Miki Haimovich
Israeli television presenter and former Knesset member
Miki Haimovich (Hebrew: מִיקִי חַיְימוֹבִיץ׳ pronounced [ˈmiki χajˈmovitʃ]; born 15 June 1962) is an Israeli television presenter, former politician and veganism activist. She served as a member of the Knesset for Blue and White from 2019 to 2021.
Biography
Haimovich attended Tichon Hadash high school in Tel Aviv. Michal (Miki) Haimovich earned a BA in political science from Tel Aviv University. Haimovich is vegan and in 2012 she launched the Meatless Monday Israel initiative.
Media career
Haimovich worked as a researcher for Channel 1 programmes Mabat Sheni and Boker Tov Israel. In 1990, she began editing the news for the Matav cable channel, later becoming chief editor.
In 1993, she and Ya'akov Eilon became the first news anchors on the new commercial Channel 2, until moving to Channel 10 together, in 2002.
In June 2011, Haimovich resigned from Channel 10 news.
Political career
In 2012, Haimovich joined a non-partisan campaign enlisting leading artists, television presenters and journalists to encourage voter participation in the 2013 Knesset elections.
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