Yisrael Einhorn
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Srulik Einhorn, also known as Yisrael Einhorn, is an advisor to Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić. He previously served as a senior advisor to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has been investigated in relation to the 2024 Israeli secret document leak scandal and the Qatari connection affair.
Biography
He was the co-founder of Allenby Concept House and worked with Heineken and SodaStream. Einhorn advised Netanyahu in five election campaigns, from 2019 until 2022.[2]
Einhorn was living in Belgrade, Serbia for approximately a year, as of July 2025.[3]
He has served as an advisor to Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić since approximately 2020.[4]
Legal issues
Einhorn ran Perception Media alongside Jonatan Urich. They worked on a pro-Qatar media campaign in the lead up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[3] where Einhorn created talking points to be used and passed them along to Eli Feldstein, who sent them to Urich; Urich did not disclose the original source.[5] Previous attempts were made to depose Einhorn in Serbia over his involvement in the Qatari connection affair, though they were unsuccessful,[6] with Einhorn attempting to negotiate a deal with the State Attorney where he would not be arrested on his return to Israel.[3] Einhorn requested that he be questioned in Serbia, which the State Attorney initially refused, instead seeking to arrest or extradite him. Einhorn was reluctant to travel to Israel, so Serbian and Israeli authorities coordinated to approve an "overseas deposition" for him.[7]
Einhorn, Urich and Ofer Golan were indicted in February 2025 over charges of witness tampering, where they allegedly made plans to harass Shlomo Filber, a key witness in Netanyahu's corruption trial, called Case 4000.[8]
He is also closely involved in the 2024 Israeli secret document leak scandal, where Urich and Feldstein obtained classified information (which was originally leaked by Ari Rosenfeld, an IDF reserve officer), and gave it to Einhorn, though he was not authorized to receive it.[9]
Einhorn was interrogated in July 2025 by the Serbian Justice Ministry, with two members of the Unit of International Crime Investigations from the Israeli police[10] (Shlomo Meshulam and Gil Rachlin) also present, regarding Einhorn's involvement in the 2024 Israeli secret document leak scandal, as well as the Qatari connection affair.[6]
References
- ^ "Still embroiled in a multifront war, Israel finds itself with no Shin Bet chief". Ynet. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "No. 42: Srulik Einhorn: The strategic mastermind behind Netanyahu's success". The Jerusalem Post. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Former Netanyahu aide living in Serbia to be questioned by Israeli cops". The Times of Israel. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Rakic, Snezana (16 April 2025). "What has Einhorn devised for Vučić?". Serbian Monitor. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Rubinson, Ethan (8 August 2025). "Ex-PM aide crafted pro-Qatar messages, sent them to Urich, Feldstein to publish in media". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ a b Forsher, Efrat; Aschkenasy, Bini (1 October 2024). "Netanyahu's former advisor questioned in Serbia over 'Qatargate,' classified documents affair". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Israel pursues suspect abroad amid national security leak, Qatargate cash probe". Ynet. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Rubinson, Ethan (11 February 2025). "3 senior Netanyahu aides indicted for witness intimidation in PM's corruption cases". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Bandel, Netael (14 July 2025). "Netanyahu aide accused of leaking classified info on Gaza hostages, destroying evidence". Ynet. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Peleg, Bar (22 July 2025). "Former Adviser to Netanyahu's Likud Party Interrogated in Serbia Over BibiLeaks, Qatargate". Haaretz. Retrieved 29 August 2025.