Arieh O'Sullivan
Encyclopedia
Arieh O'Sullivan is an author
, journalist
and an award-winning defense correspondent who has covered Israel
and the Middle East
for over two decades. He currently serves as the bureau chief of The Media Line, a non-profit American news agency covering the Middle East. He is best known for his former role as a defense correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post
, the Middle East's leading English daily, where he worked for over 10 years. He appears as a guest commentator on a variety of world radio and television news programs and has reported from the Palestinian territories
, Rwanda
, Kosovo
, Northern Ireland
, Lebanon
, Turkey
and China
.
in 1991, Palestinian unrest, the Rabin assassination
, immigration from Ethiopia
as well as the civil war in Rwanda. He was a Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University
in 2002–2003.
O'Sullivan also served as Director of Communications for the Anti-Defamation League's
Israel office from 2006 to 2008.
and Mississippi
and moved to Israel in 1981. He served as a paratrooper in the first Lebanon War and was discharged in 2008 from the reserves, where he had served as a liaison officer with the Jordanian, Egyptian and other foreign militaries.
He has a BA in Mass Communications from the University of Minnesota
.
He is also a founding member of the ecological village of Srigim
in the Elah Valley
in central Israel where he lives with his wife and three children. He is an avid paraglider
and grows olives
for oil.
Author
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, journalist
Journalist
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and an award-winning defense correspondent who has covered Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
for over two decades. He currently serves as the bureau chief of The Media Line, a non-profit American news agency covering the Middle East. He is best known for his former role as a defense correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language broadsheet newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post. The daily readership numbers do not approach those of the major Hebrew newspapers....
, the Middle East's leading English daily, where he worked for over 10 years. He appears as a guest commentator on a variety of world radio and television news programs and has reported from the Palestinian territories
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
, Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
, Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and China
China
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.
Career
Before joining The Jerusalem Post, O'Sullivan worked for seven years as a correspondent for The Associated Press based in Jerusalem and covered the peace processes, the Gulf WarGulf War
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in 1991, Palestinian unrest, the Rabin assassination
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin took place on November 4, 1995 at 21:30, at the end of a rally in support of the Oslo Accords at the Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv...
, immigration from Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
as well as the civil war in Rwanda. He was a Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University
Stanford University
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in 2002–2003.
O'Sullivan also served as Director of Communications for the Anti-Defamation League's
Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...
Israel office from 2006 to 2008.
Personal life
O’Sullivan was raised in the US states of LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
and Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
and moved to Israel in 1981. He served as a paratrooper in the first Lebanon War and was discharged in 2008 from the reserves, where he had served as a liaison officer with the Jordanian, Egyptian and other foreign militaries.
He has a BA in Mass Communications from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
.
He is also a founding member of the ecological village of Srigim
Srigim
Srigim , also known as Li On , is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located to the south of Beit Shemesh, it is one of several Israeli settlements which were established on the lands of the former Palestinian village of 'Ajjur. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional...
in the Elah Valley
Valley of Elah
The Valley of Elah, "the valley of the oak or terebinth" , best known as the place described in the Bible where the Israelites were encamped when David fought Goliath . It was near Azekah and Socho...
in central Israel where he lives with his wife and three children. He is an avid paraglider
Paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...
and grows olives
Olive oil
Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps...
for oil.