Tal Gilboa (; born June 16, 1978) is an Israeli
animal liberation and
vegan
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a ve ...
activist.
In 2013, she founded the Israeli Animal Liberation Front, renamed 'Total Liberation' in 2018. Gilboa won
HaAh HaGadol 6, the sixth season of the Israeli version of the reality show ''
Big Brother.''
During 2019, Gilboa joined the
Likud
Likud (, ), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement (), is a major Right-wing politics, right-wing, political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon in an alliance with several right-wing par ...
party but was not selected to be part of the
Knesset
The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel.
The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
. She was appointed by
prime minister Netanyahu as advisor on animal rights issues.
See also
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List of animal rights advocates
Advocates of animal rights believe that many or all Animal consciousness, sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as in avoiding suffering—should be afforded ...
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1978 births
Living people
Animal welfare and rights in Israel
Big Brother (franchise) winners
Israeli animal rights activists
Israeli Jews
Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Israeli veganism activists
Jewish women activists
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