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Ronen Shoval

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli writer and zionist-activist”. Today it says “israeli doctor of political philosophy and author”.
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Ronen Shoval ( , born 1980 in Ramat Hasharon ) is an Israeli writer and Zionist-activist.1 He is the founder of the extra-parliamentary movement Im Tirtzu , and presided as its first chairman (2007–2013).2 Ronen is the author of the book Herzl's Vision 2.0, a manifest for the rejuvenating Zionism ( Im Tirtzu, Kochav M'Israel ). He is a columnist in the Israeli newspaper Maariv and previously wrote in Haaretz and Makor Rishon . He was a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University , at a pre-army mechina (a preparatory program), and at other colleges in Israel. He was also a research associate at the Institute for Zionist Strategies . He was elected a board member of the World Zionist Organization , the Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod .3 In 2013, Ronen was named by the Algemeiner Journal as one of the 100 people who had the biggest positive impact on Jewish life in 2012. In January 2015, Shoval, running as a candidate in Habayit Hayehudi 's primary, called for an investigation into editors at Haaretz , accusing them of "defeatist propaganda" prohibited under Statute 103 of Israel's penal code. In response to Shoval's accusations on Facebook, multiple death threats against Haaretz editors were posted, which Shoval promised to remove. The Haaretz cartoon that sparked the death threats said "10 journalists killed in attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, about 13 journalists killed last summer in attack on Gaza " and "JeSuisGaza" below JeSuisCharlie .4 Ronen holds a B.A in international relations and an M.A in Jewish Philosophy from the Hebrew University . He earned a PhD in Jewish political thought from the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense (graduating summa cum laude, mentored by Prof.5 Ronen is married, and has four children.6 "Im Tirtzu Founder Denies NIF Funding" , Arutz 7 "Jewish 100: Ronen Shoval – Tomorrow" , Algemeiner Magazine "Students implore Tel Aviv University to nix 'Nakba Day' event" "Im Tirtzu founders say their fight is against anti-Zionists, not left-wingers" "Pro-IDF rallies sweep country, countering int'l condemnation" , The Jerusalem Post Im Tirtzu, Kochav M'Israel "executive members" , Jewish Agency "Algemeiner Jewish 100: The Full List" .7 "Death threats to Haaretz journalists appear on right-winger's Facebook page: Following wave of comments, including - 'With God's help, the journalists at Haaretz will be murdered just like in France' - Ronen Shoval promises to remove offending remarks" , Haaretz , 11 January 2015 http://eos.u-paris10.fr/tag/shoval/8

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