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Yaron Levi
Israeli judoka and politician (born 1981)
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Biography
Yaron Levi was born in Bat Yam[2] on 29 August 1981. Before entering politics, he was a member of the Israeli Judo team, and won both the Israel Judo Championship and the IJF Junior World Tour in 2000,[3][4] before quitting in 2002 due to injuries.[5]
In 2018, Levy was elected to the Bat Yam City Council as a member of Yesh Atid,[2] and also served as its deputy Mayor, holding the Sports, Young Persons and Beaches portfolios.[1] On 2021 Israeli legislative election, he was placed on 30th spot, but was not elected as Yesh Atid only won seventeen seats.[6] Ahead of the 2022 Israeli legislative election, Levy was assigned the 26th spot on Yesh Atid's electoral list.[7] He was not elected as the party won 24 seats,[8] but entered the Knesset on 1 August 2023 after Orna Barbivai resigned to run for Mayor of Tel Aviv.[2]
Personal life
Levi is married and has three children.[1]
