Tamar Ish-Shalom

Israeli journalist & host of Jewish Crossroads

Tamar Ish-Shalom, one of Israel’s most prominent journalists and news anchors. For over a decade, she anchored the prime-time edition of Channel 10 TV News (later Channel 13), establishing herself as a leading voice in Israeli media. In recent years, she anchored the Saturday edition of Channel 13 News. Currently living in the US, Ish-Shalom serves as a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), where she leads a flagship project examining how the events of October 7 and the ongoing war are reshaping the Jewish identity of American Jews. As part of this project, she created and hosts the podcast Jewish Crossroads, which features in-depth conversations with leading voices in American Jewry. Throughout her career, Ish-Shalom has conducted high-profile interviews with Israeli presidents, prime ministers, and senior ministers, as well as international figures. She has covered six Israeli election campaigns. She began her career during the Second Intifada as a police reporter for Army Radio, later becoming the Knesset correspondent and host of the current affairs program 24 Today.