Ilana Dayan
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Ilana Dayan-Orbach is an Israel
i investigative journalist, anchorwoman, and attorney. She is best known as host of the investigative television program Uvda ("Fact") on the Israeli Channel 2
.
in 1964 and immigrated
to Israel with her family in 1970, and settled in the Yad Eliyahu
neighborhood in Tel Aviv
. Her grandfather's father, Eliyahu Dayan (1868–1925) was Shmuel Dayan
's uncle.
She was drafted to the IDF
during the First Lebanon War, and served as producer, editor, and correspondent for the Israel Army Radio
. She was the first woman correspondent in the station's history. Near the end of her regular service she began presenting the morning program with Yitzhak Ben-Ner, and later with Micha Friedman. At the age of 23 became the first woman on the presenting staff of Erev Hadash ("New Evening") on the Israeli Educational Television
.
Meanwhile, she attended the Tel Aviv University
school of law, and after her internship she traveled to the United States to receive a PhD in law from the Yale University
. During her studies there, she also wrote a bi-weekly column for Yediot Aharonot.
On her return to Israel she began teaching courses in constitutional law
in the Tel Aviv University faculty of law, where she still teaches as a visiting lecturer. She has expressed her support for Supreme Court of Israel
President Dorit Beinisch
and denounced Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann
's attempts to limit the Supreme Court's judicial review
.
In November 1993, when the Israeli Channel 2 was launched, she started hosting her television program, Uvda for Telad
. It is the only program still being broadcast on that channel for such a long time. In 2005, Uvda was purchased by Keshet
, after Telad's concession was over. She also presents a morning program on current affairs for the Israel Army Radio.
She is married to Harel, and is the mother of Yael, Zohar, and Gonen. In 2005, she was voted number 106 in Ynet
's list of 200 Greatest Israelis, and was chosen the most influential woman in Israeli culture in the 2008 "Woman" festival in Holon.
. According to her investigation, the commanding officer, identified as Captain R. verified her death by shooting her from point-blank range. Captain R. was eventually acquitted by a court martial. Following his Acquittal, he filed a lawsuit against her and channel 2 for libel. Thie Jerusalem District Court found Dayan liable for libel and awarded Captain R. NIS 300,000 in damages. However, . The Jerusalem District Court has denied Captain R.'s demand that Dayan reveal her sources.
and the discharge of Levy. Levy filed a lawsuit for libel against Dayan, arguing that her report exaggerated his part in the affair.
, Moshe Katsav
, as fraternizing with criminals and systematically sexually assaulting female employees and then intimidating them into silence on the eve of his hearing with Attorney General Menachem Mazuz
by Katsav's attorneys, who said they would file a slander suit against Dayan.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i investigative journalist, anchorwoman, and attorney. She is best known as host of the investigative television program Uvda ("Fact") on the Israeli Channel 2
Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...
.
Biography
Dayan was born in ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 1964 and immigrated
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Israel with her family in 1970, and settled in the Yad Eliyahu
Yad Eliyahu
Yad Eliyahu is a neighborhood in the south-east part of Tel Aviv, Israel. The neighborhood was established in 1945 mainly for british army veterans, especially from the local population...
neighborhood in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. Her grandfather's father, Eliyahu Dayan (1868–1925) was Shmuel Dayan
Shmuel Dayan
Shmuel Dayan was a Zionist activist during the British Mandate of Palestine and an Israeli politician who served in the first three Knessets.-Biography:...
's uncle.
She was drafted to the IDF
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
during the First Lebanon War, and served as producer, editor, and correspondent for the Israel Army Radio
Israel Army Radio
Army Radio or Galei Tzahal known in Israel by its acronym Galatz , is a nationwide Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces....
. She was the first woman correspondent in the station's history. Near the end of her regular service she began presenting the morning program with Yitzhak Ben-Ner, and later with Micha Friedman. At the age of 23 became the first woman on the presenting staff of Erev Hadash ("New Evening") on 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. The first Israeli children's show, featuring Kishkashta, aired on Channel 1 in the 1970s and '80s...
.
Meanwhile, she attended the Tel Aviv University
Tel 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:...
school of law, and after her internship she traveled to the United States to receive a PhD in law from the Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. During her studies there, she also wrote a bi-weekly column for Yediot Aharonot.
On her return to Israel she began teaching courses in constitutional law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
in the Tel Aviv University faculty of law, where she still teaches as a visiting lecturer. She has expressed her support for Supreme Court of Israel
Supreme Court of Israel
The Supreme Court is at the head of the court system and highest judicial instance in Israel. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem.The area of its jurisdiction is all of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme...
President Dorit Beinisch
Dorit Beinisch
Dorit Beinisch is the president of the Supreme Court of Israel. She was appointed to the position on September 14, 2006, after the retirement of Aharon Barak. She is the first woman to serve as president of the Supreme Court.-Biography:...
and denounced Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann
Daniel Friedmann
Daniel Friedmann was the Minister of Justice of Israel from 2007 to 2009. A professor of law, he was appointed by PM Ehud Olmert. He was sworn in on February 7, 2007, succeeding Tzipi Livni. In 2009 he was succeeded by Ya'akov Ne'eman.-Early life:...
's attempts to limit the Supreme Court's judicial review
Judicial review
Judicial review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary. Specific courts with judicial review power must annul the acts of the state when it finds them incompatible with a higher authority...
.
In November 1993, when the Israeli Channel 2 was launched, she started hosting her television program, Uvda for Telad
Telad
Telad is an Israeli production company. The company is mostly known for being one of the three concessionaires whom ran the Israeli commercial television channel Channel 2 between the years 1993–2005.- History :...
. It is the only program still being broadcast on that channel for such a long time. In 2005, Uvda was purchased by Keshet
Keshet (TV)
Keshet Broadcasting or Keshet is a media group and leading television program maker licensed in Israel. Keshet operates under the auspices of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority . It is one of two operators that have run the main Israeli commercial television channel, Channel 2, since 1993,...
, after Telad's concession was over. She also presents a morning program on current affairs for the Israel Army Radio.
She is married to Harel, and is the mother of Yael, Zohar, and Gonen. In 2005, she was voted number 106 in Ynet
Ynet
Ynet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...
's list of 200 Greatest Israelis, and was chosen the most influential woman in Israeli culture in the 2008 "Woman" festival in Holon.
The Captain R. affair
In 2005 Uvda broadcast a documentary on the killing of 13 year old Iman Darweesh Al Hams by IDF troops in the Gaza StripGaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
. According to her investigation, the commanding officer, identified as Captain R. verified her death by shooting her from point-blank range. Captain R. was eventually acquitted by a court martial. Following his Acquittal, he filed a lawsuit against her and channel 2 for libel. Thie Jerusalem District Court found Dayan liable for libel and awarded Captain R. NIS 300,000 in damages. However, . The Jerusalem District Court has denied Captain R.'s demand that Dayan reveal her sources.
The Brothers Parinyan affair
in April 2005 Uvda suggested that Yoram Levy, a senior police officer, was effectively representing the interests of the Parinyan crime family within the police, after criminal Pinhas Buhbut was murdered by a cop. Following the program, a police investigation found Levy not guilty and close the case, but did write down a disciplinary offense for Levy for using the brothers as sources. Near the end of the year, the Zeiler Commission appointed to investigate the police proceedings during the affair. according to Justice Vardi Zeiler, "if not for Ilana Dayan and her television program, this case wouldn't have been revived and no one would have known what happened. These are things that can be said with absolute certainty". The commission report eventually led to the resignation of police commissioner Moshe KaradiMoshe Karadi
Moshe Karadi is a former Israeli police officer and general commissioner of the Israel Police between 2004 and May 1, 2007.Karadi was born and raised in Bat Yam, and currently resides in Rishon LeZion...
and the discharge of Levy. Levy filed a lawsuit for libel against Dayan, arguing that her report exaggerated his part in the affair.
The Moshe Katsav affair
In March 2007, Uvda was accused of portraying the suspended President of IsraelPresident of Israel
The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
, Moshe Katsav
Moshe Katsav
Moshe Katsav is an Israeli politician. He served as the eighth President of Israel, a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset, and a Cabinet Minister in its government....
, as fraternizing with criminals and systematically sexually assaulting female employees and then intimidating them into silence on the eve of his hearing with Attorney General Menachem Mazuz
Menachem Mazuz
Menachem Mazuz is an Israeli jurist, who served as the Israeli Attorney General in the years 2004-2010. Mazuz was born in Djerba, Tunisia, the fourth in a family of nine children of the rabbi of one of the island's Jewish communities...
by Katsav's attorneys, who said they would file a slander suit against Dayan.