11 Facts About Moshe Mizrahi

Moshe Mizrahi was a senior Israel Police official and a member of Knesset for the Labor Party and Zionist Union.

Moshe Mizrahi was elected in 2013 to the 19th Knesset as a representative of the Israeli Labor Party, and served on the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, the Special Committee for the Rights of the Child, and the Special Committee on Foreign Workers.

Moshe Mizrahi was a leader in the 'Fight against Bureaucracy' and 'Reform in Public Administration' lobbies.

Moshe Mizrahi served as a member of the 20th Knesset for the Zionist Union from 2018 to 2019.

Moshe Mizrahi was born in the Scottish Hospital in Tiberias in 1950, the seventh of eight children.

Moshe Mizrahi started his national service with the IDF in November 1968 and was assigned to the Golani Brigade.

Moshe Mizrahi went on to study law at Tel Aviv University and later joined Israel Police in March 1976, initially as a prosecutor.

Moshe Mizrahi served as Commander of the College for Executive Officers between 1995 and 1997.

Moshe Mizrahi was later removed from his post in 2004 by Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra after being accused of overusing wiretapping during an investigation into Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman, Moshe Mizrahi subsequently became head of the Community and Civil Guard, a position he held until 1 June 2006.

Moshe Mizrahi was placed 29th on the Zionist Union list for the 2015 elections, losing his seat as the alliance won 24 seats.

Moshe Mizrahi died at his residence in Shoham on 11 December 2022.