Emily Schrader is an American-Israeli journalist, author, and human rights activist focusing on Israeli and Iranian affairs. Emily is the founder of the Iran Israel Alliance (IIA), a co-founder of the Cyrus Fund – a start up which focuses on providing tech solutions to the people of Iran, and she sits on the advisory board of the Institute for Voices of Liberty, a think tank focused on European and American Iran policy.

Emily is the host of Axis of Truth on JNS, a co-host of The Quad, a news anchor at ILTV News, and a foreign correspondent with Newsmax. Formerly, she was a senior correspondent at Ynet in Israel.

In addition to her work as a journalist, she is an award winning content creator with a following of over 700k, including over 100k inside of Iran.

In 2023, she was awarded the Bonei Zion Prize by Nefesh b’Nefesh for her outstanding contributions to the state as an immigrant. In 2025, she was given the “Woman of Iron” award by Chochmat Nashim for her efforts for Israeli women post October 7th. In 2025, Emily’s first book, 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College was published.