Jerusalem: Israeli police said Thursday they had opened an investigation after Israeli Arab journalist Lucy Aharish reported being the target of a far-right hate campaign in recent weeks.
Aharish this month denounced the authorities on her current affairs show on Israeli commercial TV channel Reshet, accusing them of contempt for the Arab minority and of lacking the will to combat a surge in violent crime gripping the community.
“Arabs are citizens, whether you like it or not, and they will go and vote in the upcoming elections in the Jewish and democratic state,” she said.
Aharish, born to Muslim parents, speaks flawless Hebrew and was the first Arab to anchor a Hebrew-language program on Israeli television.
She said she has received numerous threatening messages from the right and far-right since she made her remarks on February 1.
