Yonatan Urich

Yonatan Urich was born in 1989 in Kfar Saba

Urich was born in Kfar Saba in 1989. His father, Edward, was from Poland and his mother was religious. He grew up in a religious home, attended the Bar-Ilan religious state school, and was active in Bnei Akiva.

He studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion. He then served in the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, where he edited the IDF website for 5 years. After his service he edited the Judaism section of the NRG site and reported for Makor Rishon.

In 2015 he became Netanyahu's spokesman, head of new media, and Likud spokesperson. He was a strategist for Likud election campaigns, including in 2022. From December 2020 he was a partner in Perception, the media consulting firm of Yisrael Einhorn.

In 2025 he was arrested in the investigation known as Qatargate. He is suspected of offenses including contact with a foreign agent, bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering. Courts later restricted his work at the Prime Minister's Office.