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Daniel Dagan

Daniel Dagan is an Israeli journalist and author, born in Cairo, who has reported for Israeli media from Europe and lives in Germany.

born 1944Political correspondent for MaarivHaaretz correspondent in EuropeIsraeli broadcasting correspondent in Germany

Born: 1 January 1944, Cairo
Occupation: author, journalist, writer
Education: Tel Aviv University

Daniel Dagan was born in 1944 in Cairo

Daniel Dagan was born in Cairo in 1944. In 1952 his family moved to France, and a year later he emigrated to Israel. He grew up in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek in the Jezreel Valley.

He served in the army as a military news correspondent and continued in this role in the reserve. He studied political science and economics at Tel Aviv University. He also studied at academic institutions in France, Spain and Germany.

From 1970 to 1977 he was the political correspondent of Maariv. From 1978 to 1993 he worked for Haaretz, mostly from European capitals. He also worked for Galei Tzahal and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Based in Berlin, he has reported for the Israel Broadcasting Authority and later for Kan. He writes opinion pieces for European newspapers, comments on the Middle East on German radio and television, and has written books in German about Israel and its neighbors.

He is a board member of the Association of the Foreign Press in Germany and a member of the Association of European Journalists. He is married and has a daughter, Miriam, and a son, David.

Milestones in Daniel Dagan's life

1944
Born in Cairo.
1952
Moved with his family to France.
1970
Became political correspondent of Maariv.
1973
Crossed the Suez Canal with Israeli troops as a military correspondent in the Yom Kippur War.
1978
Joined Haaretz.
1993
Ended his work with Haaretz.
2009
Launched his blog.

Daniel Dagan served in the military

He served as a military news correspondent in his regular service and in the reserve. In the 1973 Yom Kippur War he was among the first Israeli troops to cross the Suez Canal westward.