Amihai Eliyahu
Amihai Ben-Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי בן אליהו; born 24 April 1979), commonly known as Amihai Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי אליהו), is an Israeli far-right 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.
Amihai Eliyahu | |
|---|---|
| עמיחי בן אליהו | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2022– | Minister of Jerusalem Affairs |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2022–2023 | Otzma Yehudit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1979 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Political party | Otzma Yehudit |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Shmuel Eliyahu (father) Mordechai Eliyahu (paternal grandfather) |
| Residence(s) | Rimonim, Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, West Bank |
In 2023, Eliyahu received international attention for his suggestion that nuclear weapons be used in the Gaza Strip in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. He is a resident of the West Bank settlement of Rimonim.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.