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{{Short description|Israeli writer}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2015}}
[[File:Tzur Shezaf.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Tsur Shezaf in [[Giv'atayim]] Theater, Israel]]
'''Tsur Shezaf''' (born 1959 in [[Jerusalem]]; {{langx|he|צור שיזף}}) is an [[Israelis|Israeli]] travel-book writer, [[journalist]] and [[novelist]].
Shezaf wrote for [[Ynet]], [[Haaretz]], and [[Masa Aher]] (an Israeli geographical magazine) between 1990 and 2008. As a journalist, Shezaf has been on special assignments throughout [[Asia]], Europe, the [[Middle East]] and [[Africa]] with Masa Aher, [[Yedioth Ahronoth]], [[Channel 10 (Israel)|Channel 10]] and [[Channel 1 (Israel)|Channel 1]] television. Some of his recent work has also been in [[photojournalism]].
He headed an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] by the name of [[Yafo Yefat Yamim]] who worked on rebuilding and recovering the old city of Jaffa - protecting the old harbor and its fishermen from privatizing, reclaiming the sea shore that was destroyed by the government and developing human and physical features of the city.
He is a leading writer and his books, novels and travel, deals with the shrinking Israeli open space, effecting nature and humans.
His latest books are: ''Daash, A Journey to Deveil's Doorstep'' 2016, a journalistic travel book based on more than 25 years of traveling in the Middle East including covering the Arab Spring and the wars in Iraq and Syria. In contrast, his latest book is ''The Devil from the Sataf'', a book of Israeli legends collected and invented. Both books became best sellers.
In 2011 he planted a vineyard in the high Negev Plateau, which can be considered the southmost vineyards for top wine vines in the northern hemisphere.
Shezaf ran as a candidate with the Greens Party ([[Hayerukim]]) in the 2003 elections for the 16th [[Knesset]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/elections16/eng/lists/list_eng.asp?id=5 | title=Greens (Hayerukim) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511013010/https://www.knesset.gov.il/elections16/eng/lists/list_eng.asp?id=5 | archive-date=2014-05-11}}</ref> but his party won no seats in parliament.
== Works ==
=== Legends ===
* ''The Devil from the Sataf'' Agadot-Masaot (2016)
=== Novels ===
* ''The wife of the lost Pilot'' Xargol (2011)
* ''The Happy Man'' Xargol (2007)
* ''Storm Is a Calm Place For Us'' Kinutz - Siman Kriaa(2000)
* ''Love on the Divide'' Xargol(1998)
* ''The Red Buddha'' Kibutz(1995)
* ''The Dancer'' Am Oved(1992)
* ''Panther Trap''Kibutz-Siman Kriaa (1988)
=== Travel Books ===
* ''Daash, A Journey to Deveil's Doorstep'' Kibutz-Poalim, (2016)
* ''End of the road- Death of a Country, a critical travel in Israel'' Am Oved (2007)
* ''Shanti Shanti Balagan, An Israeli travel in India'' Xargol (2004)
* ''The Panamericana A journey in Central America'' Masot (2001)
* ''Witchcraft in Huncabmba'' Masaot (1997)
* ''The Road to Happiness - A Journey in Deserts'' Keter (1994)
* ' The Silk Road,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shezaf.net/english/Books/books/The-Silk-Road.html |title=The Silk Road {{!}} books {{!}} Books |website=shezaf.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215155734/http://shezaf.net/english/Books/books/The-Silk-Road.html |archive-date=2009-12-15}} </ref> Crossing Asia from Istanbul to Beijing'' Masaot  (1992)
* ''The Sea Book - A Journey Along the Israeli Shoreline'' Yedioth Aharonot  (1991)
=== Travel Guides ===
* ''Sinai & Egypt'' (1994), [[Keter Publishing House]]
* ''Jordan'' (1995), Keter Publishing House
== See also ==
[[List of Hebrew language authors]]
=== Films ===
* ''[http://shezaf.net/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93%D7%90%D7%95/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93%D7%90%D7%95/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%A2-%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%95-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%9F.html Daash, A Journey to Deveil's Doorstep]'' Ch 1 Israeli TV(2015)
* ''[http://shezaf.net/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93%D7%90%D7%95/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93%D7%90%D7%95/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%A2-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9D-The-sufering-Route.html The Refugees suffering journey] '' Ch 1 Israeli TV (2016)
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://shezaf.net Personal web site]
* [http://shezaf.net/english/owner-page.html Curriculum vitae]
* [http://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/tsur-shezaf-1.688376 Tsur Shezaf]
* [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4753534,00.html A trip to the 'Islamic State']
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[[Category:Israeli novelists]]
[[Category:Tel Aviv University alumni]]
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[[Category:Yedioth Ahronoth people]]
[[Category:Israeli journalists]]
[[Category:20th-century travel writers]]