Gal Amir

Gal Amir was born in 1968 in Afula

Gal Amir was born in Afula to Rivka and Avraham Amir. His family has lived in the Land of Israel for 8 generations. On his mother's side he is a great-grandson of Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Brandwein-Moriah, the Rebbe of Stretin.

He graduated from ORT Afula high school and served in the IDF Artillery Corps. He studied law at the Hebrew University and became a licensed lawyer in 1994 and a notary in 2006. He later earned a master's degree in democracy studies from the Open University and a doctorate in law from the University of Haifa.

From 1990 to 1992 he was a parliamentary aide to Knesset member Yair Tzaban, and since 1994 he has practiced law in Afula. His first novel, a legal novel, came out in 1998. His book Red Night was a 2003 nominee for the Geffen Award, and another novel is set against his army service.

He researches and lectures at the University of Haifa and joined the law school of Zefat Academic College in 2025. In 2023 he contributed to a Passover Haggadah protesting the judicial reform. In 2025 he wrote a book on Shani Gabay, who was murdered at the Nova festival. He is married to lawyer Shila Inbar, has 2 children and lives in Eshhar.