Gadi Yatziv
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Professor Gadi Yatziv was an Israel
i academic and politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset
for Mapam
in 1988.
during the Mandate era, Yatziv was educated at the Hebrew University Secondary School and was a member of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
youth movement. After his IDF service, in which he served in the Paratroopers Brigade, he went on to study sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
and the London School of Economics
, gaining a PhD. He later taught at the Hebrew University.
In 1967 he was one of the founders of the Peace and Security Movement, and headed the Peace List in the 1969 Knesset elections
, although it failed to win a seat. In the 1970s he joined the Left Camp of Israel
and was amongst the founders of Peace Now. In 1979 he joined Mapam, becoming its political secretary and head of its Information Section. He was on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party) for the 1984
elections, but failed to win a seat. Although he entered the Knesset on 15 March 1988 as a replacement for Victor Shem-Tov
, he lost his seat in the November elections
.
He died in 2004 at the age of 67.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i academic and politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for Mapam
Mapam
Mapam was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party.-History:Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party and Ahdut HaAvoda Poale Zion Movement. The party was originally Marxist-Zionist in its outlook and represented...
in 1988.
Biography
Born in kibbutz Na'anNa'an
Na'an is a kibbutz near the city of Rehovot in Israel. Located within the Central District, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council and borders the villages of Ganei Hadar, Ramot Meir and Sitria....
during the Mandate era, Yatziv was educated at the Hebrew University Secondary School and was a member of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed
Histadrut HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed , sometimes abbreiviated to No'al is an Israeli youth movement, a sister movement of Habonim Dror, the Labor Zionist movement....
youth movement. After his IDF service, in which he served in the Paratroopers Brigade, he went on to study sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
and the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, gaining a PhD. He later taught at the Hebrew University.
In 1967 he was one of the founders of the Peace and Security Movement, and headed the Peace List in the 1969 Knesset elections
Israeli legislative election, 1969
Elections for the seventh Knesset were held in Israel on 28 October 1969. Voter turnout was 81.7%.-Results:¹ Meir Avizohar defected from the National List to the Alignment² Avner Shaki left the National Religious Party and remained a single MK...
, although it failed to win a seat. In the 1970s he joined the Left Camp of Israel
Left Camp of Israel
The Left Camp of Israel was a left-wing political party in Israel. It was also known as Sheli , an acronym for Peace for Israel .-Background:...
and was amongst the founders of Peace Now. In 1979 he joined Mapam, becoming its political secretary and head of its Information Section. He was on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party) for the 1984
Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984. Voter turnout was 78.8%. The results saw the Alignment return to being the largest party in the Knesset, a status it had lost in 1977...
elections, but failed to win a seat. Although he entered the Knesset on 15 March 1988 as a replacement for Victor Shem-Tov
Victor Shem-Tov
Victor Shem-Tov is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios in the late 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:Born in Bulgaria to a family of Samokov goldsmiths, Shem-Tov mostly lived in the capital Sofia and was a member of the Maccabi Youth movement. He made aliyah in 1939, the...
, he lost his seat in the November elections
Israeli legislative election, 1988
Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 79.7%.-Results:1 Five members of the Likud left to form the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea; after two returned, the party was renamed the New Liberal Party...
.
He died in 2004 at the age of 67.