Israel Katz (politician, 1955)

Israel Katz (2015)

Israel Katz ( Hebrew ישראל כץ Jisra'el Katz ; * September 21, 1955 in Ashkelon ) is an Israeli politician. He is a member of the Knesset for the Likud party , Israel's foreign and transport minister and minister for intelligence.

Life

Katz earned a bachelor's and then a master's degree in agricultural science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . Katz has since 18 November 1998 Member of the Knesset, where he worked for Ehud Olmert nachrückte . From 2003 to 2006 he held the post of Minister of Agriculture. After the 2009 Knesset election , he became Minister of Transport in Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet , and since the 2015 election he has also been Minister for Intelligence.

On February 17, 2019, Katz took over the office of Israeli Foreign Minister, which previously Prime Minister Netanyahu also held. A Likud spokesman had previously announced that this would take place in connection with the general election on April 9th . Katz is seen as a competitor to Netanyahu for the post of prime minister and party chairman. He advocates a tough stance on the Palestinians and rejects a two-state solution under the circumstances at the time of his appointment. Katz supports efforts to normalize Israel's relations with the Gulf States , and in this context supports plans for the construction of a railway line from there via Israel to the Mediterranean.

Web links

Commons : Israel Katz  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Israel Katz on the Knesset website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of members of the 14th Knesset on the Knesset website, accessed February 17, 2019.
2. ↑ Katz takes over the office of foreign minister. Jüdische Allgemeine , February 18, 2019, accessed on the same day.
3. ↑ Netanyahu appoints rival Israeli foreign minister. ORF , February 17, 2019, accessed on the same day.
4. ↑ Netanyahu appoints right-wing party friend Israel Katz as foreign minister. Spiegel Online , February 17, 2019, accessed on the same day.