Inbal Gavrieli ( he, ענבל גבריאלי, born 25 September 1975) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the

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for

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sha ...

from 2003 until 2006.

Biography

Gavrieli was born in Tel Aviv to a family of

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origins. Her family has been in Israel for nine generations and several of her ancestors were involved in the

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. Multiple member of her immediate and extended family are suspected of involvement in organized crime; nationally the Gavrieli family name is often considered synonymous with organized crime in Israel with her father and brother both having been arrested for operating illegal gambling businesses, and her cousin was murdered as part of a suspected dispute with the Abergil crime family. Gavrieli did her mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces as a producer for Israel Army Radio, then studied law at

IDC Herzliya Reichman University ( he, אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021. It receives no ...

, where she gained a BA. She also studied for a BA in business administration. For the 2003 elections she was placed 30th on the Likud list, and entered the Knesset when the party won 38 seats. Her election and subsequent attempt to use her parliamentary immunity to stop her father's house being searched by

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during an investigation into

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and

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raised concerns from the

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regarding the influence of organised crime in the Likud central committee, as her father, Ezra "Shuni" Gavrieli, is suspected of being involved in

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.Cousin of Former Likud MK Inbal Gavrieli Gunned Down in Holon Sands
Haaretz, 24 January 2009Police: Gavrieli gambling ring cracked
The Jerusalem Post, 6 February 2006
Ynetnews, 2 December 2010 The Movement for Quality Government requested that the attorney general open a criminal investigation into the issue. During her first term in the Knesset, she served as chairwoman of the Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality. In 2004, Gavrieli together with

Adi Barkan Adi Barkan ( he, עדי ברקן) is an Israeli model agent and activist who has campaigned for legislation banning the use of anorexic models. Barkan started his career as a fashion photographer. Biography Barkan worked as a fashion photogr ...

, Israeli fashion photographer and owner Barkan Modeling Agency in Tel Aviv, successfully submitted legislation to Israel's Parliament requiring all Israeli modeling agencies to use the body mass index (BMI) as a pre-requisite for employment, a first of its kind in the world. She lost her seat in the March 2006 elections. Gavrieli was married to goalkeeper Liran Strauber. They had one son, Michael. They divorced in July 2009. She then entered a relationship with Ran Remo and had two more children, a son and daughter.Congratulations: Inbal Gavrieli became a fresh mother for the third time
Maariv, 21 October 2015 (in Hebrew)

Reality television career

Gavrieli has taken part in a number of reality television shows, becoming a popular celebrity in Israel. In 2012, she came in fifth place in Israel's ''Survivor''. She also appeared in Channel 20's ''Patriots'' program in 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gavrieli, Inbal 1975 births 21st-century Israeli women politicians Reichman University alumni Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Jewish Israeli politicians Likud politicians Living people Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) Politicians from Tel Aviv Survivor (Israeli TV series) contestants Women members of the Knesset