Abir Kara

Avraham "Abir" Kara (; born 27 October 1983) is an Israeli businessman and politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 2021 to 2022. Initially representing Yamina, he broke away to form the Economic Freedom Party in September 2022. His new party failed to win a seat in the November 2022 elections.

Since leaving the Knesset he has campaigned against what he describes as abusive class action litigation targeting small businesses.

Business career Kara used his bar mitzvah money to open a flower stall, later expanding the business to several branches.

Political activism In 2019 Kara and another restaurant owner established 'I am Shulman' group to protest what they felt was government discrimination against self-employed workers. In less than a month its Facebook group had grown to 120,000 members. After Yamina joined the Zionist Spirit alliance, Kara announced that he would leave the party on 26 August 2022.

Kara launched a new party on 4 September 2022 called the Economic Freedom Party, a libertarian party that focuses on expanding personal and economic freedom. The party received just 0.33% of the vote in the 2022 elections, resulting in Kara losing his seat.

Post-Knesset activism Since leaving the Knesset, Kara has served as CEO of the Fund for the Self-Employed . During the Iron Swords war, he raised hundreds of millions of shekels in donations for the home front and soldiers. Disability rights organisations criticised the initiative, arguing it would weaken accessibility requirements for businesses.

In September 2024 Kara was questioned by police on suspicion of violating a restraining order; he claimed the questioning was retaliation for his campaign against a "cartel" of lawyers, a claim police rejected.

Controversy In 2006 Kara was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for swearing at a police officer when he was caught putting up illegal election signs.