Raanan gissin biography
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Raanan Gissin, best known as Sharon's spokesman, passes away at 74
A frequent presence on international television channels, the gravel-voiced Gissin with the bushy black eyebrows cast a formidable figure.
By GREER FAY CASHMANRaanan Gissin, who was best known as the fiery spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Israeli government, has passed away at the age of 74.
A frequent presence on international television channels, the gravel-voiced Gissin with the bushy black eyebrows cast a formidable figure, even though he was not very tall in stature.
He had been ill for some time prior to his death on June 26.
A multi-generational sabra, Gissin, who spoke fluent English, had degrees from the Hebrew University Jerusalem and Syracuse University in the US.
His fields of study were political science, broadcast journalism and public administration. His main areas of expertise were in the Arab-Israeli conflict, security in general, strategies for security and the peace pr
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Raanan Gissin
Israeli political scientist (1949–2023)
Raanan Gissin (Hebrew: רענן גיסין; 28 February 1949 – 26 June 2023) was an Israeli political scientist, analyst and consultant specializing in the Arab–Israeli conflict. He was senior adviser to Israeli Prime MinisterAriel Sharon and a frequent spokesman for the Israeli government on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Gissin had Israeli Jewish roots with his family going back five generations, and was born in Ra'anana, Israel, thus, the selection of his name. In July 1949, his parents moved to kibbutz HaSolelim. He was born there 28 February 1949.[2]
When my great-grandparents came from Russia a hundred and fifty years ago, my grandfather came with a Bible in one hand and a rifle in another, and his hand was extended to the Arabs who lived here, some did make business with him and others who fought him had to meet the wrath of his rifle, and that’s how you live in the Middle E
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