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 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 t ...

Biography

Born in

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in 1929, Sharoni

immigrated Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

to Israel in 1948. In 1987 he gained a BA in municipal management from the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Is ...

. 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 following elections occurred in the year 1999. * 1999 electoral calendar Africa * 1999 Algerian presidential election * 1999 Botswana general election * 1999 Beninese parliamentary election * 1999 Central African Republic presidential elect ...

,Parties and Lists
The Jerusalem Post but the party failed to win a seat. In 2006 he was elected to 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 ...

on the Gil list. However, in early 2008 he led a breakaway faction from the party, establishing Justice for the Elderly on 2 June 2008. On 27 October 2008 the faction merged back into Gil. He lost his seat in 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 ...

when the party failed to cross the electoral threshold.

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* 1929 births Romanian Jews People from Buhuși University of Haifa alumni Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009) Leaders of political parties in Israel 2020 deaths Justice for the Elderly politicians Dor (political party) politicians Romanian emigrants to Israel People from Haifa {{Israel-politician-stub