Orit Strook

אורית סטרוק

Minister of Settlements and National Missions; MK

Veteran leader of the Jewish community in Hebron, mother of eleven, and founder of the Human Rights Organization of Judea and Samaria, which defends the civil rights of Israelis living in the heartland of biblical Israel.

Positions and record

Long-time leader of the historic Jewish community in Hebron, the burial place of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs
Founded the Human Rights Organization of Judea and Samaria to defend the civil rights of Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria
First entered the Knesset in 2013 with the Jewish Home; returned in 2022 with Religious Zionism
As Minister of Settlements and National Missions, has overseen a major strengthening of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, including legalization of long-standing communities and a significant expansion of the ministry's budget
Advocates renewing Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip and restoring democratic balance between the Knesset and the Supreme Court through judicial reform

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Orit Strook, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/orit-strook