Galit Distel-Atbaryan

Galit Distel-Atbaryan (Hebrew: גַּלִּית דִּיסְטֶל־אַטְבַּרְיָאן, born 10 January 1971)[1] is an Israeli writer and politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Likud.

She studied for MA in Philosophy from Hebrew University and had a clothing store named "My Sister" in the Modi'in-Shilat industrial zone.

[5] She subsequently became a right-wing political commentator,[3] known for her forthright and controversial views and support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

[11] In May 2022, she claimed in an interview that "there is no such thing as autism", and shared how she "treated" her autistic son by refusing him food and water until he talked.

[16] After the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023, Distal-Atbaryan posted on-line: “Erase Gaza from the face of the earth.

A few days later, the government decided to close the ministry and transfer its budget to the Western Negev settlements rehabilitation directorate.