Adi Koll ( he, עדי קול; born 19 March 1976) is an Israeli social activist and former politician. She served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for

Yesh Atid Yesh Atid ( he, יֵשׁ עָתִיד, , There Is a Future) is a liberal political party in Israel. Founded by Yair Lapid in 2012, it seeks to represent what it considers the centre of Israeli society: the secular middle class. It focuses prima ...

between 2013 and 2015.

Biography

Koll studied for a bachelor's degree in law at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, where she established a careers centre. She later obtained an LLM and a JSD in law at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. In 2005 she started working as a lecturer at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, and was also a member of the faculty at

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...

from 2009 until 2013. She founded the University of the People, which provides free university courses taught by students at Tel Aviv University. She joined the new

party in 2012 and was placed ninth on the party's list for the

2013 Knesset elections Early elections for the nineteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 22 January 2013. Public debate over the Tal Law had nearly led to early elections in 2012, but they were aborted at the last moment after Kadima briefly joined the government. Th ...

. She entered the Knesset after the party won 19 seats. In December 2014 she announced that she would not stand in the

2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ...

, and would return to the education field.Yesh Atid's MK Koll Quits Politics
Israel National News, 31 December 2014 Koll lives in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

.Meet the MK: Adi Kol
The Jerusalem Post, 20 February 2013

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koll, Adi 1976 births Israeli Jews Ben-Gurion University of the Negev faculty Columbia Law School alumni Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni Israeli activists Israeli women activists Living people Women members of the Knesset Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) People from Jerusalem Tel Aviv University faculty Yesh Atid politicians People from Tel Aviv