Galit Distel-Atbaryan

Galit Distel-Atbaryan (Hebrew: גַּלִּית דִּיסְטֶל־אַטְבַּרְיָאן, born 10 January 1971) is an Israeli writer and politician. She is currently a member of the Knesset for Likud.

Galit Distel-Atbaryan
Faction represented in the Knesset
2021–Likud
Personal details
Born (1971-01-10) 10 January 1971
Jerusalem, Israel

Biography

Distel-Atbaryan was born in Jerusalem to Iranian Jewish immigrants and served in the Israeli Air Force. She has an MA in Philosophy from Hebrew University and had a clothing store named "My Sister" in the Modi'in-Shilat industrial zone.[1][2]

She published her first novel, And If They Told You, in 2009 and her second, Peacock in the Stairwell, in 2014,[3] for which she was nominated for the 2015 Sapir Prize.[4] She subsequently became a right-wing political commentator,[2] known for her forthright and controversial views and support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[3]

Distel-Atbaryan was selected by Netanyahu for the tenth place on the Likud list for the 2021 elections,[3][5] and was elected to the Knesset as Likud won thirty seats.

In August 2021 Distel-Atbaryan shared a video on Twitter that falsely suggested American President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, resulting in her tweet being flagged with a Twitter warning of "manipulated media."[6]

She lives in Kfar HaOranim and has two children.[2]

References
  1. "Galit Distel". Gesher Leadership Institute. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "This is how I became sober: Galit Distel Atbrian overtakes on the right Israel today". The Limited Times. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. Wootliff, Raoul (4 February 2021). "Netanyahu recruits first-ever Muslim to Likud list, also adds firebrand novelist". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. Kissileff, Beth (26 January 2015). "Reuven Namdar Wins Israel's Sapir Prize for Literature". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. "Candidates list of Likud party". Central Elections Committee (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. Fact checkers debunk MK’s claim that Biden fell asleep in Bennett meet The Times of Israel, 30 August 2021
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