Avi Dichter
Israel
Likud
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
government
Abraham Moshe "Avi" Dichter is an Israeli politician currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture and Food Development. A former Minister of Internal Security and Shin Bet director, he resigned from the Knesset and left Kadima in August 2012 in order to become Minister of Home Front Defense, a position he vacated in March 2013.
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Aug 24, 2026
Lean Left
Dichter, as House Committee head, is blocking opposition motions and enforcing coalition discipline during the legislative rush.
His maneuvers are criticized as anti-democratic, and Labor/Meretz call out his past security background being used to curb debate.