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Yael Lavie Is an Israeli American journalist, author and documentary film director.

Born in NYC, NY on Feb.29, 1972 to famed Israeli singer (( Arik Lavie)) and his wife’, actress shoshik Shani.

Lavie began her journalistic career as a producer for ABC NY, London and later Baghdad and Jerusalem.

She was part of a team to broadcast 90 hours straight during the 9/11 terror attacks on NY city, for which she and a team of ABC producers won an Emmy. She was also one of a small group of journalist to enter Saddam Hussein’s hideout in 2003 in Tikrit, Iraq as part of the ABC NEWS team.

Lavie left ABC NEWS at 2006 to join British SKY NEWS Middle East operation where she served as senior editorial producer and traveled the Middle East extensively in that position.

In 2011 Lavie published a satirical mini biography called “war producer”. The book was published by Yediot Inc. And details Lavie’s time as a news producer in the US during the lead up to the Iraq war and media coverage through the capture of saddam Hussein.

Lavie joined Israeli newspaper publications in 2012 to set up their online video department.

In 2013 Lavie directed “how we won” a film examining the October/Tom kipper 1973 disputed outcome and national narratives. It was distributed by Reshet, Israeli ch-2.

Between 2013-2017, Lavie anchored the morning edition and later the daily dose on I24NEWS.

In 2017 Lavie directed and co created “why didn’t you say so”, a biography of her refugee father who became one of Israe’s Leading national singers. HOT DOC produced and broadcast the film. “Why didn’t you say so” was a participant in the IFF ((message to man)) in St. Petersburg.

Since 2015 Yael Lavie is an adjunct lecturer at the ((IDC)) in herzelia - she lectures a course on media ethics in the digital age with an emphasis on conflict zones.

Nominated for several emmys (2006, 2005), Lavie now resides in Tel Aviv with her husband and two children. As of 2019, She anchors a fintech show on blocktv.com