Orly Levy-Abekasis is an Israel

Israel

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i politician. She is a member of the Knesset

Knesset

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 for Yisrael Beiteinu and serves as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.

Biography

Orly Levy was born in Beit She'an. She is the daughter of former Foreign Affairs Minister

Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel

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 David Levy

David Levy (Israeli politician)

David Levy is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1969 and 2006, as well as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Housing & Construction and as a Minister without Portfolio...

. She did her national service

National service

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 in the Israeli Air Force

Israeli Air Force

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 and later earned a law degree. Before going into politics she worked as a model and a television host.

Levy is married with three children and lives on Kibbutz

Kibbutz

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 Mesilot

Mesilot

Mesilot is a kibbutz in Beit She'an Valley near the city of Beit She'an in Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.location : under mount Gilboa-History:...

.

Political career

For the 2009 elections

Israeli legislative election, 2009

Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...

, Levy was placed sixth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list, and entered the Knesset after the party won fifteen seats.

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