Eitan Broshi ( he, איתן ברושי, born 17 June 1950) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for 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 ...

and Labor Party between 2015 and 2019.

Early life

Originally from kibbutz Gesher, Broshi did his

IDF IDF or idf may refer to: Defence forces * Irish Defence Forces * Israel Defense Forces *Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006 * Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917 Organizations * Israeli Diving Federation * Interac ...

national service National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The ...

in the Golani Brigade, fighting in the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...

. He studied 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 ...

, gaining a bachelor's degree in humanities and social science. He later became a member of kibbutz

Gvat Gvat ( he, גְּבַת, also transliterated ''Gevat'') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Migdal HaEmek in the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . The kibbut ...

, serving as its secretary from 1985 until 1987. In 1999 he became head of Jezreel Valley Regional Council, a position he held until 2006. In 2006 he was appointed CEO of the Science, Culture and Sport Ministry, although he left the position the following year. In 2013 he became secretary of the Kibbutz Movement.

Political career

Prior to the

2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ...

he was placed 18th on the

list, an alliance of Labor and

Hatnuah Hatnua ( he, הַתְּנוּעָה, lit=''The Movement'') was a liberal political party in Israel formed by former Israeli Foreign Minister and Vice Prime Minister Tzipi Livni to present an alternative to voters frustrated by the stalemate in ...

. He was elected to the Knesset as the alliance won 24 seats. In July 2018 he was suspended from the Labor Party following accusations of sexual harassment. Broshi subsequently threatened to sue party leader

Avi Gabbay Avraham "Avi" Gabbay ( he, אַבְרָהָם "אָבִי" גַּבַּאי, born 22 February 1967) is an Israeli businessman and politician. He was CEO of the telecommunications company Bezeq from 2007 to 2013, then entered politics. He served ...

for libel.Israeli MK suspended for alleged sexual harassment sues party leader for libel
Times of Israel, 2 August 2018 He did not stand in the April 2019 elections and lost his seat.

Personal life

Broshi is married with five children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broshi, Eitan Living people 1950 births Israeli Jews Tel Aviv University alumni Kibbutzniks Israeli civil servants Zionist Union politicians Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019)