Shmuel Toledano
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Shmuel Toledano is an Israel
i former Mossad
employee and politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Democratic Movement for Change
and Shinui
between 1977 and 1981.
. He joined the Haganah
, and was imprisoned by the British authorities in Latrun
. From 1949 he served in the Israel Defense Forces
, and was demobilised with the rank of major. Between 1953 and 1976 he worked for Mossad
, and was one of the organisation's leaders.
He joined Mapai
in 1960, but left the party in 1977 to join the newly-formed Democratic Movement for Change (Dash). He was elected to the Knesset
on the party's list in 1977
and chaired the State Control Committee. When Dash split the following year, he became a member of Shinui. He lost his seat in the 1981 elections
, and in 1983 left Shinui to join Mapam
. For his efforts for peace he won in 1999 the Mount Zion Award
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i former Mossad
Mossad
The Mossad , short for HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , is the national intelligence agency of Israel....
employee 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 the Democratic Movement for Change
Democratic Movement for Change
The Democratic Movement for Change , commonly known by its Hebrew acronym Dash was a short-lived and initially highly-successful centrist political party in Israel...
and Shinui
Shinui
Shinui is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical free market liberal party and political movement in Israel. The party twice became the third largest in the Knesset, but both occasions were followed by a split and collapse; in 1977 the party won 15 seats as part of the Democratic Movement for...
between 1977 and 1981.
Biography
Born in Tiberias shortly before the Mandate era began, Toledano attended the Scottish College in SafedSafed
Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...
. He joined the Haganah
Haganah
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
, and was imprisoned by the British authorities in Latrun
Latrun
Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Ayalon Valley in Israel overlooking the road to Jerusalem. It is located 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla.-Etymology:...
. From 1949 he served in the Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
, and was demobilised with the rank of major. Between 1953 and 1976 he worked for Mossad
Mossad
The Mossad , short for HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , is the national intelligence agency of Israel....
, and was one of the organisation's leaders.
He joined Mapai
Mapai
Mapai was a left-wing political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968...
in 1960, but left the party in 1977 to join the newly-formed Democratic Movement for Change (Dash). He was elected to 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...
on the party's list in 1977
Israeli legislative election, 1977
The Elections for the ninth Knesset were held on 17 May 1977. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right-wing, led by Likud, won the election, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignment and its predecessor, Mapai...
and chaired the State Control Committee. When Dash split the following year, he became a member of Shinui. He lost his seat in the 1981 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1981
Elections for the tenth Knesset were held in Israel on 30 June 1981. Despite last minute polls suggesting a victory for Shimon Peres's Alignment, Menachem Begin's Likud won by just one seat...
, and in 1983 left Shinui to join 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...
. For his efforts for peace he won in 1999 the Mount Zion Award
Mount Zion Award
The Mount Zion Foundation has its seat at the Institute for Jewish-Christian Research at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland and grants every other year on october 28 the Mount Zion Award. In 1986 the Mount Zion Foundation was created by the German Reverend Wilhelm Salberg , son of a Jewish...
.