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===Minister of Communications===
===Minister of Communications===
As the Minister of Communications, Atias created a major cellular reform in Israel, which led to Israel's connectivity fees being one of the lowest in the OECD.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201227,00.html Israel connectivity fees among OECD's lowest]</ref> He also created the number portability reform in which a user is giver the rights to his cellular number, thus allowing users more freedom to move from one company to another encouraging competition between cellular companies<ref>[http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000284238 Atias: Number portability will awaken cellular market]</ref> Another one of his initiatives as Minister of Communications was opening the market for [[Mobile virtual network operators]].<ref>[http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000361594 Communications Minister Atias: It's time for MVNOs]</ref>
As the Minister of Communications, Atias created a major cellular reform in Israel, which led to Israel's connectivity fees being one of the lowest in the OECD.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4201227,00.html Israel connectivity fees among OECD's lowest]</ref> He also created the number portability reform in which a user is giver the rights to his cellular number, thus allowing users more freedom to move from one company to another encouraging competition between cellular companies<ref>[http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000284238 Atias: Number portability will awaken cellular market] {{wayback|url=http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000284238 |date=20150402151453 |df=y }}</ref> Another one of his initiatives as Minister of Communications was opening the market for [[Mobile virtual network operators]].<ref>[http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000361594 Communications Minister Atias: It's time for MVNOs] {{wayback|url=http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000361594 |date=20151126040226 |df=y }}</ref>


In 2007, he tried to get a law passed that would censor violence, sex, and gambling on the internet.<ref>[http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3426918,00.html Big Brother in Israel?] Ynetnews, 21 July 2007</ref>
In 2007, he tried to get a law passed that would censor violence, sex, and gambling on the internet.<ref>[http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3426918,00.html Big Brother in Israel?]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ynetnews, 21 July 2007</ref>


==Personal Life==
==Personal Life==

Revision as of 19:23, 17 October 2016

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Ariel Atias (Hebrew: אריאל אטיאס, born 13 November 1970) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas, and as the country's Minister of Housing and Construction. He was also manager of Shas' kosher supervision organization, Badatz Beit Yosef. On June 22, 2014 he handed his resignation from the Parliament, citing his departure from the political scene.[1]

Career

Born in Tel Aviv, Atias was first elected to the Knesset on Shas' list in the 2006 elections. In May 2006 he was promoted to the position of Minister of Communications in the last government.

He retained his seat in the 2009 elections, having been placed second on the Shas list, and was appointed Minister of Housing and Construction in the Netanyahu government.[2] In June 2009, Atias called for the segregation of Israel's Arab population from Jewish Israelis, saying that achieving it was "a national duty... populations that should not mix are spreading... I don't think that it is appropriate [for them] to live together".[3][4][5]

Atias retained his seat again in the 2013 Knesset elections, but Shas was not included in the coalition, resulting in Atias losing his ministerial post. He resigned from the Knesset in June 2014 in order to take a break from politics, and was replaced by Yoav Ben-Tzur.

Minister of Communications

As the Minister of Communications, Atias created a major cellular reform in Israel, which led to Israel's connectivity fees being one of the lowest in the OECD.[6] He also created the number portability reform in which a user is giver the rights to his cellular number, thus allowing users more freedom to move from one company to another encouraging competition between cellular companies[7] Another one of his initiatives as Minister of Communications was opening the market for Mobile virtual network operators.[8]

In 2007, he tried to get a law passed that would censor violence, sex, and gambling on the internet.[9]

Personal Life

Atias had four children and lives in Jerusalem.[10]

References

  1. ^ http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/242256/shas-ariel-atias-leaves-knesset.html
  2. ^ Netanyahu sworn in as Israel's prime minister Haaretz, 1 April 2009.
  3. ^ Lieberman, Guy (2 July 2009). "Housing Minister: Spread of Arab Population Must Be Stopped". Haaretz. Retrieved 2 July 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Beinart, Peter (2013). The Crisis of Zionism. Picador. p. 27. ISBN 978-1250026736.
  5. ^ Booth, Richard (2011). Interpreting the Middle East. ReadHowYouWant. p. 21. ISBN 978-1459600140.
  6. ^ Israel connectivity fees among OECD's lowest
  7. ^ Atias: Number portability will awaken cellular market Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Communications Minister Atias: It's time for MVNOs Archived 2015-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Big Brother in Israel?[permanent dead link] Ynetnews, 21 July 2007
  10. ^ Ariel Atias Knesset website
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