Moshe Erel Segal (Hebrew: אראל סג"ל; born 14 September, 1970) is an Israeli journalist,[1][2] satirist, columnist, media personality, radio broadcaster, publicist, and musician.

At the age of 14, his parents divorced, and as part of a rebellious phase, Segal became a left-wing activist and secularized.

After the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and what Segal perceived as public hostility towards the "Kipot Srugot" community, he returned to right-wing politics.

Initially, his columns focused primarily on sports (especially Beitar Jerusalem, which Segal supports), but over time, he began to delve into urban legends and humorous tales.

[12] Following the crisis at "Maariv" in 2014, when the paper almost closed and many of its employees were laid off, he moved to write for the "Mida" website.

[14][15] Segal hosts the long-running evening news program Erev Hadash on Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation's Kan Channel 11.

In 2020, he was briefly suspended from Kalman & Segal after appearing in a video clip singing together with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which was said to be a violation of Kan's rules against participation of their employees in election campaigns.

[19] following intense public pressure which included fellow journalists,[20] he was reinstated and returned to the show a few days later.

Shaffir complained that the skit was offensive and constitutes "sexual harassment",[25] and the Broadcasting Corporation open an inquiry into the affair [26] Segal is a member of the Israeli journalists' band "Nag' Hammadi" which also includes Dror Foer, Dror Globerman, Or Heller, and Tal Lazar.