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Barak Ravid

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Barak Ravid
Born (1980-05-22) 22 May 1980 (age 44)
Kfar Sava, Israel
EducationTel Aviv University
OccupationJournalist

Barak Ravid (Hebrew: ברק רביד) is an Israeli journalist and a CNN political and foreign policy analyst.[1] He previously worked for Israel's Channel 13 News.[2] He is also active in the English-language media, writing for Axios about Israeli politics.[3]

Early life

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Ravid was born in the Israeli city of Kfar Sava. At age 18 he was drafted to the Israeli army, serving in the intelligence division of Unit 8200.[citation needed] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University.[1] Ravid remained an army reservist until March 2023.[4]

Career

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In 2007 he started working as a political pundit for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.[5] In 2017 he started working for Channel 13.[6]

Barak Ravid worked for Axios from 2020 to 2023.[1][7]

Publications

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  • Ravid, Barak (2023). Trump's Peace: The Abraham Accords And The Reshaping Of The Middle East. ISBN 979-8391736738.

Personal life

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Ravid lives in the Washington, D.C. area, where he moved for Axios in 2023.[8][9] Previously living in Tel Aviv, he is married and has 2 children.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Barak Ravid Joins CNN as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Prominent diplomatic correspondent, a Netanyahu critic, loses his TV job". The Times of Israel. AP. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Barak Ravid - Axios".
  4. ^ Ravid, Barak (26 March 2023). "(untitled personal statement)". X @BarakRavid. Retrieved 10 December 2023. I have just notified my commanders that after the events of tonight I will not be reporting to reserve service anymore
  5. ^ ""הנחייה לעבור על טורי הרכילות? האוזניים נשרפות כששומעים דבר כזה"". וואלה! ברנז'ה. 4 February 2015.
  6. ^ "עת לטלוויזיה: ברק רביד מצטרף לתכנית הבוקר החדשותית של קשת". וואלה! ברנז'ה. 11 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13 news on Axios". Axios.
  8. ^ "Remarks at 2023 National Press Club Awards video 1:42". X @BarakRavid. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Barak Ravid - moving to Washington D.C. Tweet".
  10. ^ "Barak Ravid הרצאות מרתקות - מרכז המרצים". Israely Speaker Center. Retrieved 11 September 2024.