 2023 The Netanyahu doctrine that you can ignore the Palestinians without paying a price has [now] been shattered. The Wahington Post Mairav Zonszein Senior Analyst, Israel Latest Updates Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 08 March 2024 Starving Gaza Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 26 January 2024 Israel in Paralysis Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 13 January 2024 A New Phase in the War in Gaza? Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 05 January 2024 Israel aims to "deradicalise" Gaza but it should deradicalise itself Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 05 January 2024 The Families of Hostages Are Calling on Israel to Do Something Radical Event Recording / Middle East & North Africa 20 December 2023 The Latest Round in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Online Event, 20 December 2023) Load more