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Hila Vazan

Hila Shai-Vazan is an Israeli journalist and politician who served as a Knesset member for Blue and White from June 2020 to January 2021.

born 1980Blue and White Knesset memberJournalism at Channel 10 NewsTelevision political commentary

Born: 16 April 1980, Bat Yam
Occupation: journalist
Party: Blue and White Israel Resilience Party

Hila Vazan was born in 1980 in Bat Yam

Shai-Vazan was born in Bat Yam in 1980. Her parents, Malka and Alex, were Jewish immigrants from Libya, born in Benghazi and Tripoli. They came to Israel in 1950.

She did national service at a children's home in Jerusalem and a year of service in Caracas, Venezuela. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science and media at Bar-Ilan University. In 2002 she founded the student union newspaper and published it.

She joined Yedioth Ahronoth in 2007 and moved to Channel 10 News in 2011, later working briefly at Channel 2. In 2012 she ran Naftali Bennett's campaign for the Jewish Home leadership. In 2013 she was elected to the Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut city council for the Jewish Home.

She ran with Israel Resilience on the Blue and White list in 3 elections without winning a seat. She entered the Knesset on 21 June 2020 under the Norwegian Law. She resigned on 31 January 2021 to join New Hope, which did not return her to the Knesset.

She later became a strategy and communications consultant. Since 2023 she has appeared as a panelist on Channel 13 and Keshet programs, and in 2024 she began appearing on Channel 14.