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 Region ...

and studied at the Yeshivat Or Etzion. He was drafted into the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Forces 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

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. In October 2016, Liebskind moved to co-host the main morning news and current affairs radio show with

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of the

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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 Ja ...

'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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has taken over public lands in

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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

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of the IDF.

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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