A Whisperer to the Stars on the Middle East Conflict
Many in Hollywood have struggled to navigate how to talk about their support for Israel on social media. Some of them have turned to Hen Mazzig for advice.
Hen Mazzig
The New York Times described him as one of the most nuanced online commentators on Israel and Jewish people.He is a globally recognized speaker, educator, author, and digital influencer. With an audience of over 600,000 followers across his social media platforms and content reaching more than 100 million users, Hen has become a trusted voice on Jewish issues, appearing as an expert in media across four continents, including outlets like BBC, CNN, The Washington Post, SkyNews, New York Times and more.Named among Algemeiner's Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life in 2018 and 2021, Top 50 most influential Jewish LGBT voices, Hen recently received CAMERA’s Portrait in Courage Award. His debut book best-selling, The Wrong Kind of Jew, was released in 2022. This year, Jewish News recognized him as one of the Top 20 Young Jewish Creatives in the UK, and he was named among the Top 25 Most Influential Young Jews by The Jerusalem Post. In 2025 he was recognized as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the Jerusalem Post. In 2019, Hen co-founded the Tel Aviv Institute, dedicated to researching and combating online antisemitism.
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Hen Mazzig discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on BBC World News.
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