Suleiman Maswadeh

Suleiman Maswadeh (سليمان مسودة; born July 13, 1995 ) is a Palestinian journalist who serves as a reporter and presenter for Israeli television channel Kan 11.

Biography
Maswadeh was born and raised in the Muslim Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem, to Monzer Maswadeh and Iman Maswadeh. He is the eldest brother of six sisters. He attended "Al-Iman" High school.

He studied accounting at Birzeit University in the Palestinian town of Birzeit. While attending college, he worked at a hotel in Jerusalem and realized that workers who spoke Hebrew made better tips. He decided to drop out of college and work full time.

Two years into his studies at Birzeit University, Maswadeh enrolled in a year-long intensive Hebrew language program, and then transferred to Jerusalem's Hadassah Academic College via a scholarship, where he studied journalism.

During his tenure at Hadassah he actively sought employment opportunities and eventually secured a position at the Israeli television channel Kan 11.

As of 2024 Maswadeh serves as a political reporter in Kan 11 and resides in Tel Aviv.

Career
Maswadeh first became interested in journalism during the Second Intifada in the early 2000s.

While studying at Hadassah Academic College, Maswadeh had an internship at Kan 11's Arabic channel. After a few months, he was transferred to the Hebrew channel, where he worked as a field producer and later as an Arab affairs reporter, a role he disliked. He then worked as the channel's Jerusalem correspondent, where he reported on both Arab and Jewish affairs.

In 2023, Maswadeh was promoted to political correspondent and anchor for Kan 11, and moved to Tel Aviv to work there. Later that year, Maswadeh received a "special award of excellence" from Hadassah Academic College for his journalistic career.

Personal life
Maswadeh holds Israeli citizenship as of February 2024. He also had earlier an Israeli identity card and residency, and a Jordanian passport.

Maswadeh has said he experiences some pressure from his family and community, especially when his reporting does not reflect the Palestinian community positively; for example, in 2020, Maswadeh reported about COVID-19 restriction violations at Al-Aqsa. He has also reported receiving death threats.

He has also worked as a radio journalist for Reshet Bet.