14 Facts About Anastassia Michaeli

Anastassia Yehudith Michaeli is an Israeli journalist, television presenter, and politician.

Anastassia Michaeli served as a member of Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu between 2009 and 2013.

Anastassia Michaeli holds a Master's degree in electrical engineering and communications from the Saint Petersburg University of Telecommunications.

Anastassia Michaeli took a year off of her university studies to live in Paris, where she worked as a model.

Anastassia Michaeli met Josef Samuelson, an Israeli businessman of Latvian-Jewish background.

Anastassia Michaeli was born in Riga, Latvia and immigrated to Israel in 1971 at the age of 11.

Anastassia Michaeli, after having had an Orthodox conversion, keeps a kosher home and has enrolled her children in state religious schools.

Anastassia Michaeli's eighth child was born during her parliamentary term.

In 2005, Anastassia Michaeli joined Ariel Sharon's Kadima party towards the 2006 elections but it failed to win enough votes to secure her a Knesset seat.

In December 2008, Anastassia Michaeli accepted Avigdor Lieberman's offer to join his Yisrael Beiteinu party.

Anastassia Michaeli was placed ninth on its list for the 2009 elections.

Anastassia Michaeli became a member of the 18th Knesset when the party won 15 seats.

Anastassia Michaeli was reprimanded by the Knesset Ethics Committee for attempting to physically disturb Israeli-Arab MK Hanin Zuabi while Zuabi was delivering a speech about the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid.

In January 2012, Anastassia Michaeli threw a cup of water on Israeli-Arab MK Raleb Majadele during an argument about an Arab high school principal who had taken students to the annual Human Rights Day march in Tel Aviv.