Ayelet Shaked
Template:Infobox member of the Knesset Ayelet Shaked (Hebrew: איילת שקד, born 7 May 1976) is an Israeli politician. She is the former chairwomen of My Israel, and a candidate on the Jewish Home list for the 2013 Knesset elections.
Biography
She grew up and lives in the Bavli neighborhood in Tel Aviv. Her mother was a teacher of Bible in Tel Aviv and her father was Masorati (traditional). She said that every Saturday she would go to synagogue and make kiddush. Shaked later went to the army, and served in the Golani brigade. Shaked is married to a combat pilot and has two children.[1]
Between 2006 and 2008 Shaked worked as an office manager for Benjamin Netanyahu, who was serving then as leader of the opposition. In 2010, together with Naftali Bennett she established the My Israel party, which she led until 2012.[2]
In June 2012 Shaked announced her plans to compete for a place on the Jewish Home for the forthcoming elections, together with Naftali Bennett. On 14 November 2012 she was elected in the party's primaries to the third place.
Shaked is the recipient of the 2012 Abramowitz Israeli Prize for Media Criticism.[3]
References
- ^ Meet the face behind 'Yisrael Sheli,' a right-wing organization which attracts Facebook friends and controversy Haaretz, 21 June 2012
- ^ Ayelet Shaked: I’ll Look to Rabbi Ronsky on Religion Israel National News 30 September 2012
- ^ Meltzer, Yoel (August 15, 2012). "An Interview with Ayelet Shaked, Secular Candidate for HaBayit HaYehudi". The Jewish Press.