Daniel Dagan (born 1944 in

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) is an Israeli journalist and author. Daniel Dagan moved with his family from Cairo to France in 1952. A year later he emigrated to Israel. He was brought up in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek in the Jezreel Valley, not far from

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

. During his military service, as well as in the reserve, Daniel Dagan worked as a military news correspondent. In this capacity he was among the first Israeli troops who crossed the Suez Canal westwards in the

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of 1973, his first return to the country of his birth. Dagan graduated in political science and economics from the

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. He also studied in universities and other academic institutions in France, Spain and Germany. From 1970 through 1977 he was the political correspondent of

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. From 1978 through 1993 he was with

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, serving most of the time in European capitals. Dagan also worked for Galei Tzahal, (

Israel Defense Forces Radio Army Radio ( he, גלי צה"ל lit. IDF waves) or Galei Tzahal, known in Israel by its acronym Galatz ( he, גל"צ), is a nationwide Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. The station broadcasts news, music, traffic reports ...

), and for the New York-based

Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) is an international news agency and wire service, founded in 1917, serving Jewish community newspapers and media around the world as well as non-Jewish press, with about 70 syndication clients listed on its web ...

. Over the years, Dagan has contributed to the Op-Ed pages of

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and

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(both in Paris), El Mundo (Spain) (Madrid),

Die Zeit ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The ...

(Hamburg) and other international newspapers and magazines. Dagan is now based in

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, where he works mainly for the public radio and television station IBA (

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). He appears frequently on radio and television shows in Germany, mostly commenting on the situation in the Middle East and Europe’s role in the region. He launched his blog in 2009. Dagan is a founding member of the Board of Trustees of

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(BIS) as well as board member of the Association of the Foreign Press in Germany (VAP) and of the Brussels-based

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. Dagan is married and has a daughter, Miriam, and a son, David.

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