Yuval Steinitz

Yuval Steinitz (Hebrew: יובל שטייניץ‎; born 10 April 1958) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources. He has held several other ministerial posts, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Intelligence, Minister of International Relations and Minister of Strategic Affairs.

Biography

Yuval Steinitz was born and raised on Moshav Ramot HaShavim. He studied in the biology track at Katznelson High School in Kfar Saba. He was expelled for refusing to sign a letter promising to stop his argumentative behavior in class, and completed his bagrut (baccalaureate high school degree) externally. He did his army service as an infantry soldier in the Golani Brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces. Steinitz sustained a leg injury during a battle with the Syrian Army near Beirut in the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied for a BA and MA in philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Steinitz is married to Gila Kanfy-Steinitz, a judge on the Jerusalem District Court. They have three children and live in Mevaseret Zion.

Yuval

Yuval (Hebrew: יוּבַל), also called Kfar Yuval (Hebrew: כְּפַר יוּבַל), is a moshav in the Galilee Panhandle, between Metula and Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. It belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council.

The moshav was founded in 1953 by evacuees from the Old City of Jerusalem who originally arrived from Kurdistan. It was named "Yuval" (creek) after the Jordan river's tributaries in the area and also referring to Jeremiah 17:8 ("sends out its roots by the creek"). In the early 1960s most of the founders abandoned the moshav, and it was repopulated by Indian Jewish immigrants from Kochi, India.

The proximity of the moshav to the border of Israel with Lebanon has made it a target for terrorist attacks. In 1975 a group of terrorists infiltrated the moshav, took control of a residence, and killed three members of one family.

The main economic branches of the moshav, as of June 2004, are a chicken coop and plantings of avocado, apples, and plums. In recent years the moshav has relied on tourism from Israelis, and it is one of the leading places for village-style hospitality in northern Israel.

Yuval (given name)

Yuval (Hebrew: יוּבָל) is a Hebrew first name. It means stream, brook, or tributary. In the Hebrew Bible, Yuval was the son of Lamech and Adah, a brother of Jabal, a descendant of Cain. He was named as the ancestor of all who played the lyre and pipe (see book of Genesis 4:20-21).

In Israel, Yuval (Yooval or Uval) is a common name for both males and females. While the name has Biblical origins, it does not have a strong religious connotation.

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