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Liran Avisar Ben Horin

Liran Avisar Ben Horin is an Israeli lawyer and politician who was Director General of the Ministry of Communications from 2020 to 2023 and was elected to the 26th Knesset in 2026.

born 1976Director General, Ministry of CommunicationsHeading Masa Israel JourneyThe fiber optics lawMember of the 26th Knesset

Liran Avisar Ben Horin
Born
30 August 1976, Migdal HaEmek
Occupation
lawyer
Party
Bennett 2026
Education
Tel Aviv University, New York University

Liran Avisar Ben Horin was born in 1976 in Migdal HaEmek

Ben Horin was born in Migdal HaEmek in 1976. Her father came from Morocco with the Youth Aliyah and was a Revisionist activist, and her mother was born in Tunisia. At 17, on a school delegation to Poland, she publicly argued with Education Minister Shulamit Aloni over flying Israeli flags, which drew media coverage.

She served in the IDF as an infantry officer. She then studied law and management at Tel Aviv University and earned a master's in law from New York University. She also took a management course at Harvard University.

She worked as an aide to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz. From 2006 she spent 4 years in North America on aliyah missions for the Reform movement and the Jewish Agency, then was chief of staff to the director of the Prime Minister's Office, Harel Locker. In 2013 she became head of Masa Israel Journey, serving until December 2019.

In 2020 Minister Yoaz Hendel appointed her Director General of the Ministry of Communications, where she led the fiber optics law. She resigned in March 2023 and in December 2023 joined the Keystone infrastructure fund. In 2026 she joined Bennett 2026, ran fifth on the joint list Together with Yesh Atid, and was elected to the Knesset.

She is married to Itay Ben Horin, who runs a strategic communications firm. They have 2 children and live in Kfar Sirkin.

Liran Avisar Ben Horin's life in 7 milestones

  1. 1976

    Born in Migdal HaEmek.

  2. 2006

    Began an aliyah mission in North America.

  3. 2013

    Appointed head of Masa Israel Journey.

  4. 2019

    Represented Telem in coalition negotiations.

  5. 2020

    Appointed Director General of the Ministry of Communications.

  6. 2023

    Resigned from the ministry and joined the Keystone fund.

  7. 2026

    Elected to the 26th Knesset.

Liran Avisar Ben Horin served in the military

She served in the IDF as an infantry officer and commanded in an officers' training course, with the rank of lieutenant.

Members of the 26th KnessetBennett 2026

These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Liran Avisar Ben Horin

Based on English Wikipedia, Liran Avishar Ben-Horin and Hebrew Wikipedia, לירן אבישר בן חורין, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Tal Givony, CC BY-SA 3.0

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