Netanel Haik

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Netanel Haik
נתנאל חיאק
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Born (1981-09-17) 17 September 1981 (age 42)
Rekhasim, Israel

Netanel Ephraim Haik (born 17 September 1981)[citation needed] is an Israeli politician who served as the leader of Shas in Haifa.

Early life[edit]

Haik was born in Rekhasim and studied in yeshivas in Haifa, Kiryat Ye'arim and at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem.[1] He then married, returned to Rekhasim,[citation needed] and studied at Knesses Chizkiyahu, before establishing his own yeshiva in 2012.[1]

Political career[edit]

Local Politics[edit]

In 2013, Haik was elected to Rekhasim's local council as a member of Shas.[citation needed] He served on the council from 2013 until 2018.[1]

Ahead of the 2018 municipal elections, Haik was appointed leader of Shas in Haifa by Aryeh Deri, and given the second spot on the party's electoral list for the city council. Haik was not elected to the council as the party only won a single seat.[1][2]

National Politics[edit]

During the 2015 Israeli legislative election, Haik managed Shas's Northern Israel campaign headquarters, and was given the 47th spot on the party's electoral list. In 2016, Haik was made a parliamentary advisor to Ya'akov Margi.[1]

Haik was given the 14th spot on Shas's electoral list ahead of the April 2019 and 2020 elections,[3][4] the 15th spot ahead of the September 2019 election,[3] the 12th spot ahead of the 2021 election,[5] and the 13th spot ahead of the 2022 election,[6] a place on the list he resigned from on 23 January 2023.[7] Haik was not elected during this period.

Personal life[edit]

Haik is married and has seven children.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cohen, Yishai (2022-11-03). "אברהם, יוני, נתי וארז | אלו הנצי." כיכר השבת (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ^ "במקום הראשון: נציג הרב, במקום השני: היו"ר החדש" (PDF). Kol Ha'ir Bnei Brak (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ^ a b "רשימת מועמדים".
  4. ^ "רשימת מועמדים". bechirot23.bechirot.gov.il. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ^ Staff writer (3 February 2021). "Israel Election 2021: All the Official Party Lists So Far". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ התאחדות הספרדים שומרי תורה תנועתו של מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ"ל [The Association of Sephardim Shomri Torah The movement of Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztzel] (in Hebrew). Government of Israel. 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ כהן, ישי (24 January 2023). "כבר לא יהיה ח"כ: נתנאל חייק התפטר מרשימת ש"ס". כיכר השבת (in Hebrew). Kikar HaShabbat. Retrieved 28 January 2023.