אתגרשת מס 2 הרכב הכנסת ה18

אתגרש מס.2 – הרכב הכנסת ה 18

Parliament member:  Shlomo Mollo

Party: Kadima

Shlomo Mollo made aliyah from Ethiopia in 1984. He studied social work and law at University. He joined the Likud party because Ariel Sharon's vision appealed to him. He is interested in creating a more just society,  ingathering of exiles from all countries and promoting peace.

YouTube: a clip on his visit to the Cave of Machpela. He claims it belongs to the Jews it is part of our heritage, it is not a political question,  but a question of identity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcr4zWarJJQ&feature=related

Parliament member: Chaim Amsalem

Party: Shas

 Rabbi Chaim Amsalem made aliyah from Algeria when he was 11 years old. His main concern is for the different stratus of society especially the weak populations. He promotes true education of values for everyone, creating jobs and livelihood for all and strengthening the security of Israel.

Parliament member: Zeev Bielski

Party: Kadima

Zeev Bielski was born in Jerusalem. As a young single man he was appointed as Aliyah Shaliach to South Africa. He succeeded in promoting Aliyah and has worked for the Jewish agency in different capacities ever since.  Today he is chairman of the Jewish Agency. He settled with his South African wife in Raanana and was a successful mayor of Raanana for 17 years.

Parliament member : Marina Solodkin

Party: Kadima

Marina Solodkin was born in Moscow and made Aliyah in 1991. She learned Hebrew and Judaism secretly in the USSR. She has a first degree in political geography and a second degree in Economics. She holds a Phd and was an associate professor of Economics in Moscow University.  Her areas of work are the status of women , immigrants and the weak stratus of society.

Member of Parliament: Anastasia Michaeli

Party: Yisrael Beitainu

Anastasia  Michaeli made Aliyah from Russia in 1997 and converted to Judaism. She has a degree in electronic engineering from St.Petersburg University and an MBA from Bar Ilan University. Initially she was in the Kadimah party but then identified with Avigdor Lieberman and joined Yisrael Beitaninu. She worked as a news journalist and TV presenter for Channel 9. Her areas of work are the status of women, rights for single parents and The Conversion Law and conversion rights. She belives someone who really wants to convert to Judaism and live in Israel should not have to be subjected to such a long and humiliating process. It took her 3 and a half years to convert. There is a long line to wait and many obstacles.

 Here she appears on an interview with 2 Rabbis discussing the conversion laws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siyo9JEqXoo&feature=related