Oded Forer

עודד פורר

Chair, Special Committee for Development of the Negev and Galilee

Former Minister of Agriculture and of Negev-Galilee Development (2021-22); long-serving Yisrael Beiteinu MK since 2015.

Positions and record

Champions Negev and Galilee development and decentralization from Israel's center
Authored 2022 law phasing out battery cages for egg-laying hens
Strong advocate for aliyah; previously served as director-general of the Immigrant Absorption Ministry
Aligned with party line favoring universal national service while debate continues with Haredi leaders on yeshiva-study exemptions
Supports periphery infrastructure investment and agricultural sector reforms

Oded Forer, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/oded-forer