Revital "Tally" Gotliv (Hebrew: טלי גוטליב; born 3 November 1975)[1] is an Israeli lawyer and politician.
[2] In her legal career, Gotliv worked for the State Attorney in the Tel Aviv district and represented defendants in sex crime cases.
Gotliv's political career began with her co-founding the Shavim party, which focused on equality for parents and individuals with disabilities, but garnered only 401 votes in the 2019 election.
[9] Ahead of the April 2019 election, Gotliv helped found Shavim, a political party meant to promote equality between parents and for those with disabilities.
[11] In February 2023, she posted a tweet accusing Supreme Court President Esther Hayut of responsibility for a terrorist attack that took place in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem in which three people were killed.
[12] During the Gaza war, Gotliv called for the use of a nuclear Jericho missile, which she referred to as a "doomsday device",[13][14] later saying "Only an explosion that shakes the Middle East will restore this country's dignity, strength, and security.
"[14] Gottliv has also called for subjecting "the Gaza population" to "thirst and hunger" as a means to achieve military objectives, including the release of Israeli citizens held as hostages by Hamas.
[17] In September 2024, she called for the arrest of the director of the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, accusing her of “aiding the enemy” for speaking out before the UN Security Council.
[18] Since her entry into the Knesset, Gotliv has become known for making controversial statements, including a claim about an alleged meeting between the Mossad and Shikma Bressler, a leader in the protest movement against the government's proposed judicial reforms.
[19] In January 2024, Gotliv made a similar claim, according to which the Mossad intercepted a phone call between Shikma Bressler's husband and Yahya Sinwar days before the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.