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2012 Meretz Leadership Election
The 2012 Meretz leadership election was held on 7 February 2012 in which party convention delegates elected Zehava Galon as the party's leader. Candidates *Zehava Galon, member of the Knesset since 1999 and candidate for party leadership in 2008 *Ilan Gilon Member of the Knesset (1999–2003 and since 2009) *Ori Ophir, Party activist and youth leader Electorate Unlike the previous two Meretz party leadership elections, the 2012 election was not open to the party's general membership. Instead, its electorate was limited to delegates at the party's convention. 835 of the convention's 954 delegates ultimately participated in the election, making for a turnout of 87.53%. Results References {{Political party leadership elections in Israel Meretz leadership Meretz leadership elections Meretz Meretz (, ; ) was a left-wing political party in Israel. The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zehava Galon
Zehava Galon (; born 4 January 1956), is an Israeli politician, the president of the research institute ZULAT for Equality and Human Rights and former leader of Meretz. Galon served as a member of the Knesset from 1999 to 2017 and ran as the leader of Meretz in the 2022 Israeli legislative election but failed to pass the electoral threshold. Biography Zehava Galon was born in 1956 in Vilnius in the Soviet Union (now in Lithuania). She aliyah, immigrated at age four to Israel in 1960 with her parents: father Aryeh (born 30 December 1925), a plumber for a subsidiary of Solel Boneh (a construction company), and mother, Yaffa (19 February 1923 – 10 March 2012), a teacher. They lived in a ma'abara transit camp and eventually moved to a housing project in Petah Tikva. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilan Gilon
Ilan Gilon (; 12 May 1956 – 1 May 2022) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Meretz and the Democratic Union (Israel), Democratic Union alliance in three spells between 1999 and 2021. Biography Born in Galați, Romania, the son of Abraham Goldstein, Gilon had polio at the age of seven months, leaving him with a leg disability. He made aliyah to Israel with his family at age nine and grew up in Ashdod. At age 18, he was exempted from conscription into the Israel Defense Forces due to his disability, but he fought to be allowed to serve, and at age 24 was recruited for a short voluntary service in the IDF Education and Youth Corps. He studied international relations and political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, but did not complete his studies. During his youth, he chaired the Mapam youth group and was placed sixth on the Mapam list for the 1988 Israeli legislative election, 1988 Knesset elections, in which the party won only thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haim Oron
Haim "Jumes" Oron (; born 26 March 1940) is an Israeli politician and former Minister of Agriculture. He was head of the political party Meretz, for whom he served as a member of the Knesset. Biography Oron was born in Givatayim and grew up in Ramat Gan. His parents emigrated from Poland before World War II. His father was a textile worker and his mother a housewife. His nickname as a boy was "Jamus" (water buffalo) and later, "Jumes" (sycamore fruit).The Candidate Haaretz Oron served in the with the airborne unit. During his military service, he and his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Meretz Leadership Election
The 2008 Meretz leadership election was held on 18 March 2008. Candidates Ran * Ran Cohen, member of the Knesset since 1984 and former minister of industry and trade (1999–2000) *Zehava Galon, member of the Knesset since 1999 *Haim Oron, member of the Knesset (1988–2000 and again since 2003) and former minister of agriculture (1999–2000) Withdrew *Yossi Beilin, incumbent party leader Campaign After Oron declared that he would run for party leader, incumbent party leader Yossi Beilin withdrew from the election. Election system and conduct The election was open to all members of the party. If no candidate had secured an outright majority of the vote in the initial round, a runoff election would have been held. On the day of the election, Cohen filed a complaint with the party's election committee alleging irregularities at some polling stations. Galon demanded that three polling stations located in Deir al-Asad have their votes discounted, alleging that her campaign's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of Israel
''The Times of Israel'' (ToI) is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012 and has since become the largest English-language Jewish and Israeli news source by audience size. It was co-founded by Israeli journalist David Horovitz, who is also the founding editor, and American billionaire investor Seth Klarman.Forbes: The World's Billionaires: Seth Klarman . April 2014. Based in , it "documents developments in Israel, the Middle East and around the Jewish world." Along with its original English site, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jerusalem Post
''The Jerusalem Post'' is an English language, English-language Israeli broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1932 during the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Mandatory Palestine, Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Jerusalem Post''. In 2004, the paper was bought by Mirkaei Tikshoret, a diversified Israeli media firm controlled by investor Eli Azur (who in 2014 also acquired the newspaper ''Maariv (newspaper), Maariv''). ''The Jerusalem Post'' is published in English. Previously, it also had a French edition. The paper describes itself as being in the Politics of Israel, Israeli political political center, center, which is considered to be Centre-right politics, center-right by Far-right politics in Israel, international standards; its editorial line is critical of political corruption, and supportive of the separation of religion and state in Israel. It is also a strong proponent of greater in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ynetnews
Ynet (stylized in all lowercase) is an Israeli news and general-content website, and the online outlet for the '' Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper. History Ynet launched on June 6, 2000, in Hebrew, following other Hebrew outlet's website launches including ''Haaretz'', Maariv and '' Globes''. According to ''Globes'', the launch of Ynet may have been delayed due to concerns about Ynet cannibalizing the '' Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper. The website had 130 staff members at launch, and the original columnists included Ofer Shelah and Gadi Taub. Its content is separate from the newspaper. In addition, Ynet hosts the online version of Yedioth Aharanot's media group magazines: Lalsha (which also operates Ynet's fashion section), Pnai Plus, Blazer, GO Magazine, and Mentha. For two years, Ynet also had an Arabic edition, which ceased operation in May 2005. Ynet's main competition comes from Walla!, Mako and Nana. Since 2008, Ynet is Israel's most popular internet portal, as measured by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Elections In Israel
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Meretz Leadership Elections
Meretz (, ; ) was a left-wing political party in Israel. The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 when it had 12 seats. It had no seats in the Knesset following its failure to pass the electoral threshold in the 2022 elections, the only time it failed to win seats in the Knesset. Meretz was a social democratic and secular party emphasising a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, social justice, human rights (especially for religious, ethnic and sexual minorities), religious freedom and environmentalism. The party was a member of the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International, and was an observer member of the Party of European Socialists. The party's position on Zionism was disputed. On 30 June 2024 the party agreed to merge with the Israeli Labor Party to form a new party, the Democrats. Under the merger agreement, there will be one Meretz representative in every four spots on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Political Party Leadership Elections
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
