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SrugimPolitics

Yair Netanyahu Officially Changes Name to Yonatan Hon Amid Tax Records

Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba

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Hebrew · 9 newsrooms covering

Yair Netanyahu, son of Israel's Prime Minister, has legally changed his name to Yonatan Hon, confirmed by tax authority documents showing the update while keeping the same ID number.

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  • Yair Netanyahu changed his name to Yonatan Hon within the last 18 months.
  • Israeli Tax Authority documents confirm the name change under the same ID number.
  • Tax deduction certificates show the old name in December 2024 and the new name this year.
  • The official name change on Israeli ID cards is irreversible for seven years.
  • The address on the documents is listed as "Balfour 0," a non-existent location.
  • No reasons for the name change were disclosed in the report.
Yair Netanyahu Officially Changes Name to Yonatan Hon Amid Tax Records
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Yair Netanyahu, son of the Israeli Prime Minister, has officially changed his name to Yonatan Hon over the past year and a half, according to a report by Haaretz published on Wednesday. Documents obtained from the Israeli Tax Authority confirm the name change while retaining the same identification number. For example, his tax deduction certificates were issued under the name Yair Netanyahu as recently as December 2024, but this year the documents bear the new name Yonatan Hon, including the same identifying details such as an address listed as "Balfour 0," which does not exist. In Israel, an official name change on an identity card is irreversible for seven years, underscoring the permanence of this change. The reasons behind the name change have not been disclosed, and no further details were provided in the report.

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