Karine Elharrar, an Israeli lawyer and politician, was unable to attend the COP26 event on November 1st due to no wheelchair access. Some relevant facts about her are mentioned below.
Karine Elharrar is an Israeli lawyer and politician, is the current Minister of National Infrastructures, Energy, and Water Resources.
From 2013 until 2021, she represented Yesh Atid in the Knesset.
In 2012, she joined the newly formed Yesh Atid party and was elected to the Knesset as the tenth member of the party’s list in the 2013 elections. Her party gained 19 seats in the Knesset, and she was elected.
In the 2015 elections, she was ranked eighth on the party’s list and was re-elected when the party gained 11 seats. Yesh Atid was part of the Blue and White alliance throughout the elections in April 2019, September 2019, and 2020, and she was re-elected each time
After being re-elected again in the March 2021 elections, she was named Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Resources in the new administration. Under Norwegian law, she resigned from the Knesset in June and was replaced by Inbar Bezek.
Who Is Karine Elharrar? Bio
Karine Elharrar was born in Kiryat Ono, Israel, to Moroccan Jewish immigrants Moti and Colette Elharrar.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in law from the College of Management Academic Studies before earning an LLM from American University’s Washington College of Law.
Later on, Elharrar directed the legal clinic at Bar-Ilan University from 2008 until 2013, specializing in the rights of Holocaust survivors, individuals with disabilities, and retirees.
Karine Elharrar Disability And COP26 Summit Absence
Karine Elharrar has a disability of Muscular Dystrophy and uses a wheelchair. For many handicapped individuals, she has been an inspiration.
She informed the Times of Israel that she would be unable to attend the COP26 meeting on Monday, November 1st since no provisions had been made for wheelchair users to access the conference hall.
The minister went so far as to say that it’s ‘sad’ that an international organization like the UN ‘does not offer access to its events.’
Elharrar informed reporters that she couldn’t attend the conference since there were only two alternatives for getting there: walking or boarding a shuttle bus with no wheelchair accessibility.
Following that, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has also stated that if a minister from his cabinet encounters the same situation again, he would not attend the conference on Tuesday.
Karine Elharrar Husband
Karine Elharrar is a married woman with Yaron as her husband. She is also the mother of two children.
In addition, Karine lives in Rishon LeZion with her family.
Learn About Karine Elharrar Net Worth
Karine Elharrar’s current net worth is believed to be in the millions of dollars.
Her real earnings and profits at this time, however, have not been made public.