Anshel Pfeffer

Anshel Pfeffer (; 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.

Early life Pfeffer was born to a Jewish family in Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Career Pfeffer has been a working journalist since 1997.

His Haaretz column, "Jerusalem & Babylon", 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".

Pfeffer's British passport enabled Haaretz to send him to cover the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Egypt is reluctant to permit entry to Israelis. Journalist Jordan Elgrably considers Pfeffer to be an "apologist" for Israeli government policies towards Palestinians.

In 2025, Pfeffer was invited to speak at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Palestinian-American poet Fady Joudah accused Pfeffer of being a "genocide apologist" and withdrew from the festival in protest.

Works Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu, Basic Books, 2018.