Ze'ev Schiff (Hebrew: זאב שיף) was a French-born, journalist, author and military commentator who worked for the Israeli newspaper "Ha'aretz". Schiff wrote numerous books, including "Israel's Lebanon War" and "Intifada", both with Ehud Ya'ari, and "A History of the Israeli Army: 1874 to the Present". Paul Reynolds, a World Affairs correspondent, called him "the most respected military analyst in Israel". Wikipedia
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