Amihai Eliyahu
Israeli politician (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amihai Ben-Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי בן אליהו; born 24 April 1979),[2][3] commonly known as Amihai Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי אליהו), is an Israeli far-right[4][5][6] politician and activist who has served as Minister of Heritage since 2022. Eliyahu also briefly served as a member of the Knesset for Otzma Yehudit following the 2022 Israeli legislative election.
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Amihai Eliyahu | |
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עמיחי בן אליהו | |
Ministerial roles | |
2022– | Minister of Heritage |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2022–2023 | Otzma Yehudit |
Personal details | |
Born | (1979-04-24) 24 April 1979 (age 45) Jerusalem, Israel |
Political party | Otzma Yehudit |
Children | 6[1] |
Parent(s) | Shmuel Eliyahu (father) Mordechai Eliyahu (paternal grandfather) |
Residence(s) | Rimonim, Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, West Bank |
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In 2023, Eliyahu received international attention for his suggestion that nuclear weapons be used in the Gaza Strip in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[5] He is a resident of the West Bank settlement of Rimonim.[7]