Miki Haimovich

Israeli television presenter and politician

2019–2021Blue and White Personal detailsBorn (1962-06-15) 15 June 1962 (age 61)
Tel Aviv, Israel

Miki Haimovich (Hebrew: מִיקִי חַיְימוֹבִיץ׳ pronounced [ˈmiki χajˈmovitʃ]; born 15 June 1962) is an Israeli television presenter, former politician and veganism activist.^[1]^[2] She served as a member of the Knesset for Blue and White from 2019 to 2021.

Biography

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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

She was elected to the Knesset in the April 2019 Israeli legislative election as a member of the Israel Resilience Party,^[7] 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.^[8]

References

^ Behind the Lines / Anchors away Haaretz, 24 January 2008
^ "‘There’s Something About Israeli Politics That Repels Many Women’". haaretz.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "Meatless Monday Global Movement Grows with Help from Australia & Israel - Meatless Monday". www.meatlessmonday.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10.
^ "MK Lipman and activist Haimovich hope to bring Meatless Monday to Knesset".
^ ...מיקי חיימוביץ' נפרדת: הייתה תקופה (in Hebrew). Nrg.co.il. June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
^ Stars call on Israelis to vote, Haaretz
^ Sones, Mordechai (19 February 2019). "Israel Resilience: Full list of candidates". Israel National News. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ Staff writer (27 December 2020). "Gantz ousts rebel Blue and White MKs Zamir, Haimovich from party". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2020.