Yitzhak Galanti is an Israel

Israel

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i politician who served as a member of the Knesset

Knesset

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 for Gil between 2006 and 2009.

Biography

Born in Damascus

Damascus

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 in Syria

Syria

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, Galanti made aliyah

Aliyah

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 to Mandate Palestine on 5 May 1945. In 1981 he gained a BA in geography and political science from the University of Haifa

University of Haifa

The University of Haifa is a university in Haifa, Israel.The University of Haifa was founded in 1963 by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi, to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....

. Nine years later he was awarded an MA in geology and archaeology at the same university.

In the 2006 elections he was placed fifth on Gil's list, and entered the Knesset as the party won seven seats. He headed the party's parliamentary group chairman, and chaired of the Knesset's Labour, Welfare and Health committee.

He lost his seat in the 2009 elections

Israeli legislative election, 2009

Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...

 when the party failed to cross the electoral threshold.

Galanti currently lives in Nesher

Nesher

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, and is divorced with three children.

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