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Barak Ravid

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Barak Ravid
Born (1980-05-22) 22 May 1980 (age 44)
Kfar Sava, Israel
EducationTel Aviv University
OccupationJournalist

Barak Ravid (Hebrew: ברק רביד) is an Israeli journalist and a CNN political and foreign policy analyst.[1] He previously worked for Israel's Channel 13 News.[2] He is also active in the English-language media, writing for Axios about Israeli politics.[3]

Early life

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Ravid was born in the Israeli city of Kfar Sava. At age 18 he was drafted to the Israeli army, serving in the signals intelligence division of Unit 8200.[4][5] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University.[1] Ravid remained an army reservist until March 2023.[6]

Career

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In 2007 he started working as a political pundit for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.[7] In 2017 he started working for Channel 13.[8]

Barak Ravid worked for Axios from 2020 to 2023.[1][9]

Publications

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  • Ravid, Barak (2023). Trump's Peace: The Abraham Accords And The Reshaping Of The Middle East. ISBN 979-8391736738.

Personal life

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Ravid lives in the Washington, D.C. area, where he moved for Axios in 2023.[10][11] Previously living in Tel Aviv, he is married and has 2 children.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Barak Ravid Joins CNN as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Prominent diplomatic correspondent, a Netanyahu critic, loses his TV job". The Times of Israel. AP. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Barak Ravid - Axios".
  4. ^ Liphshiz, Cnaan (15 December 2018). "JTA Twitter 50: Barak Ravid". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2024. A former analyst in Israel's 8200 signal intelligence unit, Ravid worked as diplomatic correspondent for the NRG website and later in the same position for Haaretz, which he swapped in 2017 for Channel 10. He now also writes for the U.S.-based Axios site.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Elisheva (14 September 2014). "Meet the 'Good Kids' Who Refuse To Spy for Israel". The Forward. Retrieved 4 October 2024. Barak Ravid, Haaretz's diplomatic correspondent and a Unit 8200 alum, went on Army Radio yesterday morning to explain his strong opposition to the letter.
  6. ^ Ravid, Barak (26 March 2023). "(untitled personal statement)". X @BarakRavid. Retrieved 10 December 2023. I have just notified my commanders that after the events of tonight I will not be reporting to reserve service anymore
  7. ^ ""הנחייה לעבור על טורי הרכילות? האוזניים נשרפות כששומעים דבר כזה"". וואלה! ברנז'ה. 4 February 2015.
  8. ^ "עת לטלוויזיה: ברק רביד מצטרף לתכנית הבוקר החדשותית של קשת". וואלה! ברנז'ה. 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13 news on Axios". Axios.
  10. ^ "Remarks at 2023 National Press Club Awards video 1:42". X @BarakRavid. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Barak Ravid - moving to Washington D.C. Tweet".
  12. ^ "Barak Ravid הרצאות מרתקות - מרכז המרצים". Israely Speaker Center. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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