Jerusalem-born rabbi from a distinguished Sephardi rabbinic family: grandson of former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu and son of Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu. Former chairman of the Association of Rabbis of Communities in Israel; lives in the community of Rimonim in Binyamin and entered the Knesset in 2022.
Positions and record
- Scion of one of Israel's most respected religious-Zionist rabbinic dynasties
- Long active in strengthening Jewish life and Torah identity in Israel's periphery before entering politics
- As Minister of Heritage, has expanded state support for Jewish heritage sites, archaeology in Judea and Samaria, and religious-Zionist educational programs
- Supports Jewish resettlement of Gaza and voluntary emigration of Gazans, framing it as both a security imperative and a fulfillment of Israel's biblical inheritance
- Backs the application of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria; rejects the indefensible pre-1967 lines as a basis for policy
- Has publicly defended a basic law to recognize Torah study as a foundational value of the Jewish state
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Amihai Eliyahu, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/amihai-eliyahu