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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 ]. | ||
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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
- News First Class (NFC) Template:He 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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