1. Ari Shavit was born in Rehovot, Israel, and studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
10 Facts About Ari Shavit
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Ari Shavit's father was a scientist and his mother was an artist.
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Ari Shavit was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1975.
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Ari Shavit volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade.
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Ari Shavit served as a squad leader and took part in various raids against armed Palestinian organizations and camps in Lebanon, including Operation Litani.
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Ari Shavit's work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Politico.
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Ari Shavit was particularly critical of right-wing Israeli politicians, such as Avigdor Lieberman, who he argued is only loyal to Russia and to Putin.
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Ari Shavit has for many years been a critic of Benjamin Netanyahu.
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In 2013, Ari Shavit released My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel.
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In September 2014, Ari Shavit traveled to Cleveland, Ohio to accept the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in nonfiction for My Promised Land, and delivered a talk at the Cleveland City Club about the necessity of American leadership in the Middle East.