Jerrold (Yoram) Kessel (; March 3, 1944 – February 24, 2011) was an Israeli journalist,

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, author, and foreign correspondent.

Biography

Kessel immigrated to Israel from South Africa at an early age. He helped introduce

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to Israel, playing for the Israel national cricket team in the ICC Trophy from 1979 to 1990. He played cricket for Team Israel at the 1973 Maccabiah Games. Kessel died from cancer at the age of 66. He was survived by his wife, Lorraine, their son, Ariel, and four grandchildren. His funeral was held at Givat HaShlosha in central Israel.

Media career

Kessel was a

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for the ''

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'', reported on the

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for CNN from its

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bureau from 1990 to 2003. He was known for his iconic white beard. He had been called "one of Israel’s leading English-language journalists." He initially worked for Israel Radio, the Jerusalem correspondent for the '' London Jewish Chronicle'', and the ''Jerusalem Post'' before joining CNN as an on-air correspondent in 1990. He covered major events affecting Israel for CNN, including the

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and the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister

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. Kessel began producing and co-producing independent television programming after leaving CNN in 2003. He also authored a book of soccer and began writing a sports column for the daily newspaper, ''

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'', the last of which was published a week before his death in 2011.

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Media career

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