Moshe Nissim
Moshe Nissim | |
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Liberal Party | |
| 1969–1974 | Gahal |
| 1974–1996 | Likud |
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| Born | 10 April 1935 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Moshe Nissim (
Biography
Moshe Nissim was born in Jerusalem. He studied law at the
Political career
Nissim was first elected to the Knesset in 1959 as a member of the General Zionists. However, he lost his seat in the 1961 elections, and did not reappear in the Knesset until 1969, when he was elected on the list of Gahal (a merger of Herut, the General Zionists and the Progressive Party). In 1973 Gahal became Likud, with Nissim serving as the party's parliamentary chairman between 1973 and 1977.
Following Likud's victory in the
Following the
He lost his place in the cabinet after Likud lost the 1992 elections, and left the Knesset in 1996.
In 2017, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Nissim to lead an overhaul of the conversion system in Israel. Nissim propsed removing control of it from ultra-Orthodox-dominated Rabbinate, creating a new state-run Orthodox authority instead. Ultimately, the idea was rejected "due to ultra-Orthodox and national religious opposition."[2]
References
- ^ a b "Moshe Nissim". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Orthodox rabbis today 100 times more stringent than Maimonides — ex-minister". The Times of Israel. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
External links
- Moshe Nissim on the Knesset website
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