Yinon Magal

Yinon Magal (Hebrew: ינון אלישע מגל‎, born 27 April 1969) is an Israeli journalist and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Jewish Home for most of 2015.

Yinon Magal
Date of birth (1969-04-27) 27 April 1969
Place of birthBat Yam, Israel
Knessets20
Faction represented in Knesset
2015The Jewish Home

Biography

Yinon Elisha Magal was born and raised in Bat Yam. During his IDF national service, he was a member of the Sayeret Matkal special forces,[1] and was involved in the abduction of Abdel Karim Obeid. After leaving the army, he joined Kol Yisrael. He later moved to Army Radio, where he reported on Israeli settlements.[2] before joining Hadashot 10, where he was a reporter on military affairs.[2] He studied Islam, Middle Eastern studies and Jewish thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining a Bachelor's degree.

Magal lives in Tel Aviv and is married with four children.

Media career

He worked as an anchor on Channel 1, presenting the Mabat LaHadashot news show.[3] In 2012, he joined the Walla! news website, where he became editor.[1]

Political career

In December 2014, he announced he was leaving Walla! to enter politics.[1] He joined the Jewish Home party, and was placed sixth on its list for the 2015 elections.[4] He was elected to the Knesset as the party won eight seats.[5] However, in November 2015, Magal announced his resignation from the Knesset following sexual harassment allegations.[6]

References
  1. Veteran journalist to try for Knesset with Jewish Home Times of Israel, 28 December 2014
  2. Well-known journalist Magal promised spot on Bayit Yehudi list The Jerusalem Post, 28 December 2014
  3. Popular Israeli TV anchor joins Bennett's Bayit Yehudi party Ynetnews, 28 December 2014
  4. The Jewish Home list Central Elections Committee
  5. Final Unofficial* results of the Elections for the Twentieth Knesset Central Elections Committee
  6. "Following Sexual Harassment Storm: Yinon Magal Leaves the Knesset". TheMarker (in Hebrew). November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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