Sharon Gal

Sharon Gal
Date of birth (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974
Place of birth Tirat Carmel, Israel
Knessets 20
Faction represented in Knesset
2015 Yisrael Beiteinu

Sharon Gal (Hebrew: שרון גל‎‎, born 13 August 1974) is an Israeli journalist and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu during 2015.

Biography

Gal was born in Tirat Carmel. He hosted an economics program ('Economic Night') on Channel 10 until he resigned due to allegations of sexual harassment in 2010. The case was dropped due to lack of evidence.[1] After his resignation, Gal became a radio show host.[2] In summer 2014, Gal interviewed MK Haneen Zoabi on his radio show following the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank. Zoabi said on the show that she did not believe the kidnappers were terrorists.[3]

Political career

In January 2015, Gal was placed fifth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list for the 2015 Knesset elections, [4] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats. However, in September 2015, Gal chose to leave the Knesset after only six months in office, deciding instead to focus on journalism.[5] He was replaced by Oded Forer.

References

  1. ↑ Former TV newsman Sharon Gal questioned under caution for sexual harassment allegations The Jerusalem Post, 2 October 2010
  2. ↑ Journalist Sharon Gal to run on Yisrael Beytenu list The Jerusalem Post, 4 January 2015
  3. ↑ Journalist Sharon Gal joins Yisrael Beiteinu Haaretz, 4 January 2015
  4. ↑ Journalist Sharon Gal to run for Knesset with Yisrael Beytenu Times of Israel, 5 January 2015
  5. ↑ "Two opposition lawmakers call it quits". The Times of Israel. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.


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