Danny Rubinstein

Danny Rubinstein

Daniel "Danny" Rubinstein (born 1937) is an Israeli journalist and author. He previously worked for Haaretz, where he was an Arab affairs analyst and a member of the editorial board.^[1]

Biography

Rubinstein was born in Jerusalem in 1937. He grew up in Neveh Bezalel, a small neighborhood between Nahlaot and the city center.^[2] He majored in Middle Eastern studies and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.^[3]

In 1967, during the Six-Day War, Rubinstein was a reserve soldier in a Jerusalem reconnaissance unit led by Yossi Langotsky. This unit was the first to cross the cease-fire line into the Jordanian-controlled West Bank.^[4]

He lives in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem neighborhood.^[2]

Journalism career

From 1967 to 1990, Rubinstein worked as a columnist and Jerusalem bureau chief for the now-defunct newspaper Davar. From 1990-2008, he worked for Haaretz, where he was a member of the editorial board. He wrote regular columns on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian affairs. He now writes a weekly column on the Palestinian economy for Calcalist, an Israeli business daily published by Yediot Ahronoth.^[5]

Rubinstein teaches at the Department of Middle East history at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba and has published several books.

Controversy

In 2007, Rubinstein described Israel as an "apartheid state" at the UN-sponsored International Conference of Civil Society in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace. In response, the Zionist Federation of Great Britain cancelled his scheduled appearance at an event sponsored by the Federation. Its chairman, Andrew Balcombe said: "Criticism of Israeli policy is acceptable. However, by using the word 'apartheid' in a UN conference held at the European Parliament, Danny Rubinstein encourages the demonization of Israel and the Jewish people."^[6] At an event sponsored by the New Israel Fund, Rubinstein was not apologetic: "People do use the word 'apartheid' in my circles. My newspaper increasingly uses that word. This is nothing new."^[7]

Published works

• Camp David 2000 (2002)
• The Mystery of Arafat (1995) ^[8]
• People of Nowhere (1991)

References

1. ^ Silverstein, Richard (6 September 2007). "Don't mention the A-word". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/sep/06/dontmentiontheaword. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} A walk across Jerusalem history - Haaretz - Israel News
3. ^ Jewish Women's Archive
4. ^ A palace befiting the ruler of the land - Haaretz - Israel News
5. ^ Keeping the Two State Solution Alive
6. ^ Lappin, Yaakov (31 August 2007). "Zionist Federation cancels Haaretz journalist". Ynetnews.com. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3444320,00.html. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
7. ^ Spritzer, Dinah A.. "Israeli journalist dares to use dreaded A word". Jewish Review. http://www.jewishreview.org/node/93. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
8. ^ Amazon.com: The Mystery of Arafat: Danny Rubinstein, Dan Leon: Books

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