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Activist Shirley Pinto to become first deaf Knesset member
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJudah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel's religions and Diaspora affairs correspondent.
Shirley Pinto of the Yamina party will become Israel’s first deaf Knesset member, as Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahane announces he will leave the parliament under the so-called Norwegian Law.
As next down on the party’s list, Pinto will enter the Knesset in his place.
Pinto is a long-time activist for disability-related issues, specifically those dealing with the hearing impaired, and serves as Yamina’s representative in the World Zionist Congress.
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