From the battlefields of Iraq to Dahiya in Beirut: Ron Ben-Yishai's career

2018 Israel Prize laureate Ron Ben-Yishai, Ynet’s military correspondent and a veteran of the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War, served as a journalist for many years in some of the world’s hottest war zones including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Kosovo.
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Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth commentator and journalist Ron Ben-Yishai was chosen Thursday to recieve the 2018 Israel Prize in the field of culture, arts, communication and sports, to be awarded on Independence Day in April.
Ben Yishai's career over the last five decades saw him serve honorably in the 1967 Six-Day War and 1973 Yom Kippur War before going on to serve as a reporter and visiting many enemy countries.
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With Moshe Dayan, 1971
With Moshe Dayan, 1971
With Moshe Dayan, 1971
(צילום: דוד רובינגר)
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Ron Ben Yishai at Syrian military installation
Ron Ben Yishai at Syrian military installation
Ron Ben Yishai at Syrian military installation
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Ben Yishai (third right) with Afghan Mujahideen 1989
Ben Yishai (third right) with Afghan Mujahideen 1989
Ben Yishai (third right) with Afghan Mujahideen 1989
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Dahiya Lebanon, 2006
Dahiya Lebanon, 2006
Dahiya Lebanon, 2006
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With Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq 2003
With Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq 2003
With Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq 2003
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With US Special Forces, Iraq 2003
With US Special Forces, Iraq 2003
With US Special Forces, Iraq 2003
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Iraqi Kurds, 1993
Iraqi Kurds, 1993
Iraqi Kurds, 1993
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Lebanon, 1990
Lebanon, 1990
Lebanon, 1990
(צילום: דוד רובינגר)
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With Shimon Peres, L
With Shimon Peres, L
With Shimon Peres, L
(צילום: דוד רובינגר)
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With Yemeni fighter in Raida, Yemen 2007
With Yemeni fighter in Raida, Yemen 2007
With Yemeni fighter in Raida, Yemen 2007
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Libya, during ousting of KKaddafi , 2011
Libya, during ousting of KKaddafi , 2011
Libya, during ousting of KKaddafi , 2011
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Bazaar, Damasscus, Syria 2007
Bazaar, Damasscus, Syria 2007
Bazaar, Damasscus, Syria 2007
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As an IDF Captain, 1982
As an IDF Captain, 1982
As an IDF Captain, 1982
(צילום: יעקב סער, לע"מ)
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With IDF commander Lit Gen Amnon Lipkin Shachak (L)
With IDF commander Lit Gen Amnon Lipkin Shachak (L)
With IDF commander Lit Gen Amnon Lipkin Shachak (L)
(צילום: יוסי בן-חנן)
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Journalists during Camp David Accords, 1978
Journalists during Camp David Accords, 1978
Journalists during Camp David Accords, 1978
(צילום: דוד רובינגר)
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Recieving Yom Kippur War medal from Chief of Staff Mota Gur 1975
Recieving Yom Kippur War medal from Chief of Staff Mota Gur 1975
Recieving Yom Kippur War medal from Chief of Staff Mota Gur 1975
(צילום: יעקב סער, לע"מ)
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