The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (Hebrew: משרד העלייה והקליטה, Misrad HaAliyah VeHaKlita) is a ministry of the Israeli government responsible for providing assistance to immigrants.
| משרד העלייה והקליטה | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1948 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Israel |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | MoAI |
Purpose
editIn 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
editThe 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
editThe minister is a minor portfolio in the Israeli cabinet. There is also occasionally a deputy minister.[4]
| # | Minister | Party | Government | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Immigration | ||||||
| 1 | Haim-Moshe Shapira | United Religious Front | P, 1, 2 | 14 May 1948 | 8 October 1951 | |
| Minister of Immigrant Absorption | ||||||
| 2 | Yigal Allon | Alignment | 13, 14 | 1 July 1968 | 15 December 1969 | |
| 3 | Shimon Peres | Alignment | 15 | 22 December 1969 | 27 July 1970 | |
| 4 | Natan Peled | Alignment | 15 | 27 July 1970 | 10 March 1974 | Not an MK |
| 5 | Shlomo Rosen | Alignment | 16, 17 | 10 March 1974 | 20 June 1977 | Not an MK |
| 6 | David Levy | Likud | 18 | 20 June 1977 | 5 August 1981 | |
| 7 | Aharon Abuhatzira | Tami | 19 | 5 August 1981 | 4 May 1982 | |
| 8 | Aharon Uzan | Tami | 19, 20 | 4 May 1982 | 13 September 1984 | |
| 9 | Ya'akov Tzur | Alignment | 21, 22 | 13 September 1984 | 22 December 1988 | |
| 10 | Yitzhak Peretz | Shas | 23, 24 | 22 December 1988 | 13 July 1992 | |
| 11 | Yair Tzaban | Meretz | 25, 26 | 13 July 1992 | 18 June 1996 | |
| 12 | Yuli-Yoel Edelstein | Yisrael BaAliyah | 27 | 18 June 1996 | 6 July 1999 | |
| 13 | Ehud Barak | One Israel | 28 | 6 July 1999 | 5 August 1999 | Serving Prime Minister |
| 14 | Yuli Tamir | One Israel | 28 | 5 August 1999 | 7 March 2001 | |
| 15 | Ariel Sharon | Likud | 29 | 7 March 2001 | 28 February 2003 | Serving Prime Minister |
| 16 | Tzipi Livni | Likud Kadima |
30 | 28 February 2003 | 4 May 2006 | |
| 17 | Ze'ev Boim | Kadima | 31 | 4 May 2006 | 4 July 2007 | |
| 18 | Yaakov Edri | Kadima | 31 | 4 July 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
edit| # | Minister | Party | Government | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryeh Eliav | Alignment | 13, 14 | 12 August 1968 | 15 December 1969 |
| 2 | Shlomo Rosen | Alignment | 15 | 20 November 1972 | 10 March 1974 |
| 3 | Aharon Uzan | Tami | 19 | 11 August 1981 | 4 May 1982 |
| 4 | Marina Solodkin | Yisrael BaAliyah | 28 | 5 August 1999 | 11 July 2000 |
| 5 | Yuli-Yoel Edelstein | Yisrael BaAliyah | 29 | 7 March 2001 | 28 February 2003 |
| – | Marina Solodkin | Kadima | 30 | 30 March 2005 | 4 May 2006 |
References
edit- ^ "Israel gets first Ethiopia-born minister, in Pnina Tamano-Shata". BBC News. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "After year of deadlock and days of delays, Knesset swears in new Israeli government". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Gross, Judah Ari. "To push aliyah, the Absorption Ministry is making up fake immigrants". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "All Ministers in the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption". Knesset. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Gallant and Shasha-Biton sworn in as ministers, in cabinet reshuffle". The Times of Israel. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
