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, gaining a bachelor's degree in humanities and social science. He later became a member of kibbutz Gvat, 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 Culture and Sport Ministry, 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 Israeli legislative election, 2015 elections he was placed 18th on the

list, an alliance of Labor and Hatnuah. 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 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 Israeli legislative election, April 2019 elections and lost his seat.

Personal life

Broshi is married with five children.

References

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* {{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)