Lucy Aharish Breaks Silence on Heated Confrontation with Eyal Berkovich
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
TV presenter Lucy Aharish addressed a recent public dispute with Eyal Berkovich on Channel 13, stating she will not be silent against racism. The confrontation arose during an election broadcast when Aharish deemed a fellow presenter's remarks racist, leading to Berkovich telling her to "calm down." Aharish refused to return to air after the incident, but has since reached an agreement with the channel and is expected back on screen.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Lucy Aharish will not be silent against racism, citing her Independence Day torch-lighting commitment.
- Aharish's statement follows a heated exchange with Eyal Berkovich on Channel 13.
- Berkovich reportedly told Aharish to "calm down, you are not in the village here" during a broadcast.
- Aharish refused to return to air after the incident but is expected back on Channel 13.
- Eyal Berkovich has not issued an apology to Lucy Aharish following the dispute.
TV presenter Lucy Aharish has broken her silence following a heated exchange with Eyal Berkovich on Channel 13, which led to a public dispute between them. In a statement released on Wednesday, Aharish declared she would not remain silent in the face of racist remarks, linking her stance to the commitment she made when chosen to light a torch on Independence Day.
Aharish stated that her role is to "stand present and with head held high in the face of reality, to take the stage given to me and fulfill the unwritten contract I signed when I lit a torch in the State of Israel." She explained this contract obligates her "not to despair in the face of evil, not to give up in the face of despair, not to be silent in the face of people who tell me 'shout in your village,' and not to surrender to racism." She concluded her statement by affirming her commitment to "do everything in my power for the glory of the State of Israel, and so it shall be."
The confrontation occurred during an election broadcast on Channel 13 after presenter Moria Asraf discussed the possibility of forming a Zionist government. Aharish called Asraf's remarks racist. During a commercial break, Berkovich reportedly told Aharish, "Calm down, you are not in the village here." Following the incident, Aharish refused to return to the broadcast. However, reports on Tuesday indicated that understandings have been reached between Aharish and the channel's management, and she is expected to return to the air, despite Berkovich not having apologized to her.
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