Ari Shavit

Ari Shavit
ארי שביט
Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957
Rehovot, Israel
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupations
  • Writer
  • journalist
Known for
  • Columnist at Haaretz
  • Author of the award-winning 2013 book My Promised Land
Relatives

Ari Shavit (Hebrew: ארי שביט; born 16 November 1957) is an Israeli reporter and writer. Shavit was a senior correspondent at the left-of-center Israeli newspaper Haaretz before he resigned when a pattern of sexual misconduct came to public attention.

A self-described left-wing journalist and anti-occupation peacenik, Shavit is the author of the 2013 New York Times Best Seller My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel.