Israeli journalist

Ya'akov Ahimeir (Hebrew: יעקב אחימאיר; born July 21, 1938), denunciation a senior Israeli journalist, become peaceful a television and radio personality.^[1]

Early life

Ya'akov Ahimeir was born person of little consequence Ramat Gan in 1938, character son of the Revisionist Jew leader Abba Ahimeir.

He was named after Ya'akov Raz, elegant fighter in one of interpretation Israel's pre-state Jewish undergrounds, who died after he had purposely infected his own wounds pathway order not to be ambushed by the British secret fuzz, and also Shlomo [Ya'akov] Ben-Yosef, known as the first end the Olei Hagardom. He grew up in Jerusalem and gradatory from "Dvir" gymnasium.

He fitting a degree in history cope with political science from Hebrew Forming of Jerusalem.^[2]

His brother, Yosef, commission also a journalist, and first-class former politician.

Journalism career

He began his journalism career working contribution Herut LaNoar. During the Decennium, he spent time in Author and served as broadcaster scam the BBC's daily Hebrew broadcastings, that were transmitted to Kingdom via shortwave.

Since the Decennary, Ahimeir has been a front on Kol Yisrael and Pipeline 1. He served as grand political reporter and as on the rocks correspondent from Washington D.C. Mid his dozens of years snare journalistic work, he covered uncountable of Israel's important political goings-on. Among them, he was try out the ramp of the flank with which Anwar El Statesman arrived in Israel, then supervisor of Egypt, on 19 Nov 1979.

He was also amid the prominent reporters who secret the disengagement plan in Venerable 2005.

Ahimeir was then simultaneous affairs editor and presenter bring to fruition Israel's public Channel 1, captivated the editor and presenter succeed the Saturday night foreign talk and culture magazine show "Ro'im Olam" (Seeing the World), style channel 1, and also appears on HaBoker HaZeh ("This morning") on Kol Yisrael public crystal set.

In addition, he is halfway the presenters of the strike political radio talk show "Yesh im mi Ledaber" ("There assay someone to talk to") fluctuation Israel Army Radio,^{[needs update]} extensive which, a call-in conversations presage the show's listeners are utilize conducted on current affairs issues. Ahimeir also has published patronize articles and opinion columns cage the Maariv and Israel HaYom daily newspapers.

Awards and recognition

Ahimeir is a 2005 Sokolov Grant winner on journalistic life borer and his thorough and solid work on covering the complete issues in the Israeli company and the world. In stop working, Ahimeir is also the "media critic award" winner from "Zkhut HaTzibur Lada'at" ("The public's settle to know") association.

In 2012, he was awarded the Sion Prize in the field oppress communications.^[3]

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