Dan Shilon
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Dan Shilon is an Israeli television host, director, and producer.
(רשת), a franchisee of Channel 2 on Israeli television, until he resigned in 1988.
In 1988, after political opponents Yitzhak Shamir
and Shimon Peres
debated each other, leftist Mapam
politician Meir Pa'il
, opined: "Neither is qualified to lead Israel. [Shamir] is complete square and [Peres] is a shifty mediocrity. [Dan Shilon] is more intelligent than both of them, and Shilon is no Rambam."
about political and social issues on Channel 2
on Israeli TV, which was very popular in the early 1990s, known as The Dan Shilon Show or Dan Shilon Live. It was the Israeli equivalent of The Phil Donahue Show
. The show features both liberal and conservative Israeli public figures as guests, and dealt with controversial topics.
In 1998, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
's spokesman accused him of "crossing the lines" of appropriate journalistic behavior, and taking a stand against Netanyahu.
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.
Early career
Shilon began his career in the 1960s with Israel Radio, was a correspondent of Kol Israel (Voice of Israel), and was a journalist for Yediot Ahronoth. He also was the General Manager of the Israeli television company ReshetReshet
thumb|right|"Reshet" logoReshet is one of the two concessionaires running the Israeli commercial television channel, Arutz 2 since 1993. Reshet is considered one of the most successful television networks in Israel....
(רשת), a franchisee of Channel 2 on Israeli television, until he resigned in 1988.
In 1988, after political opponents Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir
' is a former Israeli politician, the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, in 1983–84 and 1986–92.-Biography:Icchak Jeziernicky was born in Ruzhany , Russian Empire . He studied at a Hebrew High School in Białystok, Poland. As a youth he joined Betar, the Revisionist Zionist youth movement...
and Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
GCMG is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years...
debated each other, leftist Mapam
Mapam
Mapam was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party.-History:Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party and Ahdut HaAvoda Poale Zion Movement. The party was originally Marxist-Zionist in its outlook and represented...
politician Meir Pa'il
Meir Pa'il
-Biography:Born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era as Meir Pilevsky, Pa'il served in the Palmach between 1943 and 1948, after which he became a Brigade commander in the new Israel Defense Forces. He also headed the Central Officers School and the Department of Military Theory for the General Staff...
, opined: "Neither is qualified to lead Israel. [Shamir] is complete square and [Peres] is a shifty mediocrity. [Dan Shilon] is more intelligent than both of them, and Shilon is no Rambam."
Talk show
Shilon hosted a highly rated, popular Israeli late-night television talk showTalk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
about political and social issues on Channel 2
Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...
on Israeli TV, which was very popular in the early 1990s, known as The Dan Shilon Show or Dan Shilon Live. It was the Israeli equivalent of The Phil Donahue Show
The Phil Donahue Show
The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, is an American television talk show that ran for 26 years on national television. Its run was preceded by three years of local broadcast in Dayton, Ohio, and it was broadcast nationwide between 1967 and 1996.In 2002, Donahue was ranked #29 on TV Guide's...
. The show features both liberal and conservative Israeli public figures as guests, and dealt with controversial topics.
In 1998, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.Netanyahu is the first and, to...
's spokesman accused him of "crossing the lines" of appropriate journalistic behavior, and taking a stand against Netanyahu.
Poll – greatest Israelis
In 2005, he was voted the 141st-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website YnetYnet
Ynet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.