Tehila Na'ama Friedman ( he, תהלה נעמה פרידמן, born 11 June 1976) is an Israeli lawyer and 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 the Blue and White alliance from 2020 to 2021.

Biography

Friedman earned a master's degree in law 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 ...

. She subsequently became chair of the

Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah ( he, נאמני תורה ועבודה (NTA; English: lit. ‘Loyalists of Torah and Labor’) is a nonprofit organization in Israel that focuses on education research and policy in the Religious Zionism, Religious Zi ...

organisation.4 religious women to enter Knesset
Israel National News, 17 June 2020 In 2018 Friedman joined

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 ...

. When it became part of the Blue and White alliance she was placed fortieth on its list for the April 2019 elections, but the party won only 35 seats. She was given the thirty-eighth spot for the September 2019 elections, again failing to win a seat. Given the same slot for the March 2020 elections, she again failed to win a seat, but entered the Knesset on 19 June as a replacement for

Michael Biton Michael Mordecai Biton ( he, מִיכָאֵל מָרְדְּכַי בִּיטוֹן, born 3 February 1970) is an Israeli politician. He formerly served as Minister of Strategic Affairs and as minister for civic issues within the Ministry of Def ...

,Replacements Among Knesset Members
Knesset who had resigned his seat under the

Norwegian Law Norwegian law may refer to: *Norwegian Law (Israel), a law on the appointment of ministers and membership of the Knesset *Law of Norway Law in Norway follows a Civil law (legal system), civil law system. The Supreme Court of Norway, Supreme Court ...

after being appointed to the cabinet. Between the election and entering the Knesset she defected to the Israel Resilience Party after Yesh Atid left the Blue and White alliance. She lost her seat in the

2021 elections Many elections occurred in 2021. The National Democratic Institute maintains calendar of elections around the world * 2021 United Nations Security Council election * 2021 national electoral calendar * 2021 local electoral calendar Africa * 2021 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Tehila 1976 births Living people Blue and White (political alliance) politicians Israel Resilience Party politicians Israeli lawyers Israeli women lawyers Jewish Israeli politicians Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021) People from Kiryat Ono Tel Aviv University alumni Women members of the Knesset Yesh Atid politicians