Tamar Ish-Shalom is one of Israel’s most prominent journalists and news anchors. For more than 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 and produced in-depth magazine reports.
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 identity of American Jews. As part of this project, she created and hosts the podcast Jewish Crossroads, which features profound conversations with leading voices in American Jewry about identity, community and the evolving Israel-Diaspora relationship in a post-October 7 world.
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.
Ish-Shalom holds a BA in Psychology and Jewish Philosophy (summa cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and an MA in Religious Studies (summa cum laude) from King’s College London, where she focused on the role of religion in modern society. She received the 2008 B’nai B’rith Journalism Award for a groundbreaking series on the changing face of American Jewry, aimed at reshaping Israeli perceptions of Jewish life in the US, and the 2023 Givat Haviva Prize for her coverage of Arab society in Israel and promotion of shared society values.
Alongside her journalism, Ish-Shalom has initiated symbolic efforts to foster inclusion and social change, such as greeting viewers on non-Jewish holidays — now adopted by other media outlets — and founding a media preparatory course for teens from Israel’s social periphery.
