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David Halevy

David Halevy is an Israeli officer and journalist who reported for Time magazine from Israel, Washington and conflict zones.

born 1941Reporting for Time magazineThe Sharon v. Time libel caseThe book Inside the PLO

Born: 27 March 1941, Jerusalem

David Halevy was born in 1941 in Jerusalem

David Halevy was born in Jerusalem in 1941 to parents who came from Germany. His father was a translator and editor at the Itim news agency, and his mother taught English. He was a member of Hashomer Hatzair in Tel Aviv and studied at Tichon Hadash.

He served in the Nahal paratroop battalion and completed officers school. After his discharge he studied engineering and design in Ulm, Germany. In 1967 he finished a bachelor's degree in history and Middle East studies at Tel Aviv University.

He edited publications of the Mapai young guard and interviewed Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. In 1968 he worked for about 10 months as an aide to Yigal Allon. From 1976 he reported for Time and The Washington Star, covering the Israel and Egypt peace process.

In 1983 Time published his report on a secret appendix of the Kahan Commission. Ariel Sharon sued Time for libel in New York, and the court did not order Time to pay damages. In 1985 he was posted to Washington.

In 1989 he left journalism for business and consulting. In 1990 he published Inside the PLO with Neil Livingstone, and in 2019 a book about Major General Moshe Peled. He married Miki in 1964, and they have 2 sons and 2 daughters.

David Halevy's life in 10 milestones

1941
Born in Jerusalem.
1964
Married Miki.
1967
Completed a degree at Tel Aviv University and fought in the Six Day War.
1968
Became an aide to Yigal Allon.
1976
Began reporting for Time magazine.
1983
Time published his report on the Kahan Commission appendix.
1985
Posted to Washington.
1989
Left journalism for business.
1990
Published Inside the PLO.
2019
Published a book about Moshe Peled.

David Halevy served in Armored Corps

He served in the Nahal paratroop battalion and fought in the Six Day War as a platoon leader and deputy company commander in a reconnaissance unit. He later moved to the Armored Corps, was badly wounded in the Yom Kippur War and returned to command a divisional reconnaissance battalion.

Armored Corps