Yifat Kariv

Yifat Kariv was born in 1973 in Beersheba

Kariv was born in Beersheba in 1973. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in social work at Bar-Ilan University. Her master's thesis dealt with street work and youth at risk.

From 1996 to 2001 she worked at the Elem association on programs for youth at risk. From 2002 to 2008 she worked at JDC Israel, where she managed the Young Adult Centers program. She also led the Israel Women's Circle organization in 2007 and 2008.

In 2008 she was elected to the Hod HaSharon city council, where she dealt with education, welfare and the status of women. In 2010 she became head of the youth department at the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee.

She joined Yesh Atid in 2012 and entered the Knesset in 2013 from 16th place on its list. In the Knesset she initiated the 2014 Video Clips Law, which defined sharing intimate images without consent as sexual harassment punishable by up to 5 years in prison. She lost her seat in the 2015 elections.

Later she turned to therapy for trauma that draws on clinical social work and Hasidic teachings. She founded the women's community Avoda Shebalev. She lives in Hod HaSharon and is married to Dvir Kariv.