Aluf Benn (Hebrew: אלוף בן, born 1965) is an Israeli journalist, author and editor-in-chief of the liberal Israeli national daily Haaretz.[1]
Aluf Benn | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Ramat HaSharon, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Tel Aviv University, Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Biography
editAluf Bomstein (later Benn) was born in Ramat HaSharon, son of Atida and 2010 Israel Prize poet laureate Aryeh Bomstein (who publishes under Aryeh Sivan). He was named for his uncle, Aluf Horowitz, who was killed in action in the Gaza Strip during the Israeli retribution operations of 1955.[2][3]
Benn holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a degree from Tel Aviv University.[1]
Media career
editHe began working for the paper Ha'ir in 1986, and Hebraicized his surname Bomstein to Benn. In 1989, he moved to the newspaper Haaretz, where he served in various roles, including night editor, investigative reporter, head of the news division and wrote on security matters. His articles have been published in a variety of international newspapers, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs and Newsweek.[citation needed]
On August 1, 2011, he was appointed editor-in-chief of Haaretz.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Aluf Benn author page at Haaretz
- ^ הורביץ, אלוף ("לופי") [Horowitz, Aluf ("Lupi")] (in Hebrew). IDF.
- ^ interview on eye7 (Hebrew)
- ^ "Aluf Benn named new editor-in-chief of Haaretz". Haaretz. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
External links
edit- Column archive at Business Insider
- Column archive at Foreign Affairs
- Column archive at The Guardian
- Column archive at Haaretz
- Column archive at The National Interest
- Column archive at Salon.com
- Aluf Benn on Charlie Rose
- Aluf Benn at IMDb
- Aluf Benn at Journalisted
- Aluf Benn (July 27, 2009). "Why Won't Obama Talk to Israel?". The New York Times.
- Jeffrey Goldberg (July 28, 2009). "The White House Reacts to Aluf Benn's Arguments".
- The Politics of Benjamin Netanyahu: An interview with Aluf Benn - Fathom Journal