Yomtob Kalfon

Yomtob Kalfon (Hebrew: יום טוב כלפון) is an Israeli attorney and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yamina.

Yomtob Kalfon
Faction represented in the Knesset
2021–2022Yamina
2022Yamina
Personal details
Born (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986
Sarcelles, France

Kalfon, a native of France,[1] immigrated to Israel in 2004[2][3] to serve in the IDF. He studied for a master's degree in political science and political communication at the Hebrew University,[4] and also studied parliamentary counseling at the Israeli Center for Political Training.

Political career

He was placed twelfth on the New Right's electoral list ahead of the April 2019 elections,[5] but failed to win a seat. He was an unsuccessful candidate again in September 2019 (17th on the Yamina list),[6] March 2020 (seventeenth on the Yamina list)[7] and March 2021 (eleventh on the Yamina list).[8] However, after Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law in June 2021 following her appointment as Minister of the Interior, Kalfon entered the Knesset as her replacement.

On 13 May 2022, Minister of Religious Services Matan Kahana announced his resignation as minister, a move that would end Kalfon's tenure as a Member of Knesset on 15 May. The move was meant to “help strengthen the coalition” after Kalfon was suspected of being prepared to leave the shaky coalition.[9][10] Kalfon returned to the Knesset in July 2022 following the resignation of Amichai Chikli.[11]

Personal life

Kalfon was born in France and made aliyah in 2004. He is married having 3 children, lives in Beit Raban.[4]

References
  1. staff, T. O. I. (24 April 2022). "Israeli politicians hail Macron win: 'A good night for France, Europe and the world'". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. רובין, בנצי (8 March 2022). "הפתרון של מיקי לוי איך לעקוף את האופוזיציה". סרוגים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. "Making aliyah as an adult can be hard. This MK is working to change that". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ""מתחייב אני": חבר כנסת חדש בימינה". כיפה (in Hebrew). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. Michael Bachner; Raoul Wootliff (20 February 2019). "New Right unveils Knesset slate featuring equal representation for women". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. 2019 Yamina list Israel Democracy Institute
  7. 2020 Yamina list Israel Democracy Institute
  8. 2021 Yamina list Israel Democracy Institute
  9. Keller-Lynn, Carrie; Yerushalmi, Shalom. "Matan Kahana resigns Religious Affairs Ministry to 'help strengthen the coalition'". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  10. "Bennett ally Matan Kahana quits ministry, rejoins Knesset as MK". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  11. "ח"כ יום טוב כלפון חזר לכנסת" [MK Yomtob Kalfon returns to the Knesset]. Arutz Sheva (in Hebrew). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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