Gideon Gadot
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Gideon Gadot is an Israel
i former journalist and politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for Likud
between 1984 and 1992.
agricultural high school, before studying sociology and communication at university in South Africa
. He joined the Betar
youth movement in 1951, and was a member of the organisation's national leadership between 1965 and 1968. During his time in South Africa he acted as an emissary for the organisation.
He worked as a journalist for Herut
, HaYom and Yom Yom, before becoming head of the Herut
party's spokesperson's section in 1977, working there until 1982. In 1981 he also became chairman of the board of the Mifal HaPayis
lottery company, a role he held until 1996.
In 1984
he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list (then an alliance of Herut and other right-wing parties). He was re-elected in 1988
and appointed Deputy Speaker. He lost his seat in the 1992 elections
.
He is married to the daughter of Aryeh Ben-Eliezer
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i former journalist and politician who 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 Likud
Likud
Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
between 1984 and 1992.
Biography
Gadot was born Gideon Foreman in 1941 in Mandate Palestine. He attended the Mikveh IsraelMikveh Israel
The name Mikveh Israel may refer to:* Mikveh Israel, agricultural school and village in Israel* Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, United States* Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah, Georgia, United States...
agricultural high school, before studying sociology and communication at university in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He joined the Betar
Betar
The Betar Movement is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Vladimir Jabotinsky. It has been traditionally linked to the original Herut and then Likud political parties of Israel, and was closely affiliated with the pre-Israel Revisionist Zionist splinter group...
youth movement in 1951, and was a member of the organisation's national leadership between 1965 and 1968. During his time in South Africa he acted as an emissary for the organisation.
He worked as a journalist for Herut
Herut (newspaper)
Herut was the name of four newspapers published in Palestine and later Israel. The first was established in Jerusalem during the Ottoman era, two were journals of the Irgun, whilst the fourth was owned by the Herut political party founded by former Irgun members.-Jerusalem newspaper:In 1909 a...
, HaYom and Yom Yom, before becoming head of the Herut
Herut
Herut was the major right-wing political party in Israel from the 1940s until its formal merger into Likud in 1988, and an adherent of Revisionist Zionism.-History:...
party's spokesperson's section in 1977, working there until 1982. In 1981 he also became chairman of the board of the Mifal HaPayis
Mifal HaPayis
Mifal HaPayis is the national lottery of Israel. Gambling is illegal in Israel. The only body licensed to provide betting services is Mifal Hapayis. -History:...
lottery company, a role he held until 1996.
In 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...
he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list (then an alliance of Herut and other right-wing parties). He was re-elected in 1988
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...
and appointed Deputy Speaker. He lost his seat in the 1992 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1992
Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June 1992. The result was a victory for the left, led by Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party, though their win was at least partially due to several small right-wing parties narrowly failing to cross the electoral threshold and thus effectively...
.
He is married to the daughter of Aryeh Ben-Eliezer
Aryeh Ben-Eliezer
Aryeh Ben-Eliezer was a Revisionist Zionist leader, Irgun member and Israeli politician.-Biography:Ben-Eliezer was born in 1913 in Vilnius in the Russian Empire . His family immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1920, and he attended high schools in Tel Aviv...
.