Yuli Edelstein

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Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (Hebrew: יולי יואל אדלשטיין, Russian: Юлий Йоэль Эдельштейн; born 5 August 1958) is an Israeli politician, co-founder of the Yisrael BaAliyah party, and a senior figure in Likud. A former Soviet refusenik, Edelstein has served as a member of the Knesset since 1996, holding senior roles including Speaker of the Knesset (2013–2020), Minister of Health (2020–2021), and chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (2022–2025). Breaking with Likud, he announced in June 2026 that he was leaving the party and launched a new right-wing political party, Unity, with Gilad Erdan in August 2026. The party did not submit its list in the election.

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