Age 55; Haifa-born, Mercaz HaRav yeshiva-educated Orthodox Jew, father of six, living in Jerusalem; IDF 7th Armored Brigade veteran; co-founded the Jewish Statesmanship Center with Assaf Malakh to cultivate Jewish leadership; entered Knesset January 2023 replacing Amichai Chikli; served previously 2020-2021.
Positions and record
- Principled independent voice within Likud on security and judicial matters
- Removed from Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in May 2025 after voting against extending emergency reservist call-ups, saying he could not approve more sacrifice without a strategy for complete victory and the return of all hostages
- Won 40% in Jerusalem Likud Central Committee elections (November 2025) leading the party's liberal faction
- Has advanced bills to reform Israel's military and intelligence establishment, including a Prime Minister's Office second-opinion unit
- Warns that Israel and the West face a common threat from radical Islam, comparing the ideology to Nazi Germany
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Amit Halevi, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/amit-halevi