Otniel Schneller

Otniel Schneller
Date of birth	28 January 1952 (1952-01-28) (age 59)
Place of birth	Jerusalem, Israel
Knessets	17th, 18th
Party	Kadima

Otniel Schneller (Hebrew: עתניאל שנלר‎, born 28 January 1952) is an Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset for Kadima.

Biography

Born in Jerusalem, and raised in Michigan, Schneller took Jewish studies and social science at Bar-Ilan University, finishing his studied in 1978. Between 1983 and 1986 he served as secretary general of the Yesha Council, the body representing Israeli settlers in Gaza and the West 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 by Im Tirtzu, an Israeli far-right group.^[1]

In the run-up to the 2006 elections he was placed twenty-sixth on Kadima's list. With the party winning 29 seats, he entered the Knesset, and was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. Placed twenty-seventh on the party's list, he retained his seat in the 2009 elections.

Schneller lives in the settlement of Ma'ale Mikhmas in the West Bank.

Bibliography

• Paper Bridge (2005) (Hebrew)

References

1. ^ Nir Hasson, Leftists: Im Tirzu is fascist, so throw out libel suit, Haaretz, 21 September 2010.

External links

• Otniel Schneller Knesset website

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Date of birth	28 January 1952
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