Lee Yaron is an award-win­ning Israeli jour­nal­ist and the win­ner of the 2022 Yitzhak Livni ​“Knight” Award for Free Speech in Media, 2024 Jew­ish Book of the Year, and 2025 Natan Notable Books. Her inves­tiga­tive report­ing has result­ed in the found­ing of state-lev­el com­mis­sions and sub­stan­tial changes to Israeli pol­i­cy and law. She is an elect­ed mem­ber-rep­re­sen­ta­tive of the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee of the Union of Israeli Journalists.