Nava Prehi-Boker ( he, נאוה פרחי-בוקר, born 15 November 1970) is an Israeli journalist and politician.

Biography

Nava Boker was born and raised in Pardes Hanna-Karkur. Her parents were Jewish immigrants from Yemen. A journalist by profession, Boker worked for both

Yedioth Ahronoth ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...

and Ma'ariv, as well as Channel 1. She married and had two daughters, then divorced. At age 27, as a reporter, she met

Hadera Hadera ( he, חֲדֵרָה ) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5&nb ...

police chief Lior Boker, and married him. Due to difficulties with obtaining a marriage certificate from the Israeli rabbinate, she married Boker in what she described as an "alternative marriage." In 2010 her husband was killed in the Mount Carmel forest fire. She subsequently established a foundation to support fire and rescue workers. Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections she was placed 25th on the

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel S ...

list, and was elected to the Knesset as Likud won 30 seats.Final Unofficial* results of the Elections for the Twentieth Knesset
Central Elections Committee She lost her seat in the April 2019 elections. She subsequently participated in the 2020 VIP season of '' Survivor''. Boker lives in

and has two daughters.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boker, Nava 1970 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli journalists Women members of the Knesset Jewish Israeli politicians Likud politicians Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Channel 1 (Israel) people 21st-century Israeli women politicians Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Deputy Speakers of the Knesset Survivor (Israeli TV series) contestants