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| '''Gideon Levy''' is an ]i journalist |
'''Gideon Levy''' is an ]i journalist, a political ] for ] and a member of its editorial board, and a former spokesman for ] <ref>"Gideon Levy, Shimon Peres's former personal aide and one-time Labor Party spokesman." | ||
| ⚫ | Honig, Sarah. "Brains in deep freeze." ''The Jerusalem Post'', Pg. 8B. Friday, October 20, 2000.</ref> A recurring theme of his articles is what he calls the 'moral blindness' of Israeli society to the effects of its acts of ] and ], an attitude which he attributes to the systematic ] of Israel's neighbors. During the ], he joined a distinct minority of Israeli commentators in rejecting the view that it was a ']' in which ] casualties were inevitable and acceptable. | ||
| == Background == | == Background == | ||
| Levy was born in 1955 in ], the son of European immigrants. From 1978 to 1982 he served, together with ] as an aide to ]. Since 1982 he has written for the Israeli daily ], in which, from 1986, he has written extensively on 'the occupation and Palestinian life under the occupation'.<ref>{{fr icon}}</ref> In 1996 he was awarded the ] by the ]. | Levy was born in 1955 in ], the son of European immigrants. From 1978 to 1982 he served, together with ] as an aide to ]. Since 1982 he has written for the Israeli daily ], in which, from 1986, he has written extensively on 'the occupation and Palestinian life under the occupation'.<ref>{{fr icon}}</ref> In 1996 he was awarded the ] by the ]. | ||
| == Political views == | |||
| ⚫ | A recurring theme of his articles is what he calls the 'moral blindness' of Israeli society to the effects of its acts of ] and ], an attitude which he attributes to |
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| ===Anti-Zionism=== | |||
| While working in Gaza in early 2007 with a French film crew that was making a documentary about him, Levy declared on camera that the Gazans' plight made him ashamed to be an Israeli.<ref></ref> | |||
| == Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
| In a widely circulated letter cancelling her subscription to Haaretz, Israeli novelist ] cited Levy's work as one of the reasons, claiming he owned the "Palestinian department" in the newspaper and was preventing negative reports on Palestinians being published, as well as criticing him for being amateurish for relying on Arabic translations as he does not speak the language.<ref> {{he icon}}</ref> Haaretz 's publisher expressed bemusement at the outburst, describing his newspaper as Zionist and Levy's reports as "a description of the effect of the Israeli occupation on the lives of the Palestinians in the territories."<ref> {{he icon}}</ref> Levy has also been accused of "celebrating the victory of Hamas"<ref> Steven Plaut</ref> by Steven Plaut, a staunch opponent of the ], whilst former deputy ], ], suggested that Levy be watched by the ]. | |||
| Gideon Levi, never shying away from publicly stating his beliefs, has seen many criticisms for his views. | |||
| For example Professor ] of the ] has called Levy an "] ] ]"<ref></ref> and in an interview with Daniel Ben Simon on ], Ben Simon stated that even Levi's friends from Haaretz, known for it's left wing ideology, consider him an extremist. ], when filling the position of Vice to the ], suggested that he'd be watched by the ] to supervise his reports and stated that Levi is treading on the borderline of someone having anti-Israeli interests.<sup></sup> | |||
| === Irit Linur public letter to Haaretz === | |||
| ], an acclaimed writer, radio broadcaster, and fellow Israeli journalist, wrote a letter, which gained wide circulation, explaining the reason for her decision to cancel her long time subscription to ]. In the letter, she stated that there is nothing wrong with taking a radical left, ] stance and publishing a newspaper in that spirit - but that the paper's anti-Zionism had reached the point where its journalism had become silly and mean. | |||
| In the same letter, Linur included a direct attack on Gideon Levy. She stated that when Levi accuses Israel of having turned ] from an individual desiring peace into an organizer of suicide attacks, the charge was as illogical as a claim that the ] were a ] ]. | |||
| In addition, she noted that, in a personal conversation, he confessed to her he would not drive 100m to save a settler and that she suspected Levy's reporting have long been tainted by his ideological perspective; noting that pro-Palestinian tendencies are the most glaring and consistent part of it. Levi's entire career was, she asserted, tainted by 'shoddy work' ({{lang-he|חלטוריזם}}), in that he was, | |||
| <blockquote>''"one of the few reporters in the world dealing with issues regarding Arabs who doesn't know Arabic, doesn't understand Arabic and doesn't read Arabic. He gets simultaneous translations and that is enough (for him). In my opinion, that is amateurish journalism."''</blockquote> Linur attacked Levy's reports - which she asserts always hold Israel responsible - as narrow minded, shallow, and journalistically and morally impaired, suggesting that Levi, and his Haaretz colleague ], intentionally refrain from reporting on ] violence among the Palestinians. In addition she charged that the two ''"never seem to meet Palestinians who are ], ], corrupt or who clap at the news of suicide bombings"''.<ref> {{he icon}}</ref> | |||
| Amos Schocken, Haaretz's publisher, responded publicly to Linur's letter, stating that Linur's description of himself and the two above-mentioned writers as 'radical leftist' and anti-Zionist confused him, as he had never thought of either himself as a radical leftist. He considered that Haaretz is and always had been a highly Zionist newspaper. Schocken noted that Amira Hass had reported on a Palestinian ] execution, and that she had also written both about Palestinian corruption and celebrations of suicide attacks. | |||
| He added that, <blockquote>''"In my opinion, Gideon Levy’s reports should be read principally as a description of the effect of the Israeli occupation on the lives of the Palestinians in the territories,"''</blockquote> and that he found nothing radical or anti-Zionist in Levi's writings.<ref> {{he icon}}</ref> | |||
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Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist, a political commentator for Ha'aretz and a member of its editorial board, and a former spokesman for Shimon Peres A recurring theme of his articles is what he calls the 'moral blindness' of Israeli society to the effects of its acts of war and occupation, an attitude which he attributes to the systematic dehumanization of Israel's neighbors. During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, he joined a distinct minority of Israeli commentators in rejecting the view that it was a 'just war' in which civilian casualties were inevitable and acceptable.
Background
Levy was born in 1955 in Tel Aviv, the son of European immigrants. From 1978 to 1982 he served, together with Yossi Beilin as an aide to Shimon Peres. Since 1982 he has written for the Israeli daily Haaretz, in which, from 1986, he has written extensively on 'the occupation and Palestinian life under the occupation'. In 1996 he was awarded the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
Criticism
In a widely circulated letter cancelling her subscription to Haaretz, Israeli novelist Irit Linur cited Levy's work as one of the reasons, claiming he owned the "Palestinian department" in the newspaper and was preventing negative reports on Palestinians being published, as well as criticing him for being amateurish for relying on Arabic translations as he does not speak the language. Haaretz 's publisher expressed bemusement at the outburst, describing his newspaper as Zionist and Levy's reports as "a description of the effect of the Israeli occupation on the lives of the Palestinians in the territories." Levy has also been accused of "celebrating the victory of Hamas" by Steven Plaut, a staunch opponent of the Oslo Accords, whilst former deputy Minister of Internal Security, Gideon Ezra, suggested that Levy be watched by the Shin Bet.
References
- "Gideon Levy, Shimon Peres's former personal aide and one-time Labor Party spokesman." Honig, Sarah. "Brains in deep freeze." The Jerusalem Post, Pg. 8B. Friday, October 20, 2000.
- Le Monde September 5, 2006Template:Fr icon
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- Wooing the Hamas Steven Plaut
External links
- Interview with Levy on PBS (2003)
- Selection of articles by Levy
- Article about Levy in the French daily Le Monde September 2006
- Gideon Levy's Official Lecturer Page
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