Avraham Betzalel
Avraham Betzalel | |
|---|---|
אברהם בניהו בצלאל | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2022–2025 | Shas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1980 |
Avraham Beniyahu Betzalel (Hebrew: אברהם בניהו בצלאל; born 29 November 1980)[1] is an Israeli politician[1] who served as member of the Knesset for Shas from 2022 until 2025.
Career
Betzalel was elected to the Knesset in 2022[2] and was appointed in February 2023 as the chair of a special committee in the Knesset called Bridging Social Gaps in the Periphery.[3]
In January 2025 he was one of eight members of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to call on Defense Minister Israel Katz to order the IDF to destroy all water, food and energy sources in the Gaza Strip.[4]
He resigned from the Knesset in July 2025[5] and was replaced as head of the committee in August 2025 by Michael Malchieli.[6]
External links
- Avraham Betzalel on the Knesset website
References
- ^ a b "Members of 25th Knesset". www.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Michael Bachner (15 November 2022). "As 25th Knesset sworn in, president urges MKs to end 'addiction' to toxic discourse". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "MK Bezalel appointed as chair of the Special Committee for Bridging Social Gaps in the Periphery, says "change is required in almost every field"". Knesset. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Knesset members urge Israeli military to destroy Gaza resources". The New Arab. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Members of 25th Knesset". Knesset. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Four new committee chairs appointed: MK Malkieli to chair Committee for Bridging Social Gaps in Periphery, MK Shitrit—Committee for Rights of the Child, MK Kroizer—Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, MK Woldiger—Labor and Welfare Committee". Knesset. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.