Emilie Moatti

Emilie Haya Moatti (; born 27 June 1980) is an Israeli activist, filmmaker, writer and politician. She was a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party from 2021 to 2022.

Early life and education Moatti was born in Kfar Saba on 27 June 1980, the oldest of six children in a religious family of Tunisian-Jewish descent. After dropping out of high school to work, she began studying at the University of Paris in 2003. writing for Haaretz.

She became involved in peace activism, serving as a director the Geneva Initiative. but the alliance won only seven seats. Prior to the 2021 elections she was placed third on the Labor Party list,

In 2021, Moatti became head of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee’s Subcommittee on Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy. For the 2022 elections, Moatti was placed sixth on the Labor list, and lost her seat as the party won only four seats.

In The Democrats primary elections held on July 20, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Israeli legislative election, Moatti came in at number fourteen on the slate.

Personal life She is married to former ambassador Daniel Shek.