Tzachi Biran

Tzachi Biran was born in 1973

Tzachi Biran was born on May 8, 1973. He grew up mostly in the Neve Magen neighborhood of Ramat HaSharon and graduated from Alon High School there.

He joined the air defense corps in November 1991 as a Patriot soldier. After his discharge he worked as a security guard for the Airports Authority and in a Shin Bet protection unit. At the same time he studied communications at Ramat Gan College and wrote music reviews for the weekly Rating.

In 2001 he joined Walla News as an editor and later rose to deputy head of the newsroom. In 2009 he returned to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit and commanded the IDF website, later leading its social media work. In 2013 he became editor and commander of Bamahane, a role marked by tension over the paper's independence.

After the paper was closed in 2016, he headed digital news at the Kan broadcasting corporation. He later ran the youth and children's division of Yedioth Ahronoth. During the Swords of Iron war he returned to reserve duty to publish a wartime edition of Bamahane. He is married to Neta, has 3 children and lives in Ramat HaSharon.