Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Jewish 100, 2015: Lucy Aharish – Voices
Error: Contact form not found.
by Algemeiner Staff
Lucy Aharish. Photo: i24 News.
Lucy Aharish
News anchor
When Lucy Aharish was 5 years old in Gaza, the family vehicle was attacked by a terrorist, who threw Molotov cocktails into and onto their car. Her cousin was severely injured; the event became a defining moment for Aharish.
She went on to become Israel’s first Arab presenter on prime-time television, and was among those in 2015 honored with lighting a torch at the national Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl, whose theme was “groundbreaking Israelis.”
Aharish is a “trailblazing Muslim journalist, who brings a discourse of tolerance and interdenominational openness to Israel’s public agenda,” wrote the Ministerial Committee for Symbols and Ceremonies headed by former cultural affairs minister Limor Livnat, explaining its choice of the media icon.
Recently, she has been criticized by some in the Arab community for her views. Aharish bravely responded that she is unafraid of any repercussions for having criticized the recent surge in Palestinian violence and Israeli-Arab leaders for remaining silent about it.
