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Druze Likud member Abed Afif expected to replace Gallant in the Knesset

By Sam Sokol 1 January 2025, 9:28 pm 1 Edit

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Following his resignation from the Knesset, former defense minister Yoav Gallant of Likud is expected to be replaced by Abed Afif, a representative of the Druze minority, according to Hebrew media reports.

Afif received the 44th spot on the Likud list in the 2022 Knesset election.

If he enters the Knesset, Afif would be the only Druze lawmaker in the governing coalition.

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