Yinon Azulai Explained

Birth Date:10 July 1979
Birth Place:Israel
Office1:Faction represented in the Knesset
Suboffice1:Shas
Subterm1:2018–

Yinon Azulai (born 10 July 1979)[1] is an Israeli politician. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Shas.

Political career

Azulai was sixteenth on the Shas list for the 2015 Knesset elections,[2] but failed to become a Knesset member when Shas won seven seats.

In March 2018, he entered the Knesset as a replacement for his father, Minister of Religious Services David Azulai,[3] who had resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[4]

After a minor earthquake occurred in the Haifa June 2018, Azulai claimed that the earthquake came as a result of Reform and Conservative Jews efforts to build a pluralistic prayer area at the Western Wall, including a new area for women. Azulai further stated that Jews who supported such efforts were not actual Jews.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of the 25th Knesset . 2024-04-19 . Knesset.
  2. http://bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=60&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text Shas list
  3. https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/MKIndex_Current_eng.asp?view=5 Replacements Among Knesset Members
  4. https://www.timesofisrael.com/shas-minister-resigns-from-knesset-will-be-replaced-by-son/ Shas minister resigns from Knesset, will be replaced by son
  5. Web site: Ultra-Orthodox MK suggests earthquake was due to Western Wall mixed prayer area. The Times of Israel. 5 July 2018.