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for

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Biography

Passal was born in

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and studied at a

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. In 2018, he participated in a season of Big Brother. Passal ran in

primaries ahead of the

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, seeking election to the 34th spot on the

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, which reserved for young candidates, but was defeated by

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. He was ultimately assigned the 52nd spot and was not elected. He was later given the 54th spot ahead of the September 2019 election. Passal ran for the party list again ahead of the 2022 election, and won the 40th spot. He was not elected, but entered the Knesset on 12 March 2023 as a replacement for

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, who resigned under the Norwegian Law.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Passal, Moshe Jewish Israeli politicians Likud politicians Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–) Living people Year of birth missing (living people)