Miki Haimovich ( ; born 15 June 1962) is an Israeli television presenter, former politician and

veganism Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a vega ...

activist. She served as a member of the

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for Blue and White from 2019 to 2021.

Biography

Michal (Miki) Haimovich earned a BA in political science from

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

. Haimovich is

vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a ve ...

and in 2012 she launched the

Meatless Monday Meatless Monday and Meat-Free Monday are international campaigns that encourage people to not eat meat on Mondays to improve their health and the health of the planet. In 2003, Meatless Monday, founded by marketing professional Sid Lerner, is ...

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

elections. She was elected to the

in the

April 2019 Israeli legislative election Early legislative elections were held in Israel on 9 April 2019 to elect the 120 members of the 21st Knesset. Elections had been due in November 2019, but were brought forward following a dispute between members of the current government over a ...

as a member of the

Israel Resilience Party Blue and White Israel Resilience Party (, ) is a centrist, liberal Zionist political party in Israel founded in December 2018 by Benny Gantz, former Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The party first ran in the April ...

, a part of the Blue and White alliance. Haimovich was re elected to the 22 & 23rd Knessets. She was not included in Blue & White's electoral list for the 2021 elections, following her vote against a budget extension, which effectively caused the dissolution of the government.

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