Oded Harush

Oded Harush was born in 1987 in Dimona

Oded Harush was born on August 7, 1987, and grew up in Dimona. His father, born in Dimona to parents from Morocco, was a deputy manager at a Discount Bank branch, and his mother Zehava, born in Morocco, worked as a kindergarten teacher. As a youth he chaired the city's youth council.

In the IDF he was a tank commander in the 401st Brigade of the Armored Corps. In 2009 he was a Jewish Agency emissary in New Jersey, and in 2010 he studied at Machon Meir. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a master's degree in public policy and administration.

During his studies he ran the Dimona Cinematheque and the Jewish culture department of the local community center. In 2010 he cofounded the Ruach BaMidbar association with Rabbi Oren Ben David and led it until 2026. In 2018 he founded the Ruach Hadasha party, was elected to the Dimona city council and chaired its education committee.

He began writing opinion columns in 2015 and joined Kan in 2016 as a writer and presenter. At Kan 11 he created series such as "Losing the South" and "Kan Piyut," and on Hidabroot he hosts "Oded on the Road." In April 2025 he moved to Channel 14, where he hosts the talk show "Sicha" and the late night news.

He married in 2011. He lives in Dimona with his wife Idit, and they have 4 children.