Rachel Azaria (Hebrew: רחל עזריה, born 21 December 1977[1]), is a social activist and was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu.

[7] After serving in the Israel Defense Forces,[10] Azaria studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she earned a BA in Psychology and a master's degree in conflict resolution.

She has also been involved in issues related to Israel's national health basket, the Ashkelon coal plant, and the social impact of government economic plans.

[16] As a response to the October 7, 2023 Palestinian Hamas terror attacks, and the subsequent call up of hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers into the IDF, Azaria, along with Yael Yechieli and Racheli Shuraty, formed HaOgen - The Anchor for Reservists’ Families, a nonprofit that offers assistance in many forms, supplying meals, events for the children, and more.

But in 2011 The Jewish Daily Forward interviewed Azaria about punishment she had suffered on the council for standing up for legal rights of women.

[27] In December 2015, the Knesset approved a preliminary reading of legislation Azaria sponsored to enable fathers to take more time off from work to care for their infants.

[29] In May 2018, Azaria led a group of 10 female MKs who boycotted speeches by fellow MK Yehuda Glick after it was revealed that he had met with a Gett refuser on Knesset grounds.

[30] Approximately a week later, Glick posted to his Facebook page explaining that he was mediating the conflict between the estranged husband and wife.

In response, the outgoing head of the party, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum chose to join Azaria's opponent, Ze'ev Elkin.

[34] In September, Azaria decided to withdraw her name from the ballot and support Likud’s Environmental Protection Minister Ze'ev Elkin.