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Zvi (Zvika) Yehezkeli (; born August 17, 1970) is an Israeli television journalist and Documentary film. He is an commentator on Arab affairs and host of a program on i24 News. Until June 2024, he served as head of the Arab affairs desk on "News 13." the news division of Israel 13.
In 2010, he announced that President Mahmoud Abbas had a standing invitation to appear on Channel 10 to respond to allegations that several of his senior aides have embezzled international aid transferred to the Palestinian Authority. Channel 10 invites Abbas to address corruption allegations, Maan News Agency
In September 2012, Allah Islam, a documentary series about Muslims in Europe that Yehezkeli created with David Deri, debuted on Channel 10. In it, Yehezkeli stated that he went to Europe with an open mind to understand the worldview of the people he sought to interview. In 2015, Assaf David, a co-founder of the Forum for Regional Thinking, an Israeli think tank, while acknowledging that Yehezkeli commanded a thorough understanding of the issues, nevertheless characterised his style as being "hysterical", which played upon people's fears by accentuating the views of the extremists. Yehezkeli responded that what he has portrayed is the reality, and critics are free to go to Europe and produce their own documentaries.
At an international forum at Bar Ilan University in June 2013, Yehezkeli spoke about his interviews with Yasser Arafat: "In 2002 I sat with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, whose government compound was under siege in Ramallah. I asked him how he interprets Western rationale, and he replied that he is not a partner to this rationale." Yehezkeli said he also asked Arafat about Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's offer to accede to 99% of his demands. Arafat replied that Barak's offer was closer to 0% than to 100% because Barak refused to give in to all of his demands. Bar-Ilan University Hosts Ninth Ambassadors' Forum
For a few months during 2016 and 2017, Yehezkeli went undercover in Europe and the United States under a variety of Arab aliases to investigate the Muslim Brotherhood's presence there. The fruit of his exploits, the 5-part series BeZehut Beduya (בזהות בדויה, Under a False Identity) aired on Channel 10 in February 2018. The series created some controversy, both in Israel and abroad, with online commenters speculating that the Mossad was involved in its production.
Yehezkeli is regarded as one of Israel's leading .
In October 2022 Yehezkali produced a TV series called Double agent The series was produced in collaboration with the organization "Ad Kan".
In the aftermath of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Yehezkeli advocated for the killing of 100 000 people in Gaza.
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