Boaz Bismuth, born on November 25, 1964, in Rehovot, Israel, to Tunisian Jewish parents, is an Israeli politician, journalist, diplomat, newspaper editor, and opinion journalist. He attended a Catholic elementary school in Jaffa and a high school owned by the Church of Scotland. Bismuth began his journalistic career in 1983 as a sports correspondent for Maariv until 1988, when he became its correspondent in Paris. He later served as Israeli Ambassador to Mauritania from 2004 to 2008 and as editor-in-chief of Israel Hayom from April 2017 to January 2022. A former political commentator for Israel Hayom, he transitioned to active politics as a Likud member of the Knesset (MK), where he currently heads the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. His media background provides expertise in national security and foreign affairs.