Daniel "Danny" Rubinstein (born 1937) is an Israel

Israel

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i journalist and author. He previously worked for Haaretz

Haaretz

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, where he was an Arab affairs analyst and a member of the editorial board.

Biography

Rubinstein was born in Jerusalem in 1937. He grew up in Neveh Bezalel, a small neighborhood between Nahlaot and the city center. He majored in Middle Eastern studies and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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In 1967, during the Six-Day War

Six-Day War

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, Rubinstein was a reserve soldier in a Jerusalem reconnaissance unit led by Yossi Langotsky. This unit was the first to cross the cease-fire line into the Jordanian-controlled West Bank

West Bank

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He lives in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem

Beit HaKerem

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 neighborhood.

Journalism career

From 1967 to 1990, Rubinstein worked as a columnist and Jerusalem bureau chief for the now-defunct newspaper Davar

Davar

Davar was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in the Mandate Palestine and Israel between 1925 and May 1996.-History:Davar was established by Moshe Beilinson and Berl Katznelson, with Katznelson as its first editor. The first edition was published on 1 June 1925 under the name Davar - Iton...

. From 1990-2008, he worked for Haaretz

Haaretz

Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...

, where he was a member of the editorial board. He wrote regular columns on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian

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 affairs. He now writes a weekly column on the Palestinian economy for Calcalist

Calcalist

Calcalist is a daily business newspaper published in Israel by the Yedioth Ahronoth Group. The group also publishes Yedioth Ahronoth, the country's most widely circulated newspaper. Calcalist was first published February 18 2008, and currently runs five days a week, with a weekend supplement...

, an Israeli business daily published by Yediot Ahronoth.

Rubinstein teaches at the Department of Middle East history at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba

Beersheba

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 and has published several books.

Controversy

In 2007, Rubinstein described Israel as an "apartheid state" at the UN-sponsored International Conference of Civil Society in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace. In response, the Zionist Federation of Great Britain cancelled his scheduled appearance at an event sponsored by the Federation. Its chairman, Andrew Balcombe said: "Criticism of Israeli policy is acceptable. However, by using the word 'apartheid' in a UN conference held at the European Parliament, Danny Rubinstein encourages the demonization of Israel and the Jewish people." At an event sponsored by the New Israel Fund

New Israel Fund

The New Israel Fund is a U.S. based non-profit organization established in 1979, and describes its objective as social justice and equality for all Israelis.-Ideology:...

, Rubinstein was not apologetic: "People do use the word 'apartheid' in my circles. My newspaper increasingly uses that word. This is nothing new."

Published works

• Camp David 2000 (2002)
• The Mystery of Arafat (1995)
• People of Nowhere (1991)