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Danny Atar

Danny Atar is an Israeli politician who has led the Gilboa Regional Council, served in the Knesset for the Zionist Union and chaired the Jewish National Fund.

born 1958Heading the Gilboa Regional CouncilChairing the Jewish National FundZionist Union Knesset member

Born: 5 January 1958, Dvora
Occupation: politician
Party: Zionist Union
Education: Max Stern Yezreel Valley College

Danny Atar was born in 1958 in Dvora

Daniel Atar was born on 5 January 1958 in Moshav Dvora. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Morocco.

He served in the Golani Brigade as a platoon commander and later a company commander, and fought in the 1982 Lebanon War. In the reserves he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.

In 1994 he was elected head of the Gilboa Regional Council, a council of Jewish and Arab communities. In 2003 he ran for the interim leadership of the Labor Party. In 2009 he was detained and investigated, and the northern district prosecution later closed the case.

He entered the Knesset in 2015 on the Zionist Union list. Later that year he was elected chairman of the Jewish National Fund and resigned from the Knesset. He held the post until November 2020.

In 2024 he was elected again as head of the Gilboa Regional Council. In August 2025 he joined Yisrael Beytenu. He is married with 3 children and lives in Gan Ner.

Milestones in Danny Atar's life

1958
Born in Moshav Dvora.
1982
Fought in the Lebanon War.
1994
Elected head of the Gilboa Regional Council.
2003
Ran for interim leader of the Labor Party.
2013
Received the Eugen Kogon Award.
2015
Sworn in to the Knesset for the Zionist Union.
2015
Elected chairman of the Jewish National Fund.
2024
Elected again as head of the Gilboa Regional Council.
2025
Joined Yisrael Beytenu.

Danny Atar served in the military

He served in the Golani Brigade as a platoon and company commander in Battalion 13 and fought in the 1982 Lebanon War. In the reserves he rose to lieutenant colonel.