Amos Schocken (born 6 December, 1944) is an Israeli businessman who serves as the publisher of the Haaretz newspaper and he is the head of Haaretz Group. He is the son of Gershom Schocken, the former editor and publisher of Haaretz.[1][2]
Amos Schocken | |
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| עמוס שוקן | |
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| Born | December 6, 1944 Tel-Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Israel |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation(s) | publisher, businessman |
Biography
editAmos Schocken was born in Tel Aviv to Shulamit Persitz and Gershom Schocken. He is the grandson of Zalman Schocken, founder of Schocken Books, and Shoshana Persitz, a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli politician.
Schocken worked in various positions at the newspaper during his childhood, including as a newspaper distributor. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he joined the newspaper as an administrative assistant. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and statistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later completed a master's degree in business administration at Harvard University.[3]
In November 2024, the Israeli government cut ties with the Haaretz newspaper over comments Schocken made at a conference in London, criticising the Netanyahu government for allegedly imposing an apartheid regime on the Palestinian population and referring to "Palestinian freedom fighters that Israel calls terrorists."[4][5] Schocken distanced himself from parts of comments the next day, saying that "the use of terrorism is not legitimate".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Schocken". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Amos Schocken". www.kunstforum.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "נסיך הגאות והשפל". www.makorrishon.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ MacDonald, Alex (1 November 2024). "Israel targets Haaretz after publisher calls Palestinians 'freedom fighters'". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Winer, Stuart (31 October 2024). "Haaretz in government crosshairs after publisher calls terrorists 'freedom fighters'". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Wertheim, David (4 November 2024). "Hundreds of cancellations at Haaretz following Schocken's comments". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.