Ariel Atias
Ariel Atias | |
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Minister of Housing & Construction | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2006–2014 | Shas |
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| Born | 13 November 1970 Tel Aviv, Israel |
Ariel Atias (
Early life
Born in Tel Aviv to parents who were Jewish immigrants from Morocco.
Career
Atias was first elected to the
He retained his seat in the 2009 elections, having been placed second on the Shas list, and was appointed Minister of Housing and Construction in the Netanyahu government.[2] In June 2009, Atias called for the segregation of Israel's Arab population from Jewish Israelis, saying that achieving it was "a national duty ... populations that should not mix are spreading ... I don't think that it is appropriate [for them] to live together".[3][4][5]
Atias retained his seat again in the 2013 Knesset elections, but Shas was not included in the coalition, resulting in Atias losing his ministerial post. He resigned from the Knesset in June 2014 in order to take a break from politics, and was replaced by Yoav Ben-Tzur.
Minister of Communications
As the Minister of Communications, Atias created a major cellular reform in Israel, which led to Israel's connectivity fees being one of the lowest in the OECD.
In 2007, he tried to get a law passed that would censor violence, sex, and gambling on the internet.[9]
Personal life
Atias is married, has four children, and lives in Jerusalem.[10]
References
- ^ "Shas' Ariel Atias Leaves Knesset – the Yeshiva World". 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Netanyahu sworn in as Israel's prime minister Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz, 1 April 2009.
- ^ Lieberman, Guy (2 July 2009). "Housing Minister: Spread of Arab Population Must Be Stopped". Haaretz.
- ISBN 978-1250026736.
- ISBN 978-1459600140.
- ^ Israel connectivity fees among OECD's lowest Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Atias: Number portability will awaken cellular market Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Communications Minister Atias: It's time for MVNOs Archived 26 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Brother in Israel? Ynetnews, 21 July 2007
- ^ Ariel Atias Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Knesset website
External links
- Ariel Atias on the Knesset website
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