34 Notable alumni of
Ono Academic College
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Ono Academic College is 1221st in the world, 263rd in Asia, and 8th in Israel by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 34 notable alumni from Ono Academic College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Itamar Ben-Gvir
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- lawyerpolitician
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Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of National Security from 2022 until 2025. He and his party left the government on 19 January 2025 in protest of the Israeli–Palestinian prisoner exchange. His resignation went into effect after 48 hours. He is the leader of Otzma Yehudit ('Jewish Power'), a Kahanist and anti-Arab party that won six seats in the 2022 Israeli legislative election, and was part of what is widely regarded as the most right-wing government in Israel's history.
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Bezalel Smotrich
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- 1981-.. (age 44)
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- politician
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Bezalel Yoel Smotrich is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism, he previously served as a Knesset member for the Jewish Home and Yamina, leaving in 2023 after resigning under the Norwegian Law, allowing him to remain a minister in the government while his seat in the Knesset could be taken by another candidate from his party.
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Miri Regev
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- politicianmilitary officerspokesperson
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Miriam "Miri" Regev is an Israeli politician who currently serves as Minister of Transport, National Infrastructure and Road Safety. Previously she was a brigadier-general in the Israel Defense Forces and IDF Spokeswoman, Minister of Culture and Sport and Acting Prime Minister of Israel.
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Linoy Ashram
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- gymnastrhythmic gymnast
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Linoy Ashram is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic All-around Champion, the 2018 World All-around silver medalist, two-time (2017, 2019) World All-around bronze medalist, the 2020 European All-around champion, and the 2019 European Games All-around silver medalist. She is the third Israeli athlete and first Israeli woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport, and the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win an Olympic medal. She became the first rhythmic gymnast from outside a post-Soviet republic to win a gold medal at an Olympics where former Soviet states participated.
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Gila Gamliel
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- trade unionistpolitician
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Gila Gamliel-Demri is an Israeli politician who currently serves as Minister of Science and Technology, and also as a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Minister for Social Equality and as Minister of Environmental Protection.
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Roi Levy
- Enrolled in Ono Academic College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Roi Yosef Levy was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with the rank of colonel who served in his last position as commander of the Multidimensional Unit. He had previously served as commander of the Fire Training Center in Melah, commander of the Bar'am Brigade, commander of the Unit 621 - 'Egoz', commander of the Hadar Battalion and commander of the 1st 'Golani' Brigade. He was killed in the battle of Re'im during an encounter with Palestinian militants during the Israel–Hamas war.
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Omer Yankelevich
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- lawyerpolitician
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Omer Yankelevich is an Israeli attorney, educator, social activist, and politician. She was the Minister of Diaspora Affairs and was a Member of the Knesset for the Blue and White from 2019 to 2021. She is a co-founder of the "Just Begun Foundation", which sponsors social initiatives to help integrate peripheral and marginalized populations in Israel, with an emphasis on the Haredi sector. In 2019, she joined the Israel Resilience Party, which is part of the Blue and White political alliance, and was placed #23 on the faction's list for the April 2019 Knesset election. The Blue and White alliance gained 35 seats in the election, resulting in Yankelevich becoming a Member of the Knesset. She was subsequently elected to the Knesset as part of the Blue and White alliance in the September 2019 and March 2020 elections. In the national unity government which comprised the thirty-fifth government of Israel, Yankelevich was named Minister of Diaspora Affairs, becoming the first-ever Haredi woman cabinet minister.
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Tahounia Rubel
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- modeltelevision presenterfashion model
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Tahounia Rubel is an Israeli fashion model, singer, and television personality. She became widely known as the first person of Ethiopian origin to win HaAh HaGadol (the Israeli version of Big Brother), in the fifth season.
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Moshe Arbel
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- politicianrabbiadvocate
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Moshe Arbel is an Israeli Haredi rabbi and politician. He currently serves as the Minister of Interior, having been appointed a permanent replacement for Aryeh Deri, who was disqualified from holding the offices by the Israeli Supreme Court. Arbel previously served as Minister of Health between April and October 2023.
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Pnina Tamano
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- politicianjournalisttelevision presenterlawyeractivist
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Pnina Tamano-Shata is an Israeli lawyer, journalist, and politician. The first Ethiopia-born woman to enter the Knesset in 2013, in 2020 she also became the first Ethiopia-born minister after being appointed Minister of Immigrant Absorption.
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Mowafaq Tarif
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- qadi
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Shaykh Mowafaq Ṭarīf is the qadi (spiritual leader) of the Druze in Israel.
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Hagit Yaso
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- singer
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Hagit Yaso is an Israeli singer. She won the ninth season of Kokhav Nolad, an Israeli television show, similar to Pop Idol.
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Rachel Adato
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- politicianphysiciangynecologistlawyer
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Dr Rachel Adato-Levy is an Israeli gynaecologist, lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and Hatnuah between 2009 and 2013.
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Uriel Busso
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- politician
- Biography
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Uriel Menachem Buso is an Israeli politician who serves as Minister of Health and as a member of the Knesset for Shas.
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Yossi Dagan
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- politiciancommunity organizer
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Yossi Dagan is an Israeli activist and politician who has been the head of the Shomron Regional Council since August 2015.
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Nurit Koren
- Enrolled in Ono Academic College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Nurit Koren is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2015 and 2019.
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Noam Federman
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- political activist
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Noam Federman is a religious-Orthodox right-wing Israeli Jew in Hebron, and a former leader of the Kach Party, which he has been involved with since he was 14. He has been held in administrative detention several times. Federman hosts a weekly Internet program called "Federman Without Censor". It can be heard on the Hebrew section of the Jewish Task Force's website. JTF funds his political activities in Israel.
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Amnon Cohen
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- politician
- Biography
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Amnon Cohen is an Israeli former politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Shas from 1999 until 2015.
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Yaakov Hagoel
- Enrolled in Ono Academic College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yaakov Hagoel, is the Chairman of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization. He was formerly acting chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel.
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Shlomo Molla
- Enrolled in Ono Academic College
- In 2005 graduated with Bachelor of Laws in law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Shlomo Molla is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and Hatnuah between 2008 and 2013. He became Israel's second MK of Ethiopian origin. He later joined the Meretz party.
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Eliyahu Revivo
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- entrepreneurpolitician
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Eliyahu Revivo is an Israeli politician and Likud activist.
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Taleb Abu Arar
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- lawyerpolitician
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Taleb Abu Arar is a Bedouin Israeli-Arab politician who previously served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List.
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Moshe Solomon
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- politicianrabbi
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Moshe Solomon is an Israeli politician who serves as a member of Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party following the 2022 Israeli legislative election.
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Kochavi Shemesh
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- advocateactivistlawyer
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Kochavi Shemesh was a lawyer, leftist activist, and one of the leaders of the Israeli Black Panthers and the editor of its main publication Ha'panter Ha'shachor (Hebrew: הפנתר השחור, lit. 'The Black Panther'). He also helped form the Israeli political party Hadash, which formed as a merger between the Black Panthers, the Israeli Communist Party, and other leftist organizations.
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Nitzan Chen
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- journalist
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Nitzan Chen is an Israeli journalist, author, and news manager. He is currently the Director of the Government Press Office (Israel) and has served as Chairman of the Israel Broadcasting Authority.
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Debbie Biton
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- lawyerpolitician
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Dvora "Debbie" Biton is an Israeli lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.
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Moshe Mishaelof
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- association football player
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Moshe Mishaelof is a former Israeli professional football (soccer).
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Hillel Horowitz
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- politicianrabbi
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Rabbi Hillel Ilan Horowitz is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician. He briefly served as a member of the Knesset for the Jewish Home in 2015.
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Moshe Roth
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- politician
- Biography
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Moshe Shimon Roth is an Israeli lawyer and politician who is currently a member of the Knesset for United Torah Judaism.
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Avraham Betzalel
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- politician
- Biography
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Avraham Betzalel is an Israeli politician. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Shas.
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Yitzhak Gagula
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- politician
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Yitzhak Gagula is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1999 and 2003.
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Talal Alkernawi
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- 1954-.. (age 71)
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- politician
- Biography
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Talal Alkernawi is an Arab-Muslim Israeli politician. He has served as the mayor of Rahat various times since 1993.
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Erez Malul
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- 1973-.. (age 52)
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- politician
- Biography
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Erez Malul is an Israeli politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Shas.
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Semion Moshiashvili
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- politician
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Semion Moshiashvili is an Israeli politician who is currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Shas. He previously served as a member of the Kiryat Ata City Council.
