Miri Regev

Miriam "Miri" Regev (Hebrew: מרים "מירי" רגב‎; born 26 May 1965) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as Minister of Transport, National Infrastructure and Road Safety.

In 2003, she was appointed coordinator of the national public relations efforts at the Israeli Prime Minister's Office in preparation for the Iraq War.

After a short stint (2004–2005) as the Chief Press and Media Censor, she was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and to the position of IDF Spokesperson in 2005.

Revital Madar, a Tunisian-Israeli writer for Haaretz,[10] stated that Regev had faced discrimination due to her Moroccan origins, and her forthright behaviour is perceived as being stereotypically Mizrahi.

[11] In September 2015, four months in office, Regev announced a list of criteria that will cause the withdrawal of state funding the following year.

[24] On 29 December 2022, Regev was appointed the position for a second time by Benjamin Netanyahu during the formation of the thirty-seventh government of Israel.

[26] In early June 2024, the Lahav 433 unit of the Israel Police raided the Ministry's offices as part of an investigation into corruption following the Channel 13 report.

[28] Gregg Carlstrom of The Atlantic described Regev in 2016 as "an acrimonious populist, who occasionally draws comparisons to Donald Trump.

[35][36][37] In 2016, fellow Likud legislator Gila Gamliel called comments by Regev advocating for state control over the content of a public broadcasting company "borderline fascist".

Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Regev from charges of fascism, stating that "'there was a tendency within the left to denigrate opponents as fascist'.

Miri Regev (left) alongside Prime Minister Netanyahu , Ayelet Shaked (center) and Naftali Bennett (right)