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Fauda Co-Creator Avi Issacharoff: The story behind the hit series
Avi Issacharoff is an Israeli journalist known for his focus on Palestinian affairs. He is Middle East analyst for The Times of Israel and its sister news portal Walla!.
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- Fauda Co Creator Avi Issacharoff The story behind the hit series
- Inside Fauda Avi Issacharoff
- Books
- References
Issacharoff was born in Jerusalem. He is a graduate of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and holds an MA from Tel Aviv University.
From 2005 until 2012, he was the Palestinian and Arab affairs correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. He is a former correspondent with Israel Radio where he won the 2002 "Best Reporter" award for his coverage of the Second Intifada. He has written and directed short documentary films broadcast on television in Israel.
In 2014 Issacharoff and a cameraman were attacked and beaten by "masked Palestinian rioters" while covering a violent protest demonstration at Beitunia. According to Issacharoff's account, the two were set upon after a Palestinian journalist pointed them out to the crowd as Israelis.
He is the co-author of the TV series Fauda.