Elhanan Glazer ( he, אלחנן גלזר; born 13 August 1947) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the
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 ...
for
Gil,
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 ...
and
The Right Way between 2006 and 2009.
Biography
Born in
Rehovot
Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of .
Etymology
Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, ...
during the
Mandate era, Glazer today lives in
Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...
, 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
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 ...
faction.
Although Justice for the Elderly merged back into Gil on 27 October 2008,
Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups
Knesset website Glazer did not rejoin the party, and instead formed his own faction, The Right Way.
For the 2009 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2009.
* Electoral calendar 2009
* 2009 United Nations Security Council election
Caribbean
* 2009 Antiguan general election
* 2009 Aruban general election
* 2009 Caymanian constitutional referendu ...
Glazer joined Tzomet
Tzomet ( he, צוֹמֶת, lit., ''Crossroads'') is a small, right-wing political party in Israel.
History
The party was founded by General Rafael Eitan in 1983, after his retirement from the position of chief-of-staff in 1982. He headed it throug ...
, and was placed second on the party's list. However, it failed to cross the electoral threshold, and Glazer lost his seat.
References
External links
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1947 births
People from Rehovot
Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009)
Leaders of political parties in Israel
Living people
Dor (political party) politicians
Tzomet politicians
Justice for the Elderly politicians
The Right Way (political party) politicians