Decorated former IDF major from the Haruv reconnaissance battalion who was critically wounded defending Joseph's Tomb in Shechem (1996); served as Tkuma's secretary-general before entering the Knesset in 2019 and joining the cabinet in December 2022.
Positions and record
- Former IDF major in the Haruv reconnaissance battalion; gravely wounded in the 1996 battle at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem (Nablus) and recognized as a disabled IDF veteran with a citation for bravery and operational excellence
- Served as secretary-general of the Tkuma (Religious Zionist) party from 2014 before entering the Knesset in 2019
- As Minister of Aliyah and Integration, leading the 'Aliyat HaTekuma' emergency plan targeting 30,000 new olim in 2026 and a five-year income-tax exemption for immigrants, with expanded outreach to communities facing rising antisemitism in France, the UK, Australia, and North America
- A proud religious-Zionist voice committed to the Jewish people's historic right to Eretz Yisrael and to strengthening the settler movement and Torah-rooted communities
- Champions development of Israel's Galilee, Negev, and other peripheral regions, drawing on his prior work in the Ministry for the Development of the Periphery
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Ofir Sofer, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/ofir-sofer