| Ofer Shelah | |
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| Born | 9 February 1960 Kiryat Bialik, Israel |
Ofer Shelah (Hebrew: עֹפֶר שֶׁלַח </noinclude>, born 9 February 1960) is an Israeli journalist and politician. He has served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid since 2013.
Biography[]
Shelah was drafted into the IDF in 1977. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1979 became an officer after completing Officer Candidate School. He served as a platoon leader and as an executive officer in the paratroopers,[1] and took part in various raids against PLO camps in Lebanon. After he was honourably discharged he fought as a platoon leader and as company commander in reserve Paratroopers Brigade[2] in the 1982 Lebanon War and lost an eye in Lebanon in 1983.[3] He later published a book about his experiences, Guf Sheni (Hebrew: Second Person; lit. second body).
Education[]
Shelah subsequently completed a BA in Economic and English Literature at Tel Aviv University and an MA in Literature and Creative Writing at New York University.[4]
Career[]
He started worked as a journalist for the mainstream daily' 'Maariv in 1988, later moving to its competitor Yedioth Ahronoth, as well as hosting television news and sports programs. As a journalist, Shelah specialized in writing about security issues and on sports.[5]
Political career[]
Prior to the 2013 Knesset elections Shelah joined the new Yesh Atid party, and was placed sixth on its list.[6] He was elected to the Knesset as the party won 19 seats. During his first time, he was a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee.[4] He was placed sixth on the party's list for the 2015 elections,[7] and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats.
Shelah lives in Moshav Ginaton, and is widowed with two children.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Incoming chief IDF rabbi vows to 'respect all faiths, races and sexual orientations' Israel Hayom, 14 July 2016
- ↑ Gal Perl Finkel, Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water, The Jerusalem Post, August 09, 2018.
- ↑ How to win a modern war The Jerusalem Post, 7 September 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ofer Shelah Knesset
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
- ↑ Yesh Atid Central Elections Committee
- ↑ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
External links[]
- Ofer Shelah on the Knesset website
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