Yael Dayan
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Yael Dayan (Hebrew: יעל דיין) (born December 2, 1939 in Nahalal) is an Israeli writer and political figure.
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[edit] Career
Yael Dayan is the daughter of Moshe Dayan, who is considered one of the fathers of the Israeli state. Like her father, Yael Dayan is considered something of a political renegade. She first made a name for herself as an author and newspaper columnist. She has published five novels as well as a memoir of the Six Day War called Israel Journal: June 1967 and a biography of her father called My Father, His Daughter.
In 1992, Dayan was elected to the Israeli Knesset on the Labour Party list, and was re-elected in 1996 and 1999. Dayan joined Meretz with Yossi Beilin and founded the Meretz Yachad Party list. In her time as a public servant, Dayan has been an advocate for both women's rights and gay rights, and has been a harsh critic of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. She was instrumental in pushing forward Israel's sexual harassment law in the 1990s. Yael headed the Meretz List to Tel Aviv municipal elections in 2004. Meretz won 5 out of 31 Seats on Council and joined Ron Huldai's coalition. She is Deputy Mayor and responsible for social services.
Yael Dayan had two children (Dan and Rachel) with her late husband, Dov Sion. She studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at Open University of Israel. She speaks Hebrew, English, Spanish, French, and Greek.
[edit] Bibiliography
[edit] Fiction
- New Face In The Mirror - 1959
- Envy The Frightened - 1961
- Dust - 1963
- Death Had Two Sons - 1967
- Three Weeks In The Fall - 1979
[edit] Non-fiction
- The Promised Land: Memoirs of Shmuel Dayan (editor) - 1961
- Israel Journal: June 1967 (also known as A Soldier's Diary) - 1967
- My Father, His Daughter - 1985
