Zvika Fogel

Zvika Fogel was born in 1956 in Beersheba

Fogel was born on 3 November 1956 in Beersheba to Haim and Dietza Fogel, and he grew up with one brother. As a teenager he moved to Kvutzat Kinneret and attended Beit Yerah High School.

He joined a pilot course in 1975 and later became an Artillery Corps officer. He studied law at Tel Aviv University for two years, then returned to the army in 1981 and served until 2003, retiring as a brigadier general. He later earned a BA in general history and an MA in organizational behavior.

In 2003 he ran for mayor of Beersheba with Shinui support, came third, and sat on the city council until 2005. From 2008 he headed the Tuba-Zangariyye council and resigned in January 2012. From 2010 he commanded the Golan Rescue Unit of the police as a volunteer.

He joined Otzma Yehudit in September 2022 and entered the Knesset after that year's election. He sat on the National Security Committee. In 2023 police opened an investigation over his remarks after the Huwara riots, and in April 2024 prosecutors closed the case.

In September 2026 he announced he would not run in the next Knesset election. He is married to Anat, they have three sons, and he lives in Mishmar HaYarden.