Candidate for the 26th Knesset
Yisrael Eichler
United Torah Judaism · No. 92 on the list· Minister without a Knesset seat
Biography
Yisrael Eichler was not included in United Torah Judaism's final list for the 26th Knesset: he was replaced by Elyakim Stark as the representative of the Belz Hasidic dynasty, after nearly two decades as the dynasty's representative in the Knesset.
- Age
- 71
- Lives in
- Jerusalem
- Education
- Studied at Belz Hasidic institutions, including a kollel for rabbinic instruction, "Machzikei Hadas"
- Before politics
- Journalist and columnist; from 1980 edited the Belz Hasidic weekly 'HaMachane HaHaredi'; radio host on Kol Chai; head of the 'Center for Jewish Public Relations' from 1995
- Public roles
- Deputy Minister of Communications (since 2026); MK for United Torah Judaism (2003–2005, 2011–2026); chair of the Labor and Welfare Committee (2023–2025); Deputy Speaker of the Knesset (2017–2025); chair of the Public Petitions Committee (2003–2005, 2015–2019)
- Main political focus
- Representing the Belz Hasidic dynasty and the United Torah Judaism public in the Knesset and parliamentary activity in welfare and public petitions
- Milestones
- Served as chair of the Labor and Welfare Committee in the 25th Knesset; served as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset in several Knessets; elected to the committee for appointing rabbinical court judges in 2025