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Jonathan Conricus

Jonathan Conricus is a Swedish-Israeli spokesperson and commentator who served as the IDF's international spokesperson from 2017 to 2021 and again in 2023.

born 1979IDF international spokespersonFirst Israeli officer at the UNFoundation for Defense of Democracies fellow

Occupation: military personnel

Jonathan Conricus was born in 1979 in Jerusalem

Conricus was born in Jerusalem in 1979 to an Israeli mother and a Swedish father. He grew up in Malmö, Sweden. His grandfather, Daniel Bornstein, was a Holocaust survivor from Oświęcim in Poland.

At 13 he moved back to Israel with his family. He earned a BA in Middle Eastern and Military Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He served in the IDF from 1997 to 2021 and retired as a lieutenant colonel. His roles included combat service, liaison work with UN peacekeeping forces, and a posting at the UN in New York from 2014 to 2017. He was the first Israeli officer to hold a position at the UN.

After the October 7, 2023 attack, he returned as a reservist and served again as international spokesperson for 3 months. He is now a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC. He also runs a public relations agency, Conricus Communications.

Milestones in Jonathan Conricus's life

1979
Born in Jerusalem.
1997
Drafted into the IDF and joined the Givati Brigade.
2000
Became a company commander in Gaza.
2009
Became a liaison officer to UNIFIL in Lebanon.
2014
Began a posting at the UN in New York.
2017
Became the IDF's international spokesperson.
2021
Retired from the IDF as a lieutenant colonel.
2023
Returned as a reservist and international spokesperson after October 7.

Jonathan Conricus served in the military

He served in the IDF from 1997 to 2021, starting in the Givati Brigade, serving in southern Lebanon and as a company commander in Gaza, and retired as a lieutenant colonel. He returned as a reservist in 2023 as international spokesperson.