Lucy Aharish is an Israeli journalist, news presenter, and prime-time television host. Born in 1981 in Dimona, Israel, Aharish studied Political Science and Theater at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Journalism at the Koteret School of Journalism in Tel Aviv. She hosted the main English-language news show on the i24news channel for 3 years and served as showrunner for both English- and Arabic-language channels. Currently, she hosts a daily news talk show on Reshet Channel 13, one of Israel's main TV channels. Aharish co-founded and served as the head anchor of DemocratTV — a crowdfunded, independent social media platform that became the largest crowdfunding project in Israel. She is best known for promoting pluralism and interdenominational openness in Israel's public sphere. Her dedication to Arab-Jewish co-existence and shared Israeliness has been recognized by some of Israel's highest national honors. She received the OMETZ (courage) award in October 2015 for her fight against all forms of discrimination in Israel and was selected to light a torch at the national ceremony for Israel's Independence Day on Mount Herzl, the theme of which was pioneering, groundbreaking Israelis. In 2024, Aharish received the prestigious Quality of Government Champion Prize, an annual award given by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel.