Israel Update with Yaron Deckel
On Sunday, December 22nd at 11:00 AM, we will host veteran Israeli journalist Yaron Deckel for a briefing (via Zoom) on the diplomatic and military situation of Israel’s war on seven fronts. The event is sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI).
Yaron Deckel currently serves as the Jewish Agency’s Regional Director to Canada. For almost three and a half decades, Yaron was considered one of the most respected and well-known journalists in Israel. His career spans over three decades of reporting, editing, hosting, and serving as leader of one of Israel’s most popular radio stations.
From 2012- 2017 Deckel served as the Editor in Chief and CEO of Galei Tsahal, a national public radio station, where he oversaw an annual budget of 60-million shekels, 350 employees and soldiers. In 2015 he began hosting a weekly prime-time radio talk-show on Politics. Deckel started his journalism career at the age of 18 at the same popular Army Radio Station.
As political reporter and commentator for both radio and television, for the past 3 decades he has closely followed the ins-and-outs of Israeli politics and governance, developing close relationships with all the decision makers in Israel, including top politicians and military leaders.
He has covered the last 12 Israeli election campaigns.
Between 2002–2007 Deckel served as Washington DC, Bureau Chief for Israeli Public TV where he covered US-Israel relations and traveled the US reporting on social and cultural issues, as well on internal US politics. Deckel was the first Israeli journalist to interview President George W. Bush. He also interviewed Presidents Carter and Clinton, among other US leaders.
Deckel is the winner of several awards including the Sokolov Award, the most prestigious award for journalists in Israel. He also won the B’nai B’rith award for special coverage of the Jewish Community in the USA.
