Amit Halevi ( he, עמית הלוי, born 5 June 1971) is an Israeli politician currently serving as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...

since 2023, an office he previously held from 2020 to 2021.

Biography

Halevi was born in Haifa in 1971 and was educated at Yavneh High School in Haifa and the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem. During his service in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

, he served in the

7th Armored Brigade (Israel) The 7th Armored Brigade ( he, חטיבה שבע, ''Hativa Sheva'') is a military formation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Formed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and still in operation, it is the oldest armored brigade in the IDF. It has ...

. He graduated from the School of Public Policy at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

and later jointly established the Jewish Statesmanship Center with Assaf Malakh. He was placed thirty-sixth on the Likud list for the April 2019 elections, but the party won only 35 seats. He was placed thirty-ninth for the September 2019 elections, in which Likud won 32 seats. Although he missed out again in the March 2020 elections in which he was placed thirty-ninth and Likud won 36 seats, he entered the Knesset on 30 July 2020 as a replacement for Amir Ohana, who had resigned his seat under the

Norwegian Law Norwegian law may refer to: *Norwegian Law (Israel), a law on the appointment of ministers and membership of the Knesset *Law of Norway Law in Norway follows a Civil law (legal system), civil law system. The Supreme Court of Norway, Supreme Court ...

after being appointed to the cabinet. Placed thirty-fifth on the Likud list for the

2021 elections Many elections occurred in 2021. The National Democratic Institute maintains calendar of elections around the world * 2021 United Nations Security Council election * 2021 national electoral calendar * 2021 local electoral calendar Africa * 2021 ...

, he lost his seat as the party won 30 seats. Halevi returned to the Knesset on 17 January 2023 as a replacement for

Amichai Chikli Amichai Chikli ( he, עַמִּיחַי שִׁיקְלִי, born 12 September 1981)

, following his resignation under the Norwegian Law. Halevi is an Orthodox Jew. He is married to Irit Halevi and lives in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

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In June 2023, he proposed a bill to divide the

Temple Mount The Temple Mount ( hbo, הַר הַבַּיִת, translit=Har haBayīt, label=Hebrew, lit=Mount of the House f the Holy}), also known as al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, lit. 'The Noble Sanctuary'), al-Aqsa Mosque compoun ...

, also known as the al-Aqsa mosque compound, between Jews and Muslims, generating criticism from the Palestinian Prime Minister

Mohammed Shtayyeh Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh ( ar, محمد اشتية) (born 17 January 1958) is a Palestinian politician, academic and economist who became prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority in March 2019. He is a member of Fatah who was elect ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halevi, Amit 1971 births Living people People from Haifa Israeli software engineers Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni Likud politicians Israeli people of Turkish-Jewish descent Israeli people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021)