Born in Jerusalem in 1965.Married with two children. Lives in Shoham.

Served as Rav-seren in a parachute unit in the IDF. Graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in economics and accountancy.

Public positions

Director-general of Peace Now

Director of the 'Ir Shalem' institute in Jerusalem

Chair of the Students' Union of Hebrew University

Elected to the Knesset in 1999, member of the interior and the environment committtees

Was among the founders of the public council for withdrawal from Lebanon

Important legislative initiatives in the Knesset

Law for representation of green organizations in statutory committees

Law for preventing sexual harrassment in the army

Law to prevent violent TV advertising at peak time for childrens' viewing.