Moshe Michael "Mickey" Rosenthal ( he, משה מיכאל "מיקי" רוזנטל, born 4 February 1955) is an Israeli investigative journalist and politician. He is a member of the
Labor Party and was placed twelfth on the party's list for the
2013 Knesset elections
Early elections for the nineteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 22 January 2013. Public debate over the Tal Law had nearly led to early elections in 2012, but they were aborted at the last moment after Kadima briefly joined the government. Th ...
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Labor Party
Central Elections Committee 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 the Labor Party and the Zionist Union
The Zionist Union ( he, הַמַחֲנֶה הַצִיּוֹנִי, translit. ''HaMaḥaneh HaẒiyoni'', lit. ''the Zionist Camp'') was a centre-left political alliance in Israel. It was established in December 2014 by the Israeli Labor Party ...
between February of 2013 and April of 2019.[Knesset website](_blank)
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Rosenthal together with Israeli director Ilan Abudi made the film ''The Shakshuka System
''The Shakshuka System'' ( he, שיטת השקשוקה) is a 2008 Israeli documentary film created by the Israeli investigative journalist Mickey Rosenthal and the Israeli director Ilan Aboody. The film focuses on the connection between private ...
'' about support for wealthy families, in particular the Ofer family
Ofer (, ''lit.'' Fawn) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from India (main ...
, by the Israeli government.
Mickey Rosenthal studied general history and philosophy at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
but didn't graduate. He is married with three children and lives in Givatayim
Givatayim ( he, גִּבְעָתַיִים, lit. "two hills") is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population o ...
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1955 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Israeli journalists
Israeli Labor Party politicians
Jewish Israeli politicians
Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015)
Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019)
People from Givatayim
People from Tel Aviv
Zionist Union politicians
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