Mazal Mualem on why she writes

Al-Monitor contributor Mazal Mualem shares her thoughts on journalism.
Israel's Agricultural Minister Ariel Sharon (3rd R) shakes hands with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat in the northern city of Haifa in this handout file picture taken September 4, 1979 and released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). REUTERS/Yaacov Saar/GPO/Handout/Files (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. ISRAE
Ariel Sharon (3rd R) shakes hands with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat in the northern city of Haifa, Sept. 4, 1979. - REUTERS/Yaacov Saar
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Mazal Mualem has been writing for Al-Monitor since December 2012. A columnist for Al-Monitor's Israel Pulse and formerly the senior political correspondent for Maariv and Haaretz, she also presents a weekly TV show covering social issues on the Knesset channel.

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