Rafi Peretz

Rafi Peretz
Rafi Peretz
Ministerial roles
2019–2020	Minister of Education
2020–2021	Minister of Jerusalem Affairs
Faction represented in the Knesset
2019	Union of Right-Wing Parties
2019	Yamina
2019–2020	Jewish Home–National Union
2020	Yamina
2020–2021	Jewish Home
Other roles
2010–2016	Chief Military Rabbi
Personal details
Born	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]

^ 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.
^ 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.

[jerusalemsaffairs-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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