Suleiman Maswadeh (Arabic: سليمان مسودة; born July 13, 1995[1]) is a Arab-Israeli journalist, currently the senior Hebrew-language political reporter for the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.[2]
Suleiman Maswadeh | |
|---|---|
سليمان مسودة | |
 Maswadeah in 2026 | |
| Born | July 13, 1995 |
| Alma mater | Hadassah Academic College |
| Occupations | Journalist, news reporter |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Employer | Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation |
Biography
editSuleiman Maswadeh was born and raised in the Muslim Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. His father, Monzer Maswadeh, is a truckdriver, and his mother, Iman, is a homemaker. He has six younger sisters. He attended "Al-Iman" High school.[3]
He studied accounting at Birzeit University in the Palestinian town of Birzeit.[3] While attending college, he worked at a hotel in Jerusalem and realized that workers who spoke Hebrew made better tips. After two years, he decided to drop out of Birzeit, and enrolled in a year-long intensive Hebrew language program.[2]
Upon completion of the Hebrew language program, Maswadeh earned a scholarship for Jerusalem's Hadassah Academic College, where he studied in the Politics and Communication Department.[4] During his studies, he found a job at the Israeli television channel Kan 11.[2]
Journalism career
editMaswadeh first became interested in journalism during the Second Intifada in the early 2000s.[2]
While studying at Hadassah Academic College, Maswadeh had an internship at Kan 11's Arabic channel. After a few months, he was transferred to the Hebrew channel, where he worked as a field producer and later as an Arab affairs reporter, a role he disliked. He then worked as the channel's Jerusalem correspondent, where he reported on both Arab and Jewish affairs.[2]
In 2023, Maswadeh was promoted to political correspondent and anchor for Kan 11, and moved to Tel Aviv to work there.[2] Later that year, Maswadeh received a "special award of excellence" from Hadassah Academic College for his journalistic career. He also works as a radio journalist for Reshet Bet.[5]
Maswadeh has said he experiences some pressure from his family and community, especially when his reporting does not reflect the Palestinian community positively; for example, in 2020, Maswadeh reported on COVID-19 restriction violations at the Al-Aqsa complex. He has also reported receiving death threats.[2]
Personal life
editMaswadeh became an Israeli citizen in February 2024,[6] after having repeatedly applied over a period of eight years.[7] Up to that point, as an East Jerusalem Palestinian he had the legal status of a "permanent resident" holding an Israeli identity card along with a Jordanian passport.[2]
As of 2024, Maswadeh resides in Tel Aviv, with his partner, Tamar.[8]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gold, Hadas (2023-04-24). "Palestinian reporter breaks barriers by reporting in Hebrew on Israeli TV". CNN. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- 1 2 ""אומרים שאני משת"פ. חברים שהיו כמו אחים שלי לא מדברים איתי"". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Cohen, Ido David (June 10, 2025). "The Palestinian Israeli reporter caught between Gaza, Qatargate and war with PM's office". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2026-05-24. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ Cashman, Greer Fay (2023-07-02). "Grapevine July 2, 2023: Triumphing over the 'Final Solution'". The Jerusalem Post. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Maswadeh, Suleiman; Kuban, Roni (20 April 2024). "פגישה עם רוני קובן" [Meeting with Roni Kuban]. kan.org.il (Video) (in Hebrew). 2:05-2:06. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ↑ Gedesh, Maya (22 October 2024). "'It's hard to be Arab in this country': Kan's Suleiman Maswadeh opens up on experiences post-Oct. 7". Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Threads". www.threads.net. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
External links
edit- Green, David B. 'That's just who I am' at Substack May 5, 2024.
- Suleiman Maswadeh at Forbes Israel, April 24, 2024.
- An interview with Suleiman Maswadeh on YouTube by Jonathan Sacerdoti