Meir Yitzhak Halevi

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Meir Yitzhak Halevi
מאיר יצחק-הלוי‎
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Faction represented in the Knesset
2021-New Hope
Personal details
Born (1953-06-18) 18 June 1953 (age 68)
Jerusalem, Israel

Meir Yitzhak Halevi (Hebrew: מאיר יצחק-הלוי, born 1953) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the New Hope party.[1] He previously served as mayor of Eilat between 2003 and 2021.[2] In addition, he serves as a deputy in the Ministry of Education.

Biography[]

Halevi was born in Jerusalem, in 1953, and is of Yemenite-Jewish descent, as his grandfather was the chief rabbi of Yemen. Halevi fought in the Yom Kippur War.

Political career[]

He moved to Eilat in 1978 and ran the community centre and management college in the city. He was elected to the city council in 1993, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1998. Between 1998 and 2003 he served as opposition leader on the council. He won the municipal election in 2003, and following the formation of Kadima, Halevi joined the new party. In the 2008 elections he won 50% of the vote to retain office.

He gained notoriety for his "City Without Crime" program. He left Likud and joined New Hope in 2020.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Knesset to receive 16 new MKs after ministers resign through 'Norwegian law'". The Times of Israel. 16 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Kubovich, Yaniv; Zarchin, Tomer (21 November 2010). "Eilat mayor knew of assault allegations against Bar-Lev". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Gil; Joffre, Tzvi (December 28, 2020). "Eilat mayor joins Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope Party". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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