Yifat Bitton

Yifat Bitton (Hebrew: יפעת ביטון‎) is an Israeli professor, judge, and activist. She is the founder of Tmura—The Israeli Anti-discrimination Center, which advocates for the rights of women who have suffered abuse. She was shortlisted for Israel's Supreme Court twice.[1][2][3] In February 2019, Bitton entered politics,[4] and joined Ehud Barak in the formation of a new political party to run in future elections.[5][6]

This article is about the Israeli law professor. For the Kulanu MK, see Yifat Shasha-Biton.

Dr

Yifat Bitton

PhD LLM
Hebrew: יפעת ביטון‎
Born1971
Kiryat Malachi
Spouse(s)Eyal Sternberg
Children2
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisRe-reading Tort Law from an Egalitarian Perspective

Career

From 1996–1997 Bitton clerked for Israeli Supreme Court Justice Mishael Cheshin.[7] In 2006, Bitton founded Tmura—The Israeli Anti-discrimination Center, which advocates for women who have experienced sexual violence and violation of their economic rights.[8] She is a civil rights activist, focusing on equality for the Mizrahi population.[9]

Bitton was on the list of candidates for Israel's Supreme Court in 2017 and 2018,[10][11][12] the youngest woman to ever appear on the list.[1][13] She currently serves as an associate professor at Israel's College of Management Academic Studies Law School.[7][14]

Politics

In February 2019, Bitton joined the Gesher party led by Orly Levy,[2][15] receiving the third spot on the list.[16] In the April 2019 Israeli legislative election, Gesher did not make it into the Knesset.[4] Bitton joined Ehud Barak at a press conference in June 2019 announcing the formation of a new political party to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu in the September elections. The new party, Israel Democratic Party, joined other parties to create the Democratic Union list, with Bitton being placed seventh on the joint list.[17]

Education

Bitton spent the 2004–2005 academic year at Harvard Law.[18] Bitton holds a PhD as well as an LLB and LLM from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Master of Laws degree from Yale Law School.[14][18]

Personal life

Bitton was born in Kiryat Malachi and grew up in Herzliya. She is married to Eyal Sternberg, a lawyer, and they have two children.[11][19]

Awards

In 2014 she received the Tannenbaum Award from the Hadassah Foundation.[8][20]

References
  1. "Prof. Yifat Bitton". Israeli American Council. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. Karni, Yuval (17 February 2019). "The election connections". ynetnews. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. Bob, Yonah Jeremy (7 November 2016). "Who are the candidates for the 4 Supreme Court vacancies?". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. Hoffman, Gil (9 April 2019). "Kulanu stays in Knesset; Gesher out". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. Hoffman, Gil (26 June 2019). "Barak forms new anti-Netanyahu party". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. Magid, Jacob (2 July 2019). "Jewish Home activist bolts national religious party for new Barak slate". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. "Hadassah Foundation honors Yifat Bitton (press release)". San Diego Jewish World. 12 June 2014.
  9. "The Israeli melting pot and its discontents". haaretz.com. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. מענית, חן (8 January 2018). "צפו ברשימה: אלה המועמדים הסופיים לבית המשפט העליון". גלובס (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  11. "אולי הפעם? פרופ' יפעת ביטון מועמדת לתפקיד שופטת בית המשפט העליון". המקור (in Hebrew). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  12. "יש שופטים בירושלים - ובקרוב ארבעה חדשים". TheMarker (in Hebrew). 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  13. Shaw, Justin. ""70 Faces of Israel" featuring Professor Yifat Bitton on "Fighting Discrimination: the Story of Israeli Jews from Arab Lands"". Columbus Jewish News.
  14. "Staff Members Archive". The College of Management Academic Studies. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  15. Philpot, Robert (20 February 2019). "Levy-Abekasis: No merger with Gantz after his 'weird, hallucinatory' behavior". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  17. Chaim Levinson; Bar Peleg (25 July 2019). "Democratic Union Leaders Launch Campaign: Left Has Never Been Stronger; Netanyahu – Your Time Is Up". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  18. "The Dream and Its Construction: Mizrahi-Arab Cooperation to Combat Discrimination". Journal of Levantine Studies. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  19. מתיה, אבישי (8 November 2013). "ד"ר יפעת ביטון: "הייתי רוצה להיוולד גבר לבן, בעל כוח והשפעה"". גלובס (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  20. "Hadassah Foundation Awards Bernice S. Tannenbaum Award To Dr. Yifat Bitton". eJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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