Nava Prehi-Boker ( he, נאוה פרחי-בוקר, born 15 November 1970) is an Israeli journalist and politician.
Biography
Nava Boker was born and raised in
Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Pardes Hanna-Karkur ( he, פַּרְדֵּס חַנָּה-כַּרְכּוּר) is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of .
History
An Arab village named Karkur had stood at this location by the time the Palestine Ex ...
. Her parents were Jewish immigrants from Yemen. A journalist by profession, Boker worked for both
Yedioth Ahronoth
''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...
and
Ma'ariv
''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and ''Amidah''.
The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms ...
, as well as
Channel 1. She married and had two daughters, then divorced. At age 27, as a reporter, she met
Hadera
Hadera ( he, חֲדֵרָה ) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5&nbs ...
police chief Lior Boker, and married him. Due to difficulties with obtaining a marriage certificate from the Israeli rabbinate, she married Boker in what she described as an "alternative marriage." In 2010 her husband was killed in the
Mount Carmel forest fire. She subsequently established a foundation to support fire and rescue workers.
Prior to the
2015 Knesset elections she was placed 25th on the
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 Sharon ...
list, and was elected to the Knesset as Likud won 30 seats.
Final Unofficial* results of the Elections for the Twentieth Knesset
Central Elections Committee She lost her seat in the April 2019 elections. She subsequently participated in the 2020 VIP season of '' Survivor''.
Boker lives in Hadera
Hadera ( he, חֲדֵרָה ) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5&nbs ...
and has two daughters.
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1970 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Israeli journalists
Women members of the Knesset
Jewish Israeli politicians
Likud politicians
Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019)
Channel 1 (Israel) people
21st-century Israeli women politicians
Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent
Deputy Speakers of the Knesset
Survivor (Israeli TV series) contestants