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Jasmine Friedman

Yasmin Fridman is an Israeli politician and animal rights advocate who served as a member of Knesset for Yesh Atid.

born 1973Yesh Atid member of KnessetAnimal rights activismBeersheba city council work

Born: 12 June 1973, Beersheba
Occupation: politician, animal rights advocate
Party: Yesh Atid
Education: Open University of Israel, Mandel Leadership Institute

Jasmine Friedman was born in 1973 in Beersheba

Yasmin Fridman was born in Beersheba on 12 June 1973. She served in the IDF in Unit 108. She earned a bachelor's degree in public administration at the Open University and is a graduate of the Mandel Institute for Leadership in the Negev.

She began her public work as an animal rights activist and also campaigned for public housing. In 2013 she was elected to the Beersheba city council for the Or faction. Before the 2018 elections she left Or and founded the Kehila faction, which won 1 seat.

On the council she chaired the committee for the environment and animals. She joined Yesh Atid and was later appointed its Beersheba district director. She headed the party's first faction on the Beersheba city council.

She was 19th on the Yesh Atid list in 2021, and entered the Knesset on 15 June 2021 in place of Orna Barbivai under the Norwegian Law. She was elected again in 2022 from 20th place. On 5 November 2025 she replaced Merav Cohen as chair of the special committee for Holocaust survivors.

She is married, has a son, lives in Beersheba and is vegan.