Debbie Biton | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2022โ | Yesh Atid |
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| Born | 25 June 1965 Sderot, Israel |
Dvora "Debbie" Biton (Hebrew: ืืืืจื "ืืื" ืืืืื; born 25 June 1965) is an Israeli lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.
Biography
Biton was born in Sderot on 25 June 1965.[1] She has a master's degree in law and worked for a time as a lawyer.[2]
Biton served as Yesh Atid's leader in Sderot beginning in 2013.[2] In 2013 she ran for the mayoralty of Sderot, finishing in last place with 3.5% of the vote.[3] She was placed thirty-seventh on the Yesh Atid for the 2015 Knesset elections, but failed to be elected. In the 2018 municipal elections she ran for Sderot's City Council at the head of a local party list, which received only 585 and failed to win a seat.[4] She was forty-ninth on the joint Blue and White list for the April 2019 elections, but again missed out.
Prior to the 2022 Knesset elections Biton was placed twenty-first on the Yesh Atid list,[5] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won 24 seats.[6]
On 1 September 2026 Biton announced that she would not compete in the 2026 election but would remain a member of Yesh Atid.[7]
Personal life
Biton is married, has three children and resides in Sderot.[8]
References
- ^ "Members of the 25th Knesset". Knesset. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ a b Fox, Nina (2022-11-02). "ืืืื ืฉื ืจืืฉื ืขืืจ, ืจืื ืื ืืงืฆืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืืฉืขืืจ: ืืคื ืื ืืืืฉืืช ืืื ืกืช". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Gane, Lital; Druckman, Yaron (2013-10-23). "ืื ืืืืขืืืื, ืื ืืืืืื: ืชืืฆืืืช ืืืืืจืืช". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Gabbay, Uri (2019-06-23). ""ืืืืื ืคืืฆืฆื ืื ืืช ืืืืื": ืจืืืืื ืขืืืง ืคืืืืื ืขื ืขื"ื ืืื ืืืืื". Sderonet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ ืฉืืืจืื ืขื ืื ืืืจืช ืืืืืจืช: ืจืฉืืืช ืืฉ ืขืชืื ืืื ืกืช ืืืื ื ืืฉืคืช Israel Hayom, 13 September 2022
- ^ Bachner, Michael (2022-11-15). "As 25th Knesset sworn in, president urges MKs to end 'addiction' to toxic discourse". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Wave of Yesh Atid MKs quit election run as joint slate with Bennett falters in polls". The Times of Israel. 2 September 2026.
- ^ Lipkin, Saphir (2022-11-28). "N12 - ืืืืจื ืืืืื: "ืฉื ืชื ืืื ืืืงื ื ืืฆืจืืช ืืืชืคืืจ"". N12 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
External links
- Debbie Biton on the Knesset website