Yaniv Iczkovits (Hebrew: יניב איצקוביץ'; born May 2, 1975) is an Israeli writer known for his novels, essays and philosophical work.

His 2015 fantasy-historical adventure novel The Slaughterman's Daughter, with an unlikely assortment of Jewish characters on a quest in late 19th century Czarist Russia, has been translated into several European languages and gained critical acclaim.

After receiving his PhD, he went on to pursue postdoctoral research at Columbia University in New York City,[5] where he adapted his doctoral dissertation into the book Wittgenstein's Ethical Thought.

[6] For the academic year 2021/2022, Iczkovits was appointed to serve as artist in residence at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a position previously held by poet Agi Mishol and playwright Joshua Sobol.

An initial 51 soldiers and officers signed the letter, which was published as an advertisement in the mass-circulation daily newspaper Haaretz.