Yael Dayan
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| Date of birth | 12 February 1939 |
| Place of birth | Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine |
| Knessets | 13, 14, 15 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1992–1999 | Labor Party |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2003 | Labor Party |
Yaël Dayan (Hebrew: יעל דיין, born 12 February 1939) is an Israeli politician and author. She served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2003, and from 2008 to 2013 was the chair of Tel Aviv city council. Her service on the city council ended with the 2013 election. She is the daughter of Moshe Dayan and sister of Assi Dayan.
Dayan was born in Nahalal during the Mandate era, the daughter of Moshe Dayan and granddaughter of Shmuel Dayan, both politicians. After serving in the IDF as a Captain in the Spokesperson's Unit, Dayan studied international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and biology at the Open University of Israel.
Between 1959 and 1967, Dayan was in a relationship with Michael Cacoyannis and lived in Greece. She later married Dov Sion, with whom she had two children.
Dayan first made a name for herself as an author and newspaper columnist, writing columns for Yedioth Ahronoth, Ma'ariv, Al HaMishmar and Davar. 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.
Dayan became a peace activist, joining the leadership of Peace Now, and was also involved in Bat Shalom, the International Center for Peace and the Council for Peace and Security, giving lectures around the world on the topics of peace and security. In Israel she has also campaigned for Human Rights, Women's Rights, and LGBT rights.
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