Yitzhak Ze'ev Pindrus is an Israeli politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for United Torah Judaism.
10 Facts About Yitzhak Pindrus
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Yitzhak Pindrus attended Yeshivat Aderet Eliyahu, before marrying at the age of 19 and moving to the Beitar Illit settlement.
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In 2001 Yitzhak Pindrus ran for mayor of Beitar Illit, unseating the incumbent mayor Yehuda Gerlitz.
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Yitzhak Pindrus won by just 162 votes after he received 2,688 votes to Gerlitz's 2,526.
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In 2007, Yitzhak Pindrus lost the mayoral election to Meir Rubinstein.
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Yitzhak Pindrus subsequently became a member of Jerusalem City Council in 2008, becoming deputy mayor and portfolio holder for sanitation and city improvements.
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Yitzhak Pindrus was eighteenth on the United Torah Judaism list for the 2013 elections, but the alliance won only seven seats.
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Yitzhak Pindrus was twenty-second on the list for the 2015 Knesset elections, in which UTJ won six seats.
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Yitzhak Pindrus was elected to the Knesset as the faction won eight seats.
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Yitzhak Pindrus re-entered the Knesset in June 2020 as a replacement for Meir Porush, who had resigned under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet.