Rafi Ben Shitrit

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Rafi Ben Shitrit (Hebrew: רפי בן שטרית, born 2 January 1966) is an Israeli politician.

Biography

Ben Shitrit remarried on August 2015 to Tehila. His son Shimon Alroy Ben Shitrit was killed in commbat during the October 7 attacks as he fought at Nahal Oz base.

First elected to Beit Shean's City Council in 2003 as member of Likud, he soon fell out with the Mayor Jackie Levy, also of Likud. In the 2008 Israeli municipal elections he ran as a independent list, running both for Mayor and for City Council. As councilor he served as Leader of the Opposition.

In the 2013 Israeli municipal elections Ben Shitrit wan the race for Mayor, defatting Jackie Levy by 96 votes. In the 2018 Israeli municipal elections he lost to Levy who returned to the post of Mayor.

In 2026 Israeli legislative elections Ben Shitrit was on the second place of Yisrael Beiteinu party list and was elected to the Knesset.

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