Barak Ravid
Native nameברק רביד
Birth date22 May 1980 (age 46)
Birth placeKfar Sava, Israel
EducationTel Aviv University (BA)

Barak Ravid (Hebrew: ברק רביד) is an Israeli journalist who serves as a political analyst for CNN and reporter for Axios[1] and Channel 12 News. He previously worked for the Israeli website Walla News, Israel's Channel 13 News,[2] and Haaretz newspaper.

Career

Ravid was born in the Israeli city of Kfar Saba. At age 18 he was drafted into the Israeli army, serving in the signals intelligence division of Unit 8200.[3][4] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University.[1] In 2007 he started working as a political pundit for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.[5] In 2017 he started working for Channel 13 News.[6] He was dismissed in 2020,[7] and went on to work for Axios until 2023.[1][8]

In November 2023, he began at CNN as a political and foreign policy on-air analyst.[9] He has also been writing for Walla News in Israel since 2020.[10][11]

In April 2024, Ravid won the White House Press Correspondents' Award, which he personally received from President Joe Biden.[12]

In 2025, he began working as a reporter and commentator for the Israeli Television News Company News 12 in Washington and left Walla News.[13]

In 2026, Barak Ravid's reporting of negotiation processes between the US and Iran under the 2026 Iran war had come under greater scrutiny, with American politicians, Wall Street analysts, and Iranian state media all accusing him of continuously creating news reports from anonymous sources of "close" or "imminent" deals to allow for oil prices to undergo market manipulation.[14][15]

Publications

  • Ravid, Barak (2023). Trump's Peace: The Abraham Accords And The Reshaping Of The Middle East. ISBN 979-8391736738.

Personal life

Ravid lives in the Washington, D.C., area, where he moved for Axios in 2023.[16][17] Previously living in Tel Aviv, he is married and has two children.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Barak Ravid Joins CNN as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ "Prominent diplomatic correspondent, a Netanyahu critic, loses his TV job". The Times of Israel. AP. July 5, 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ Liphshiz, Cnaan (2018-12-15). "JTA Twitter 50: Barak Ravid". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2024-10-04. A former analyst in Israel’s 8200 signal intelligence unit, Ravid worked as diplomatic correspondent for the NRG website and later in the same position for Haaretz, which he swapped in 2017 for Channel 10. He now also writes for the U.S.-based Axios site.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Elisheva (2014-09-14). "Meet the 'Good Kids' Who Refuse To Spy for Israel". The Forward. Retrieved 2024-10-04. Barak Ravid, Haaretz’s diplomatic correspondent and a Unit 8200 alum, went on Army Radio yesterday morning to explain his strong opposition to the letter.
  5. ^ ""הנחייה לעבור על טורי הרכילות? האוזניים נשרפות כששומעים דבר כזה"". וואלה! ברנז'ה. February 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "עת לטלוויזיה: ברק רביד מצטרף לתכנית הבוקר החדשותית של קשת". וואלה! ברנז'ה. September 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Prominent Israeli journalist, Netanyahu critic, loses TV job". The Washington Post. 2020-07-20.
  8. ^ "Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13 news on Axios". Axios
  9. ^ "CNN Signs Axios' Barak Ravid as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  10. ^ "Barak Ravid Joins CNN as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst". Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  11. ^ "Barak Ravid joins CNN as political and foreign policy analyst". Editor and Publisher. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  12. ^ "Israeli journalist Barak Ravid receives a journalism award from President Biden". Israel National News. 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  13. ^ "שליחנו החדש: זה המחליף של יונה לייבזון". tvbee. 2025-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  14. ^ Rosenfeld, Reuven (7 May 2026). "Iranian Media Accuses Axios Reporter of Market Manipulation Over U.S.-Iran Deal Report". VINnews. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  15. ^ Tesfaye, Sophia (9 May 2026). "Axios accused of "market manipulation" with Iran reporting". Salon. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  16. ^ "Remarks at 2023 National Press Club Awards video 1:42". X @BarakRavid. August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  17. ^ "Barak Ravid - moving to Washington D.C. Tweet"
  18. ^ "Barak Ravid הרצאות מרתקות - מרכז המרצים". Israeli Speakers Center. Retrieved 2024-09-11.