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Yisrael Katz (Hebrew: ישראל כץ, born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as the country's Minister of Transportation.
Born in Ashkelon, Katz earned a BA and an MA at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He won thirty-fourth place on the Likud-Gesher-Tzomet list for the 1996 elections, but missed out on a place in the Knesset when the alliance won only 32 seats. However, he entered the Knesset in November 1998 as a replacement for Ehud Olmert. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture in Ariel Sharon's government in 2003. Katz left the cabinet in January 2006 after the Likud-Kadima split, and was re-elected in the 2006 elections.