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Justice For The Elderly
Justice for the Elderly ( he, צדק לזקן, ''Tzedek LaZaken'') was a political faction in Israel between June and October 2008. Led by Moshe Sharoni, it had three seats in the Knesset. History The faction was established on 2 June 2008 when three MKs from Gil (Moshe Sharoni, Elhanan Glazer and Sarah Marom) left the party.Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website Glazer had initially decided not to quit Gil after being promised a Deputy Ministerial post (a decision which Sharoni claimed he would sue Glazer for NIS 2 million for), but eventually changed his mind again and left the party. The faction was initially planned to be associated with the |
Moshe Sharoni
Moshe Sharoni ( he, משה שרוני, 1929 – 20 September 2020) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gil between 2006 and 2009. He previously served as head of the breakaway faction, Justice for the Elderly. Biography Born in Buhuși in Romania in 1929, Sharoni immigrated to Israel in 1948. In 1987 he gained a BA in municipal management from the University of Haifa. Prior to the 1996 elections he and Nava Arad helped establish the Pensioner's Party, which later became Gil. He was second on the party's list for the 1999 elections, The Jerusalem Post but the party failed to win a seat. In 2006 he was elected to the |
Gil (political Party)
Dor ( he, דור בונה הארץ, lit. ''Generation who Built the Land'', formerly known as Gil (lit. ''Age'', an acronym for ''Gimla'ey Yisrael LaKnesset'' (Hebrew: גימלאי ישראל לכנסת), lit. ''Pensioners of Israel to the Knesset'') is a center political party in Israel and was part of the governing coalition in the seventeenth Knesset. In the 2009 elections, Gil did not receive sufficient votes for representation in the Knesset. In preparation for the 2013 elections, the party was renamed Dor. Background The party has been in existence in some form since the 1990s. It ran in the 1996 elections under the name Pensioners of Israel ( he, גימלאי ישראל, ''Gimla'ey Israel''), led by former Labor MK Nava Arad and including modern-day Gil MK Moshe Sharoni on its list. However, the party failed to cross the electoral threshold and did not win a seat. It did not contest the 1999 or January 2003 elections, though an unrelated party, ''Power for Pensioner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel also is bordered by the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively. Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. The land held by present-day Israel witnessed some of the earliest human occupations outside Africa and was among the earliest known sites of agriculture. It was inhabited by the Canaanites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knesset
The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with the exception of checks and balances from the courts and local governments). The Knesset passes all laws, elects the president and prime minister (although the latter is ceremonially appointed by the President), approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government, among other things. In addition, the Knesset elects the state comptroller. It also has the power to waive the immunity of its members, remove the president and the state comptroller from office, dissolve the government in a constructive vote of no confidence, and to dissolve itself and call new elections. The prime minister may also dissolve the Knesset. However, until an election is completed, the Knesset maintains authority in its current composition. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elhanan Glazer
Elhanan Glazer ( he, אלחנן גלזר; born 13 August 1947) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Gil, Justice for the Elderly and The Right Way between 2006 and 2009. Biography Born in Rehovot during the Mandate era, Glazer today lives in Rishon LeZion, and is widowed with three children. For the 2006 Knesset elections he was placed sixth on the Gil list, and became a Knesset member when the party won seven seats. On 2 June 2008 he was one of three MKs to leave Gil and form the Justice for the Elderly faction. Although Justice for the Elderly merged back into Gil on 27 October 2008, Knesset website Glazer did not rejoin the party, and instead formed his own faction, The Right Way. For the |
Sarah Marom
Sarah Marom-Shalev ( he, שרה מרום שלו, born 23 September 1934) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gil between 2006 and 2009. Biography Born in Dorohoi in Romania, Marom-Shalev made aliyah to Israel in 1948, and today lives in Rehovot, and is divorced with two children. For the 2006 Knesset elections she was placed seventh on the Gil list, Knesset website and became a Knesset member when the party won seven seats. In June 2008 she was one of three MKs to leave Gil and form the faction. On 27 October 2008 the faction merged back into Gil. She lost her seat in the |
Social Justice (political Party)
Social Justice ( he, צדק חברתי, ''Tzedek Hevrati'') was a political party in Israel headed by Russian-Israeli businessman Arcadi Gaydamak. It was launched by in February 2007 as a social movement, but was transformed into a political party in July that year. It did not participate in the 2009 elections for the Knesset but made a comeback to run in the 2013 elections. It did not participate in the 2015 elections Background The movement was founded on 21 February 2007. It had been announced in the Israeli media the previous day that he would be founding a political party. The new organisation was not originally a party, but Gaydamak stated that it could turn into one at any time "given the circumstances". At the time he suggested the movement would not seek ultimate power for itself, telling voters "Don't vote for Olmert, don't vote for Peretz Labour]—don't even vote for Gaydamak. Vote for Benjamin Netanyahu, Bibi." Nevertheless, a poll from late February gave Gaydamak's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli New Sheqel
The new Israeli shekel ( he, שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ '; ar, شيكل جديد ; currency symbol, sign: Shekel sign, ₪; ISO 4217, ISO code: ILS; abbreviation: NIS), also known as simply the Israeli shekel ( he, שקל ישראלי, ar, شيكل إسرائيلي), is the currency of Israel and is also used as a legal tender in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The new shekel is divided into 100 Israeli agora, agorot. The new shekel has been in use since 1 January 1986, when it replaced the hyperinflation, hyperinflated Old Israeli shekel, old shekel at a ratio of 1000:1. The currency sign for the new shekel is a combination of the first Hebrew letters of the words ''shekel'' () and ''ẖadash'' () (new). When the shekel sign is unavailable the abbreviation ''NIS'' ( and ) is used. History The origin of the name "shekel" () is from the ancient Biblical currency by the same name. An early Biblical reference is Abraham being reported to pay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yitzhak Galanti
Yitzhak Galanti ( he, יצחק גלנטי; 12 February 1937 – 25 June 2012) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gil between 2006 and 2009. Biography Born in Damascus in Syria, Galanti made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine on 5 May 1945. In 1981 he gained a BA in geography and political science from the University of Haifa. Nine years later he was awarded an MA in geology and archaeology at the same university. In the 2006 elections he was placed fifth on Gil's list, Knesset website and entered the Knesset as the party won seven seats. He headed the party's parliamentary group as chairman, and chaired the Knesset's Labour, Welfare and Health committee. He lost his seat in the |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), is an Iranian Iranian Principlists, principlist politician who served as the sixth from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the . He was known for his hardline views and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Way (political Party)
The Right Way ( he, הדרך הטובה, ''HaDerekh HaTova'') was a Knesset faction in Israel. Its sole member was Elhanan Glazer. History In June 2008 Glazer was one of three Knesset members to break away from Gil to form Justice for the Elderly. When the new faction merged back into Gil on 27 October 2008, Glazer did not rejoin Gil, but was granted permission by the House Committee to create a new faction, The Right Way. Ynetnews, 27 October 2008 The party did not run in the , as Glazer ran on the |
Defunct Political Parties In Israel
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