Avi Issacharoff
Avi Issacharoff is an Israeli journalist. He is Middle East analyst for The Times of Israel and its sister news portal Walla!.[1]
Issacharoff was born in Jerusalem.[2] He is a graduate of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and holds an MA from Tel Aviv University.[2]
From 2005 until 2012, he was the Palestinian and Arab affairs correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.[2] He is a former correspondent with Israel Radio where he won the 2002 "Best Reporter" award for his coverage of the Second Intifada.[1][2] He has written and directed short documentary films broadcast on television in Israel.[1]
In 2014 Issacharoff and a cameraman were attacked and beaten by "masked Palestinian rioters" while covering a violent protest demonstration at Beitunia. According to Issacharoff's account, the two were set upon after a Palestinian journalist pointed them out to the crowd as Israelis.[3][4]
Books
- The Seventh War: How we won and why we lost the war with the Palestinians. with Amos Harel. 2004 (Winner of the 2005 Chechic award for outstanding security research.)[2] It was translated into French and Arabic.[5][1]
- 34 Days: Israel, Hezbollah and the War in Lebanon. With Amos Harel. Hebrew edition 2006. English Edition 2008 by Palgrave-Macmillan Books. (Winner of the 2009 Chechic award for outstanding security research.)[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Avi Issacharoff". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Avi Issacharoff biography". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Lappin, Yaakov (16 May 2014). "Two Israeli journalists attacked by Palestinian mob near Ramallah". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Issacharoff, Avi (17 May 2014). "Yes, my life was in danger. No, I won't stop doing my job". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Amos Harel". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 10 December 2014.