Amos Harel

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Amos Harel

Amos Harel is an Israeli journalist.

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He graduated from Tel Aviv University and lives in Hod Hasharon. [1]

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Journalism career

As of 2014 he is the military and defense analyst for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz . [1] [2]

From 1999 to 2005 Harel anchored a weekly program about defense issues on Army Radio. [1] Before becoming the military analyst for Haaretz, he spent four years as the night editor of the printed Hebrew edition. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Biography of Amos Harel". Haaretz. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. "Amos Harel". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. "Amos Harel". Tel Aviv University. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.