Shvut Raanan

Shvut Raanan
שבות רענן
Born
Shvut Halperin[1]

(1993-04-30) April 30, 1993
Psagot,[2] Israel
CitizenshipIsraeli
Alma materBar Ilan University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
OccupationLawyer
Years activeNovember 2023–present
Employer(s)Meitar law firm[3]
Haifa District Court
Self-employment
Political partyThe Reservists
SpouseTzur Raanan[4]

Shvut Raanan (Hebrew: שבות רענן; born 1993) is an Israeli lawyer and social activist. She represents wives of Israel Defense Forces reservists, particularly following the 7 October 2023 attack.[5] Raanan, who resides in northern Israel, has advocated through media appearances, protests, and forums for equitable reserve duty burdens, economic support for reservists' families, and policy reforms on military service equality.[6][7][8] Raanan is a political candidate for the Knesset in the 2026 election.

Biography

Shvut began her law studies at Bar Ilan University[5] in 2014 and graduated in 2019.[9]

Following the October 7 attacks, Ra'anan became the head of policy for the IDF Reservists' wives forum.[10][11] She has advocated through media appearances, protests, and forums for equitable reserve duty burdens, economic support for reservists' families, and policy reforms on military service equality.[12][13][14] In 2025, Ra'anan co-founded The Reservists political party, and is one of the party's candidates for the Knesset in the 2026 election.[15]

On 1 December 2025, she stated at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the Knesset that the reservists were the manpower of the state.[16][17]

Personal life

In 2013, she got engaged to Tzur, and they got married in 2015. They have five children.[8]

References

  1. ^ מרים ברדוגו, יומן מלחמה | באנו לגור בלוד, לא בשדה קרב
  2. ^ דניאל רוט-אבנרי, מורה מבוכים
  3. ^ Nitsan Shafir, Meitar reclaims title of Israel's biggest law firm
  4. ^ שחר אילן, ביסמוט נבחר להעביר פשרה שבעיניי היא תהיה ישראבלוף
  5. ^ a b אלינור פבריקר. "הנשים המשפיעות של המגזר: עו"ד שבות רענן". Makorrishon.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  6. ^ Wrobel, Sharon (8 March 2024). "Fired during war, reservists' wives band together to battle for job security". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions - Raw Story". www.rawstory.com. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b Halutz, Dina (3 August 2025). "עו"ד שבות רענן: "בועז ביסמוט, אל תהיה עציץ, תהיה מנהיג"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  9. ^ "שבות רענן - Work". Facebook (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  10. ^ Botbol, Amelie (2 April 2025). "Co-founders of IDF Reservists' Wives Forum speak out". JNS.org. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  11. ^ Lev-Adler, Anat (30 May 2024). ""עד שהתחלנו לשקם את העסק הגיע עוד צו מילואים, מתחננים לשינוי כדי שלא נקרוס"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  12. ^ Wrobel, Sharon (8 March 2024). "Fired during war, reservists' wives band together to battle for job security". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions - Raw Story". www.rawstory.com. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  14. ^ Halutz, Dina (3 August 2025). "עו"ד שבות רענן: "בועז ביסמוט, אל תהיה עציץ, תהיה מנהיג"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  15. ^ Jerba, Dvir; Amit, Segal (18 September 2025). "מפלגת "המילואימניקים" בראשות יועז הנדל נרשמה ותתמודד בבחירות". N12 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  16. ^ Bernschtetter, Dean (1 December 2025). "צפו: לוחם המילואים ניסה לדבר על הסרבנות - וספג צרור צעקות". Now 14 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  17. ^ "זעם בוועדת החוץ והביטחון: "תגידו שהדם שלנו זול יותר; הליכוד הולך להבדיל בין דם לדם"". Arutz Sheva (in Hebrew). 1 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.