Danny Atar served in the army reserves after fighting in the 1982 Lebanon War, was elected to Gilboa Regional Council in 1994, and ran for positions with the Labor Party in the 2013 Knesset elections and was placed on the Zionist Union list in 2015 before being accused of illegal spending in 2020.
He continued to serve in the army reserves, becoming a lieutenant colonel. He fought in the 1982 Lebanon War. In 1994 he was elected leader of Gilboa Regional Council. He was placed 16th on the Labor Party list for the 2013 Knesset elections, a spot reserved for the agricultural sector, but did not become a Knesset member as the party won only 15 seats. Prior to the 2015 elections he was placed 15th on the Zionist Union list, an alliance of Labor and Hatnuah. In 2020, Atar was accused of being party to the illegal spending of 100 million shekels to purchase lands in the West Bank, without the permission of the Jewish National Fund Board. 
