Otniel Schneller | |
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עתניאל שנלר | |
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| Faction represented in theKnesset | |
| 2006–2013 | Kadima |
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| Born | (1952-01-28)28 January 1952 (age 73) Jerusalem,Israel |
Otniel Schneller (Hebrew:עתניאל שנלר; born 28 January 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of theKnesset forKadima between 2006 and 2013.
Born inJerusalem, and raised inMichigan, Schneller took Jewish studies andsocial science atBar-Ilan University, finishing his studies in 1978. Between 1983 and 1986 he served as secretary general of theYesha Council, the body representingIsraeli settlers inGaza and theWest Bank. In 1986 he became director general of the National Safety Authority in the Ministry of Transportation, a role he held until 1996. Schneller has attended rallies organized byIm Tirtzu, anIsraeli far-right group.[1]
In the run-up to the2006 elections he was placed twenty-sixth on Kadima's list. With the party winning 29 seats, he entered the Knesset, and was appointed DeputySpeaker of the Knesset. Placed twenty-seventh on the party's list, he retained his seat in the2009 elections. He lost his seat in the2013 elections.
Schneller lives in thesettlement ofMa'ale Mikhmas in theWest Bank.
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