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Idan Zonshine

Writer, Editor, Journalist, Hebrew-English Translator
Tel Aviv

Summary

Studying Israeli media led me to journalism, and reporting on Israel-Palestine led me to anti-occupation activism. Between being a pharma reporter during the COVID-19 pandemic, and being an anti-occupation writer at Breaking the Silence during large parts of the recent siege on Gaza, I hope I've shown I don't tend to shy away from a challenge.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

English Content Coordinator

Breaking the Silence
Tel Aviv, Israel
06.2024 - 06.2025
  • Provided analysis, wrote and edited English content for social networks, media outlets and newsletters
  • Responsible for the translation of the vast majority of testimonies received from 7.10.2023 to June 2025
  • Oversaw the translation and editing of the "Perimeter" testimony booklet
  • Responsible for monitoring and analyzing the Israeli-Palestinian and international news in real time

Freelance Hebrew to English Translator

Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
04.2022 - 07.2024
  • Translated the Archaeological Podcast "The Untold Story of the Kingdom of Judah" by Prof. Oded Lipschits from Hebrew to English
  • Wrote, edited and translated press releases on a wide variety of academic fields in Hebrew and English

Resource Development Coordinator

Al-Baqour
Beersheba, Southern District
08.2023 - 12.2023

● Established and maintained contact with existing donors in Israel and abroad, drafting funding requests - first for the foundation's network of children's libraries, and post-October-7th, requests to fund bomb-shelters for the Negev's Bedouin communities
● Translated from Hebrew to English, working daily with Palestinian/Bedouin teachers and the foundation's Executive Director and Founder to draft media releases in English, Hebrew and Arabic

● Upgraded and reorganized the foundation's donor monitoring system

Sports editor

Haaretz
Tel Aviv, Israel
10.2021 - 08.2022
  • Reported and edited articles in for Haaretz's Hebrew print version under a tight time-schedule, while maintaining continuous contact with reporters, graphic designers and photographers

Journalist

Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem, Israel
08.2019 - 08.2021
  • Drug and Pharmacology Reporter - Conducting field interviews with industry and government executives
  • Breaking news editor - covering, translating and editing Israeli-Palestinian and international news in real time.
  • Social media management (Facebook and Twitter) - post scheduling and drafting

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Film & Television Studies

Tel-Aviv University
Israel
10.2018 - 06.2022

Skills

News Writing

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Languages

English
Native
Hebrew
Native

Additional Information

In my free time, I translate and localize protest songs from English to Hebrew.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

English Content Coordinator

Breaking the Silence
06.2024 - 06.2025

Resource Development Coordinator

Al-Baqour
08.2023 - 12.2023

Freelance Hebrew to English Translator

Tel Aviv University
04.2022 - 07.2024

Sports editor

Haaretz
10.2021 - 08.2022

Journalist

Jerusalem Post
08.2019 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Film & Television Studies

Tel-Aviv University
10.2018 - 06.2022
Idan ZonshineWriter, Editor, Journalist, Hebrew-English Translator