Karin Elharar
| Karin Elharar | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1977 |
| Place of birth | Kiryat Ono, Israel |
| Knessets | 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2013– | Yesh Atid |
Karin Elharar Hartstein (Hebrew: קארין אלהרר הרטשטיין, born 9 October 1977) is an Israeli lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid
Biography[edit]
Born in Kiryat Ono, Elharar studied law at the College of Management Academic Studies for a bachelor's degree, before gaining an LLM from the Washington College of Law at American University.[1] Between 2008 and 2013 she headed the legal clinic at Bar-Ilan University, and specialised in the rights of Holocaust survivors, people with disabilities, and pensioners.[2]
She joined the new Yesh Atid party in 2012 and was placed tenth on the party's list for the 2013 Knesset elections.[3] She entered the Knesset as the party won 19 seats. She was placed eighth on the party's list for the 2015 elections,[4] and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats.
Elharar is disabled and uses a wheelchair.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Tarchetsky, Yair (June 18, 2011). "Revolution? Social lawyers storming the Bar Association". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ a b All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
- ^ Yesh Atid Central Elections Committee
- ^ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
External links[edit]
- Karin Elharar on the Knesset website
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- 1977 births
- American University alumni
- Israeli lawyers
- Israeli people of Moroccan descent
- Israeli people with disabilities
- Israeli women in politics
- Living people
- Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–15)
- Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–)
- People from Kiryat Ono
- Politicians with physical disabilities
- Yesh Atid politicians