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Dan Margalit (born 1939) is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
 and publicist
Publicist

A publicist is a person whose employment is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book or film....
.

alit holds a Master's degree
Master's degree

A master's degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of profession. Within the area studied, graduates possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theory and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, Critical thinking and/or professional application; and the ability to problem solving a...
 in Modern Jewish history and a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years....
 in international relations
International relations

International relations represents the study of foreign affairs and global issues among states within the international system, including the roles of states, international organization , non-governmental organizations , and multinational corporations ....
.

Margalit started writing for Haaretz
Haaretz

Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew language and English language in Berliner format....
 in the 1960s. He became famous when in 1977, while serving as Washington
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 correspondent of Haaretz
Haaretz

Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew language and English language in Berliner format....
, he revealed that Leah Rabin, wife of prime minister
Prime Minister of Israel

The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel . He or she wields executive power in the country, and has an official residence in Jerusalem....
 Yitzhak
Yitzhak Rabin

was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
, had a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 bank account, illegal in Israel at the time. The story, which bcame known as the Dollar Account affair
Dollar Account affair

The Dollar Account affair was a political scandal that broke in Israel in 1977, following the exposure of an illegal US Dollar bank account held by Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin and his wife Leah Rabin....
, led to Rabin's resignation and the nomination of Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres

Order of St Michael and St George is the ninth and current President of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 Cabinet of Israel in a political career spanning over 66 years....
 as the Alignment
Alignment (political party)

The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....
's candidate for prime minister.

Margalit has been one of the regular hosts of the Israeli Educational Television
Israeli Educational Television

The Israeli Educational Television is a state-owned public television network which used to concentrate on producing and broadcasting programs for schoolchildren....
's current affairs show "Erev Hadash" since its early days in 1982.

In 1992 he was appointed editor of Maariv
Maariv

Maariv is a popular Middle-market_newspaper daily newspaper published in Israel, second in sales after the Yedioth Ahronoth tabloid. Apart from the daily newspaper and its supplements, the media group has a chain of local newspapers with a national scale distribution, a magazines division, and a semi-independent website called NRG , wh...
 by publisher Ofer Nimrodi, but he resigned about six months later, throwing accusations at the Nimrodi family.

In 1996 he moderated the prime ministerial debate between Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the new Prime Minister-Designate of Israel. He is Chairman of the conservative Likud Party and was previously the 9th Prime Minister of Israel from June 1996 to July 1999....
 and Peres.

During the 1990s he hosted current affairs panel shows on Channel 1
Channel 1 (Israel)

Channel 1 is the oldest television channel in Israel and one of only two terrestrial television in the country . Run by the Israel Broadcasting Authority, it started broadcasting on 2 May 1968, and is largely funded through a television licence, though there are some adverts....
 and later on commercial television.

In 2001 he resigned from Haaretz and started writing editorials in Maariv.






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Dan Margalit (born 1939) is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
 and publicist
Publicist

A publicist is a person whose employment is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book or film....
.

Biography

Margalit holds a Master's degree
Master's degree

A master's degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of profession. Within the area studied, graduates possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theory and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, Critical thinking and/or professional application; and the ability to problem solving a...
 in Modern Jewish history and a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years....
 in international relations
International relations

International relations represents the study of foreign affairs and global issues among states within the international system, including the roles of states, international organization , non-governmental organizations , and multinational corporations ....
.

Margalit started writing for Haaretz
Haaretz

Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew language and English language in Berliner format....
 in the 1960s. He became famous when in 1977, while serving as Washington
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 correspondent of Haaretz
Haaretz

Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew language and English language in Berliner format....
, he revealed that Leah Rabin, wife of prime minister
Prime Minister of Israel

The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel . He or she wields executive power in the country, and has an official residence in Jerusalem....
 Yitzhak
Yitzhak Rabin

was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
, had a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 bank account, illegal in Israel at the time. The story, which bcame known as the Dollar Account affair
Dollar Account affair

The Dollar Account affair was a political scandal that broke in Israel in 1977, following the exposure of an illegal US Dollar bank account held by Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin and his wife Leah Rabin....
, led to Rabin's resignation and the nomination of Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres

Order of St Michael and St George is the ninth and current President of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 Cabinet of Israel in a political career spanning over 66 years....
 as the Alignment
Alignment (political party)

The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....
's candidate for prime minister.

Margalit has been one of the regular hosts of the Israeli Educational Television
Israeli Educational Television

The Israeli Educational Television is a state-owned public television network which used to concentrate on producing and broadcasting programs for schoolchildren....
's current affairs show "Erev Hadash" since its early days in 1982.

In 1992 he was appointed editor of Maariv
Maariv

Maariv is a popular Middle-market_newspaper daily newspaper published in Israel, second in sales after the Yedioth Ahronoth tabloid. Apart from the daily newspaper and its supplements, the media group has a chain of local newspapers with a national scale distribution, a magazines division, and a semi-independent website called NRG , wh...
 by publisher Ofer Nimrodi, but he resigned about six months later, throwing accusations at the Nimrodi family.

In 1996 he moderated the prime ministerial debate between Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the new Prime Minister-Designate of Israel. He is Chairman of the conservative Likud Party and was previously the 9th Prime Minister of Israel from June 1996 to July 1999....
 and Peres.

During the 1990s he hosted current affairs panel shows on Channel 1
Channel 1 (Israel)

Channel 1 is the oldest television channel in Israel and one of only two terrestrial television in the country . Run by the Israel Broadcasting Authority, it started broadcasting on 2 May 1968, and is largely funded through a television licence, though there are some adverts....
 and later on commercial television.

In 2001 he resigned from Haaretz and started writing editorials in Maariv. In 2003 he left public television, throwing accusations at the management of the Israeli Broadcasting Authority. Since 2004 he hosts a current affairs panel show on Channel 10. In June 2007, Margalit left Maariv in order to join Israel HaYom
Israel HaYom

Israel HaYom is an Israeli Hebrew language middle market free daily newspaper first published on July 30 2007 and currently published in Tabloid format....
, a new free daily newspaper in Israel.

Margalit's views, as expressed in his columns, are those of the Israeli security-oriented moderate left. He has been an avid supporter of the Israeli West Bank barrier
Israeli West Bank barrier

The Israeli West-Bank barrier is a Separation barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches surrounded by an on average 60 meters wide exclusion area and up to 8 meters high concrete walls ....
 back when it was unpopular amongst the political and military establishments.

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Columns in English

  • - May 21, 2004 : Margalit writes about "Rainbow Operation" in Rafah, Yigal Amir child wishes, and Benjamin Netanyahu
    Benjamin Netanyahu

    Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the new Prime Minister-Designate of Israel. He is Chairman of the conservative Likud Party and was previously the 9th Prime Minister of Israel from June 1996 to July 1999....
    .
  • - June 15, 2004: Margalit explains why the attempt to use an argument between two top intelligence officers to turn Arafat into a partner is doomed to failure.


Columns in Hebrew

  • - June 8, 2004: Margalit explains why the left-wing parties should support Sharon's Disengagement plan.
  • - September 1, 2004: After a lethal suicide bombing in Beersheba
    Beersheba

    Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 186,100....
    , Margalit blames the Palestinians, the extreme left, and the opposition to the Israeli West Bank barrier
    Israeli West Bank barrier

    The Israeli West-Bank barrier is a Separation barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches surrounded by an on average 60 meters wide exclusion area and up to 8 meters high concrete walls ....
    .