Elliot Jager (born November 3, 1954) is an American-born Israeli journalist, political scientist, and author.

Raised by his mother Yvette, Jager received a strictly Orthodox Jewish education.

He obtained a BA in Judaic studies from Brooklyn College in 1977 and completed his MA (1988) and Ph.D. (1994) in political science at New York University.

Jager worked for the New York City Department of Health from 1973 until 1997 while attending college and university in the evening.

In 1997, Jager moved to Israel, where he met his wife, Lisa Clayton, a writer and editor.