David "Dudi" Amsalem (Hebrew: דָּוִד "דּוּדִי" אַמְסָלֶם, born 11 August 1960), is an Israeli politician.
In 2003, the Israeli police arrested members of a group dubbed "The Jerusalem Gang," which included Amsalem, Itzik Kaufman, and Yoram Karshi.
Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections he was placed 21st on the party's list,[3] a slot reserved for a candidate from the Jerusalem area.
"[6] During a 2022 debate on legislation authorizing the hooking up of illegally built homes to the Israeli power grid, an issue that disproportionately impacts Israeli-Arab and Haredi citizens of Israel, Amsalem objected to Ra'am MK Walid Taha speaking Arabic during the legislative session, saying "look at what we’ve gotten to: Two Arabs speaking to each other... You will speak Hebrew here in the Israeli parliament.
[citation needed] In August 2023, when asked about attempts to appoint his personal friend and attorney to the board of directors of a state-owned company, Amsalem replied: "that is my job, due to my authority to appoint directors.
His wife, Rosy Amsalem worked in the Jerusalem municipality until her death from lung cancer in 2009.
[14] He moved to Ma'ale Adumim following his wife's illness, and returned to Jerusalem after she died.