Ari Shavit

Ari Shavit
ארי שביט
Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 66)
Rehovot, Israel
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupations
  • Writer
  • journalist
Known for
  • Columnist at Haaretz
  • Author of the award-winning 2013 book My Promised Land
Relatives

Ari Shavit (Hebrew: ארי שביט; born 16 November 1957) is an Israeli reporter and writer. Shavit was a senior correspondent at the left-of-center Israeli newspaper Haaretz before he resigned when a pattern of sexual misconduct came to public attention.

A self-described left-wing journalist[1] and anti-occupation peacenik,[2] Shavit is the author of the 2013 New York Times Best Seller My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel.

  1. ^ Abrams, Elliott. "Politics and Prophecy". Jewish Review of Books. Vol. Spring 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ Whitford, David; Elkind, Peter (12 December 2013). "Promise – and potential – in Israel". Fortune.