Nissan Yigal Guetta ( he, ניסן יגאל גואטה, born 18 March 1966) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

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for

Shas Shas ( he, ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily ...

between 2016 and 2017.

Early life

Guetta was born and raised in

Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona ( he, קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה, ''lit.'' Town of the Eight) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, inclu ...

, where his brother and sister-in-law were killed in the Kiryat Shmona massacre in 1974. He carried out his

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in the Nahal. He was educated at

Bais Hatalmud Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College, or in short known as Bais Hatalmud, is a small and selective Rabbinical college located in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York. Founding and mission Background Bais Hatalmud was founded in 1950 by s ...

in Jerusalem, and gained a master's degree in business and public administration from

Ono Academic College Ono Academic College (''in Hebrew'': הקריה האקדמית אונו) is a private college located in Kiryat Ono, Israel. With over 14,000 students, the college is among Israel's fastest growing institutions of higher education. OAC"s stated ...

Municipal politics

In 2003, he was elected to Bnei Brak City Council on the Shas list, becoming responsible for its finance portfolio. In 2008, he was appointed CEO of the municipality of

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. In 2010, after alleging corruption on the part of the mayor, he was fired. He returned to work, however, after the State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss issued a temporary decree. Lindenstrauss ordered Guetta to leave his position six months later, once the decree expired.

Knesset member

Guetta was placed tenth on the

list for the 2015 Knesset elections, but failed to become a Knesset member when Shas won seven seats. In January 2016, he entered the Knesset after Deputy Minister of the Interior Meshulam Nahari resigned as an MK under the Norwegian Law. In September 2017, Guetta revealed on

Army Radio Army Radio ( he, גלי צה"ל lit. IDF waves) or Galei Tzahal, known in Israel by its acronym Galatz ( he, גל"צ), is a nationwide Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. The station broadcasts news, music, traffic repor ...

that he had attended the

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ceremony of his nephew two years earlier. Later that month, he resigned from the Knesset under pressure from rabbis. Guetta did receive support from several Shas MKs, as well as MKs from other parties including

Yair Lapid Yair Lapid ( he, יָאִיר לַפִּיד, transliterated: , ; born 5 November 1963) is an Israeli politician and former journalist who has been serving as the 14th prime minister of Israel since 1 July 2022. He previously served as the alt ...

and

Merav Michaeli Merav Michaeli ( he, מֵרַב מִיכָאֵלִי, translit=Mērav Mīxāʾēlī; born 24 November 1966) is an Israeli politician, journalist, TV anchor, radio broadcaster, feminist, and activist. She is currently the leader of the Israeli La ...

. His seat was taken by Danny Saida.

Broadcasting career

In January 2018, he began presenting a radio show on the

Israel Broadcasting Corporation The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC; he, תאגיד השידור הישראלי, translit=Ta'agid HaShidur HaYisra'eli, lit=Israeli Broadcasting Corporation; ar, هيئة البث الإسرائيلي, translit=Hayyat al-Bathi al- ...

. In May 2019, he began starring in an investigative television series with a focus on socio-economic inequality, also on the Israel Broadcasting Corporation, titled ''Citizen Guetta''.
Citizen Guetta
' (Israel Broadcasting Corporation official website).

Personal life

Guetta is married, with three children. His eldest daughter, Simcha Guetta, is a model and

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star. He lives in the

Pardes Katz Pardes Katz ( he, פָּרְדֵס כָּץ) is a neighborhood in the northern part of the city of Bnei Brak in Tel Aviv District. Area of about 300 hectares neighborhood, and with roughly 30,000 inhabitants, most of them secular hilonim and t ...

neighbourhood of Bnei Brak.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guetta, Yigal 1966 births Living people People from Kiryat Shmona Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Shas politicians People from Bnei Brak Ono Academic College alumni