Ofer Shelah
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1960 |
| Place of birth | Kiryat Bialik, Israel |
| Knessets | 19 |
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| 2013– | Yesh Atid |
Ofer Shelah (Hebrew: עפר שלח, born 9 February 1960) is an Israeli journalist and politician. A member of Yesh Atid, he was placed sixth on the party's list for the 2013 Knesset elections.[1]
Biography [edit]
He started his army service in 1977 and served in a paratrooper unit during the 1982 Lebanon War and ended up losing an eye in Lebanon in 1983. He later published a book about his experiences, "Guf Sheni". He has been a journalist for Maariv and Yediyot Achronot for 25 years along with hosting popular television news and sports programs. As a journalist, Shelah specialized in writing about security issues and on sports.[2]
Shelah lives in the Ginaton moshav, and is widowed with two children.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ Yesh Atid Central Elections Committee
- ^ a b All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
External links [edit]
Ofer Shelah on the Knesset website
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