Zeʾev ship
Zeʾev ship ( Hebrew זאב שיף; * July 1, 1932 in Lille ( France ); † June 19, 2007 in Tel Aviv ) was an Israeli journalist . He was considered a respected military publicist around the world.
Life
Zeʾev Schiff was born in France and came to Israel as a child in 1935. In the Israeli army he served as an intelligence officer. After studying Middle Eastern and military history at Tel Aviv University , he began working for the daily Haaretz from 1955 . In 1960 he was appointed their military correspondent; all in all he worked for this paper for over 50 years until his death. Due to his extensive knowledge, he was also a regular guest author for numerous international newspapers.
As a military correspondent, he not only accompanied the Israeli military actions such as the Six Day War , the Yom Kippur War , the Lebanon War and the Intifada , but was also a correspondent in Vietnam, the former Soviet Union, Cyprus and Ethiopia. Despite his repeated harsh criticism of various Israeli military actions, his superior expertise was also valued in the Israeli military. Ze'ev Schiff in 1982 as the first Israeli justice to the responsibility of Ariel Sharon in the Sabra and Shatila massacre pointed out.
Schiff has published numerous books on Middle Eastern security issues that have been translated into several languages. His book on the first Palestinian Intifada, published in 1990, became an international bestseller.
Schiff died in 2007 of a heart condition.
Works (selection)
- October Earthquake and the Yom Kippur War. 1974 (received the most important journalistic award in Israel, the Sokolov Prize )
- Israel's Lebanon War. Simon & Schuster, New York 1984
- A History of the Israeli Army, 1874 to the Present. 1985
- Zeʾev Schiff, Ehud Yaari: Intifada. The Palestinian Uprising. Israel's Third Front. Simon & Schuster, New York 1990
- Israel's War with Iran. Foreign Affairs 85, November-December 2006, 23-31. (Partial reprint) Israel's War with Iran. New York Times , December 4, 2006 (registration required)
Web links
- Military publicist Zeev Schiff dies . Tagesspiegel , June 20, 2007
- Zeev ship died . Newsletter from the Israeli embassy in Berlin. Die Jüdische, June 20, 2007
- Zeev ship; Israeli journalist, defense expert . AP / Washington Post , June 21, 2007
- Zeev Schiff, 74, Author and Dean of Israel Military Correspondents, Dies . New York Times , June 21, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ship, Zeʾev |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ship, Seʾew; Ship, Zeev |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli journalist and military writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 2007 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv , Israel |