Moshe Radman Abutbul (Hebrew: משה רדמן אבוטבול; born October 6, 1984) is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur, investor, and activist. He is among the leaders of the protest against the judicial reform promoted by the 37th government of Israel.[1][2]
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| Born | משה רדמן October 6, 1984 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
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| Known for | Social and political activism |
Biography
editRadman was born and raised in Lod to Sara (née Abutbul) and Yitzhak Radman. His father is the son of Holocaust survivors from Poland and his mother, the daughter of immigrants from Morocco.[1][3][4]
After his discharge from the Israel Defense Forces, he taught preparation courses for the psychometric exam[5] and later studied for a double-major bachelor's degree in economics and accounting at Tel Aviv University. Before the end of his bachelor's degree studies, he began working as a practitioner and later as a lecturer at the accounting preparatory school of Tel Aviv University.[6][7]
Activity in the field of communication
editRadman is a regular columnist in Globes who deals with innovation,[8] created the podcast Digital.Tech.Business which provides information on connections and developments in the worlds of digital technology and business. He is also frequently interviewed in the media on these issues.[9][10]
Activity in education
editRadman lectures in the management department of the College of Management[11] for undergraduate and graduate students (MBA) in business administration. Among other things, he teaches the course "Technologies in the service of marketing". He also built the first course in Israel that deals with generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) and Metaverse "characteristics of disruptive technologies".[citation needed]
Protest activity
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With the outbreak of the protest against the judicial reform in January 2023, Radman left his occupations and, together with other activists, founded the "High Tech Protest".[12] Radman works voluntarily to convince citizens who support the reform to reconsider their position, by dismantling fake news in the videos he distributes and in media interviews.[1][13][14][15] In addition, he holds information sessions and meetings with supporters of the judicial reform, in order to explain the meaning and dangers inherent in it.[16] In March 2023, he initiated and published the newspaper "Israel the day after" whose purpose was to reflect on the consequences of the judicial reform (should it come to fruition) and on the future day-to-day life in Israel. 50 thousand copies of the newspaper were distributed throughout the country and it was also distributed digitally.[citation needed]
Radman is a prominent field activist in the protest, and has been arrested a number of times by the police. The first arrest occurred on March 1, 2023, during a demonstration in Tel Aviv.[17] The second arrest took place on March 23, 2023, in Tel Aviv, as part of a national day of disruption as part of the protest. According to Radman, during the arrest he was beaten by policemen and evacuated from the scene of the arrest by an ambulance. He was later diagnosed with a concussion and admitted to intensive care at Ichilov Hospital.[18][19] According to him, his arrest was done deliberately by the police due to his centrality in the struggle. On the day of his arrest, several other protest leaders were arrested, including Shikma Bressler, the leader of the Black Flags protest.[20][21] The third arrest took place on June 2, 2023, at a demonstration held in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Caesarea. Also in this case, according to a document that was circulated, the arrest was violently executed and he was taken to a hospital after a medic stated that there was a fear that he was suffering from a concussion.[20][21]
He has spoken regularly on various stages throughout the country as part of the protests, sometimes at several demonstrations on the same day, including at the main demonstrations in Ashkelon,[22] Ra'anana, Herzliya, Ramat Hasharon, Petah Tikva, Kiryat Ono, Be'er Sheva and Rehovot. On March 11, 2023, he spoke on the main stage at a protest in Haifa.[23] He spoke at the main demonstration in Kaplan St. (Tel Aviv) on April 15, May 6, June 3 and July 1, 2023.[24]
On July 18, 2023, together with other protest leaders (Shikma Bressler, Ran Harnevo and Ami Dror), he initiated a march from Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as an act of protest against the coalition's intentions to approve in the second and third reading the law to reduce the reasonableness clause.[2][25][26] On July 24, 2023, Radman was arrested by police at a mass protest rally near the Knesset.[1][27]
On July 29, 2023, Radman was arrested by police for holding a flare. According to Radman, he took it from another protester in order to prevent its use.[28]
Personal life
editRadman is married to Meital and has three children. Lives in Tel Mond.[1]
See also
edit- 2023 Israeli anti-judicial reform protests, part of the 2023 Israel constitutional crisis and led, among others, by Moshe Radman
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Ron, Liat (5 August 2023). "Moshe Radman: The Prime Minister Has Given Up On High-Tech" (in Hebrew). Maariv Online. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b Moshe, Adat; Libsker, Ari (27 July 2023). "Radmania: "Not an agreement, a final decision. Today the fight to overthrow the government began"" (in Hebrew). Calcalist. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Protest Leader Talks About Moody's Announcement" (in Hebrew). Maariv. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "High-Tech Protester's Phrasing That Caused a Stir: "Racist, Condecending, and Lame"" (in Hebrew). Arutz Sheva. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Bertale, Aviv (31 January 2013). ""Improving the score in psychometrics without a course? It is possible"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Radman, Moshe (27 May 2014). ""How to manage the semester and not let it manage you?"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Harel, Ronit (10 November 2014). ""The price of education: private lessons at the cost of a year of university study"". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Moshe Radman on Globes" (in Hebrew). Globes. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Moshe Radman, have you already purchased real estate in the Metaverse? Chapter 12" (in Hebrew). Youtube. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "The BBQ Chapter 199: How will you prepare for the new world - Guest: Moshe Radman" (in Hebrew). podbean.com. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Moshe Radman Lecturer at the Faculty of Business Administration" (in Hebrew). College of Management Academic Studies. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "High Tech Protest" (in Hebrew). democratech.net. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Moshe Radman ('the high-tech protest') clarified that he intends to continue protesting despite the Prime Minister's announcement • Stated: "Netanyahu does not miss an opportunity to lie"" (in Hebrew). 103 FM. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "One of the leaders of the protest: "If Israel becomes a non-democratic state, it will cease to exist"" (in Hebrew). Maariv. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Our red line is to maintain a non-violent protest - from an interview with Moshe Radman on Friday Night News 13" (in Hebrew). Channel 13. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Georgi, Anat (24 March 2023). "A high-tech investor, who manages a lot of money, claimed at first that we were exaggerating. In the end he was convinced that the danger is real". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Kotev, Adam; Fux, Nina; Loksh, Alexandra; Shumpolvy, Atila; Cohen, Nir (2 March 2023). "Almost all protest detainees were released, The judge: "Removal from demonstrations - a violation of a fundamental right"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ ""I expected people to tie themselves in chains, sit hungry, but where is the opposition?"" (in Hebrew). TheMarker. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Sharon, Jeremy (23 March 2023). "Opposition decries 'political arrests' as several central protest leaders detained". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b Hashmonay, Adi; Peleg, Bar (2 June 2023). "Arrested in demonstrations near Netanyahu's house in Caesarea and in front of the police station in Hadera" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b Ben-Zur, Raanan (3 June 2023). "Clashes and arrests at a protest near Netanyahu's house in Caesarea: "A protester's nose was broken"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Zamir, Matan (15 April 2023). "The demonstrations in the south continue - this evening in Beer Sheva the demonstrators return to the Knesset" (in Hebrew). b7net.co.il. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Carmi, Noga (11 March 2023). "Live broadcast ► The demonstration against the judicial reform of the Netanyahu government - Deri - Ben-Gvir • Haifa 11/3/23" (in Hebrew). haipo.co.il. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Protestors return to Caesarea after a night of violence outside the PM's home". The Jerusalem Post. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Sela, Uri (18 July 2023). "Hundreds of protesters march on foot from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem: "We will rebuild the nation"" (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "The journey to the Knesset continues - a special broadcast to cover the great protest campaign against the coup d'état" (in Hebrew). Democrat TV. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Police arrest protest leader Moshe Radman near Knesset". The Times of Israel. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Rave, Jonathan (1 August 2023). "Moshe Radman, Protest Leader, Interrogated" (in Hebrew). Kan 11. Retrieved 22 August 2023.