Departures of note

Oren Nahari was a prominent Israeli journalist, editor and broadcaster whose career spanned several decades in Israeli media. Born in Haifa, he studied political science and international relations at the Hebrew University before joining Israeli television, initially in the sports department and later moving to the news division in 1985 as a foreign news correspondent. From 1993 he served as foreign news editor at Channel 1, becoming one of the most recognizable voices in Israeli coverage of world affairs and history.

Nahari was a founding figure of the landmark programs 'Ro'im Olam' in 1988 and 'Globus' in 2000, and presented the international program 'HaSha'a HaBeinleumit' on Reshet Bet. He reported from the field on South Africa's first democratic elections, the Rwandan genocide, ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the September 11 attacks, and interviewed figures including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Vaclav Havel and George W. Bush.

Beyond broadcasting, he wrote columns for major Israeli outlets and authored and edited several best-selling non-fiction books, including historical atlases and reference works. He lectured at Tel Aviv University and received the Smolar Joint Prize in 2013 for his long journalistic contribution. In his final years he hosted a weekly program on Kan Bet until ALS forced his retirement, and he died in August 2026 at age 70.