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Yaakov Bardugo

Yaakov Bardugo is an Israeli political commentator, lawyer and businessman who was elected to the 26th Knesset for Likud.

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Born: 23 March 1965, Lod
Occupation: political pundit
Party: Likud
Education: Tel Aviv University

Yaakov Bardugo was born in 1965 in Lod

Bardugo was born in Lod in 1965, the youngest of 6 children in a religious family. His parents were born in Meknes, Morocco, moved to Marseille in 1948 and came to Israel in 1949.

He studied at the Noam Yeshiva in Pardes Hanna and then served in Military Intelligence. He later earned degrees in political science and law, and was admitted to the bar in 1997.

From 1990 to 1994 he was CEO of the Federation of Local Authorities. A Gesher candidate in 1996, he was not elected, and later served as David Levy's envoy to talks with the Palestinians. He was CEO of Mifal HaPais from 1997 to 2000 and then worked in business.

He became a commentator at Army Radio in 2013 and left the station in 2022. He then hosted shows on Galei Yisrael and Channel 14, and wrote a weekly column for Israel Hayom until October 2023.

In 2025 he was convicted of defaming Raviv Drucker and, separately, Nir Hefetz, and he appealed the first verdict. In September 2026 he received the 11th slot on the Likud list and was elected to the Knesset.