Anshel Pfeffer

Anshel Pfeffer (Hebrew: אנשיל פפר, born 22 June 1973) is a British-Israeli journalist.

He is a senior correspondent and columnist for Haaretz, covering military, Jewish and international affairs, and Israel correspondent for The Economist.

[1][2] Pfeffer was born to a Jewish family in Manchester in the United Kingdom.

[3] He has written for a variety of publications including The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Times.

[5] His Haaretz column, "Jerusalem & Babylon",[6] was a series of articles which covered issues relating to Israel and to Jewish identity, for which he received the B'nai B'rith award for "Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage"[4][7][8] Pfeffer's British passport has enabled Haaretz to send him to cover the 2011 Egyptian Revolution as Egypt is reluctant to permit entry to Israelis.