Barak Ravid

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 israeli website Walla News, Israel's Channel 13 News^[2] and Haaretz newspaper.

Barak Ravid
ברק רביד
Born	(1980-05-22) 22 May 1980 (age 45) Kfar Sava, Israel
Education	Tel Aviv University
Occupation	Journalist

Career

Ravid was born in the Israeli city of Kfar Sava. At age 18 he was drafted to 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 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 November 2024, Ravid spoke at an event at the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life entitled "What does the Trump Presidency mean for the Israel-Hamas war and the Middle East?"^[13] During the event, pro-Palestinians protested by marching to the Kraft Center from the International Affairs Building.^[14] Ravid was accused of being a "henchman of genocide" by Columbia University Apartheid Divest.^[15]

Ravid joined host Mark Dubowitz on his podcast "The Iran Breakdown" for a bonus episode entitled “Iran Nuclear Talks – Deal or No Deal?”.^[16]

In 2025, he began working as a reporter and commentator for the israeli Television News Company News 12 in Washington and left the Walla news website.^[17]

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.^[18][19] Previously living in Tel Aviv, he is married and has 2 children.^[20]