Amos Schocken | |
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| עמוס שוקן | |
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| Born | December 6, 1944 Tel-Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Israel |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation(s) | publisher, businessman |
Amos Schocken (born 6 December, 1944) is an Israeli businessman who serves as the publisher of the Haaretz newspaper and he is the head of Haaretz Group. He is the son of Gershom Schocken, the former editor and publisher of Haaretz. [1] [2]
Amos Schocken was born in Tel Aviv to Shulamit Persitz and Gershom Schocken. He is the grandson of Zalman Schocken, founder of Schocken Books, and Shoshana Persitz, a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli politician.
Schocken worked in various positions at the newspaper during his childhood, including as a newspaper distributor. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he joined the newspaper as an administrative assistant. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and statistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later completed a master's degree in business administration at Harvard University. [3]
In November 2024, the Israeli government cut ties with the Haaretz newspaper over comments Schocken made at a conference in London, calling the Israeli government an "apartheid regime" and referred to Palestinian militants as "freedom fighters". [4] Schocken distanced himself from parts of comments the next day, saying that "the use of terrorism is not legitimate". [5]
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