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Shlomo Karhi

Dr. Shlomo Karhi is an Israeli lawmaker and academic who is part of the Likud Party and who currently serves as the country's communications minister.

A former member of the Bar-Ilan University faculty, Karhi has sparked controversy on numerous occasions, such as making statements against the LGBTQ+ community, and has also been spearheading a divisive communications reform.

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 Israelis use the train transportation system after a long weekend on a very crowded Sunday, Karmiel and Beer Sheva stations, on May 28, 2023.

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 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi presents his reform in the communication market to journalists, in Jerusalem, July 17, 2023.

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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jerusalem, October 24, 2023

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 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi presents his reform in the communication market to journalists, in Jerusalem, July 17, 2023.

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 Israeli Communication Minister Shlomo Karhi prays in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 2, 2023

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 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi with Knesset Economy Committee chairman MK David Biton in Saudi Arabia. October 2, 2023

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 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi presents his reform in the communication market to journalists, in Jerusalem, July 17, 2023.

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