Meyer Dov Habib (; born 28 April 1961) is a French-Israeli politician who served as a member of the

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from June 2013 to February 2023 and April 2023 to June 2024, representing the

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Early life

Born to a family of Jews of Tunisian origin, Habib was raised in Paris. His father was Emmanuel Habib, founder of "Vins Habib Frères", a

Kosher wine Kosher wine () is wine that is produced in accordance with ''halakha'', and more specifically ''kashrut'', such that Jews will be permitted to pronounce blessings over and drink it. This is an important issue, since wine is used in several Jewi ...

manufacturing company.

Political career

In parliament, Habib has been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2013. In the

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' 2016 presidential primary, Habib endorsed

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as the party's candidate for the

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. In July 2016, documents from the office of

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revealed that Habib financed several trips abroad by Netanyahu in the 2000s. Shortly after his re-election in 2017, he criticized the French media for bashing his long-standing friendship with Netanyahu.

References

1961 births Living people Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Union of Democrats and Independents politicians Jewish French politicians Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent Likud politicians Politicians from Paris Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni Members of Parliament for French people living outside France Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-UDI-stub