Amihai Eliyahu
Amihai Eliyahu | |
|---|---|
| עמיחי אליהו | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2022–2025 | Minister of Heritage |
| 2025– | Minister of Heritage |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2022–2023 | Otzma Yehudit |
| 2025– | Otzma Yehudit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1979 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Political party | Otzma Yehudit |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Shmuel Eliyahu (father) Mordechai Eliyahu (paternal grandfather) |
| Residence(s) | Rimonim, Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, West Bank |
Amihai Ben-Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי בן אליהו; born 24 April 1979), commonly known as Amihai Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי אליהו), is an Israeli far-right politician and activist who has served as Minister of Heritage since 2025. Eliyahu currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Otzma Yehudit, an office he briefly served in following the 2022 Israeli legislative election.
In 2023, Eliyahu received international attention for his suggestion that nuclear weapons be used in the Gaza Strip in the Gaza war. He is a resident of the West Bank settlement of Rimonim.
In January 2025, Eliyahu resigned from his ministerial position in response to the 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, and rejoined the Knesset in accordance with the Norwegian Law.