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Yitzhak Wasserlauf
Israeli politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yitzhak Shimon Wasserlauf (Hebrew: יצחק שמעון וסרלאוף; born 14 August 1992)[1] is an Israeli politician who has served as the Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee since 2025, and currently serves as a member of Knesset for Otzma Yehudit, following the 2022 Israeli legislative election.
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Biography
Wasserlauf was born in the Old City of Jerusalem to a religious Zionist family. He became the deputy chairman of the youth wing of the National Union Party at age 17.[2][3]
He participated in the hesder program during his enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces' Golani Brigade, allowing him to divide his time between yeshiva and army service.[3] Between 2014 and 2019, he taught at the Hesder Yeshiva Oz Ve'emuna in Tel Aviv, which he founded alongside Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger. Ettinger was killed in a shooting near Ariel in 2019.[2][4]
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For the September 2019 Knesset elections he was placed fourth in the Otzma Yehudit list, but was not elected to the Knesset as Otzma Yehudit was below the election threshold. Placed second in the 2020 Israeli legislative election, the party again did not pass the election threshold.
Prior to the elections for the 21st Knesset he joined Otzma Yehudit.[1] In the elections for the 25th Knesset, he was placed fifth on the list, which won 14 mandates. Wasserlauf was elected to the Knesset[5] and sworn in on 15 November 2022.[6] He was appointed to the Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee.[7]
On 17 January 2025 Otzma Yehudit held a press conference in which they announced their intention to withdraw from the coalition if the government accepted the three-phase ceasefire proposal.[8] The proposal was accepted, and Wasserlauf subsequently resigned alongside the rest of the party's ministers when the ceasefire went into effect on 19 January 2025.[9] His term ended on 21 January.[10] Otzma Yehudit has stated its intention to rejoin the governing coalition if the deal does not result in a permanent ceasefire.[8]
The cabinet approved Wasserlauf's re-appointment on 18 March,[11] and it was approved by the Knesset the following day.[12]
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Personal life
Wasserlauf lives in a neighborhood in northern Tel Aviv. He previously lived in the neighborhood of Shapira.[13] He is married, and has three children.[3]
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