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Yitzhak Goldknopf (born 30 October 1950) is an Israeli Haredi politician serving as the leader of the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party and its Agudat Yisrael faction since 2022, and as a member of the Knesset representing Agudat Yisrael.
Born in Jerusalem to a prominent Gur Hasidic family, Goldknopf began his career in education, managing Talmud Torah elementary schools and later expanding to Beit Yaakov kindergartens and special needs institutions following his father's death in 1988. He entered politics as a veteran of the Jerusalem city council before ascending to national prominence, replacing Yaakov Litzman as UTJ chairman ahead of the 2022 elections.
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