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Israeli journalist Amit Segal in Tel Aviv, Sept. 15, 2024. Photo by Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90.

Amit Segal

Amit Segal is an Israeli journalist, radio and television personality. He serves as the political commentator of Israel’s Channel 12 news (N12 News company) and anchors Israel’s highly watched “Meet the Press” show on Channel 12. He is also a political columnist for the Yediot Achronot newspaper.

Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, together with party members, attends the presentation of the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Rosh HaAyin on Sept. 7, 2026. Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Guest Contributor
‘The most crucial election in Israel’s history’? Just asking …
Gadi Eisenkot makes no secret of his plan to form a minority government with Arab parties abstaining, but he could end up helping crown another prime minister.
Sept. 10, 2026
Amit Segal
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, as part of his election campaign, Aug. 5, 2026. Photo by Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90.
Opinion
The Israeli opposition’s only way to win
Tectonic shifts are taking place in the rival bloc.
Sept. 3, 2026
Amit Segal
Netanyahu Trump
Opinion
The White House prepares a pre-election victory image for Netanyahu
Also, polls count the Haredi parties as part of the Israeli prime minister’s bloc, but that tally may need revising.
Aug. 31, 2026
Amit Segal
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir points to the hanging facility under construction where the death penalty for terrorists convicted of murder will be carried out, Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: Otzma Yehudit.
Opinion
Another government with Ben-Gvir could be disastrous
The question is: How did we end up in a place where he’s a senior minister?
Aug. 24, 2026
Amit Segal
A Likud Party primary conference in Ashdod on Aug. 10, 2026. Photo by Liron Moldovan/Flash90.
Analysis
The Iran strike Trump halted: ‘We were about to destroy what remained of the regime’
Senior government official claims Israel was hours away from a massive operation that was stopped at the last minute last week. Also, Netanyahu’s successor, who still does not know he is one.
Aug. 15, 2026
Amit Segal
Israeli soldiers seen on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, Aug. 5, 2026. Photo by Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90
Opinion
A few concrete blocks will shape the fate of the entire Middle East
The “yellow line” is at the center of the debate over Gaza’s future, but its effects will be felt across the region.
Aug. 6, 2026
Amit Segal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his delegation meet U.S. President Donald Trump and senior officials at the White House, July 28, 2026. Credit: Ma’ayan Toaf/GPO.
Opinion
The real reason for Netanyahu’s trip to Washington
The prime minister wants to give President Trump a Plan B.
July 30, 2026
Amit Segal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 16, 2026. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Opinion
Netanyahu’s insistence offers a clear hint of what lies ahead
For now, events in the Gulf are being treated as “foreign news,” with Israelis chiefly concerned about the impact on flights, but that appears likely to change soon.
July 22, 2026
Amit Segal
Trump Netanyahu
Opinion
Will the Trump-Netanyahu meeting end in humiliation?
Israel may awkwardly and strangely get its preferred scenario on Iran.
July 13, 2026
Amit Segal
A masked member of Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip. Credit: Saeed Mohammed/Flash90.
Opinion
How Hamas is trying to rebuild after 1,000 days of war
Is the terrorist organization quietly recovering?
July 2, 2026
Amit Segal
Trump Netanyahu
Opinion
What you still haven’t been told about the Iran deal
A well-informed source explains how two election campaigns caused the clash between Netanyahu and Trump, and points to a hidden clause in the agreement that will not please the Iranians.
June 27, 2026
Amit Segal
Trump Netanyahu
Opinion
The one thing Trump didn’t forgive Netanyahu for
Jerusalem was not surprised by the self-styled master negotiator’s capitulation, only by its scope.
June 25, 2026
Amit Segal