Oren Nahari

Foreign News Editor and Chief International Commentator Walla News

Oren Nahari has over 35 years of experience in public broadcasting. He brought thousands of reports, in depth documentaries, interviews and articles, as well as special programs from all over the world. He edited and presented various television and radio programs, giving a platform to a wide variety of fields and a place to discuss them: current affairs, world politics, history, geography, science, the environment, literature and more.

Nahari led the Foreign News Desk of Israel's Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and outlined its professional and ethical principles: reliable, thorough, deep and broad-minded coverage that distinguishes between presenting facts and interpretations and expressing opinions, as well as commitment to standards of excellence.

Nahari is one of the founders, producers and editors of innovative foreign news programs that are considered the most profound and appreciated in Israel: "Seeing the World", "Globus", "Global Coverage" and "The International Hour."

He interviewed US President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Dalai Lama, S.A. President Nelson Mandela, Czech President Václav Havel; Authors such as Ian McEwan, Paolo Coelho, Umberto Eco, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman; Scientists and science authors such as Mario Livio, Malcolm Gladwell, Simon Singh, philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy and many others.
Author of bestselling non-fiction books, among them: "The Encyclopedic Atlas of the World", "The Historical Atlas of the World", "Dictionary of Personages". Editor of the Hebrew edition and author of the Israeli entries of: "Speeches that Changed the World," "Women Who Changed the World," "Voyages that Changed the World," "Days that Changed the World", "Companies that Changed the World" and more.

Nahari lectures in Israel and abroad on various issues to various audiences – universities, research institutes, private and public organizations and institutions.