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Johnny Chetboun

Yoni Chetboun is an Israeli politician, businessman and reserve IDF officer who served as a member of the 19th Knesset for The Jewish Home.

born 1979Member of the 19th KnessetChief of Staff Citation at Bint JbeilFounding Kanaf StrategyThe book Under Fire

Born: 13 March 1979, Netanya
Occupation: politician, military personnel, business theorist
Party: The Jewish Home, HaAm Itanu
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Reichman University
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: South Lebanon conflict, 2006 Lebanon War, Gaza War

Johnny Chetboun was born in 1979 in Netanya

Chetboun was born in 1979 to parents who had immigrated from France shortly before his birth. His father, Dr. Israel Chetboun, is a cardiologist. His parents named him after Yonatan Netanyahu, and he grew up in Netanya.

He studied at Otniel yeshiva before the army and at Har Hamor yeshiva after it. He holds a BA with honors in government, diplomacy and strategy from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and an MBA from the Hebrew University.

He was drafted in 1998 and served in the Golani Brigade and the Egoz unit. He fought in the Battle of Bint Jbeil in the Second Lebanon War and received the Chief of Staff Citation.

In 2010 he founded the Ra'ananim youth movement, and in 2011 he founded Kanaf Strategy. He entered the Knesset with The Jewish Home, serving as Deputy Speaker and on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. In 2014 he moved to Eli Yishai's Yachad party, which did not win seats in 2015.

In 2016 he published the book Under Fire. In 2018 he ran for mayor of Netanya and came second, then served on the city council until 2020. Since 2023 he has been a panelist on the program The Patriots on Channel 14.

Johnny Chetboun's life in 10 milestones

1979
Born in Israel to parents from France.
1998
Drafted into the IDF and joined the Golani Brigade.
2008
Discharged from active duty.
2010
Founded the Ra'ananim youth movement.
2011
Founded Kanaf Strategy.
2013
Became a member of the 19th Knesset.
2014
Left The Jewish Home and joined Yachad.
2016
Published the book Under Fire.
2018
Ran for mayor of Netanya and came second.
2025
Promoted to colonel in the reserves.

Johnny Chetboun served in Egoz

Chetboun served in Golani and its Egoz unit as a team and company commander, and was operations officer of Battalion 51 in the Second Lebanon War, receiving the Chief of Staff Citation for Bint Jbeil. In the reserves he commanded an infantry battalion and was promoted to colonel in 2025.

Egoz

The Jewish Home