Barak Ravid (Hebrew: ברק רביד) is an Israeli journalist who serves as a political analyst for CNN and reporter for Axios and Channel 12 News. He previously worked for the Israeli website Walla News, Israel's Channel 13 News, and Haaretz newspaper.

Early life

Ravid was born in the Israeli city of Kfar Saba. At age 18 he was drafted into the Israeli army, serving in the signals intelligence division of Unit 8200. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University.

Career

Ravid and U.S. Sen. Chris Coons at an Axios event in New York in 2025

In 2007 Ravid started working as a political pundit for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

In 2017 Ravid joined Channel 13 News. He was dismissed from Channel 13 in 2020. In 2020, he began working for Walla News and Axios. In 2023, he began working at CNN as a political and foreign policy on-air analyst. In April 2024, Ravid won the White House Press Correspondents' Award, which he personally received from President Joe Biden.

In 2025, Ravid left Walla News and began working as a reporter and commentator for the Israeli Television News Company News 12 in Washington. In 2026, with regards to Barak Ravid's reporting of negotiation processes between the US and Iran under the 2026 Iran war, various American politicians, several Wall Street analysts, and Iranian state media accused Barak of continuously creating news reports from anonymous sources of "close" or "imminent" deals to allow for oil prices to undergo market manipulation.

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. Previously living in Tel Aviv, he is married and has two children.

External links

  • Media related to Barak Ravid at Wikimedia Commons
  • on C-SPAN