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Bismuth confirmed as Foreign Affairs and Defense chair

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Bismuth confirmed as Foreign Affairs and Defense chair

First-term Likud MK Boaz Bismuth, the former Israel Hayom editor-in-chief, was confirmed in August 2025 as chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, replacing Edelstein on the contested Haredi-enlistment framework.

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