Dan Margalit
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Dan Margalit (Hebrew: דן מרגלית, born 1939) is an Israeli journalist and publicist.
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[edit] Biography
Margalit holds a Master's degree in Modern Jewish history and a Bachelor's degree in international relations.
Margalit started writing for Haaretz in the 1960s. He became famous when in 1977, while serving as Washington correspondent of Haaretz, he revealed that Leah Rabin, wife of prime minister Yitzhak, had a United States bank account, illegal in Israel at the time. The story, which bcame known as the Dollar Account affair, led to Rabin's resignation and the nomination of Shimon Peres as the Alignment's candidate for prime minister.
Margalit has been one of the regular hosts of the Israeli Educational Television's current affairs show "Erev Hadash" since its early days in 1982.
In 1992 he was appointed editor of Maariv by publisher Ofer Nimrodi, but he resigned about six months later, throwing accusations at the Nimrodi family.
In 1996 he moderated the prime ministerial debate between Benjamin Netanyahu and Peres.
During the 1990s he hosted current affairs panel shows on Channel 1 and later on commercial television.
In 2001 he resigned from Haaretz and started writing editorials in Maariv. In 2003 he left public television, throwing accusations at the management of the Israeli Broadcasting Authority. Since 2004 he hosts a current affairs panel show on Channel 10. In June 2007, Margalit left Maariv in order to join Israel HaYom, a new free daily newspaper in Israel.
Margalit's views, as expressed in his columns, are those of the Israeli security-oriented moderate left. He has been an avid supporter of the Israeli West Bank barrier back when it was unpopular amongst the political and military establishments.
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[edit] Columns in English
- "Flowers in the gun barrel" - May 21, 2004 : Margalit writes about "Rainbow Operation" in Rafah, Yigal Amir child wishes, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Unnecessary excitement on the left - June 15, 2004: Margalit explains why the attempt to use an argument between two top intelligence officers to turn Arafat into a partner is doomed to failure.
[edit] Columns in Hebrew
- "The repeated mistake of the left" - June 8, 2004: Margalit explains why the left-wing parties should support Sharon's Disengagement plan.
- "And the blame lies on..." - September 1, 2004: After a lethal suicide bombing in Beersheba, Margalit blames the Palestinians, the extreme left, and the opposition to the Israeli West Bank barrier.
