Daniel "Danny" Rubinstein (; born 1937) is an Israeli journalist and author. He previously worked for ''

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'', where he was an Arab affairs analyst and a member of the editorial board.

Biography

Rubinstein was born in

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in 1937. He grew up in Neveh Bezalel, a small neighborhood between Nahlaot and the city center. He majored in Middle Eastern studies and sociology at the

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. In 1967, during the

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, Rubinstein was a reserve soldier in a Jerusalem reconnaissance unit led by Yossi Langotsky. This unit was the first to cross the cease-fire line into the Jordanian-controlled

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. He lives in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem neighborhood.

Journalism career

From 1967 to 1990, Rubinstein worked as a columnist and Jerusalem bureau chief for the now-defunct newspaper ''

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''. From 1990 to 2008, he worked for ''

'', where he was a member of the editorial board. He wrote regular columns on the

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and

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affairs. He now writes a weekly column on the Palestinian economy for ''

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'', an Israeli business daily published by '' Yediot Ahronoth''. Rubinstein teaches at the Department of Middle East history at

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and has published several books. In 2007, Rubinstein described Israel as an "apartheid state" at the UN-sponsored International Conference of Civil Society in Support of Israeli–Palestinian Peace. In response, the Zionist Federation of Great Britain cancelled his scheduled appearance at an event sponsored by the Federation. Its chairman, Andrew Balcombe said: "Criticism of Israeli policy is acceptable. However, by using the word 'apartheid' in a UN conference held at the European Parliament, Danny Rubinstein encourages the demonization of Israel and the Jewish people." At an event sponsored by the

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, Rubinstein was not apologetic: "People do use the word 'apartheid' in my circles. My newspaper increasingly uses that word. This is nothing new."

Published works

* ''Camp David 2000'' (2002) * ''The Mystery of Arafat'' (1995) * ''People of Nowhere'' (1991)

References

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