Rafi Peretz

Rafi Peretz
Ministerial roles
2019–2020Minister of Education
2020–2021Minister of Jerusalem Affairs[1]
Faction represented in the Knesset
2019Union of Right-Wing Parties
2019Yamina
2019–2020Jewish HomeNational Union
2020Yamina
2020–2021Jewish Home
Other roles
2010–2016Chief Military Rabbi
Personal details
Born (1956-01-07) 7 January 1956 (age 68)
Jerusalem, Israel

Rafael "Rafi" Peretz (Hebrew: רַפַאֶל "רָפִי" פֶּרֶץ; born 7 January 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and former politician. A former military officer and helicopter pilot who also served as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, he was the leader of the Jewish Home party. Peretz was a member of the Knesset for the Yamina alliance until he separated from the faction in order to join the Netanyahu-led government.[2]

  1. ^ Levinson, Chaim; Lis, Jonathan (17 May 2020). "After Year of Deadlock and Days of Delays, Knesset Swears in New Israeli Government". Haaretz. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ TOI Staff; Magid, Jacob (14 May 2020). "Yamina's Peretz splits party to join government, but posting still up in the air". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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