His family emigrated to Israel in 1991 as part of Operation Solomon,[2] and initially settled in Tiberias before moving to a caravan site in kibbutz Hulda.

During his national service in the Israel Defense Forces, he served in the reconnaissance unit of the Givati Brigade,[2] reaching the rank of lieutenant.

Yevarkan ran for a place on the Likud list for the 2009 and 2013 Knesset elections, but was unsuccessful on both occasions.

In the 2013 municipal elections he headed the Ethiopian immigrant-dominated Ahdut (Unity) list in Rehovot.

However, prior to the March 2020 elections he was removed from the Blue and White list after threatening to defect to Likud.