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Ofer Shelach

Israeli journalist and politician
Person Human Q3663054

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 9, 1960
Place of birth
Kiryat Bialik
Country of citizenship
Israel[9]
Occupation
journalist, politician, writer, opinion journalist, literary scholar
Employer
Institute for National Security Studies[10]
Position held
Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member
Educated at
Tel Aviv University, New York University[11][12]
Member of political party
Yesh Atid[14]
Father
Hezy Shelach[8]
Official website
ofershelah.co.il[18]
Work location
Jerusalem[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, French, Hebrew[20][21][22]
Family name
Shelach[16]
Given name
Ofer[17]
Residence
Ginaton[15]
Social media followers
53k (26k–53k, n=4)[24][25][26][27]
Start of work period
2012[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ofer Shelach ar عوفر شيلح cs Ofer Šelach cs Ofer Shelah fa اوفر شیلا he עופר שלח he עפר שלח pl Ofer Szelach ru Офер Шелах ru Шелах, Офер tr Ofer Şelah
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000066603112
VIAF cluster ID
10126775
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89121092
GND ID
1071659502
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
עופר שלח1.jpg ↗
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007297750705171
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15020254r
Facebook username
OferYeshAtid, ShelahOfer
Freebase ID
/m/0q415dk
ITHL author ID
14674
J9U entity ID
987007297750705171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
1071659502
Show all 19 identifiers +7
Knesset member ID
900
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000250834
OpenSanctions ID
Ofer Shelach
SNAC ARK ID
w67h249m
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfrHJwMtH8mjcGRfPtFrq
X (Twitter) username
OferShelah
Yale LUX ID
person/10926393-57c9-49de-a4e6-2bdcaa664d45

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🔗 Connections
Position held 6
Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member
Occupation 4
writer, politician, journalist, opinion journalist
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Hebrew
Educated at 2
New York University, Tel Aviv University
Chaired by 1
Tnufa
Country of citizenship 1
Israel
Employer 1
Institute for National Security Studies
Founded entities 1
Tnufa
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Yesh Atid
OpenSanctions ID 1
Ofer Shelach
Place of birth 1
Kiryat Bialik
Residence 1
Ginaton
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Jerusalem
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Summary

Ofer Shelach was born on February 9, 1960[1], in Kiryat Bialik[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], politician[4], writer[5], opinion journalist[6], and literary scholar[7].

FAQs

Where was Ofer Shelach born?

Ofer Shelach's place of birth was Kiryat Bialik[2].

Who were Ofer Shelach's parents?

Ofer Shelach's father was Hezy Shelach[8].

What did Ofer Shelach do for work?

Ofer Shelach worked as a journalist[3], politician[4], writer[5], opinion journalist[6], and literary scholar[7].

Where did Ofer Shelach go to school?

Ofer Shelach was educated at Tel Aviv University[11] and New York University[12].

Related Entities

Institute for National Security Studies Israel Jerusalem Tnufa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . knesset.gov.il. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . knesset.gov.il. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . knesset.gov.il. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . knesset.gov.il. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, politician, writer +1
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