Justice for the Elderly

Justice for the Elderly

Justice for the Elderly ( _he. צדק לזקן, "Tzedek LeZakan") is a political faction in Israel. The faction is led by Moshe Sharoni, [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtStEngPE.jhtml?itemNo=998445&contrassID=2&subContrassID=5&title='The%20newest%20game%20show?%20'&dyn_server=172.20.5.5 The newest game show?] Haaretz] and has three seats.

History

The faction was established on 2 June 2008 when three MKs from Gil (Moshe Sharoni, Elhanan Glazer and Sarah Marom) left the party. [ [http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionHistoryAll_eng.asp 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), [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978977.html Breakaway Pensioners agree to represent Gaydamak in Knesset] Haaretz, 29 April 2008] but eventually changed his mind again and left the party.

The faction was initially planned to be associated with the Social Justice party, with three 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. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/980548.html Gaydamak, former Pensioners set sights on cabinet seats] Haaretz, 4 May 2008] Gil MK Yitzhak Galanti stated that the "move could result in Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah or Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad also "buying" a Knesset faction to represent their views." [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtStEng.jhtml?itemNo=984589&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&title='Pensioners%20faction%20head:%20If%20Gaydamak%20can%20buy%20a%20Knesset%20party,%20so%20can%20Nasrallah%20'&dyn_server=172.20.5.5 Pensioners faction head: If Gaydamak can buy a Knesset party, so can Nasrallah] Haaretz, 18 May 2008] However, the agreement was later cancelled. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/989444.html News in Brief II] Haaretz, 4 June 2008]

References

External links

* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=195 Justice for the Elderly] Knesset website


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