Jonathan Conricus (Hebrew: יהונתן קונריקוס; born 1979) is a Swedish-Israeli spokesperson and media commentator. He was the international spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces from 2017 to 2021.

Jonathan Conricus is a senior fellow at FDD focused on the Middle East. He served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for 24 years as a combat commander in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. He also served as a military diplomat, foreign relations expert, and international spokesperson.

Jun 23, 2021 · Yesterday, the IDF International Spokesperson, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus finished his four years as the international voice of one of the strongest militaries in the region • In a final interview, Lt. Col. Conricus tells us about the accomplishments, the challenges, and shares stories not told before • Here is the complete interview with ...

Jan 16, 2023 · Jonathan Conricus was born in Jerusalem but grew up in Sweden. His family returned to Israel when he was 13 years old. A few years later he joined the Israeli Defense Forces, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel …

Jul 8, 2024 · Raised in (today’s antisemitic hotbed of) Malmo by a Swedish father and an Israeli mother, Conricus attributes his Swedish upbringing as being part of the reason he’s able to communicate ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Retired Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, brings 24 years of distinguished experience with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). A combat commander in Lebanon and Gaza, he also excelled in military diplomacy, foreign relations, and served as an international spokesperson for four years.

Jonathan Conricus is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the founder of Conricus Communications.

Feb 29, 2024 · Jonathan Conricus recently retired after serving in the IDF for 24 years as a combat commander in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and as a military diplomat, foreign relations expert, and...

Apr 3, 2024 · One, there is a difference, as Jonathan Conricus put it, between fighting, as you did in Afghanistan and Iraq and Syria, and fighting in Israel itself or next to it in Gaza, but also the ...

2 days ago · My go-to Friday morning listen comes from two veteran journalists – Yonit Levy, lead anchorperson on Israel’s Channel 12 news; and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian in the UK. The two tackle ...