Eti Atiya
Eti Atiya | |
|---|---|
 Atiya in 2018 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2019–2022 | Likud |
| 2023–present | Likud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1960 Lod, Israel |
| Education | Ono Academic College (LLB) Bar-Ilan University (MA, BSocSc) |
Eti Hava Atiya (Hebrew: אֶתִּי חַוָּה עַטִיָיה; born 12 February 1960) is an Israeli politician who serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud since 2019.
Early life and education
[edit]Eti Hava Atiya was born in Lod, Israel, on 12 February 1960. Her family originates from Tunisian Jews in Djerba. She graduated from Ono Academic College with a Bachelor of Laws, from Bar-Ilan University with a Master of Arts in internal auditing and a Bachelor of Social Science.[1]
Career
[edit]In the 1980s, Atiya was a welfare official and assistant to the deputy secretary of the National Union of Israel Aerospace Industries Employees (IAI). She was chief of staff to the IAI secretary from 1993 to 2015. She worked for the Office of Internal Auditors from 2007 to 2018, and was chief of staff to the Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Service from 2015 to 2018.[1] In her role as chief of staff she worked for Haim Katz, who she was later politically aligned with in the Knesset.[2]
Likud placed Atiya as the 21st person on their electoral list for the April 2019 election.[1] During her tenure in the Knesset she served as head of the Foreign Workers Committee.[3]
In 2025, Atiya was Israel's representative to a memorial in Daliyat al-Karmel for 13 Druze soldiers that died in the Gaza war; this action was criticised as she was not a minister.[4]
She was initially placed in the 35th slot as a result of the 2026 Likud primary, ahead of the 2026 Israeli legislative election, but was moved to the 25th slot following a recount, displacing Gila Gamliel.[5]
Political position
[edit]The annexation of the West Bank, Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and Greater Israel are supported by Atiya.[1] She supported legislation that would sentence people to five years in prison for cooperating with the International Criminal Court.[6] A letter calling for the prison conditions of Amiram Ben-Uliel to be improved was signed by Atiya.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Hava-Etty Atia". Knesset. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019.
- ↑ Yerushalmi, Shalom (29 August 2026). "The nightmare of the 1992 election is coming back to haunt Netanyahu". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 30 August 2026.
- ↑ Cohen, Nitzan (18 February 2025). "ח"כ אתי עטיה תעמוד בראש הוועדה לעובדים זרים בכנסת". Davar. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Etiel, Nitzan (18 February 2025). "'No ministers, no respect': Druze community outraged over gov't snub at Remembrance Day ceremony". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Azulay, Moran (30 August 2026). "Final Likud Results: Gila Gamliel Pushed to 35th Place, Atia Climbs to 25th". ynet. Archived from the original on 3 September 2026.
- ↑ Ma'anit, Chan; Spiegel, Nao (19 February 2025). "אושר בטרומית: חמש שנות מאסר למי ש"יעמיד אמצעים" לרשות בית הדין בהאג". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Hilaie, Sivan (14 September 2023). "Coalition Knesset members in letter call to ease prison conditions of murderer of Dawabshe family". Ynet. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Eti Atiya on the Knesset website
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Bar-Ilan University alumni
- Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent
- Jewish Israeli politicians
- Likud politicians
- Members of the 21st Knesset (2019)
- Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020)
- Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021)
- Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
- Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–)
- Ono Academic College alumni
- People from Lod
- Women members of the Knesset
- Jewish women politicians