Who is Yoav Segalovitz?

Yoav Segalovitz is an Israeli politician who first joined the Knesset as a member Yair Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid party. In 2021–22 he served as deputy minister of national security under the rotating premiership of Naftali Bennett and Lapid. Segalovitz is a retired police officer who advocates an equitable partnership between Israel’s Jewish and Arab communities, including in aspects of law enforcement, health services, education, and national service. During the campaign for the 2026 Israeli elections Segalovitz, who is both Jewish and a mainstream proponent of Zionism, joined the electoral list of the United Arab List (Ra’am), a small political party with an Arab Muslim voter base, as the candidate in its second slot. The move was intended to make the party more palatable to potential coalition partners that represent Israel’s Jewish majority.