Education
She studied for a bachelor"s degree in physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, before starting a master"s degree at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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Yael Cohen Paran
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During her national service in the Israel Defense Forces Cohen Paran was an intelligence officer in Unit 8200. However, she then moved to Tel Aviv University to study for a master"s in public policy. In 2007 Cohen Paran established the Israel Energy Forum, becoming its Chief Executive Officer. She represented Israel at the 2002, 2007 and 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conferences.
In July 2013 she became co-chair of the Green Movement.
Achievements
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She joined the Green Movement, and was placed eighth on the joint Meimad–Green Movement list for the 2009 Knesset elections, but the alliance failed to win a seat. Although the alliance only won 24 seats, she entered the Knesset on 25 November 2015 as a replacement for Danny Atar, after he was elected head of the Jewish National Fund.
Politics
Prior to the 2015 elections she was placed 25th on the Zionist Union list, a slot reserved for a candidate chosen by Hatnuah leader Tzipi Livni.
Membership
She is currently a member of the Knesset for the Zionist Union.
