230px, Kalman Liebskind Kalman Liebskind (Heb: קלמן ליבסקינד; born on 1970) is an Israeli

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Early life

Liebskind was born in

Nir Galim Nir Galim ( he, נִיר גַּלִּים, ''lit.'' Waves Meadow) is a religious moshav shitufi in south-central Israel, adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Located in the southern coastal plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regiona ...

and studied at the

Yeshivat Or Etzion Yeshivat Or Etzion is a Hesder Yeshiva, religious high school, and religious army preparation high school. It is located in Merkaz Shapira, Israel. It was founded in 1977. Its Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Haim Drukman. The "Yeshiva Gavoha" roll is ap ...

. He was drafted into the Intelligence Corps of the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

and upon discharge, worked as a

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Media career

In 1997, he was one of the founding journalists at

Makor Rishon ''Makor Rishon'' ( he, מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹן lit. "Firsthand Source") is a semi-major Israeli newspaper associated with Religious Zionism and the conservative right-wing. History ''Makor Rishon'' was founded as a weekly magazine in Jul ...

and worked as an

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. In 2000, he began working at

Maariv ''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and '' Amidah''. The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms, ...

. In recent years, Liebskind has published a weekly column in

's "Mosafshabat" which deals with weekly political and current affairs. Between 2011 and 2016, Liebskind co-hosted the main morning news and current affairs radio show with Arel Segel on Galey Yisrael. In October 2016, Liebskind moved to co-host the main morning news and current affairs radio show with Assaf Lieberman on Kan Bet of the

Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC; he, תאגיד השידור הישראלי, translit=Ta'agid HaShidur HaYisra'eli, lit=Israeli Broadcasting Corporation; ar, هيئة البث الإسرائيلي, translit=Hayyat al-Bathi al- ...

Taagid network. In 2019, he also began to co-host an afternoon current affairs TV show with Arel Segel on Kan 11. In June 2020, the 'Kalman & Segel' show was abruptly cancelled. Liebskind is now host of the program Etsem Ha'Inyan (עצם העניין) on Kan 11. Liebskind has published several high-profile exposés: * In 1999, he exposed

Ehud Barak Ehud Barak ( he-a, אֵהוּד בָּרָק, Ehud_barak.ogg, link=yes, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth prime minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until Jan ...

's non-profit organizations that funded Barak's elections' campaign, in violation of Israel's political parties funding law. * In 2008, he exposed that

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Yoav Galant Yoav Galant (; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician currently serving as the Minister of Defense since 2022. He is a former commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces. In January 2015, he entered politics, joinin ...

has taken over public lands in

Moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

Amikam Amikam ( he, עַמִּיקָם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council, whose headquarters are located in the moshav. In it had a population of . West of the moshav ...

. This exposure led eventually to the cancellation of Galant's appointment as Chief of General Staff of the

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Awards and honors

* Media Criticism Award (2002) - פרס ביקורת התקשורת * Ometz Award (2007) - אות אומ"ץ * Knight of Quality Government Award (2009) - אות אביר איכות השלטון

Personal life

Liebskind is married with five children.

References

External links

Personal page at Maariv

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