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Danny Zaken is a journalist who works for the Israeli public radio station Kol Israel. Zaken has covered military and security affairs, West Bank settlers and Palestinian topics. He was a Knight Wallace fellow at the University of Michigan and completed the BBC Academy's journalism program. Zaken lecturers on media and journalism at the Hebrew University, the Mandel School and the Interdiscinplinary Center Herzliya. He is the former chair of the Jerusalem Journalists Association. On Twitter: @danizaken
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In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel
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In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel
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In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel
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In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel
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In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel
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In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel
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In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel