Tal Gilboa (Hebrew: טל גלבוע) is an Israeli animal liberation and vegan activist.[1][2][3] In 2013, she founded the Israeli Animal Liberation Front, renamed ‘Total Liberation’ in 2018. Gilboa won HaAh HaGadol 6, the sixth season of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother.[4]

Tal Gilboa
Gilboa in 2017
Born (1978-06-16) June 16, 1978 (age 46)
Ra'anana, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationPhotographer
Known forAnimal liberation and vegan advocacy
TelevisionBig Brother (Israel)
Children3

During 2019, Gilboa joined the Likud party but was not selected to be part of the Knesset.[5] She was appointed by prime minister Netanyahu as advisor on animal rights issues.[6][7]

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  1. ^ Halpren, Nita (November 1, 2012). "Israeli vegan activists to protest animal 'Holocaust' by tattooing livestock numbers". Haaretz. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Vegan festival said to be world's biggest". The Times of Israel. October 14, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Thousands of animal rights activists rally in Tel Aviv". The Times of Israel. September 21, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Vegan Activist Wins Big Brother, Runner-up is Vegan too!The Vegan Woman". theveganwoman.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Goldman, Mordechai (September 15, 2019). "Likud offers vegans a new political home". Al-Monitor. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Netanyahu taps vegan activist Tal Gilboa as animal rights adviser". The Times of Israel. June 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Tal Gilboa's lifelong mission: Fighting for animal rights". The Jerusalem Post. October 29, 2020.
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