Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1938)

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 from 1962 until 1984.

In 1984 Peretz became the leader of the new Sephardic ultra-orthodox

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 Shas

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 party, and in the elections that year

Israeli legislative election, 1984

Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.1%.-Results:¹ Mapam and the Arab Democratic Party broke away from the Alignment, whilst one MK defected to Ratz and one to Shinui....

 he won a seat in the Knesset

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. The party joined the national unity government, and Peretz was appointed Minister without Portfolio

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. On 24 December 1984 he became Minister of Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs Minister of Israel

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, but resigned in January 1987 in protest at the Supreme Court

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 ordering him to recognise a woman who underwent a Reform Judaism

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 conversion as Jew

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ish, stating that "The High Court of Justice demanded that I list a non-Jew as a Jew". On 25 May he rejoined the government as a Minister without Portfolio.

Following the 1988 elections

Israeli legislative election, 1988

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 he was appointed Minister of Immigrant Absorption

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. On 25 December 1990 he left Shas and founded a new faction, Moria, though he remained a member of the cabinet.

Prior to the 1992 elections

Israeli legislative election, 1992

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 he joined United Torah Judaism

United Torah Judaism

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. However, three days after retaining his seat, he resigned from the Knesset.

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