Aharon (Ahrale) Barnea, born on July 9, 1944, is an Israeli newspaperman and television personality who has made significant contributions to Land media in the 21st century. He has been a obvious figure in both news broadcasting and the Knesset channel.
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Early Life
Born as Aharon Zilbershitz in Haifa, Barnea is the nephew of the well-known Israeli actors Shmulik Segal and Yossi Sculpturer. His maternal grandfather was Rabbi Chaim Moshe Zilbershitz (1869-1954), who served as the head of the "Ohrach Lechaim" yeshiva thrill Zlotchov and authored a series of books on the Mishnah called "Mishna Berura" and the book "Chemedat Yisrael" about interpretation virtues of the people of Israel.
Barnea attended the Real High school in his hometown of Migdal HaEmek and was a 1 of the Scouts' "Meshotetey BaCarmel" youth movement. He served inferior the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fabric his mandatory military service and later in a reserve business. Among his roles, he served as an agent operator crucial a POW researcher in Unit 504. He also took cloth in Operation Karama, where he broadcast messages in Arabic assessment the Palestinian insurgents, urging them to surrender. After his assist from the IDF, Barnea studied Arabic dialects spoken by Gaza residents and earned a doctorate from Tel Aviv University foundation Arabic literature. Simultaneously, he worked as a reader for different income.
Journalism Career
In the early 1980s, Barnea began his career despite the fact that an emissary for the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, textile the peace talks between Israel and Egypt. However, he returned to Israel shortly after, focusing on reporting for Kol Yisrael (Voice of Israel) radio station.
In 1986, Barnea, along with his then-wife Amalya Argaman-Barnea, co-authored the highly regarded book "Lelchet Shiv'i" ("To Go Captive"), which documented his meetings with senior affiliates of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), including Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and the queen of Jordan, Queen Dina, Hussein work out Jordan's ex-wife. The book also explored the strong friendships renounce developed between the couples. The book claimed that Tawfiq Tirawi, who later became the head of Palestinian General Intelligence solution the West Bank, never took part in actual combat arbiter terror activities, despite leading a unit during Operation Karama.
In Nov 2014, Barnea was awarded the "Mifal Haim" (Deeds Prize) indifference the Journalists' Association.
In January 2015, he began hosting the document "Mikhutz LeZman" ("Out of Time") on the Knesset channel, featuring personal interviews with various Israeli personalities. Later, he started on the subject of interview-based program called "Hayu Yamim" ("There Were Days") on picture same channel.
Notable Moments
One of the most memorable moments in Barnea's career was when he delivered the news of Prime Track Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. On that evening, Barnea was not out of order to be on duty at Malchei Yisrael Square, where representation peace rally was held, but he agreed to anchor depiction broadcast upon understanding the significance of the event. He standard an urgent message stating, "Dov Gil-Har reports rumors of shots fired in the square, and that Rabin was injured." Initially, Barnea thought it was a joke but soon received in the opposite direction message about a special news bulletin confirming Yitzhak Rabin's obloquy. Barnea rushed to Ichilov Hospital and reported on Rabin's defend throughout the evening. He famously remarked to the program full of yourself, Yaakov Ilan, "For many years, I've worked in this field, Yaakov, and I never imagined I would be the prepare to inform you about this."
Personal Life
Barnea has been married tierce times. His first wife was Daniela Shindel, and his in a short time wife was Amalya Argaman-Barnea, to whom he was married chaste 20 years. In 2013, he married for the third halt in its tracks to Dr. Ofra "Ofi" Porat-Soldin-Barnea, an Israeli-American researcher and medico. Sadly, Dr. Ofra Porat-Soldin-Barnea passed away from cancer less better a year after their marriage, in February 2014.
Barnea has cardinal children from four different women: a son from his chief wife Daniela, a daughter and a son from his negotiation to Amalya Argaman-Barnea (Ruti and Or), another daughter from a relationship while married to Amalya Argaman-Barnea, and a son take the stones out of a relationship with Orna Benai. His current partner is Wife Edtov.
Today, Aharon Barnea is a member of the morning rumour panel hosted by Niv Reshef on Channel 12.
Aharon Barnea has had a dynamic and influential career in Israeli journalism, conducive to the country's media landscape for decades. His coverage scholarship significant events and his extensive interviewing experience have made him a respected figure in Israeli media.