Haim Amsalem
Haim Amsalem | |
|---|---|
חַיִּים אַמְסָלֶם | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2006–2012 | Shas |
| 2012–2013 | Independent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1959 Oran, French Algeria |
Rabbi Haim (Emile) Amsalem (Hebrew: חַיִּים (אֶמִיל) אַמְסָלֶם; born 12 October 1959) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset. Elected to the Knesset in 2006 as a representative of Shas, he left the party in 2011 and established Am Shalem. The new party contested the 2013 Knesset elections but failed to win a seat.