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Ministry of Aliyah and Integration

{{Short description|Government ministry of Israel}}

{{Infobox government agency

|formed = 1948

|logo = Ministry of Aliyah and Integration logo.png

|nativename = משרד העלייה והקליטה

|jurisdiction = Government of Israel

|minister1_name = Ofir Sofer

|minister1_pfo =

|chief1_name = {{ill|Avihai Kahana|he|אביחי כהנא}}

|chief1_position = Director-General

|website = [https://www.gov.il/en/departments/ministry_of_aliyah_and_integration/ MoAI]

}}

The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration ({{langx|he|משרד העלייה והקליטה}}, Misrad HaAliyah VeHaKlita) is a ministry of the Israeli government responsible for providing assistance to immigrants.

Purpose

In 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

The ministry was known until 1951 as the Ministry of Immigration ({{langx|he|משרד העלייה|link=no}}, Misrad HaAliya, "Ministry of Aliyah") and later renamed {{langx|he|המשרד לקליטת העלייה|label=none}}, 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,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52675585|title=Israel gets first Ethiopia-born minister, in Pnina Tamano-Shata|work=BBC News|date=15 May 2020}} was given the title of Minister of Immigrant Absorption when she was sworn in on 17 May 2020{{Cite news|title=After year of deadlock and days of delays, Knesset swears in new Israeli government|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-israel-s-biggest-government-set-to-be-sworn-in-this-is-what-it-would-look-like-1.8845810|access-date=13 May 2021|newspaper=Haaretz|language=en}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Judah Ari |title=To push aliyah, the Absorption Ministry is making up fake immigrants |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-absorption-ministry-keeps-quoting-immigrants-but-theyre-not-real/ |access-date=1 November 2019 |work=The Times of Israel}}

List of ministers

The minister is a minor portfolio in the Israeli cabinet. There is also occasionally a deputy minister.{{cite web |title=All Ministers in the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption |url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/govt/eng/GovtByMinistry_eng.asp?ministry=20 |website=Knesset |access-date=12 April 2019 |date=9 January 2019}}

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colspan=7|Minister of Immigration
1align=left|Haim-Moshe Shapiraalign=left|United Religious FrontP, 1, 214 May 19488 October 1951
colspan=7|Minister of Immigrant Absorption
2align=left|Yigal Allonalign=left|Alignment13, 141 July 196815 December 1969
3align=left|Shimon Peresalign=left|Alignment1522 December 196927 July 1970
4align=left|Natan Peledalign=left|Alignment1527 July 197010 March 1974Not an MK
5align=left|Shlomo Rosenalign=left|Alignment16, 1710 March 197420 June 1977Not an MK
6align=left|David Levyalign=left|Likud1820 June 19775 August 1981
7align=left|Aharon Abuhatziraalign=left|Tami195 August 19814 May 1982
8align=left|Aharon Uzanalign=left|Tami19, 204 May 198213 September 1984
9align=left|Ya'akov Tzuralign=left|Alignment21, 2213 September 198422 December 1988
10align=left|Yitzhak Peretzalign=left|Shas23, 2422 December 198813 July 1992
11align=left|Yair Tzabanalign=left|Meretz25, 2613 July 199218 June 1996
12align=left|Yuli-Yoel Edelsteinalign=left|Yisrael BaAliyah2718 June 19966 July 1999
13align=left|Ehud Barakalign=left|One Israel286 July 19995 August 1999Serving Prime Minister
14align=left|Yuli Tamiralign=left|One Israel285 August 19997 March 2001
15align=left|Ariel Sharonalign=left|Likud297 March 200128 February 2003Serving Prime Minister
16align=left|Tzipi Livnialign=left|Likud
Kadima		3028 February 20034 May 2006
17align=left|Ze'ev Boimalign=left|Kadima314 May 20064 July 2007
18align=left|Yaakov Edrialign=left|Kadima314 July 200714 July 2008
19align=left|Eli Aflaloalign=left|Kadima3114 July 200831 March 2009
20align=left|Sofa Landveralign=left|Yisrael Beiteinu32, 3331 March 200910 May 2015
21align=left|Ze'ev Elkinalign=left|Likud3414 May 201530 May 2016
colspan=7|Minister of Aliyah and Integration
22align=left|Sofa Landveralign=left|Yisrael Beiteinu3430 May 201618 November 2018
colspan=7|Minister of Immigration and Absorption
23align=left|Benjamin Netanyahualign=left|Likud3418 November 201824 December 2018Serving Prime Minister
24align=left|Yariv Levinalign=left|Likud3424 December 20189 January 2019Acting
25align=left|Yoav Gallantalign=left|Likud349 January 201917 May 2020{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/gallant-shasha-biton-sworn-in-as-cabinet-ministers/|title=Gallant and Shasha-Biton sworn in as ministers, in cabinet reshuffle|work=The Times of Israel|date=9 January 2019|access-date=12 April 2019}}
26align=left|Pnina Tamano-Shataalign=left|Blue and White35, 3617 May 202029 December 2022
27align=left|Ofir Soferalign=left|Religious Zionist3729 December 2022

=Deputy ministers=

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1align=left|Aryeh Eliavalign=left|Alignment13, 1412 August 196815 December 1969
2align=left|Shlomo Rosenalign=left|Alignment1520 November 197210 March 1974
3align=left|Aharon Uzanalign=left|Tami1911 August 19814 May 1982
4align=left|Marina Solodkinalign=left|Yisrael BaAliyah285 August 199911 July 2000
5align=left|Yuli-Yoel Edelsteinalign=left|Yisrael BaAliyah297 March 200128 February 2003
–align=left|Marina Solodkinalign=left|Kadima3030 March 20054 May 2006

References

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External links

  • {{Official website}}

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