The Jerusalem Post has announced a new Executive Editor, Amir Mizroch, who will work under David Horovitz, the Editor-in-Chief.

Mr Mizroch, 34, has been news editor of the English-language Israeli newspaper since 2005, and was previously managing editor of the website, jpost.com.

A keen Twitterer and blogger, Mr Mizroch will be responsible for launching new products for the Post, as well as managing financial and editorial operations.

He is a native Hebrew speaker, educated in South Africa, and has worked in print and online in North America, Russia, Europe and India.

Mr Horovitz, who was born in London, made aliyah in 1983. He was made editor of the Post in 2004 and is the author of three books on Israel.