Ya'akov Katz (politician born 1951)
Ya'akov Dov "Ketzele" Katz is an Israeli politician. He led the National Union party from 2008 to 2012, for whom he was a member of the Knesset, and is also the executive director of Beit El yeshiva Center Institutions and Arutz Sheva.
Ya'akov Katz (politician born 1951)
Ya'akov "Ketzele" Katz (at left) with rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed, 1990
The National Union was an alliance of right-wing and nationalist political parties in Israel. In its final full form, the alliance consisted of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva, Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and Tkuma. Leading up to the 2013 Knesset elections, only Tkuma remained, and joined The Jewish Home. During its existence, it had also included Ahi, Herut – The National Movement, the Jewish National Front, and Yisrael Beiteinu.
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Image: Yaakov Katz, February 2018 (6146) (cropped)
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