Yehiel Hazan ( he, יחיאל חזן, born 1 March 1958) is an Israeli politician. He is of a Tunisian-Jewish descent.

Political career

Hazan was born in

Hadera Hadera ( he, חֲדֵרָה ) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5&nbs ...

and grew up in

Or Akiva Or Akiva ( he, אוֹר עֲקִיבָא) (''light of Akiva''–in memory of Rabbi Akiva who was tortured and killed at this locale) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, on the country's Israeli coastal plain, coastal plain. It is lo ...

. He was elected to the Knesset in the 2003 elections as a member of

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 ...

. He chaired the committee on drug abuse, and was a member of several other committees. During the Knesset term, it emerged that he had voted twice during the second and third readings of a bill on the emergency economic plan in May 2003. After voting on his own panel, he also voted using the panel of absent Likud MK

Inbal Gavrieli Inbal Gavrieli ( he, ענבל גבריאלי, born 25 September 1975) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud from 2003 until 2006. Biography Gavrieli was born in Tel Aviv to a family of Iraqi Jewish origi ...

; both votes were cast against the bill. After being accused, Hazan then attempted to tamper with the evidence by removing the machines in question from the storeroom in which they were kept. However, he was caught in the act by 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 ...

's CCTV. Nevertheless, despite the clear evidence, on 22 December 2003, the Knesset narrowly voted (by a majority of one) not to lift his parliamentary immunity. Hazan was convicted and sentenced to four months of community service, and a six-month suspended prison term. He appealed the sentence, but was rejected by the Jerusalem District Court on 17 January 2007. He was not re-elected to the Knesset in the 2006 elections. Hazan also courted controversy for his comments about

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

s, stating, "The Arabs are worms who work underground and indiscriminately murder Muslim soldiers." Despite being asked by the Knesset speaker, he refused to retract his comments. In 2015, his son

Oren Oren ( he, אורן) is a masculine given name, meaning 'pine' or 'ash' in Hebrew. In the Book of Chronicles, Oren is one of the sons of Jerahmeel, the first-born of Hezron, along with Ram, Bunah, Ozem and Ahijah. Oren, as a given name or surna ...

was elected to the Knesset on the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazan, Yehiel 1958 births Living people Israeli politicians convicted of fraud Jewish Israeli politicians Likud politicians Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) People from Hadera Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent

Political career

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