Tehila Na'ama Friedman (; born 11 June 1976) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She served as a member 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 ...

for the Blue and White alliance from 2020 to 2021.

Biography

Friedman earned a master's degree in law at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

. She subsequently became chair of the Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah organisation.4 religious women to enter Knesset
Israel National News, 17 June 2020 In 2018 Friedman joined

Yesh Atid Yesh Atid (, ) is a centrist political party in Israel. It was founded in 2012 by former TV journalist Yair Lapid, the son of the former Shinui party politician and Israeli Justice Minister Tommy Lapid. In 2013 the first election it conte ...

. When it became part of the Blue and White alliance she was placed fortieth on its list for the April 2019 elections, but the party won only 35 seats. She was given the thirty-eighth spot for the September 2019 elections, again failing to win a seat. Given the same slot for the March 2020 elections, she again failed to win a seat, but entered the Knesset on 19 June as a replacement for Michael Biton,Replacements Among Knesset Members
Knesset who had resigned his seat under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet. Between the election and entering the Knesset she defected to the

Israel Resilience Party Blue and White Israel Resilience Party (, ) is a centrist, liberal Zionist political party in Israel founded in December 2018 by Benny Gantz, former Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The party first ran in the April ...

after Yesh Atid left the Blue and White alliance. She lost her seat in the 2021 elections.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Tehila 1976 births Living people Blue and White (political alliance) politicians Israel Resilience Party politicians Israeli lawyers Israeli women lawyers Jewish Israeli politicians Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021) People from Kiryat Ono Tel Aviv University alumni Women members of the Knesset Yesh Atid politicians