Yehudah Glick
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Yehudah Joshua Glick (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ גְלִיק; born 20 November 1965), alternatively spelled "Yehuda Glick", is an American-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician, described as a "right-wing" or "far-right"[1][2] activist.[3][4][5][6][7] As the President of Shalom Jerusalem Foundation,[8] he campaigns for expanding Jewish access to the Temple Mount.[9][10] He was a member of the Knesset for Likud, having taken the place of former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon in May 2016 until April 2019.
Yehudah Glick | |
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2016–2019 | Likud |
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Born | (1965-11-20) 20 November 1965 (age 58) United States |
Glick is the leader of HaLiba, a coalition of groups dedicated to "reaching complete and comprehensive freedom and civil rights for Jews on the Temple Mount".[11]
Glick was awarded the 2015 Moskowitz Prize for Zionism for being "Active for human rights and religious freedom on Jerusalem's Temple Mount".[12][13] On 29 October 2014, Glick survived an assassination attempt by Mutaz Hijazi, a member of Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.