Career
Born in Kfar Vitkin, Piron qualified as a rabbi and co-headed the prestigious hesder yeshiva in Petah Tikva. Piron is the Chief Executive Officer of "Hakol L"Chinuch" which works to improve state education. He helped found Tzohar, and runs numerous projects to foster harmony between the religious and secular.
In March 2015 Piron called for Israel to have all schools include the Nakba in their curriculum: "I"m for teaching the Nakba to all students in Israel.
Piron"s comments broke a taboo in the traditional Israeli narrative, and conflicts with efforts on the part of some Israeli lawmakers to defund schools that mark the Nakba. Following the elections, he was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.
In September 2015 Piron resigned from the Knesset and will instead teach at a college in Sderot. Piron lives in Oranit, is married and has six children.