Yonatan Barzel

Yonatan Barzel is a former Mossad-beat reporter for Haaretz whose work has been translated into nine languages. He spent over two decades tracking intelligence operations and political shifts across Eastern Europe and the Middle East, establishing himself as a meticulous archival researcher.

His biographies cover the politicians, spies, and oligarchs of the post-Soviet and Israeli century. In his book, The Download, he utilizes his deep investigative background to reconstruct the complex personal histories and motivations of individuals operating in the shadows of global influence.

He lives in Tel Aviv, where he consults on historical documentaries and spends his weekends rowing on the Yarkon River.