1. Yifat Bitton is an Israeli law professor, and activist.
15 Facts About Yifat Bitton
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In February 2019, Bitton entered politics, and joined Ehud Barak in the formation of a new political party.
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From 1996 to 1997 Yifat Bitton clerked for Israeli Supreme Court Justice Mishael Cheshin.
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Yifat Bitton is a civil rights activist, focusing on equality for the Mizrahi population.
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Yifat Bitton was on the list of candidates for Israel's Supreme Court in 2017 and 2018, the youngest woman to ever appear on the list.
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Yifat Bitton taught for 5 years as an Affiliated Transnational Visiting professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law.
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Yifat Bitton was a visiting professor at New York University.
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In February 2019, Yifat Bitton joined the Gesher party led by Orly Levy, receiving the third spot on the list.
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Yifat Bitton joined Ehud Barak at a press conference in June 2019 announcing the formation of a new political party to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu in the September elections.
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The new party, Israel Democratic Party, joined other parties to create the Democratic Union list, with Yifat Bitton being placed seventh on the joint list.
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Yifat Bitton is a member of the Israeli Law Professors' Forum for Democracy, established in 2023 to respond to the Israeli coalition's plans for changes in the legal system.
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Yifat Bitton holds a PhD as well as an LLB and LLM from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Master of Laws degree from Yale Law School.
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Yifat Bitton was born in Kiryat Malachi and lives in Herzliya.
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Yifat Bitton is married to Eyal Sternberg, a lawyer, and they have two children.
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Yifat Bitton was Nominated Forbes' 50 Most Influential Women in Israel.