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The opening as it read in 2010

Gideon Levy ( ; born 1953) is an Israeli journalist and editor for the Haaretz newspaper, and is an outspoken and controversial opponent of Israel's policies in the occupied Palestinian territories . Levy's weekly column in Haaretz , "The Twilight Zone", deals with the politically and emotionally charged subject of the hardships of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, and their conflicts with the Israeli military and Jewish settlers . He has been called everything from a "propagandist for the Hamas " to "this heroic journalist" . He has won awards for defending human rights, and has been vilified as a possible security risk by a former cabinet minister. In addition to his work at Haaretz, Levy has published a book, hosted a television show, and edited or written documentaries and other programs.¹

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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Gideon Levy ( ; born 1953) is an Israeli journalist. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories . A notable journalist on the Israeli left , Levy has been characterized as a "heroic journalist" by some, by others as a "propagandist for the Hamas ". Barnea probably finds it hard to write without inserting a world view and is twice as hard for him to accept the existence of colleagues who consider their world view to be a candle at their feet. Original: רק כך אפשר להסביר את השתלחותו חסרת הרסן בעיתונאי השמאל, הח"מ ביניהם ("העין השביעית", גיליון מס' 29). לברנע קשה כנראה לכתוב בלי השקפת עולם וקשה לו שבעתיים להכיר בקיומם של עמיתים למקצוע שהשקפת עולמם היא נר לעבודתם. The Independent . 14 December 2006 . Yemini, Ben Dror (17 January 2009). סרסורי מצפון (in Hebrew). nrg Maariv .

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The opening as it stood in 2020 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Israeli journalist and author This article is about the Israeli journalist. Gideon Levy ( ; born 2 June 1953) is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories . Levy has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories. His critics characterize him as left-wing and accuse him of being a propagandist for Hamas . Levy, Gideon. העיתונאי מחפש משמעות [Journalist's Search for Meaning]. Translation: That is the only way to explain [Barnea's] relentless attack on left journalists, the undersigned included (7th-eye, issue no. 29). Barnea probably finds it hard to write without inserting a world view and is twice as hard for him to accept the existence of colleagues who consider their world view to be a candle at their feet. Original: רק כך אפשר להסביר את השתלחותו חסרת הרסן בעיתונאי השמאל, הח"מ ביניהם ("העין השביעית", גיליון מס' 29). לברנע קשה כנראה לכתוב בלי השקפת עולם וקשה לו שבעתיים להכיר בקיומם של עמיתים למקצוע שהשקפת עולמם היא נר לעבודתם. Yemini, Ben Dror (17 January 2009). סרסורי מצפון [Conscience pimps]. nrg Maariv (in Hebrew) .

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Israeli journalist and author This article is about the Israeli journalist. Gideon Levy ( ; born 2 June 1953) is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories . Levy has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories.

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Israeli journalist and author (born 1953) This article is about the Israeli journalist. Gideon Levy ( Hebrew : גדעון לוי , pronounced [ɡidˈʔon leˈvi] ; born 2 June 1953) is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories . Levy has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories. In 2021, he won Israel's top award for journalism, the Sokolov Award . Haaretz . 9 November 2021. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link )

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