Eitan Broshi (; born 17 June 1950) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the

Zionist Union The Zionist Union (, 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 Hatnuah to create a joint electoral list ...

and Labor Party between 2015 and 2019.

Biography

Originally from kibbutz Gesher, Broshi did his IDF

national service National service is a system of compulsory or 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 ...

in the

Golani Brigade The 1st "Golani" Brigade (, ''Hativat Golani'') is an Israeli military infantry brigade. It is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigades of the regular Is ...

, 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 fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states led by Egypt and S ...

. He studied at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

, 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 Science, Culture and Sport Ministry, although he left the position the following year. In 2013 he became secretary of the

Kibbutz Movement The Kibbutz Movement (, ''HaTnu'a HaKibbutzit'') is the largest settlement movement for kibbutzim in Israel. It was formed in 1999 by a partial merger of the United Kibbutz Movement and Kibbutz Artzi and is made up of approximately 230 kibbutzim. I ...

. For the

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he was placed 18th on the

list, an alliance of Labor and

Hatnuah Hatnua () 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 the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. The pa ...

. 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 (; 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 as Minister of Environmental Protection between 2015 ...

for libel. He did not stand in the April 2019 elections. Broshi is married and has five children.

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