Shahar Azani

Shahar Azani is the former spokesperson of Israel’s Consulate in New York and a veteran Israeli diplomat. He is the CEO of the Book Family Foundation. He served in Israel’s Foreign Ministry for over 16 years in Jerusalem, London, Los Angeles, Nairobi and New York.

From the River to the Sea poster, Tulane.

Opinion

May 13, 2026

The great betrayal: How radical progressives are dynamiting the Black-Jewish alliance

A historic Black–Jewish alliance forged in civil rights struggles faces new strain as political rhetoric and identity politics threaten to unravel decades of shared progress and solidarity.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) building in Gaza, June, 2023.

Opinion

December 3, 2025

New film probes UN agency’s alleged terror ties and claims it fueled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A documentary screening in Manhattan exposed UNRWA's alleged ties to Hamas while NYC's incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani supported the controversial U.N. agency through a Gaza fundraiser.

Anti-Israel protest on Columbia University campus

Opinion

October 15, 2025

Antisemitic threats escalate nationwide as protesters call for repeat of Oct 7 massacre

Rising antisemitic incidents target Jewish students and synagogues across America as violent rhetoric escalates in post-October 7th era.

Scene where Israeli embassy staffers were shot

Opinion

May 22, 2025

From campus protests to deadly violence: Israeli Embassy staff murdered in DC

The murder of two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C., underscores the lethal power of words and the dangerous spread of antisemitic beliefs on campuses.

People walk towards Israeli military helicopters as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari, three female hostages who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, return to Israel

Opinion

January 19, 2025

SHAHAR AZANI: Hostage deal shows Israel values life, Hamas only death

Shahar Azani, former spokesperson for Israel’s Consulate in New York and a veteran Israeli diplomat, says the hostage deal struck between Israel and Hamas shows the Jewish state values life, and the terrorists only death.

Trump and Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Opinion

January 15, 2025

Hostage deal shows Hamas took Trump's 'hell to pay' threat seriously

Veteran diplomat Shahar Azani writes that the hostage deal between Hamas and Israel coming just days before President-elect Trump takes office is no coincidence.