Ron Ben-Yishai (Hebrew: רון בן-ישי; born October 26, 1943) is an Israeli journalist.

[1] He covered the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and also travelled to Portugal to make a documentary about the Marranos or secret Jews.

In September, he informed the Israeli Minister of Defense, Ariel Sharon, of "an alleged massacre being committed by the Phalangists in the Sabra and Shatila camps in Beirut".

[5] In 1983 he was appointed commander and chief editor of the Israel Army Radio, a position he held until 1985.

After leaving the Israel Army Radio, he became a commentator and reporter on military affairs for Yedioth Ahronoth, and was a correspondent for Time.

He also edited and hosted, with Ram Evron, a talk show called Ze HaZman ("this is the time") on the Israeli Television from 1985 to 1987.

In 1989 he covered the drug war in Colombia for Yedioth Ahronoth, Time magazine and Israeli Television.

Ben-Yishai said he was quoting the head of the Shin Bet, Ami Ayalon, and was to enjoy the good faith and truth defenses.

The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court accepted Ben-Yishai's claims and dismissed the case.

[8] In 2008, he was cast in Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman's animated film Waltz with Bashir, to retell his role in the 1982 Lebanon War.

During that period he was injured while covering an IDF raid on a Fatah camp in Petra, after which he edited Kol Yisrael's current affairs programs.

In June 1970 he was wounded in an IDF raid in the Golan Heights, after which he became secretary of the Israeli Television's news board.

In 2008 he was given a lifetime achievement award in the Eilat News Conference, along with Haim Yavin and the late Tommy Lapid.