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Ya'akov Ahimeir ( he, יעקב אחימאיר; born July 21, 1938), is a senior Israeli journalist, and a television and radio personality.
's daily Hebrew broadcastings, that were transmitted to Israel via shortwave.
Since the 1970s, Ahimeir has been a presenter on
Veteran journalist Yaakov Ahimeir wins Israel Prize in communications
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Ya'akov Ahimeir ( he, יעקב אחימאיר; born July 21, 1938), is a senior Israeli journalist, and a television and radio personality.
Early life
Ya'akov Ahimeir was born inRamat Gan
Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and man ...
in 1938, the son of the Revisionist Zionist
Revisionist Zionism is an ideology developed by Ze'ev Jabotinsky, who advocated a "revision" of the " practical Zionism" of David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann which was focused on the settling of ''Eretz Yisrael'' ( Land of Israel) by independe ...
leader Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir ( he, אב"א אחימאיר, russian: Аба Шойл Гайсинович; 2 November 1897 – 6 June 1962) was a Russian-born Jewish journalist, historian, and political activist. One of the ideologues of Revisionist Zionism, ...
. He was named after Ya'akov Raz, a fighter in one of the Israel's pre-state Jewish undergrounds, who died after he had intentionally infected his own wounds in order not to be caught by the British secret police, and also Shlomo a'akovBen-Yosef, known as the first of the Olei Hagardom
Olei Hagardom ( he, עולי הגרדום, lit. "those who ascended to the gallows") refers to members of the two Jewish Revisionist pre-state underground organisations Irgun and Lehi, who were tried in British Mandate courts and sentenced to ...
. He grew up in Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
and graduated from "Dvir" gymnasium. He earned a degree in history
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
and political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
from Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
His brother, Yosef
Yosef (; also transliterated as Yossef, Josef, Yoseph Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic ''Yôsēp̄'') is a Hebrew male name derived from the Biblical character Joseph. The name can also consist of the Hebrew yadah meaning "praise", "fame" and the wor ...
, is also a journalist, and a former politician.
Journalism career
He began his journalism career working for ''Herut LaNoar''. During the 1960s, he spent time inLondon
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and served as broadcaster in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Kol Yisrael
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and Channel 1. He served as a political reporter and as a correspondent from Washington D.C.
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During his dozens of years of journalistic work, he covered many of Israel's important political events. Among them, he was on the ramp of the plane with which Anwar El Sadat
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...
arrived in Israel, then president of Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
, on 19 November 1979. He was also among the prominent reporters who covered the disengagement plan in August 2005.
Ahimeir is now a current affairs editor and presenter in Israel's public Channel 1, and the editor and presenter of the Saturday night foreign news and culture magazine show "Ro'im Olam" (Seeing the World), on channel 1, and also appears on ''HaBoker HaZeh'' ("This morning") on Kol Yisrael public radio. In addition, he is among the presenters of the prominent political radio talk show "Yesh im mi Ledaber" ("There is someone to talk to") on Israel Army Radio
Army Radio ( he, גלי צה"ל lit. IDF waves) or Galei Tzahal, known in Israel by its acronym Galatz ( he, גל"צ), is a nationwide Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. The station broadcasts news, music, traffic report ...
, during which, a call-in conversations with the show's listeners are being conducted on current affairs issues. Ahimeir also has published many articles and opinion columns in the ''Maariv
''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and '' Amidah''.
The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms ...
'' and '' Israel HaYom'' daily newspapers.
Awards and recognition
Ahimeir is a 2005 Sokolov Award winner on journalistic life work and his thorough and responsible work on covering the comprehensive issues in the Israeli society and the world. In addition, Ahimeir is also the "media critic award" winner from "Zkhut HaTzibur Lada'at" ("The public's right to know") association. In 2012, he was awarded the Israel Prize in the field of communications./ref>
References
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