Meretz Youth (
Hebrew: נוער מרצ, ''Noar Meretz'') is the youth wing of the
Israel
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i political party
Meretz. The organization was founded in 1992, after the union between the Israeli political parties
Mapam and
Ratz. The first coordinator of Meretz Youth was
Ilan Gilon.
Meretz Youth opened branches in
Tel Aviv,
Ramat Gan,
Petah Tikva,
Ashdod,
Kiryat Ono
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Modern Kiryat Ono is not to be confused with the biblical Ono, which was located in the ar ...
,
Beersheba,
Kfar Saba,
Hertzliyah,
Haifa,
Givatayim
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,
Rishon LeZion,
Bat Yam
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,
Pardes Hana and
Jerusalem
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. In their branches, the organization combines cultural and political education with political activism.
The organization is presented also in Meretz's management. In the party's constitution, it was told that 2% of the management of the party must come from Meretz Youth.
Today, about 400 students between the ages 12–18 are members of Meretz Youth.
Youth leading Youth
According to the organization, Meretz Youth is going with the idea of "Youth leading Youth", which means that the organization is led by their own youth members, and they are the ones who decide about their activities and campaigns.
Meretz Youth's Management
The chairperson currently is Nina Banai Shahaf.
The chairman is deciding about the at Branches of activities and campaigns together with the organization's leadership. The chairman of Meretz Youth is elected once for a year, while the leadership is elected once for half a year.
External links
Meretz Youthon the website of
Meretz
Youth wings of political parties in Israel
Youth wings of social democratic parties
Meretz
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