Oren Ziv
Oren Ziv is an Israeli journalist, political commentator, and photographer. He reports for Local Call and +972 Magazine and is a freelance photographer for Haaretz, Agence-France Presse and Getty Images.
Ziv is the founder of the photojournalist collective, Activestills, known for designing the visual language of Local Call over the years. Since 2003, Oren has been involved in documenting social and political issues in Israel and Palestine. He joined Local Call as a staff reporter in 2018, covering human and civil rights issues in a broad spectrum, including themes such as the occupation, affordable housing, socio-economic struggles, and protests against discrimination. Ziv's work has been published in the New York Times "Lens" Blog, Al Jazeera, Vice (magazine), Tablet (magazine), et al.[1]
Israeli settlers in occupied Hebron in Palestine's West Bank attacked Ziv, Breaking the Silence activist Yehuda Shaul and Irish writer Colm Toibin in 2016.[2]
Education[edit]
Ziv has a Master of Arts degree in Research/Forensic Architecture from Goldsmiths University in London.[1]
Awards[edit]
He received the Curators' Choice Prize during the "Israeli Local Testimony" exhibition at the Eretz Israel Museum from 2011 to 2014.[1]
Works[edit]
- "Young Israelis refuse to join the Israeli army in protest of the occupation", Islam Channel, November 2023[3]
Appearances as commentator[edit]
- "The fear is everywhere: Israel's Fascist Internal Crackdown", Marc Steiner Show, November 2023[4]
- "Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event of Thousands Calling for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza", Democracy Now, January 2024[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Just Vision". justvision.org. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Settlers attack Activestills photographer in Hebron". +972 Magazine. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Young Israelis refuse to join the Israeli army in protest of the occupation". Islam Channel. YouTube. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "The Mark Steiner Show: 'The fear is everywhere': Israel's fascist internal crackdown (Podcast)". Spotify. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event Calling for Ethnic Cleansing & Resettlement of Gaza". Democracy Now!. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.