Ben Dror Yemini
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Ben-Dror Yemini is an Israel
i journalist
. He currently works for the daily newspaper Maariv.
and then pursued a degree in law. After graduation, he worked as an advisor to the Israeli Minister of Immigration Absorption and then became spokesman of the Ministry.
In 1984, he began his career as a journalist. His book Political Punch is a critique of politics and society in Israel. Since 2003, Yemini has been the opinion page editor of Maariv.
Most of his newspaper articles are intended to refute what he regards as anti-Israel claims. He has published articles about the Israeli-Arab conflict in which he examines the issues of genocide, refugees, Palestinian and Arab capital, the status of Israeli Arabs, multiculturalism
and the status of women. He argues that the same way Jews were demonized, Israel is being demonized; the same way the right of Jews to exist was denied, the right for self-determination
is denied to Israel, the same way Jews were presented as a menace to the world, Israel is presented as a menace to the world.
in Tunis and has several friends who are PLO officials. He is a long-time believer in a two-state solution, but believes Israel should have the same right of self-determination as the Palestinians.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He currently works for the daily newspaper Maariv.
Biography
Ben-Dror Yemini was born in Tel-Aviv to a Yemenite Jewish family. He studied Humanities and History at Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
and then pursued a degree in law. After graduation, he worked as an advisor to the Israeli Minister of Immigration Absorption and then became spokesman of the Ministry.
In 1984, he began his career as a journalist. His book Political Punch is a critique of politics and society in Israel. Since 2003, Yemini has been the opinion page editor of Maariv.
Most of his newspaper articles are intended to refute what he regards as anti-Israel claims. He has published articles about the Israeli-Arab conflict in which he examines the issues of genocide, refugees, Palestinian and Arab capital, the status of Israeli Arabs, multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
and the status of women. He argues that the same way Jews were demonized, Israel is being demonized; the same way the right of Jews to exist was denied, the right for self-determination
Self-determination
Self-determination is the principle in international law that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and international political status with no external compulsion or external interference...
is denied to Israel, the same way Jews were presented as a menace to the world, Israel is presented as a menace to the world.
Views
Yemini says he has been mislabeled as a right-winger and has a "long track record in the Israeli peace camp." He met with Yasser ArafatYasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...
in Tunis and has several friends who are PLO officials. He is a long-time believer in a two-state solution, but believes Israel should have the same right of self-determination as the Palestinians.
External links
- A selection of Ben Dror Yemini's articles in English
- Ben Dror Yemini's articles about Operation Cast Lead (2008/9) in English and other languages