Alon Ben David

Alon Ben David

Alon Ben-David is an Israeli television and print journalist, currently senior defense correspondent for Israel's Channel 10 and Middle East correspondent for "Jane's Defence Weekly". He has been covering Israeli military affairs for more than 20 years.

Ben-David began his journalistic career as a military reporter at IDF Radio - Galey Tzahal - where he covered the first Intifada. After his discharge in 1988, he worked at Israel's national radio - Kol Israel - as a police affairs correspondent. In 1989 he joined Israel's Channel 1 Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) as a repoter in southern Israel and later as police affairs correspondent. In 1993 he was appointed military correspondent for Israel's Channel 1.

Ben-David was known to lead the coverage of Israel's long war in south Lebanon, where he frequently joined IDF operations. He covered Israel's 2000 withdrawal from Lebanon and the second Intifada, which erupted soon after.

In 2001, during a year of studies in the US, Ben-David reported from NY during the 9/11 attacks. In 2003 he joined the new commercial network - Israel 10 - as senior defense correspondent, and has led a critical coverage of the second Lebanon War in 2006.

Ben David holds a BA in Political Science from Tel Aviv University and a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University. He frequently lectures throughout the world on topics relating to the Middle East.

Ben David was formerly married to Israeli writer Irit Linur.

References

*Limmud Oz, "A Festival of Jewish Learning and Culture" [http://www.limmudoz.com.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?id=594&nav_cat_id=352&nav_top_id=82&dsa=132]


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