Political adviser Moshe Klughaft (L) with then-Jewish Home leader in 2013 (Eric Sultan/Klughaft.com)
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is again using the services of controversial political strategist Moshe Klughaft, his office said Sunday.
Klughaft, who managed Bennett’s leadership bid of the Jewish Home party and its subsequent election campaigns in 2013 and 2015, will be employed by Yamina, Bennett’s current party, and not by the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Walla news site, quoting sources close to Bennett, said that Klughaft would be assisting Bennett in boosting his standing with the public and the media.
Klughaft, who has worked with a number of right-wing groups and parties, including for former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has drawn the ire of many for demonizing the left.
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Tzipi Livni Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Tel Aviv, Israel
Birth name: Tziporah Malka Livni
Father: Eitan Livni, businessman and politician
Mother: Sarah (Rosenberg) Livni
Military service: Israeli Defense Forces, early 1980s
Other Facts
Livni’s parents were fighters in the Irgun Zvai Leumi, a right-wing Zionist guerilla group that fought against the British occupation of Palestine in the 1940s.
Nicknamed “Mrs. Clean” for her reputation as being uncorrupt.
Second female foreign minister of Israel. Golda Meir was the first (1956-1966).
Timeline
1984 – Begins law school in Israel.
1986-1996 – Practices law, specializing in the areas of commercial, constitutional and real estate law.