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

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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glazer, Elhanan 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