Amnon Jackont
Encyclopedia
Amnon Jackont is an Israel
i author of thrillers, an historian
and a literary editor.
Jackont was allowed to postpone his military service for law studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
. During the summer breaks he would serve in the military, but was injured and became disabled. He stopped his studies and became a successful businessman, active in real estate, investements and insurance. From 1980 he writes next to his business endeavours. Almost all his books became bestsellers. From 1988 he worked as a literary editor for the Keter Publishing House
.
In 1997 Jackont ceased his business activities to concentrate on his own writing and editing and on his history studies at the Tel Aviv University
. After completing his masters (2002), he has completed his PhD degree at the same university (2006).
Since 2002 he is also active in business and relationship counseling, in workshops and TV programs. Some of these are conducted with his wife, radio show hostess Varda Rasiel-Jackont. Amnon and Varda Jackont live in Tel Aviv
.
ring involving executives at several major Israeli corporations. During the previous year, he had noticed excerpts from an unpublished manuscript appearing in internet forum
s, followed by a series of harsh reviews once the book was actually published. He also determined that his email was being read and manipulated by someone else.
When a computer technician found that the problem was a Trojan horse
program on his computer, Jackont reported the matter to police. The person responsible was eventually identified as Michael Haephrati, the ex-husband of Varda's daughter from a previous marriage, who had apparently written the Trojan horse. The same program was identified as having been used by three private detective agencies to collect information from the espionage victims on behalf of their competitors.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i author of thrillers, an historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and a literary editor.
Jackont was allowed to postpone his military service for law studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
. During the summer breaks he would serve in the military, but was injured and became disabled. He stopped his studies and became a successful businessman, active in real estate, investements and insurance. From 1980 he writes next to his business endeavours. Almost all his books became bestsellers. From 1988 he worked as a literary editor for the Keter Publishing House
Keter Publishing House
Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is...
.
In 1997 Jackont ceased his business activities to concentrate on his own writing and editing and on his history studies at the Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
. After completing his masters (2002), he has completed his PhD degree at the same university (2006).
Since 2002 he is also active in business and relationship counseling, in workshops and TV programs. Some of these are conducted with his wife, radio show hostess Varda Rasiel-Jackont. Amnon and Varda Jackont live in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
.
Trojan horse exposure
In 2005, Jackont helped expose an industrial espionageIndustrial espionage
Industrial espionage, economic espionage or corporate espionage is a form of espionage conducted for commercial purposes instead of purely national security purposes...
ring involving executives at several major Israeli corporations. During the previous year, he had noticed excerpts from an unpublished manuscript appearing in internet forum
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
s, followed by a series of harsh reviews once the book was actually published. He also determined that his email was being read and manipulated by someone else.
When a computer technician found that the problem was a Trojan horse
Trojan horse (computing)
A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is software that appears to perform a desirable function for the user prior to run or install, but steals information or harms the system. The term is derived from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology.-Malware:A destructive program that masquerades as a benign...
program on his computer, Jackont reported the matter to police. The person responsible was eventually identified as Michael Haephrati, the ex-husband of Varda's daughter from a previous marriage, who had apparently written the Trojan horse. The same program was identified as having been used by three private detective agencies to collect information from the espionage victims on behalf of their competitors.
Hebrew
- Pesek-Zeman (Borrowed Time) (Israel: Am Oved, 1982) ISBN 9651301155.
- Malkodet Devash (Honey Trap) (Israel: Keter Publishing, 1984) ISBN 9650703632.
- Ish ha-sagrir: Sifre penai (The Rainy-Day Man) (Israel: Am Oved, 1987) ISBN 9651304758.
- Aharon ha-meahavim ha-hakhamim (Last of the Wise Lovers) (Israel: Keter Publishing, 1991) ISBN 9650701656.
- Mukhan le-hayim: Sipurim: Keter ketsarim (Ready for Life: Stories) (Israel: Keter Publishing, 2000) ISBN 9650709150.
- Mavo Le-Ahava (Introduction to Love) (Israel: Keter Publishing, 2001)
- With Varda Rasiel Jacont: Shin Kmo Sheker (L as in Lies) (Israel: Keter Publishing, 2004)
- Hidath Moti (The Riddle of my Death) (Israel: Keter Publishing, 2009)
- Over Va-Shav (Resurgence - A financial documentary story) (Israel: Yedioth Aharonoth Books, 2009)
English
- Borrowed Time (UK: Hamish Hamilton, 1986, ISBN 0241118476) (USA: Trafalgar Square, 1988, ISBN 0241118751)