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Idit Silman

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Idit Silman ( Hebrew : עידית סילמן ; born 27 October 1980) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Minister of Environmental Protection . Silman previously served as a member of the Knesset for Likud from 2022 to 2023, for Yamina from 2021 to 2022, and for the Union of Right-Wing Parties in 2019. She was the parliamentary whip of the coalition from 2021, until her resignation from the coalition on 6 April 2022, after which she maintained her Knesset seat and shifted the balance of power between coalition and opposition. The Times of Israel . 14 June 2021 .

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israeli politician and likud member who currently serves as the minister of environmental protection

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