Haim Jelin was elected head of the Eshkol Regional Council in 2007, the area which borders the Gaza Strip and was placed seventh on the Yesh Atid which was a political party in Israel.
Jelin was elected head of the Eshkol Regional Council in 2007. The area, which borders the Gaza Strip, was heavily attacked by rockets during the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. He was placed seventh on the Yesh Atid list for the 2015 Knesset elections, and was elected to the Knesset when the party won 11 seats. Yesh Atid (Hebrew:  , lit., "There Is a Future") is a centrist political party in Israel. 
