Justice for the Elderly (, ''Tzedek LaZaken'') was a political faction in

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between June and October 2008. Led by

Moshe Sharoni Moshe Sharoni (; 1929 – 20 September 2020) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gil and Justice for the Elderly between 2006 and 2009. Biography Born in Buhuși in Romania in 1929, Sharoni emigrated to Israel ...

, it had three seats in the

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History

The faction was established on 2 June 2008 when three MKs from Gil (

, Elhanan Glazer and Sarah Marom) left the party.Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups
Knesset website Glazer had initially decided not to quit Gil after being promised a Deputy Ministerial post (a decision which Sharoni claimed he would sue Glazer for NIS 2 million for), but eventually changed his mind again and left the party. The faction was initially planned to be associated with the

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party, with three MKs promised places in the top five on the Social Justice list in the next elections and Sharoni a senior cabinet post, as well as funding amounting to tens of thousands of shekels a month. Gil MK Yitzhak Galanti stated that the "move could result in Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah or Iranian President

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also 'buying' a Knesset faction to represent their views". However, the agreement was later cancelled. On 15 October 2008 Sharoni announced that the faction was to merge back into Gil. The merger went ahead on 27 October, although Elhanan Glazer broke away to establish another new faction, The Right Way.

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Justice for the Elderly
Knesset website {{Israeli political parties Defunct political parties in Israel Political parties established in 2008 Political parties disestablished in 2008 Pensioners' parties