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Hanoch Milwidsky
Milwidsky in 2022
Faction represented in the Knesset
2022–	Likud
Personal details
Born	(1973-12-13) 13 December 1973 (age 51) Jerusalem, Israel

Hanoch Dov Milwidsky (Hebrew: חנוך דב מילביצקי, born 13 December 1973) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud.

Biography

Milwidsky was born in 1973 in Jerusalem.

He earned an LLB at Reichman University and an MA in Jewish history at the University of Haifa. He worked as a legal advisor to the Bnei Baruch organisation.

In 2013 he was elected to Petah Tikva city council, going on to serve as deputy mayor. Previously a member of Yesh Atid, prior to the 2022 Knesset elections Milwidsky was placed twenty-sixth on the Likud list. He was elected to the Knesset as the party won 32 seats.

Controversies

After the judicial reform attempt by the government and the mass reactions to it, followed by the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 invasion and onslaught and the ensuing protracted war, Milwidsky made a number of controversial statements.

Comments on rape and torture

In July 2024, after far-right Hardal protestors, including several members of the Knesset, stormed the IDF's Sde Teiman detention camp and rioted at the Beit Lid base, the headquarters of Israel's military courts and military police, because the military police had detained nine soldiers investigated for sexual violence against a Palestinian detainee, Milwidsky announced a "voting strike" in the Knesset. During the debate Milwidsky was asked if it was legitimate for Israeli soldiers to rape Palestinians by inserting a stick into the victim's rectum. Milwidsky responded "Yes! If he is a Nukhba , everything is legitimate to do! Everything!"

Call to avoid secular court system

On 29 August 2024, while speaking with an ultra-Orthodox radio station, Milwidsky called on the public to stop cooperating with the court system, stating that

"The court is a place without justice. It's good to avoid arriving at the court. People should go to arbitration or rabbinical courts."

The head of the Israel Bar Association qualified this call as "complete societal disintegration and anarchy."

References

1. "חנוך מילביצקי | בני ברוך קבלה לעם | הסיפור שלי". עו"ד חנוך מיליביצקי (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
2. ^ Hanoch Milwidsky Knesset
3. "Soon-to-be new Likud MK allegedly led smear campaigns against domestic violence victims". The Times of Israel, 11 August 2022.
4. הליכוד בהנהגת בנימין נתניהו לראשות הממשלה Government of Israel
5. Peleg, Bar; Solomon, Eden; Maanit, Chen; Kubovich, Yaniv (30 July 2024). "IDF Moves Troops to Base Where Violent Mob Protested Arrest of Soldiers for Abusing Gaza Detainee". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
6. ""Everything is legitimate": Israeli lawmaker justifies rape of Palestinian prisoners". Maktoob Media. 2024-07-30. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
7. Kingsley, Patrick; Boxerman, Aaron; Odenheimer, Natan (July 31, 2024). "Unrest at Army Bases Highlights a Long Battle for Israel's Soul". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
8. "U.S. decries reported sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners after graphic video aired on Israeli TV". NBC News. 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
9. ^ "MK from Netanyahu's party urges public to avoid cooperating with Israeli courts". Times of Israel. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

External links

• Hanoch Milwidsky on the Knesset website

• 1973 births
• Living people
• Reichman University alumni
• University of Haifa alumni
• Jewish Israeli politicians
• Likud politicians
• Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–)