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Ministry of Aliyah and Integration

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Ministry of Aliyah and Integration
משרד העלייה והקליטה
Agency overview
Formed1948
JurisdictionGovernment of Israel
Minister responsible
Agency executive
WebsiteMoAI

The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (Ministry of Immigration and Absorption before 2017) (Hebrew: משרד העלייה והקליטה, Misrad HaAliyah VeHaKlita) is a ministry of the Israeli government responsible for providing assistance to immigrants.

Purpose

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In coordination with local authorities and the Jewish Agency, the Ministry is responsible for helping new immigrants (olim) find employment and accommodation, and gives advice on education, planning and social issues, as well as setting up the "immigrant basket" of benefits (such as tax breaks, grants etc.).

History

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The Ministry was known until 1951 as the Ministry of Immigration (Hebrew: משרד העלייה, Misrad HaAliya, "Ministry of Aliyah") and later renamed המשרד לקליטת העלייה, HaMisrad LeKlitat HaAliyah, "Ministry of Integration of Immigrants". Pnina Tamano-Shata, who was also the first Ethiopian Jew to serve as a minister in the Israeli government,[1] was given the title of Minister of Immigrant Absorption when she was sworn in on 17 May 2020[2]

In 2019 a Times of Israel investigation found that all of the success stories on the ministry's Twitter page were invented, except for one person who was not an immigrant. The ministry acknowledged the fabrication and removed them all.[3]

List of ministers

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The Minister of Immigration and Absorption (Hebrew: שר העלייה והקליטה, Sar HaAliyah VeKlita) is a minor portfolio in the Israeli cabinet. There is also occasionally a Deputy Minister.[4][clarification needed]

# Minister Party Government Term start Term end Notes
Minister of Immigration
1 Haim-Moshe Shapira United Religious Front P, 1, 2 May 14, 1948 October 8, 1951
Minister of Immigrant Absorption
2 Yigal Allon Alignment 13, 14 July 1, 1968 December 15, 1969
3 Shimon Peres Alignment 15 December 22, 1969 July 27, 1970
4 Natan Peled Alignment 15 July 27, 1970 March 10, 1974 Not an MK
5 Shlomo Rosen Alignment 16, 17 March 10, 1974 June 20, 1977 Not an MK
6 David Levy Likud 18 June 20, 1977 August 5, 1981
7 Aharon Abuhatzira Tami 19 August 5, 1981 May 4, 1982
8 Aharon Uzan Tami 19, 20 May 4, 1982 September 13, 1984
9 Ya'akov Tzur Alignment 21, 22 September 13, 1984 December 22, 1988
10 Yitzhak Peretz Shas 23, 24 December 22, 1988 July 13, 1992
11 Yair Tzaban Meretz 25, 26 July 13, 1992 June 18, 1996
12 Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Yisrael BaAliyah 27 June 18, 1996 July 6, 1999
13 Ehud Barak One Israel 28 July 6, 1999 August 5, 1999 Serving Prime Minister
14 Yuli Tamir One Israel 28 August 5, 1999 March 7, 2001
15 Ariel Sharon Likud 29 March 7, 2001 February 28, 2003 Serving Prime Minister
16 Tzipi Livni Likud
Kadima		 30 February 28, 2003 May 4, 2006
17 Ze'ev Boim Kadima 31 May 4, 2006 July 4, 2007
18 Yaakov Edri Kadima 31 July 4, 2007 14 July 2008
19 Eli Aflalo Kadima 31 14 July 2008 31 March 2009
20 Sofa Landver Yisrael Beiteinu 32, 33 31 March 2009 10 May 2015
21 Ze'ev Elkin Likud 34 14 May 2015 30 May 2016
Minister of Aliyah and Integration
22 Sofa Landver Yisrael Beiteinu 34 30 May 2016 18 November 2018
Minister of Immigration and Absorption
23 Benjamin Netanyahu Likud 34 18 November 2018 24 December 2018 Serving Prime Minister
24 Yariv Levin Likud 34 24 December 2018 9 January 2019 Acting
25 Yoav Gallant Likud 34 9 January 2019 17 May 2020 [5]
26 Pnina Tamano-Shata Blue and White 35, 36 17 May 2020 29 December 2022
27 Ofir Sofer Religious Zionist 37 29 December 2022

Deputy ministers

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# Minister Party Government Term start Term end
1 Aryeh Eliav Alignment 13, 14 August 12, 1968 December 15, 1969
2 Shlomo Rosen Alignment 15 November 20, 1972 March 10, 1974
3 Aharon Uzan Tami 19 August 11, 1981 May 4, 1982
4 Marina Solodkin Yisrael BaAliyah 28 August 5, 1999 July 11, 2000
5 Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Yisrael BaAliyah 29 March 7, 2001 February 28, 2003
– Marina Solodkin Kadima 30 March 30, 2005 May 4, 2006

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References

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  1. ^ "Israel gets first Ethiopia-born minister, in Pnina Tamano-Shata". BBC News. 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ "After year of deadlock and days of delays, Knesset swears in new Israeli government". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ^ Gross, Judah Ari. "To push aliyah, the Absorption Ministry is making up fake immigrants". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ "All Ministers in the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption". The Knesset. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ TOI staff (9 January 2019). "Gallant and Shasha-Biton sworn in as ministers, in cabinet reshuffle". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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