David Azulai

David Azulai (Hebrew: דוד אזולאי‎; 5 May 1954 – 30 October 2018) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas for over 20 years from 1996 and 2018.

He gave up his Knesset seat in March 2018 under the Norwegian Law due to an illness, and was replaced by his son Yinon.

[2][3] In a meeting with MK Ayelet Shaked about Women of the Wall, an Israeli group fighting for the right of Jewish women to pray at the Kotel in their fashion, Azulai referred to them as "provocateurs", and claimed that Reform Judaism is "a disaster for the nation of Israel".

"[4] A month later, in July 2015, Azulai stated: The moment a Reform Jew stops following the religion of Israel...

[2] His son Yinon, who succeeded him in Knesset, is among those rumored to be candidates to take Azulai's place as the Israeli Religious Affairs Minister.