Geula Even-Sa'ar ( Even, ; born 15 June 1972) is an Israeli journalist, radio and television presenter. She hosted the programs "The World This Morning" on
Channel 13; "Good Morning Israel" and "Yoman" on
Channel 1. She later hosted the evening news bulletin, the news magazine "The Week" and the daily current affairs and interview program "Evening Evening" on
Kan 11
Kan 11 ( ) is an Israeli state-owned free-to-air television channel. Operated by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC), it launched on 15 May 2017, replacing Channel 1 after the closure of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. It is ...
until her retirement in December 2018.
Media career
Geula Even-Sa'ar hosted ''Good Morning Israel'' and ''Yoman'' on
Channel 1 and was one of the main newscasters on
Channel 11 (
Kan).
In 2018, Even resigned her job as news anchor prior to the political come-back of her husband. In 2021 she went on unpaid leave from Channel 11 ahead of Israel's national elections.
In 2024, Even-Sa'ar competed in the 3rd season of 'Dancing with the Stars' Israel, where she was eliminated third (out of 21), before reaching the live show stage.
Personal life
Even-Sa'ar was married for about 20 years to Amit Ovrakovitz, who was her partner during her military service. The couple had three children. In 2012 they divorced. In 2013, she married Israeli politician
Gideon Sa'ar
Gideon Moshe Sa'ar (; born 9 December 1966) is an Israeli politician currently serving as Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel), Foreign Minister and member of the Knesset for the party New Hope (Israel), New Hope. Sa'ar was first electe ...
. They have a son and a daughter together.
See also
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Women of Israel
Women in Israel comprise of the state's population . While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration of Independence of 1948 states that “The State of Israel (…) will ensure complete equality of social and political r ...
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Israeli media
There are over ten different languages in the Israeli media, with Hebrew as the predominant one. Press in Arabic caters to the Arab citizens of Israel, with readers from areas including those governed by the Palestinian National Authority. Duri ...
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Israeli women journalists
Israeli television news anchors
1972 births
Israeli television journalists
Israeli radio journalists
Mass media people from Haifa
Living people
Israeli people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent