Guy Azriel
Diplomatic Correspondent for i24NEWS
Isarel
English, Hebrew
Guy Azriel is the Diplomatic Correspondent for i24NEWS with over 20 years of media experience, including roles at CNN and an advisory position with the Israeli Mission to the UN in Geneva. Based in southern Israel, he has media experience, including roles at CNN and an advisory position with the Israeli Mission to the UN in Geneva. Based in southern Israel, he has extensively covered Gaza conflicts from Operation Cast Lead to the Iron Swords War. On October 7, Azriel was among the first journalists to broadcast emergency calls for help. Since then, he has reported on pivotal war moments, from hostage releases and diplomatic missions at the White House to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Aboard the Wing of Zion — Behind the Scenes of Wartime Diplomacy
A behind-the-scenes look at the Prime Minister’s diplomatic missions to Washington and New York.
The audience will be taken inside the dramatic meetings with U.S. Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump during the war, the historic moment in the underground conference room beneath the United Nations headquarters that left journalists stunned, Trump’s dramatic announcement of his Gaza rehabilitation plan, difficult conversations with senior White House officials, and the experience of covering antisemitic protests in New York and Washington.
The Story of Gaza — Through the Eyes of a Resident and Diplomatic Correspondent
This lecture offers a front-row view of the Gaza conflict, from Hamas’s rise to power to the October 7 massacre. Told by a journalist living in the Gaza Envelope, the session begins with raw, personal testimony from the morning of October 7—detailing the initial explosions, the chaos, and the chilling recordings from local emergency response teams.
The focus then shifts behind the scenes to the diplomatic arena, exploring hostage negotiations, peace initiatives like the Trump Plan, and roadmaps for Hamas’s disarmament. Finally, the lecture analyzes the critical questions shaping the region's future: Who will oversee the demilitarization of Gaza? Will the IDF maintain its operational freedom?
This session delivers an essential blend of frontline personal experience and high-level security analysis detailing the decisions shaping Israel's future.
Israel in the International Media — The Experience of an Israeli Journalist at CNN
An inside look at the dynamics of international coverage of Israel: the built-in biases and disproportionate attention that treat a small conflict as “the most important story on earth,” the selective scrutiny that relentlessly dissects Israeli society while often sidelining Palestinian ideology, and governance, the rush by foreign correspondents to broadcast from Jerusalem, and the complex relationship between international news networks and Israel’s Government and the IDF. Drawing on the perspective of an Israeli journalist who worked inside a major global network, the talk examines how narrative framing, editorial choices, and the social milieu of the foreign press corps shape what the world sees—and what it does not.