Amichai Eliyahu

עמיחי אליהו · Heritage Minister

Who they are

Son of Safed's chief rabbi, briefly suspended from cabinet meetings in 2023 after calling a nuclear strike on Gaza 'an option'.

Positions and record

Gaza: Maximalist war aims; backs renewed Jewish settlement in Gaza.

Heritage: State funding for Jewish heritage sites, including in the West Bank.

Settlement: Expansion across Judea and Samaria.

Where they stand

Judea & Samariaparty lineFull annexation, encourage emigration
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineResettle Gaza, permanent control
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineSympathetic to exemptions
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineSubordinate court to Knesset
Strengthen the courtCurb the court
Economyparty linePopulist spending for its base
Social spendingFree market
Religion & Stateparty lineStrengthen the Jewish character of the state
Civil / pluralistHalachic status quo