Veteran Israeli Foreign Correspondent Gideon Kutz Dies at 78

Gideon Kutz, a veteran Israeli journalist and foreign correspondent, has died in Paris at the age of 78. For four decades, Kutz served as the Paris correspondent for Kol Yisrael (the former Israel Broadcasting Authority's radio service), becoming a prominent voice reporting on France and Europe.

Born in Lodz, Poland, in 1948, Kutz immigrated to Israel with his family in 1957. He began his broadcasting career with Kol Yisrael in 1986 and later became the European correspondent for Channel 1. He continued his role as a European correspondent and commentator with the establishment of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Throughout his extensive career, Kutz covered major global events, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the revolutions in Eastern Europe, the Yugoslav and Chechen wars, the Middle East peace process, the Arab Spring, terrorist attacks in Europe, the Ukraine crisis, and nuclear talks with Iran.

Beyond his journalism, Kutz was a scholar and historian specializing in the history of Hebrew and Jewish journalism in Europe. He was a full professor of communication and culture at Paris 8 University and edited the journal "Kesher," which focuses on the history of Jewish and Israeli journalism and communication. Kutz also served for five years as president of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in France and was its honorary president.

He is survived by his wife, journalist and photographer Yaffa Eiron-Kutz, and their two children.