Ze'ev Segal (13 January 1947 – 11 January 2011) was an Israeli lawyer, a professor of law at

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 ...

and a legal analyst for the newspaper Haaretz. Segal was born in

Mandate Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 i ...

. He served in the Israel Defense Forces as a military correspondent for the Gadna newspaper ''Bemachane Gadna'' in 1965–1968. Segal received an LL.M degree from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1982, he received a doctorate in law from

. He worked as an assistant to Shimon Peres when he was Minister of Communications and Transport.

Journalism and legal career

In March 1973, several months before

David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ( ; he, דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן ; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Adopting the nam ...

died, Segal conducted the last comprehensive interview with Ben-Gurion. In 1985–1997, Segal served as an observer for the Israel Press Council and a member of its ethics tribunal. He was one of the drafters of the Kinneret Covenant (אמנת כנרת) which seeks to create a common ground for various currents in Israeli society (right-left, religious-secular). Segal was an associate of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He was also chairperson of the Israel Diaspora Forum at the

World Zionist Organization The World Zionist Organization ( he, הַהִסְתַּדְּרוּת הַצִּיּוֹנִית הָעוֹלָמִית; ''HaHistadrut HaTzionit Ha'Olamit''), or WZO, is a non-governmental organization that promotes Zionism. It was founded as the ...

and co-chairperson of the Forum of Law and Society.

Legacy and commemoration

Israeli Prime Minister The prime minister of Israel ( he, רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה, Rosh HaMemshala, Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: he2, רה״מ; ar, رئيس الحكومة, ''Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma'') is the head of government and chief exe ...

Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (; ; born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of ...

described Segal as "an exemplary figure, a journalist who struggled to advance democracy, human rights and the rule of law."Netanyahu pays tribute to Ze'ev Segal as fighter for democracy and human rights
Haaretz

Published works

* ''The Right to Know in the Light of the Freedom of Information Act'' * ''Freedom of the Press: Between Myth and Reality'' * ''The Hatmaker: Discussions with Justice Aharon Barak'' (co-author Ariel Bendor)

References

External links

Ze'ev Segal
on NFC {{DEFAULTSORT:Segal, Ze'ev 1947 births 2011 deaths Israeli legal scholars Academic staff of Tel Aviv University Haaretz people Israeli opinion journalists Israeli non-fiction writers Israeli Jews