WRITER

Gideon Levy

1953 - Today

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Gideon Levy (Hebrew: גדעון לוי, pronounced [ɡidˈʔon leˈvi]; born 2 June 1953) is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Levy has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gideon Levy has received more than 524,593 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Gideon Levy is the 2,876th most popular writer (up from 4,955th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Israel (up from 266th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Israeli Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Killing of Gaza
Gaza
Press coverage, Arab-Israeli conflict
The Punishment Of Gaza
Gaza War, 2008-2009, Occupied territories, Government policy

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gideon Levy ranks 2,876 out of 7,302Before him are Robert Penn Warren, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Lucia Berlin, Erich Fried, Lawrence Block, and Muazzez İlmiye Çığ. After him are Michael Bond, Pierre Gamarra, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Andre Norton, Zülfü Livaneli, and Avetik Isahakyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Gideon Levy ranks 146Before him are Steve Bannon, Eric Tsang, Kumba Ialá, Leonel Fernández, José Costa, and Esther Hayut. After him are Kiti Mánver, Slavoljub Muslin, Leon Spinks, Robert Zoellick, Maryam Rajavi, and Brigi Rafini.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Gideon Levy ranks 215 out of 466Before him are Israel Katz (1955), John of Patmos (50), Ralph Bakshi (1938), Meir Shalev (1948), Naomi Shemer (1930), and Esther Hayut (1953). After him are Yvan Attal (1965), Nahum Stelmach (1936), Hiam Abbass (1960), Arik Einstein (1939), Narcissus of Jerusalem (95), and Tamir Pardo (1953).

Among WRITERS In Israel

Among writers born in Israel, Gideon Levy ranks 12Before him are David Grossman (1954), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), May Ziade (1886), Ahron Daum (1951), Justus of Tiberias (35), and Meir Shalev (1948). After him are Etgar Keret (1967), Emile Habibi (1922), Amira Hass (1956), Zeruya Shalev (1959), Tony Cliff (1917), and Salma Khadra Jayyusi (1926).