Doron Avital

Doron Avital
Date of birth	22 January 1959 (1959-01-22) (age 52)
Place of birth	Brit Ahim, Israel
Knessets	18
Party	Kadima

Dr Doron Shalom Avital (Hebrew: דורון שלום אביטל‎, born 22 January 1959) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima.

Biography

Born in the Brit Ahim youth village near Bustan HaGalil, Avital moved to the Katamon neighbourhood of Jerusalem as a child. During the 1982 Lebanon War he served as commander of Battalion 202. Between 1992 and 1994 he was commander of Sayeret Matkal. For the 2009 Knesset elections he was placed thirty-second on the Kadima list. Although he failed to win a seat, he entered the Knesset as a replacement for the deceased Ze'ev Boim.^[1]

He holds a BA in mathematics and computer science, a master's degree in history and philosophy of science, both from Tel Aviv University, as well as a PhD in logic and philosophy from Columbia University.

References

1. ^ MK Ze'ev Boim dies at 67 Haaretz, 28 March 2011

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)
• Doron Avital Knesset website

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Name	Avital, Doron
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Date of birth	22 January 1959
Place of birth	Brit Ahim, Israel
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