Yigal Dilmoni

Yigal Dilmoni was born in 1970 in Ra'anana

Yigal Dilmoni was born in Ra'anana on October 10, 1970. He studied at the Bnei Akiva yeshiva in Nehalim and then at the hesder yeshiva in Neve Dekalim in Gush Katif. He was part of the first class of the Bnei David preparatory academy in Eli.

In 1989 he joined the Paratroopers Brigade and he still serves in the reserves. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Bar-Ilan University in Land of Israel Studies and in Geography and the Preservation of Landscapes and Sites.

After some years as a teacher, he founded and ran the tourism association of the Samaria Regional Council in 1998 and headed its strategic planning unit. In 2005 he coordinated the council's campaign against the Disengagement plan. He later served as CEO of the Kedumim Local Council.

In 2010 he became the Yesha Council's head of information, serving as deputy to Naftali Bennett. He set up its information tours and founded its annual conference on information and communication. In 2014 he ran in the Jewish Home primaries for the Knesset and placed 24th.

As CEO of the Yesha Council he called for applying sovereignty to the settlements and for more building. He left the post in October 2022. He lives in Avnei Hefetz, is married and has 5 children.